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Aug 2022
Fresh plans have been submitted to convert Harrogate’s former post office into 23 holiday apartments.
The Post Office on Cambridge Road controversially relocated to WH Smith in 2019 amid claims by Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones the service was being “downgraded”. The building has stood empty since.
Proposals lodged to Harrogate Borough Council by Leeds-based Priestley Group would see the building converted into self-serviced holiday apartments.
It would also see a commercial unit created on the ground floor.
The developer said that guests would book the accommodation online and be given access codes to gain entry to the building and individual apartments. No reception or bar facilities are included in the plan.
In documents submitted to the authority, the developer said:
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