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06
Dec 2022
New housing plan to be created for Harrogate district
A new Local Plan guiding where land can be used for housing and employment for decades to come is to be drawn up for North Yorkshire.
Harrogate Borough Council currently has its own Local Plan which outlines where development can take place across the district until 2035.
It is due to be reviewed by 2025 but this looks set to be scrapped because of the creation of a new unitary authority North Yorkshire Council and the abolition of Harrogate Borough Council on April 1.
North Yorkshire County Council will be recommended to approve creating a new county-wide strategy at a meeting of its executive next week.
However, a report to councillors who will decide whether to accept the recommendation says a review of the proposed Maltkiln development, which could see up to 4,000 homes built near Cattal, will continue as planned.
The new Local Plan would look ahead for a minimum of 15 years, and at least 30 years in relation to any larger scale developments, such as new settlements or significant urban extensions. It would encompass all areas of the county outside the national parks.
Cllr Carl Les, the Conservative leader of the authority, said:
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Cllr Simon Myers, executive councillor for growth and housing, said
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