A planning application has been submitted for an equestrian centre in a Harrogate district village.
Zarina & Zarina Ltd, a real estate company based in Leeds, submitted an application on June 1 to North Yorkshire Council for an equestrian centre on Harrogate Road, Leathley.
The design and access document was submitted by Dart Engineers Ltd.The application site is currently agricultural land dedicated to equestrian use.
It states:
“It is bounded to the south by Harrogate Road with an existing access to the SE corner and buy agricultural land and residential properties.”
The site plan.
The development will comprise of a parking area with 20 spaces and an access road that will be widened to allow suitable two-way access.
The site would have a large stable block, an office block, a covered lunge pen, a winter turnout area, and a menage.
Lower Washburn Parish Council stated the application “will compromise the visual amenity” as well as suggesting the highway access could cause danger due to the “fast moving vehicles”.
The environmental health officer at North Yorkshire Council also noted several issues, including waste disposal and lack of flood lighting in the application.
The application is yet to be approved or denied, but a planning notice has been put up at the location.
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