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Jul 2023
Council recommends Bishop Monkton homes approval despite water system concern
Council officers have recommended that 23 new homes in Bishop Monkton are approved despite concerns over the village’s water system.
Councillors voted to defer the application, which is proposed by Kebbell Development Ltd and would see the homes built on Knaresborough Road, after requesting further information from Yorkshire Water over when it would modernise the system.
At a meeting in June, councillors expressed concern that the water firm had given the green light, despite its engineers having condemned the village’s sewage system as inadequate.
Yorkshire Water said many of the issues were linked to blockages and infiltration of surface water into the network during heavy rainfall.
Now, council officers at North Yorkshire Council have recommended that the plan be approved at a Skpton and Ripon Constituency Planning meeting next week.
In a report due before the committee, council officials said Yorkshire Water had provided explanations for its lack of objection to the scheme.
It said:
It added:
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However, the report said the company acknowledged that the network was getting “close to capacity” and that it was “taking steps to improve the resilience of the network”.
The proposal has been met by 127 letters of objection from local residents. It received one letter of support.
Bishop Monkton Action Group raised concern that the scheme would affect surface water drainage, increase flood risk and impact upon the sewerage system.
Councillors will discuss the proposal at a meeting on August 1.
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