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Jul 2023
Decision delayed on new homes in Crimple Valley
A decision on controversial plans for houses near a busy road in south Harrogate has been delayed.
North Yorkshire Council had set a target date of yesterday for determining the plans for 17 homes in the Crimple Valley.
However, it has now confirmed the decision will not be made this week.
The council’s assistant director for planning, Trevor Watson, said:
The plans for seven affordable homes and 10 self-build plots have attracted more than 350 objections from residents.
They focused on the location of the site in the Crimple Valley special landscape area, as well as access to the new homes from the A61 at the bottom of Almsford Bank.
The council's highways department has also raised concerns about the applicant's proposal to reduce the speed limit to 40mph between Pannal and Harrogate.
A previous application for 35 homes on the land was rejected by Harrogate Borough Council, whose local plan guiding development in the area did not include the site.
Plans submitted in 2019 for 35 homes were withdrawn, as was a scheme for 65 houses put forward in 2018.
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