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Mar 2021
Two Harrogate district village pubs to be turned into housing
Two pubs in Little Ouseburn and Great Ouseburn will be converted into housing.
Harrogate Borough Council has approved plans to turn the former Green Tree pub in Little Ouseburn into housing.
Owners Michael and Barbara Briggs applied last year to turn the pub into two one-bedroom apartments and one three-bedroom semi-detached home.
Another two three-bedroom detached homes will be built in the rear car park.
The pub, which is on the main B6265 from Green Hammerton to Boroughbridge, closed in late 2019.
A statement attached to the planning application highlighted the pub's plight in recent years:
Meanwhile, the council has also approved a plan to turn The Crown Inn pub in Great Ouseburn into a five-bedroom home.
The pub won the Yorkshire Pub of the Year title in 2011 but has been vacant for several years, closing in June 2016.
Despite new developments and growing populations, village pubs have found it difficult to survive. Numerous establishments in the Harrogate district have been affected.
The Lamb and Flag pub in Burton Leonard could now be turned into commercial or retail space. Plans were also submitted to convert the Half Moon in Sharow into a new home.
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