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Mar 2023
Plans for 73 homes near nature reserve in Harrogate district village
A developer has submitted plans to build 73 homes in a Harrogate district village.
Thomas Alexander Homes, which is based in Leeds, has tabled the proposal to Harrogate Borough Council for land off Minskip Road near to Staveley Nature Reserve.
Staveley is midway between Knaresborough and Boroughbridge and has a population of about 440.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust says the nature reserve, which the charity owns, is a "superb wetland" containing otters and orchids.
The plan would see a mixture of one, two, three, four and five-bedroom houses built. The developer has also earmarked 40% of the homes as affordable.
The site is allocated for housing in the Harrogate district Local Plan 2014-2035, which details where development can take place.
The developer said in its plans that the site represented a “logical extension” to the village.
It said:
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However, residents have raised concern over potential housing on the site.
Graham Bowland, from the Staveley Residents Action Group, said a meeting was held at the village hall this week to raise objections to the plan.
He said:
A decision on the plan will be made at a later date.
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