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Feb 2023
Pateley Bridge Cemetery set for expansion
Harrogate Borough Council looks set to buy land near Pateley Bridge Cemetery to increase burial space for the next 300 years.
Graham Swift, cabinet member for resources at the authority, will be asked next week to approve spending £32,500 to purchase 2.5 acres of land in the town.
James Bean, estates surveyor at the council, said in a report that the cemetery is expected to reach capacity for burials in the next two years.
He added that land next to the current cemetery, which is owned by Pateley Bridge Town Council, would be suitable to expand the site.
Mr Bean said:
The land earmarked for purchase next to Pateley Bridge Cemetery.
Mr Bean added that the site would require planning consent following the purchase in order for the cemetery to expand.
A decision to acquire the land will be made at a cabinet member for resources meeting on March 7, 2023.
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