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May 2022
Plans to transform Harrogate Borough Council’s former headquarters with a two-storey extension and rooftop restaurant have been approved five years after the authority vacated the building.
The proposals for Crescent Gardens – which has sat empty since 2017 – also include a gym and new office space.
Harrogate-based property developers Impala Estates bought the building for £4 million in 2020 and are behind the plans after previous proposals for luxury apartments and an art gallery fell through.
Speaking at a council meeting today, David Hartley, director at Impala Estates, said the latest plans would bring “significant public benefits” to the town.
He said:
In response, council officers said licensing restrictions would be put on the building’s use.
It was also agreed that extra screening would be installed on the rooftop terrace.
Furthermore, Mr Hartley said double-yellow lines would be introduced on the nearby Swan Lane to reduce disruption from parking and deliveries which he added would be “significantly less” than when the council occupied the building.
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