Subscribe to trusted local news
In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever. By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.
- Subscription costs less than £1 a week with an annual plan.
Already a subscriber? Log in here.
27
Oct 2020
Renovation plans approved for Knaresborough's Cromwell building
The council has approved plans to renovate the site where Oliver Cromwell reportedly stayed during the siege of Knaresborough in 1644.
Harrogate Borough Council's planning committee met virtually today to consider the plans and councillors approved them unanimously.
80 Knaresborough High Street, which dates back to 1764, has been derelict for decades and councillors commented today that it has been "an eyesore".
Read more:
The council itself is behind the application to turn the building, as well as a former weaver's workshop at 82 High Street, into flats and new shops.
It purchased the two Grade II listed properties in 2019 from developer Freshwater Group with the intention of bringing them back into use.
Plans to repair church wall in Kirby Malzeard
The planning committee also unanimously approved a £19,000 reconstruction and repair of a church wall at St Andrew's in Kirby Malzeard.
A 10-metre section of wall collapsed onto Church Street on February 19, causing the closure of the road between Kirkby Malzeard and Masham.
There has been a diversion in place for more than eight months.
Planning permission was required for reconstruction of the collapsed section and repair of a further 30-metre length of the wall.
Before work can proceed, further discussions need to be completed with Historic England, which has raised concerns about the proposed method of reconstructing the wall.
0