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Jan 2024
Plans for 58 retirement homes at Kirk Hammerton set for refusal
Council officers have recommended that plans to build 58 retirement homes in Kirk Hammerton are refused.
SageHaus Living, which is based in the Isle of Man, tabled the plan to North Yorkshire Council for land off Station Road in the village.
The company previously planned to build 61 homes on the site, but reduced this to 58 after feedback from the authority.
SageHause Living, which acquired the site known as Carlton Fields in 2021, said in documents submitted to the council that scheme would help bring more retirement accommodation to the district, while also being environmentally friendly.
It added that a community hub would also be built on the site.
Under its original proposal, the company said:
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However, council officers have recommended that councillors reject the proposal at a meeting of Selby and Ainsty constituency planning committee next week.
In a report due before the committee, planning officer Kate Broadbank said the scheme falls outside the development limits for the village.
She added the scheme did not meet planning policies under the Harrogate district Local Plan 2014-35, which sets out where development can take place, and was an “unacceptable and unsustainable site for older persons accommodation”.
Councillors will make a decision on the plan at a meeting on January 10.
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