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Apr 2023
Plan approved to convert 150-year-old Harrogate church into house
A plan to convert a 150-year-old church in Harrogate into a house has been approved.
All Saints Church on Otley Road was formerly opened in 1871 as a cemetery chapel.
It was designated as a grade-II listed building in 1975, but was forced to shut in November 2006 due to wet and dry rot.
Three-years later the church closed for good as it was considered unsafe.
Now, North Yorkshire Council has given the go-ahead for the church to be converted into a three-bedroom house.
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The application, submitted by ELG Planning on behalf of Mr and Mrs Hunter, said the church could be salvaged and brought back into use.
In a planning statement, the developers said:
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