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Jan 2022
Talks today about 4,000 new homes in west Harrogate
Harrogate Borough Council officers will meet residents groups and parish councils today to discuss the long awaited West of Harrogate Parameters Plan.
The plan describes the infrastructure requirements associated with up to 4,000 new homes due to be built in the western arc of Harrogate.
A draft version of the delayed plan has now been published and circulated by the council to groups including Harlow & Pannal Ash Residents Association, North Rigton Parish Council, Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish Council and Zero Carbon Harrogate. The Stray Ferret has also been sent the document.
At over 100 pages long, the document paints a broad brush vision of how the area will be transformed by new housing.
It includes proposals for two new primary schools and a possible new GP surgery — which have been previously announced.
Howard West, chair of Pannal and Burn Bridge Parish Council, told the Stray Ferret the plan lacked detail on addressing traffic and congestion.
He added:
Hapara and Zero Carbon Harrogate both said they would comment on the plan after today's meeting.
Hapara previously said it was unhappy about the level of consultation offered to residents by the council during the process.
Read more:
- In Depth: Where is the infrastructure plan for 4,000 homes in west Harrogate?
- Harrogate planning committee ‘shambles and embarrassing’, says residents group
Beset by delays
The council initially said the parameters plan would be published in October 2020. But it was delayed until March 2021, then September 2021.
The draft plan is still to be ratified by the council.
A council spokesperson said:
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