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15

Dec 2020

Last Updated: 14/12/2020
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Business

Plans for new business park near Knaresborough

by Connor Creaghan

| 15 Dec, 2020
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The developers said the 38-acre site could support 2,000 jobs and could make a “significant contribution” to the local economy.

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An aerial view of the employment site near Knaresborough.

A property developer has submitted formal plans for a business park on land near Knaresborough.

Opus North, based in Ilkley, and Bridge Fund Management, based London, bought the site from a private individual earlier this year.

At the time the developers said the 38-acre site could support 2,000 jobs and could make a “significant contribution” to the local economy.

Plans submitted to Harrogate Borough Council include offices, light industry, start-up units, pubs and takeaways.

The Stray Ferret approached Opus North for a comment but received no reply by the time of writing.

Ryan Unsworth, development director of Opus North, previously told us:

“This is a site with clear potential to make a significant contribution to the local economy through job creation and also through the delivery of high-quality office and logistics accommodation to meet existing and future market demand.
“With our joint venture partner, we are in a position to bring this development to life and are looking forward to continuing our discussions with both the council and local stakeholders to create an exemplar development to address the local and regional shortages of employment space.”






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The site, located south-west of junction 47 of the A1(M) and next to Flaxby Park is allocated as an employment site in Harrogate Borough Council’s Local Plan, which sets out the area’s policy and planning framework until 2035.

It has existing planning permission for over half a million square feet of development for employment uses.