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Nov 2021
Plans submitted to demolish burned-out Starbeck building
An application has been submitted to demolish the former McColl's building on Starbeck High Street.
A fire ripped through the supermarket in July 2018, but more than three years later, the Victorian-era building is still a burned-out shell with much of its roof missing.
In recent months discussions have taken place between owner Bates & Hemingborough and Harrogate Borough Council over the future of the building. Planning officers have focused on whether the existing building, which is not listed, can be retained and refurbished.
However, the owner is moving forward with plans to demolish it ahead of a full planning application that will include new retail and housing units.
The application to demolish the building has been submitted to HBC under Permitted Development rules, which allows the demolition of a building if it is a safety risk or uninhabitable.
Liberal Democrat Starbeck councillor Philip Broadbank welcomed the proposal. He said:
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