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Feb 2024
Council says 'no breaches of planning' at new Harrogate Tesco site
North Yorkshire Council has said there have been "no breaches of planning" at the site of the new Tesco supermarket in Harrogate.
Tesco was granted planning permission a year ago to create a store, petrol station and 209-space car park in a scheme that will generate more than 100 jobs.
Site work has finally begun at the former gasworks at the junction of Skipton Road and Ripon Road in New Park.
Yesterday The Stray Ferret reported Cllr Monika Slater, a Liberal Democrat who represents Bilton Grange and New Park on North Yorkshire Council, had written to Tesco expressing concerns that the work began without approval and could pose a risk to the public.
But Nick Turpin, the council's planning manager for the Harrogate area, said:
A Tesco spokesperson said:
Cllr Slater said she was "pleased that Tesco have responded in a positive manner with assurances that they will carry out the work carefully and with full regard to residents and workers".
She added:
Proposed Tesco site plan by S and SA Architects
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