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Jan 2023
Last Updated: 10/01/2023
River Island to close in Harrogate as landlord plans apartments
A town centre shop in Harrogate is set to close in just over three weeks' time.
River Island is holding a closing down sale as it prepares to close its doors on Cambridge Street for the last time on February 4.
A spokesperson for River Island said:
"The closure is due to change of use of the building by the landlord."
Plans were approved in summer 2020 to refurbish the ground floor of the building and convert the first floor, as well as adding a roof extension, to create 14 apartments. Work would need to begin on the building by June this year to comply with the terms of the planning permission.
The building is owned by a Santander pension fund.
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Last summer, Cosy Club opened in the same stretch of units, becoming the first bar along the street. Sainsbury's Local and Skipton Building Society also opened branches earlier in the year.
Further east on the same street, plans were approved last February to convert the upper floors of some retail units into flats.
Today, York-based property company Grantside announced it had acquired the 10,000 sq ft building and was intending to use the flats as holiday lets.
Steve Davis, chief executive of Grantside, said:
“This is a great opportunity and a brilliant location – in the heart of Harrogate town centre.
"Our vision for the building is to bring it back into full use through the conversion of the upper floors into apartments, which will be used as holiday accommodation and help the town’s economy.”
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