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May 2021
All Harrogate district social distancing planters and cones up for review
The decision comes amid growing calls via a petition and a group of businesses in Knaresborough to remove them and reinstate street parking.
The planters on Albert Street in Harrogate.
All street planters and cones used to promote social distancing in the Harrogate district are set to be reviewed next month.
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) has confirmed that the measures will remain in place until the review, which is due to be held at the end of June.
It comes amid growing calls for their removal in the form of a petition and a group of businesses in Knaresborough.
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Those people believe that Harrogate and Knaresborough need parking spaces more than the social distancing enforcements as the lockdown eases.
The county council closed off parking bays in the towns at the start of the pandemic to give pedestrians more room to spread out.
Under the Government's roadmap, all social distancing measures are set to be dropped on June 21. That is around the time NYCC will hold its review.
A council spokesperson said:
"We can confirm all social distancing measures will be in place until the review at the end of June.
"We have met regularly with local councillors and representatives from the town council and chamber of trade over the past 12 months to ensure that the social distancing measures in place are appropriate.
"No businesses have sent us a request to remove them."
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