Windscreen repair ‘pod’ plans for Morrisons car park in Harrogate

A windscreen repair ‘pod’ could be installed in the car park at Morrisons in Harrogate if planning permission is granted.

The supermarket has applied for consent to create the facility, which would be run by Autoglass, in the south-west corner of the car park close to Currys.

At 70m sq, the storage unit and canopy would take up 15 of the 875 parking spaces on the site. In supporting information submitted with the application, Morrisons’ architect Whittam Cox said:

“The reuse of just 15 spaces will have a less than significant impact on the capacity and safe function of the car park. There will be no adverse impact on the capacity of the car park including during peak trading periods such as Christmas…

“This proposal is not seeking any illumination for any of the proposed advertisements. Overall, the application site makes use of brownfield land, within the urban area.

“The proposal’s design, scale and use are appropriate for the area, and the layout and design of the windscreen-repair pod make the proposal a small-scale development.”

The proposal states that the pod can be removed and used elsewhere in future when it is no longer needed at the Harrogate store.

To view or comment on the application, visit Harrogate Borough Council’s website and use reference 22/03034/FUL.

A second application has been submitted for vinyl coverings on the pod, under reference 22/03035/ADV.

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