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Apr 2022
Plan approved to convert former Harrogate restaurant into craft bar
Plans have been approved to convert a former restaurant in Harrogate into a craft pub.
Husk Beer Emporium, which has a shop on King's Road, lodged the proposal to change the unit on Station Square into a bar.
The vacant unit was previously home to Greek restaurant Souvlaki and is opposite the Queen Victoria monument.
Now, Harrogate Borough Council has approved the plans.
Danny Duckworth and Tom Gill, who own the Husk Beer Emporium, told the Stray Ferret previously that the aim of the bar will be to showcase the best craft beers from across the UK and abroad.
Husk Beer Emporium owners Danny Duckworth and Tom Gill.
It would also offer live music, meet the brewery nights, food, outdoor seating and an ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of unique beers.
Mr Gill told the Stray Ferret in March that he hopes Husk bar can be part of a Harrogate craft beer trail, boosted by the Station Gateway scheme that would see the outside area at the end of James Street pedestrianised to allow for al-fresco summer drinking.
He said:
Mr Duckworth added:
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