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Aug 2022
Harrogate council agrees sale of land next to Oak Beck retail park
Harrogate Borough Council has agreed to sell a plot of land next to Oak Beck retail park.
The land, a former quarry extending to a third of an acre, was put up for sale by the council in order to encourage economic development.
It sits next to the retail park off Skipton Road, where Aldi and B&Q are based.
Council officials said the authority received six offers for the site after it had been put on the market. Senior councillors agreed to the sale at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, though it was not revealed who the buyer is.
Cllr Graham Swift, cabinet member for resources at the borough council, said the cash received from the sale would help fund major projects, such as the planned redevelopment of Harrogate Convention Centre.
He told the meeting:
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