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Jul 2020
North Rigton residents stage last ditch attempt to fight 'nightmare' build
Residents in North Rigton say they will continue to fight council plans to build more homes on their street.
The battle started in 2006 when Harrogate Borough Council planned to demolish all of the garages in Brackenwell Lane for more homes.
Harvey Alexander, chairman of the North Righton Community Association, said they managed to get the council to partially back down then.
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They argued that the space in front of the garages is the only turning point and the grass there is also where kids play.
Years later Harvey says the council has broken its promise to leave the area alone. He fears that, if the development went ahead, it would also create a "nightmare parking" situation.
The council has proposed to demolish the six-car garage to erect two dwellings on Brackenwell Lane, losing ten car parking spaces in total.
Currently, there is no date for the council to make its decision on the development. The Stray Ferret approached Harrogate Borough Council for a comment but did not receive a reply.
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