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Apr 2023
Developers have resubmitted plans for new homes in the Crimple Valley.
The application by Square Feet Ltd and Antela Developments Ltd would see the homes built at Almsford Bank Stables on Leeds Road.
Harrogate Borough Council rejected proposals for 35 homes in the area back in November 2022.
However, the developer has now reduced the number of homes to 17.
It includes 10 self or custom build homes and seven affordable houses.
The council had previously refused the plan on the grounds that the site was not allocated for housing under the Harrogate district Local Plan 2014-35, which outlines where development can take place.
It added that the plan “would result in harm to the character and appearance of its surroundings”.
However, the developer said in its planning documents that it had submitted a “wide range of technical and assessment works” in support of the proposal.
It added:
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