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    Aug 2022

    Last Updated: 11/08/2022
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    Plans submitted to add more bedrooms to Harrogate mental health hospital

    by Vicky Carr

    | 12 Aug, 2022
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    Plans have been submitted to add four en suite bedrooms along with two offices to the rear of the building, in addition to the existing 36 beds.

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    A two-storey extension could provide additional bedrooms at the Cygnet Hospital on Ripon Road in Harrogate.

    Plans have been submitted to add four en suite bedrooms along with two offices to the rear of the building, in addition to the existing 36 beds .

    As a result, the mental health hospital would increase its overall floor space by 115.5m sq, bringing the total size of the four-storey building to 1692m sq.

    Supporting information submitted with the plans said:

    "The Cygnet Hospital Harrogate is a well managed establishment and provides an important function for the community.
    "It is essential that this critical piece of healthcare infrastructure can continue to provide the bedspaces required to support the demands of the community and help reduce the national shortage of bedspaces."


    The hospital has two wards - one mixed gender and one female - which both provide 24-hour care for people with acute mental health needs. Patients are referred to Cygnet from both the NHS and private practices.

    The plans propose installing a temporary fire escape from the first floor while the work is carried out, which would be removed on completion.

    One extra car park space would be created in the grounds as a result of landscaping under the plans for the former hotel.

    To view or comment on the application, visit Harrogate Borough Council's planning website and use reference 22/02799/FUL.




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