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Nov 2020
New bid for 170 homes in Knaresborough
Fresh plans have been submitted for 170 homes at Water Lane in Knaresborough after a previous application was refused last year.
Landowner Geoffrey Holland's application would see homes built on the north-eastern edge of Knaresborough, 2km from the town centre.
Harrogate Borough Council refused an application from Mr Holland for 218 homes in October last year, despite the site being allocated for development in what was then the council's draft Local Plan.
The council said the proposal did not include enough affordable housing and was 'of poor quality and out of character with its surroundings'.
The new application has reduced the number of homes by 48 to 170, with 40% classed as affordable.
This is still more than the 148 homes allocated for the site in the Local Plan, which was adopted in March this year.
The application proposes 19 x 1-bedroom, 70 x 2-bedroom, 55 x 3-bedroom, 24 x 4-bedroom and 2 X 5-bedroom properties and 170 car parking spaces.
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Other housing developments have been granted planning permission to the north of Knaresborough over the past couple of years. These include 78 homes by Persimmon off Orchard Close and 78 homes by Avant Homes off Bar Lane.
In September last year, the council overturned its own decision to allow Gladman Developments to build 175 homes on Bar Lane.
The public has until November 22 to comment on the Water Lane development before the plans go before the council's planning committee.
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