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21
Jun 2021
Green field on Bogs Lane could be sold for housing
An unnamed housing company is in negotiations to buy a field in Bogs Lane in Harrogate with the intention of building new homes, the Stray Ferret understands.
The Kingsley area is already one of Harrogate's main pressure points for housing - and could see more than 650 new homes eventually built. A local residents' group said the area has reached a "saturation point" for new homes.
The field is between Henshaws College and Long Lands Common, where thousands of local people raised £375,000 to purchase 30 acres of land to plant trees and protect it from development.
Local estate agent Lister Haigh is marketing the land as a "rare opportunity" to buy a greenfield site that could be used for a potential residential or commercial development.
The Stray Ferret has seen an email sent by the estate agent to a person who enquired about the land. The person asked not to be named, but the email confirms that negotiations are already under way with a housing developer.
The email says:
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The site, which is 1.4 hectares, is not allocated for development in Harrogate Borough Council's Local Plan. This is a guide for where commercial or residential development can take place in the district until 2035.
Similar sites in the Local Plan have been allocated for between 30 and 40 homes.
John Hansard from the Kingsley Ward Action Group was alarmed at the news that the Bogs Lane field could be sold for housing.
He told the Stray Ferret that residents will fight any potential planning application for the land.
He said:
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