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14
Aug
Harrogate Spring Water submits water tank plans
Harrogate Spring Water has applied to install a building to hold a water tank at its headquarters on Harlow Moor Road.
The company, which is owned by French multinational Danone, has a licence to extract 464 million litres of water a year.
It does so from two boreholes on Harlow Moor Road and one on Penny Pot Lane. The firm is also building a pipeline to transport water from a new borehole in Killinghall.
In planning documents on North Yorkshire Council’s website, the company says:
Harrogate Spring Water currently uses three boreholes, one of which has naturally high levels of iron and manganese which is removed during the production process but requires a significant amount of water to do so.
The proposed water tank enclosure building is required to replace the existing processing room which is used as part of the manufacturing process for bottled drinking spring water, these are currently situated within the factory internal main building.
The proposed water tank enclosure’s purpose is to provide a secure and hygienic environment to house equipment, machinery and ancillaries used for processing the water abstracted from existing boreholes.
Harrogate Spring Water, which employs 86 staff, goes on to say the application is “due to the increase in production and the water quality from one of the boreholes”.
As part of the plans, it also wants to remove an existing stainless steel tank at its headquarters.
The company said:
“The factory is an important business in the town, supporting the local economy and helping to get the Harrogate name around the UK and beyond.”
North Yorkshire Council will decide whether to approve the plans.
The council rejected the company’s plans to expand its bottling plant in April.
Harrogate Spring Water has six months to decide whether to appeal the decision — meaning it must do so by October 17.
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