A resident of Harrogate town centre has launched a petition demanding to be informed about how work on the £12.1 million Station Gateway redevelopment will affect her and her neighbours. 

As we reported last week, Rachael Inchboard previously submitted a freedom of information (FOI) request to North Yorkshire Council to ask for the development plans to be made available urgently so that people could have their say. 

But although the council said the information would be published “as soon as it is practical to do so”, it revealed that would likely be in the summer, rather than the spring, as was previously stated. 

Now, Ms Inchboard hopes the petition, which she launched on behalf of Granville Road Residents’ Group, will help speed the process up. So far, it has been signed by 137 people; her target is at least 200 signatures. She told the Stray Ferret: 

She fears the plan details could eventually be released so late that there will be no time to raise concerns or have them acted upon. She said: 

Granville Road Residents’ Group, which submitted an earlier petition in 2021 opposing the Gateway scheme, campaigns on behalf of people living on streets including Granville Road, Back Granville Road, Mount Parade, Back Cheltenham Mount and Strawberry Dale Avenue. 

Ms Inchboard said the issue was about more than just the Station Gateway – it was about accountability. She said: 

Read more:

• Harrogate Station Gateway plans now not set to be released until summer


• Business case approved for £12.1m Harrogate Station Gateway


• 'Stop this madness,' says anti-Station Gateway campaigner