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Aug 2020
Almost 50 Pannal Ash residents met last night at the Squinting Cat pub to "mobilise" against hundreds of new houses proposed for Whinney Lane.
It was organised by Whinney Lane resident Mike Newall who wanted the event to be a "wake-up call" for locals who he said will face years of disruption.
The developer Stonebridge is currently building 130 homes at Castle Hill Farm on Whinney Lane and last month plans were submitted by Banks Group for 270 homes and a new primary school on the fields opposite the Stonebridge development.
Mr Newall spoke to give locals information about each development and advice for submitting objections to Harrogate Borough Council.
Whinney Lane is now closed for seven months due to the construction of two site access points for the Castle Hill Farm housing development as well as a new roundabout.
The lengthy closure has proved controversial and the manager of the Squinting Cat pub told the Stray Ferret that it “could kill” the business.
Mr Newall told the Stray Ferret that developers are "riding roughshod" over the area.
He said:
Council could spend £4.5m on 52 homes in Harrogate
County council won’t budge on seven month Whinney Lane closure
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