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Mar 2021
Two-thirds support Knaresborough leisure centre site
A total of 69 per cent of survey respondents "strongly agree" the new leisure centre should be built on the existing site.
Harrogate Borough Council chose the current site on King James Road as its preferred option in November.
The subsequent six-week consultation, which attracted 471 responses, found widespread agreement.
Conyngham Hall, Knaresborough House and Hay-a-Park were the other options.
A thousand residents signed a petition to save Conyngham Hall when it was named as a possible location.
Plans for the new leisure centre, which could be built by the end of 2023, include a 25-metre pool and a gym.
Several supportive comments said using the same site would protect green spaces elsewhere from development.
Another response described it as the "perfect location .. best location for this development ...the site is already there".
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Some people suggested other locations would better suit the development. They included the new housing developments on Boroughbridge Road and St James retail park.
Knaresborough Pool is set to remain closed for the foreseeable, despite new lockdown measures. The council has said engineers from Spain are unable to travel to the town to make the repairs.
How do you feel about the new leisure centre in Knaresborough? Do you agree with the preferred location or are changes needed? Let us know via contact@thestrayferret.co.uk.
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