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Feb 2023
Plan approved to convert former Harrogate Slug and Lettuce into retail units
A plan to convert the former Slug and Lettuce bar in Harrogate into four retail units and apartments has been approved.
Leeds-based developer Rushbond PLC lodged the proposal to Harrogate Borough Council for the Herald Buildings on Montpellier Parade in September last year.
Built in the 1850s, the buildings were also the headquarters of the Harrogate Advertiser newspaper for much of the last century until it moved out in 1990.
The Slug and Lettuce chain then occupied part of the buildings for nearly 30 years before closing in May 2021
Now the council has approved plans to subdivide the ground floor into four mixed use units, including retail and food and drink.
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Meanwhile, the upper floors will be converted into five flats.
The plans have been designed by Harrogate-based SPX Architects. Documents say the development would “enhance the area’s reputation” as a destination for independent boutique-style shops.
It says:
Rebecca Micallef, economy and transport officer at the council, said in a letter to the authority’s planners that the move would help to enhance the area.
She said:
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