An application to allow HGVs to enter the Hambleton Grove Industrial Estate in Knaresborough from 7am, six days a week, has been submitted to Harrogate Borough Council.

However, objections have been raised by the council's environmental health department due to the "bang and crashes" associated with the movement of goods.

Currently, HGVs can enter the industrial estate through the residential street Hambleton Grove from 8am.

Planning documents submitted by the builder's merchants Myers Group, which uses the site, said it needs to start earlier in the morning as construction companies require early morning deliveries to ensure materials are available for the day ahead.

Mark Lee, environmental health officer at HBC, submitted a letter of objection to the proposal due to the noise implications. He also said the application has not been supported by a report that assesses its likely noise impact.

He wrote:

Residents in Knaresborough have already launched a campaign to stop HGVs from using the industrial estate.

Stephen Mckenzie, who lives on Hambleton Grove, told the Stray Ferret:

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The Stray Ferret asked Myers Group for a response but we did not receive one at the time of publication.