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05
Sept 2023
Major expansion of Rudding Park recommended for approval
Council officers have recommended councillors approve an expansion of Rudding Park Hotel and Spa to create a new golfing clubhouse, family hub, tennis courts and the reinstatement of a walled garden.
Rudding Park is a luxury tourist destination on a sprawling 300-acre estate three miles south of Harrogate.
Planning documents say that its current clubhouse was originally built as a temporary facility but has now outgrown its useful life and “considerably discredits the course".
The new building would be spread over two storeys and also would feature swimming pools, restaurants, a gym and changing rooms.
A replacement family hub would also be built to include a creche, softplay area and swimming pool.
Masterplan of the renovations as proposed by Rudding Park.
A walled garden was converted into a caravan park in the 1970s but would be reinstated.
Four new tennis courts and a pavilion are also proposed as part of the plans.
According to planning documents, the improvements will result in an additional 75 full time jobs and will lead to an extra £14.3 million being spent in the local area every year.
Documents state:
The application will be decided by councillors who sit on North Yorkshire Council’s strategic planning committee in Northallerton on Tuesday (September 12) rather than those on the Harrogate & Knaresborough planning committee.
Read more:
- Rudding Park unveils golf and country club renovation plan
- Rudding Park refurbishment plan ‘could generate £14m’, say owners
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