A planning application to develop five homes on a Glasshouses street has been approved.
The application, which was originally submitted to North Yorkshire Council in September, was given the go-ahead at North Yorkshire Council’s Skipton and Ripon planning committee on Tuesday.
Final revised plans, which were put forward in December, proposed splitting an existing cottage on Harewell Close into two dwellings.
The agent, JC Robinson LTD, who submitted the plans on behalf of the applicant, on also proposed to erect single-storey extensions to both divisions, as well as developing a further two dwellings to the rear of the site.
But the application generated 23 online objections.
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A report by a council officer to councillors before the meeting recommended the scheme be approved, subject to conditions. Councillors voted to agree with this recommendation.
The report said a ward member raised concerns that the land “includes areas not owned by the applicant” and felt access would be “restricted”.
It added Pateley Town Council, which said it neither supported nor objected the plans, raised several areas of concern.
These included sewage infrastructure not being able to cope with the additional demand, “compromised” vehicular and pedestrian access to the fields adjacent to the site and “exacerbated” traffic congestion.
The report also said local objections referred to the impact on the Nidderdale AONB (now known as Nidderdale National Landscape), the impact on wildlife, that it was “not sympathetic” to neighbouring properties or the conservation area, and “inconsistencies” with the application.
However, the application also received support from local people.
The report said one letter in support of the original plan, which included the erection of three dwellings, felt “there is a lack of housing available in the area for first time buyers and young
families”, adding the development provides “sufficient parking provision”.
Despite concerns, the councillors granted approval of the plans subject to conditions.
The conditions included set times during which work can be carried out to avoid disruption locally, as well as matching the materials of the original building to the extensions to “protect the character and appearance” of the Nidderdale National Landscape.
Plans to convert ‘unviable’ pub near Pateley Bridge refused
Plans to convert an “unviable” 110-year-old former pub near Pateley Bridge into a holiday home have been refused.
The Birch Tree, at Lupton Bank in Glasshouses, closed in March 2020.
Planning permission was granted to convert the majority of the pub into three holiday flats while retaining a small public bar.
A subsequent application to convert the remaining pub into a two-bedroom cottage has now been refused.
Planning documents by Dacre Banks-based firm Yarntex Two said the building had attracted “no local interest or expressions of interest from further afield”.
They added:
“Sadly, there appears to be no viable future for the pub and provision of a further holiday cottage to supplement and enhance the others is surely the best option for the building.”
But North Yorkshire Council rejected the proposal this week.
The council said it was “not satisfied that the pub has been marketed at a suitable value”. Pateley Bridge Town Council had raised the same concern during the consultation period.
North Yorkshire Council’s decision report added:
“No details have been provided of the sales particulars, value it has been marketed at and original sale price. Additionally trading accounts, license details and opening hours have not been provided. Marketing of the pub has not continued for 12 consecutive months.”
It also said the interior of the pub had been stripped, which would “put off potential buyers” and no attempt had been made to market the pub for alternative community uses.
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Fresh plan to convert pub near Pateley Bridge into a cottage
Fresh plans have been lodged to convert a 110-year-old former pub near Pateley Bridge into a cottage.
The Birch Tree, at Lupton Bank in Glasshouses, closed its doors back in March 2020 due to the covid pandemic.
Since then, the former pub has been subject to numerous planning applications to convert it into a cottage.
However, the plans were refused by Harrogate Borough Council planners on the grounds that the loss of the pub “was not justified”.
Latest proposals tabled to North Yorkshire Council would see the empty public house changed into a two-bedroom cottage.
The site has already seen three cottages built under a previous planning permission, with the pub reduced in size.
In planning documents for the fresh proposal, which was submitted by Yarntex Two Limited, the developer said the building had been put on the market without success.
It said:
“Sadly, there appears to be no viable future for the pub and provision of a further holiday cottage to supplement and enhance the others is surely the best option for the building, while still promoting local tourism and employers and making a positive contribution to the local economy.”
The developer added that the site had been marketed extensively without success by both Christie and Co and Hopkinsons Estate Agents.
It said that “no local interest or expressions of interest from further afield have been forthcoming”.
North Yorkshire Council will make a decision on the latest plan at a later date.
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Famous Nidderdale cricket club in danger of folding
Glasshouses Cricket Club has issued a plea for new players amid fears it could fold after more than 100 years.
Glasshouses was a founder member of the Nidderdale league in 1894 and has won the league on 19 occasions. But it currently only has five members ready and able to play for the new season in April.
It now has only a short time left to sign up enough players to show the league that it has the strength to fulfil fixtures. If it can’t, it will have to stand down and more than a century of village cricket will come to an end.
The club, which is in the fifth division of the Nidderdale and District Amateur Cricket League, has good facilities and plays on a well-maintained ground in a peaceful setting two miles from Pateley Bridge.
Kites swoop overhead and the River Nidd flows by the southern boundary line.
The club’s picturesque setting
Committee member Stephen Boyden said:
“If you are a cricketer who wants friendly though competitive cricket, get in touch with the club now and save them from the saddest of endings.
“You don’t have to live in the area to join the club, all ages are welcome from 12 years old, and both men and women are welcome to join too.”
If you are interested in joining or want to find out more, contact Graham on 07740 786588.
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Plan to convert Glasshouses pub into holiday cottage rejected
A plan to convert a former Glasshouses pub into a holiday cottage has been refused.
The Birch Tree, at Lupton Bank, closed its doors back in March 2020 due to the covid pandemic.
In plans lodged to Harrogate Borough Council, Harrogate Architectural Ltd said the site had been marketed extensively without success.
The fresh proposal would have seen the empty public house converted into a two-bedroom holiday cottage.
However, the borough council rejected the plan on the grounds that the loss of the pub was “not justified”.
In a decision notice, the authority said:
“The proposal would result in the loss of the community facility and this loss is not justified, therefore the development is in conflict with policy HP8 and part F of policy EC7 of the Local Plan.
“It has not been demonstrated that reasonable attempts have been made to actively market the land and premises in line with the requirements of policy HP8.”
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The site has already seen three cottages built under a previous planning permission, with the pub reduced in size.
In planning documents for the fresh proposal, the developer said the building had been put on the market without success.
It said:
Plan to convert Glasshouses pub into holiday cottage“These premises have now remained empty since March 2020 when the previous tenant walked away due to the pandemic.
“Since that time two agents have marketed the property including a specialist in selling public houses, for a period of seven months.
“Since that time the applicant has continued his own marketing, all without success.”
Plans have been submitted to convert a former pub in Glasshouses into a holiday cottage.
The Birch Tree, at Lupton Bank, closed its doors back in March 2020 due to the covid pandemic.
In plans lodged to Harrogate Borough Council, Harrogate Architectural Ltd said the site had been marketed extensively without success.
The site has already seen three cottages built under a previous planning permission, with the pub reduced in size.
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The fresh proposal would see the empty public house converted into a two-bedroom holiday cottage.
In planning documents, the developer said:
“These premises have now remained empty since March 2020 when the previous tenant walked away due to the pandemic.
“Since that time two agents have marketed the property including a specialist in selling public houses, for a period of seven months.
“Since that time the applicant has continued his own marketing, all without success.”
Harrogate Borough Council will make a decision on the proposal at a later date.