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12
Nov 2021
Harrogate residents described the Station Gateway consultation as a "whitewash" when they delivered a petition today.
Consultation on the revised plans for the £10.9 million scheme, which would see Station Parade reduced to single lane traffic and James Street partly pedestrianised, closes today.
Five members of Granvillle Road Area Residents Association took the petition to Harrogate Borough Council's Knapping Mount office at lunchtime today.
They are concerned that re-routing traffic off Cheltenham Parade and Cheltenham Mount through the nearby residential streets where they live will increase traffic and pollution and make it more difficult to park.
Dan Harper, executive officer economy and transport at Harrogate Borough Council, received the petition, which had about 140 signatures. He declined to be photographed by the Stray Ferret.
The residents expressed frustration over the consultation process, claiming it was difficult to get hold of information or people to address their concerns.
Catherine Ward-Brown, who lives on Cheltenham Mount, where traffic will be diverted if Cheltenham Mount is made one-way, said:
Rachael Inchboard said:
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