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    Feb 2022

    Last Updated: 03/02/2022
    Environment
    Environment

    Plan to demolish 'eyesore' Starbeck building finally approved

    by Thomas Barrett

    | 03 Feb, 2022
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    The former McColl’s supermarket was ravaged by fire over three-and-a-half years ago. The owner hopes to build new retail and housing units on the site, although these plans are yet to be formally submitted.

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    Harrogate Borough Council has given the green light to plans to demolish the former McColl’s supermarket in Starbeck, over three-and-a-half years since it was ravaged by fire.

    Leeds-based developer Bates & Hemingborough submitted an application in November to demolish it under permitted development rules.

    This permits the demolition of a building without the prior approval of the council if it is deemed a safety risk.

    The owner hopes to build new retail and housing units on the site, although these plans are yet to be formally submitted.

    The plans were put on hold in December after the council asked for safety documents, which have now been provided, addressing how the demolition would impact the adjacent St Andrew's Church.

    The council says the developer now has three years to demolish the building.



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    Planning agent Pete Gleave from Zerum Consulting told the Stray Ferret the developer will submit a planning application for the new building "in the coming months".

    "There are currently no timescales for demolishing the building. Our client is however looking to progress the redevelopment of the site as quickly as possible and will be working up a planning application in the coming months."


    The fire-damaged building has frequently been described as an 'eyesore' blighting the centre of Starbeck.

    Andrew Hart, founder of Starbeck Community Group and owner of Starbeck Post Office, said he hopes things can now finally move forward.

    "Starbeck Community Group are pleased that demolition has been granted but we are hoping that the owners will expedite the work quickly, certainly the demolition.
    "We also hope that the original stone frontage and the carved 'Harpers' stone can be saved and used."