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A pub near Harrogate is set to expand its accommodation offering.

Shoulder of Mutton, in Kirkby Overblow, submitted a change of use application to North Yorkshire Council in January.

It outlined plans to convert a former women’s clothing store on-site, Best Kept Secret, into accommodation. The building is adjacent to the pub.

The council approved the application last Monday (April 29).

The building has been vacant for several months after Best Kept Secret moved into the centre of Harrogate in December.

The pub and on-site properties are owned by Heineken, but business owner Kate Deacon, who has been at Shoulder of Mutton for 20 years, today told the Stray Ferret the converted building will become a “junior suite”.

She said the construction work is “mainly cosmetic”, since the building is already in place, and the room will include a seating area, a super king size bed and ensuite bathroom.

Shoulder of Mutton began offering accommodation before lockdown, which Ms Deacon said has since “really taken off”.

It already offers three rooms in what was formerly a barn.

Ms Deacon said the converted suite will be open for use by June 1.

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