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May 2024
Former Harrogate care home to be converted into flats
North Yorkshire Council has approved a plan to convert The Pines care home on Harlow Moor Drive into 12 flats.
The 28-bed care home was forced to close in 2016 following an inadequate rating by the regulator Care Quality Commission.
It sits in a prominent location opposite Valley Gardens and the Pinewoods in the town.
Plans by Ilkley-based developer Flatcap Properties LLP follow two refused bids to turn the building into flats.
However, in both cases, the council said the property had not been sufficiently marketed as a care home before the application was submitted. This is a requirement when changing the use of a care home to prove that it is no longer viable.
This time, the building was put up for sale as a care home for 12 months without any takers.
A report said due to its configuration, the property would be refused a new CQC registration due to small room sizes.
In the approved plans, the apartments will be formed through a subdivision of the building. However, some external changes are proposed primarily to create individual entrances to a number of apartments.
Residents will be able to use free on-street parking on Harlow Moor Drive.
A planning statement attached to the application said:
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