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Jun 2023
Developer resubmits plan to build 13 homes on former Ripon timber yard
A developer has resubmitted plans to build new homes on a former Ripon timber yard.
Red Tree Developments wants to demolish the buildings on the former NY Timber site off Trinity Lane and replace them with houses.
The site was home to a timber yard from 1860 to 2018.
The fresh plans would see 13 two-storey, two- and three-bedroom homes built.
A government planning inspector rejected a similar plan by Red Tree last month over concerns that the scheme did not have sufficient ground investigations and about the impact on nearby heritage assets.
However, in documents submitted to North Yorkshire Council, the developer says the new application addresses the reasons given for refusing the previous plan.
The developer said:
Read more:
- Developer appeals refusal of 13-home Ripon scheme
- Government rejects 13-home plan on former Ripon timber yard
Red Tree bought the 0.64-acre plot, which is adjacent to the listed buildings, Holy Trinity Church of England Junior School and St Wilfrid’s Catholic Church, from Cairngorm Capital for an undisclosed sum in 2020.
In a previous planning application, the developer said the timber yard, which is not listed, must be replaced due to its “poor state of repair”.
North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on the proposal at a later date.
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