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    Oct 2021

    Last Updated: 30/09/2021
    Harrogate
    Harrogate

    Granby Farm 95 homes move closer as developer buys land

    by Connor Creaghan

    | 01 Oct, 2021
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    The council approved the plans in April 2021 despite complaints from residents that it would result in the loss of the last remaining link between the Stray and countryside.

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    Jonathan Bloor, Harry Jackson, Mike Ashworth and John Handley.

    The construction of 95 homes on Granby Farm has moved a step closer after a housing developer bought the land.

    Richborough Estates had worked with developer Redrow Homes to apply for planning permission from Harrogate Borough Council.

    The council approved the plans in April 2021 despite complaints from residents that it would result in the loss of the last remaining link between the Stray and countryside.

    It also faced complaints from residents of Redrow's Devonshire Gardens who did not appreciate how the plans would see a street built over park Pickering Gardens.

    Now it has permission, Redrow Homes has officially bought the 10.1 acre land from Richborough Estates.

    The Stray Ferret asked both Redrow Homes and Richborough Estates how much the land was bought for but we received no reply by the time of writing.



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    The plans for 95 homes will include a mixture of one, two, three and four-bedroom properties.

    Workers have already started preparing the land for the development, which is to be known as Granby Meadows.

    Jonathan Bloor, managing director of Richborough Estates’ Western Division, said:

    “We’re delighted to have completed this sale to Redrow just months after they purchased our 18-acre residential site at nearby Kingsley Road.
    “I’d like to congratulate our team for their huge commitment in bringing forward this former grazing paddock as a prime site for much-needed new homes.
    “The project began in 2015 and has involved input from our planning, design and technical divisions as well as extensive stakeholder discussion and consultation.
    “We’re now really looking forward to see construction getting underway and the new homes coming to life.”


    John Handley, managing director of Redrow Yorkshire, said

    “Redrow is delighted to have completed the purchase of this fantastic site in the heart of Harrogate, continuing our commitment to delivering high quality new homes in the town.
    "We hope to have the first homes on sale off-plan early next year, closely followed by the first of the 146 homes planned for Kingsley Road.