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Jul 2021
Plans to convert former Harrogate post office into apartments withdrawn
Ambitious plans to transform Harrogate’s former post office into 25 apartments plus offices have been withdrawn.
The proposal, which was submitted by property developer One Acre Group, would have seen the disused post office on Cambridge Road converted and extended.
The post office controversially relocated to WH Smith in 2019 amid claims by Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Andrew Jones the service was being “downgraded”.
In October, developers lodged plans that would have seen the building, which was still owned by Post Office Ltd, converted to include one-bedroom and studio apartments as well as commercial space.
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However, the application has now been withdrawn.
The Stray Ferret approached ELG Planning, the agent working on behalf of One Acre Group, to ask why the plans were withdrawn but did not receive a response by the time of publication.
Harrogate Civic Society said in October it welcomed the principle of redeveloping the site.
However, it added:
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