Harrogate Spring Water will hold a public consultation event next week to discuss its revised expansion plans for the Harrogate headquarters.

The event, which will take place in the Byron suite of the Crown Hotel in Harrogate, will enable people to learn more about the proposals, which involve felling 450 trees in Rotary Wood.

The company, which is owned by Danone UK & Ireland, is consulting before it submits a planning application for the development.

Harrogate Spring Water received outline planning consent in 2017, which established the principle of development, but needs its reserved matters application finalising details such as the design and layout of the site to be approved before it can proceed.

It said last week it would plant a 1,200-tree community woodland to offset concerns about the expansion of its bottling plant if North Yorkshire Council approved its plans.

The planting would result in a replacement rate of 3:1 for any trees removed and deliver a 10% increase in biodiversity levels in the area, the company said.

Richard Hall, managing director of Harrogate Spring Water, said:

Planning documents say the expanded building on Harlow Moor Road would be designed with softwood boarding, timber elements and metal cladding to “promote a sympathetic and clean appearance”.



Harrogate Spring Water has also said about 50 new jobs will be created as part of the expansion, plus another 20 during the construction period.

Mr Hall added:

The consultation will take place on Thursday, November 30 from 4pm – 7pm.

Those unable to attend can have their say here.

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