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Jan
Formal plans in for 59 homes on Harrogate's Knox Lane
A formal planning application has been submitted to build 59 homes on Knox Lane in Harrogate.
Avant Homes has tabled plans for the 5.61-acre site as part of a £16 million scheme, which would also include parking and public open space.
The plan consists of one, two, three and four-bed affordable homes to the rear of Knox Sawmills. It would also include bungalows.
If approved, it would be the second major housing development in the area, after Teesside developer Jomast was granted planning permission to build 53 homes to the north of Knox Lane in 2024.
In documents submitted to North Yorkshire Council, the developer said the scheme would provide “much needed” housing in Harrogate.
It added:
Overall, the proposals represent an appropriate, policy-compliant and sustainable development within the settlement limits. They deliver much-needed housing for Harrogate in a manner that respects local character, protects residential amenity, enhances biodiversity and landscape quality, and creates a safe, inclusive and attractive place to live.
The site is located south of Knox Lane and north of Knox Chase. A site, known as H69, which is earmarked for housing in the Harrogate District Local Plan 20214-2035 is located nearby.
While not included in the Local Plan itself, the developer said the scheme was within the settlement limits of Harrogate and complied with relevant planning policies.
The Knox Lane site and the nearby bus stops.
Meanwhile, a transport assessment provided as part of the plans said the site was served by a “frequent bus service” on Knox Avenue.
It added that the site on Knox Lane is considered to have “very good opportunities for walking and cycling”.
The move comes as residents raised concern over congestion and transport during a consultation event at The Knox pub in November 2025.
At the time, local couple Fran and Paul Manby, who have lived in the Knox Lane area for almost 50 years, told the Stray Ferret that the proposal would “make a huge difference” to the volume of traffic.
Ms Manby feared the scheme – and the Jomast development – would “change the whole feel of the place from an idyllic, rural area" to somewhere that is “very busy and not as pretty to look at”.
North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on the plan at a later date.
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