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Jul
Application to turn Harrogate building with history of healthcare into boutique hotel
A former NHS building in Harrogate could be converted into a hotel, if planning permission is granted by North Yorkshire Council.
The property, at 2 Dragon Parade, was until recently used as a supported living service for adults with autism or learning disabilities, but a planning application submitted this month proposes that it be turned into an 18-bed boutique hotel.
The conversion would entail some remodelling of the interior, full refurbishment, and an official change of use.
The rear of the building, on Bower Road.
The application has been submitted by Your Home Group Consultancy Ltd on behalf of the operator, which is listed as Thirsk-based Comfy Nooks Ltd.
According to documents submitted with the application, the hotel would not have a lounge or bar, and would be run largely remotely.
Cleaning and housekeeping would be carried out by Stockton-on-Tees firm Pearce's, and a 24/7 duty manager would provide “guest support and emergency response, based in Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar”, although a member of staff could be on site “within 30 minutes if required”.
Wounded soldiers
If permission is granted for the building’s change of use, it would mark a departure from more than a century of healthcare-related usage.
The Grand Duchess George of Russia at the opening of St George's Convalescent Home for Wounded Soldiers on Dragon Parade in Harrogate.
The building, originally called Wood Garth, was taken over by the Grand Duchess George of Russia in 1914 and renamed St George’s Convalescent Home, for the care of wounded soldiers during the First World War. It was one of five facilities she founded and funded in Harrogate, which together looked after more than 1,200 casualties over six years.
The planning application is currently open to public consultation, and is expected to be decided by September 15, 2026.
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