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Nov 2020
Harrogate Spring Water Pinewoods plans: decision delayed
A decision on whether to allow Harrogate Spring Water to expand its bottling plant in the Pinewoods has been delayed until the new year.
Harrogate Borough Council's planning committee was expected to consider the controversial proposals, which include felling trees, next month.
But after talks between concerned local groups and Danone, which owns Harrogate Spring Water, the issue has been put back to allow time for further discussions around the ecology of the proposal.
Trees in the area of Pinewoods known as Rotary Wood, which were planted by families in 2015, would be lost as part of Danone's plans.
The groups involved in the discussions are not satisfied that the loss of trees and biodiversity will be compensated for.
The groups include Harrogate Civic Society, Harrogate and District Green Party, Pinewoods Conservation Group, Zero Carbon Harrogate, the Rotary Club of Harrogate and Duchy Residents' Association.
Read more:
Greens petition against Harrogate Spring Water’s Pinewoods plans
Bottling plant plans for Pinewoods to be decided in December
Danone has had outline planning permission to expand to the west of its existing site since 2016.
A spokesperson for Pinewoods Conservation Group told the Stray Ferret it hoped the extra time resulted in a plan that is "acceptable to all parties".
The spokesperson said:
Nicky Cain, brand manager at Harrogate Spring Water, told the Stray Ferret the company planned to have discussions with local groups every two weeks until at least the new year.
She said:
A Harrogate Borough Council spokesman said:
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