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Aug 2023
Harrogate care home given go-ahead to expand to 60 bedrooms
Plans for a Harrogate care home to expand the number of its bedrooms by 20 have been approved.
Apley Grange, which is based on Oatlands Drive, submitted the plans to the former Harrogate Borough Council in December 2022.
The proposal would see the number of bedrooms increased from 40 to 60.
North Yorkshire Council, which took over from the borough council, has now approved the plan.
As part of the scheme, alterations will be made to three of the buildings on the site. A garage will also be demolished as part of the extension.
The Society of the Holy Child Jesus, which runs the home, said in documents submitted to the council that the move would also create 20 full-time jobs and bring the total number of staff at the facility up to 80.
The society added that the proposals would help to “ensure the viability over the next generation” for the home.
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