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15
Feb 2021
Pinewoods tree protestor to resume vigil
A Knaresborough woman is to don her tree costume once again and resume her protest against Harrogate's Spring Water's plans to expand into the Pinewoods.
Sarah Gibbs braved the cold on Fridays throughout December and January by dressing as a tree outside Harrogate Borough Council's civic centre at Knapping Mount.
Ms Gibbs halted her protest when the council's planning committee voted last month to refuse Harrogate Spring Water's plans to expand its bottling plant into Rotary Wood.
However, she has changed her mind because she believes the battle has not yet been won.
Harrogate Spring Water's parent company Danone has still not indicated whether to appeal the refusal, submit another application or stick with the original outline planning permission it received in 2016 to remove a smaller section of trees in Rotary Wood.
If it decides to proceed with the original outline planning permission it would need to submit a full application before May, which would again be considered by the planning committee.
Read more:
How Harrogate Borough Council benefits from Harrogate Spring Water plant
- Rotary Wood ‘remains at risk’, say Pinewoods group
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