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03
Aug 2021
Council rejects controversial plan for 217 homes on Kingsley Drive
Harrogate borough councillors have rejected a controversial scheme for 217 homes on Kingsley Drive.
The council received 388 objections to the scheme and no responses in favour.
The current application, submitted by Persimmon Homes, has seen the number of properties planned on the site reduced from 244 to 217.
But Harrogate Borough Council planning officers said the proposal “was not considered acceptable”.
The Kingsley ward area will eventually see more than 600 homes built, including developments at Granby Farm and 149 homes on Kingsley Road.
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However, residents have raised a number of concerns over Persimmon’s plan, including overdevelopment and traffic congestion.
Chris Watt, speaking on behalf of Kingsley Ward Action Group, said the traffic caused by the homes would make congestion worse in the area.
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Meanwhile, Cllr Nigel Middlemass, ward member for Kinglsey, told the committee that the development had not been thought through.
He said:
Paul Butler, agent for Persimmon Homes, requested that the committee defer the application so that the council and developer could work on the design and layout of the scheme.
However, the council’s planning committee voted unanimously to reject the scheme.
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