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Aug 2020
Ripon City Council says a transport assessment for the 1,300-home Ripon Barracks development is "flawed" — and a new road should be added to alleviate potential congestion.
The development will be called Clotherholme and encompasses Claro Barracks, Deverell Barracks and Laver Banks. It's being developed by the government’s housing agency, Homes England, and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation.
As well as the new homes, the plans include a community centre, employment space, shops, parkland, a new primary school and sports facilities.
Homes England commissioned consultancy firm AECOM to undertake a study which would provide evidence on where roads will be built. This informed their masterplan for the development which included main access points on Clotherholme Road and Kirkby Road.
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The council's report, which was undertaken by Andrew Cameron & Associates, said a new road from Chatham Road to Galphay Lane and Studley Road could potentially relieve some of the congestion on Clotherholme Road.
It also said the development should reuse or replace the existing military bridge over the River Laver, to create a new connection to the south of the city.
It added that AECOM's transport assessment did not do enough to encourage walking and cycling and called for a review into reopening the Harrogate to Ripon train line that was closed in 1967.
Homes England said Ripon City Council's report "was not correct" and released the following statement to the Stray Ferret:
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