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Jan 2022
No agreement over Harrogate Starbucks appeal costs six months on
Harrogate council bosses have yet to reach an agreement with developers over appeal costs for a new Starbucks on Wetherby Road, despite the proposal being approved six months ago.
Euro Garages, the developer behind the coffee shop, took Harrogate Borough Council to appeal over its decision to refuse the proposal.
In July 2021, a government planning inspector granted permission for the new drive-thru to go ahead.
Euro Garages said the authority “demonstrated unreasonable behaviour” when refusing the application. It was granted costs for the appeal.
However, a spokesperson for the council said an agreement had yet to be reached over appeal costs.
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In May last year, council bosses decided not to challenge the appeal over concerns that losing risked legal costs of over £50,000.
The site of the former dental surgery site, which was earmarked for the coffee shop, has since been demolished.
Residents criticised the proposal for the Starbucks ahead of its approval.
Mark Hinchliffe, who has lived in Harrogate for 20 years, told the appeal hearing in June 2021 that the road was already dangerous without the development.
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