North Yorkshire Council has approved plans to convert the former Golden Dry Cleaners in Harrogate into a bar.

The location on Cheltenham Crescent is close to Harrogate Convention Centre and several restaurants.

The building, which is next to Buon Gusto and opposite Jinnah, has also been a women’s fashion shop.

Designs drawn up by architect Reader Tinsley Designs suggest the bar could be called Elysian.

It would be split into four rooms to offer drinkers a bar area, booths, toilets and a seating area. Also proposed is an outdoor patio with more tables.

The unnamed applicant has agreed to amend their opening times so staff and visitors will be able to use the nearby Jubilee car park.

They have also agreed deliveries will take place outside peak hours.

As there is a residential flat located above the premises which could be affected by noise from the bar, an environmental health officer said the interior must be designed to ensure that music is inaudible to any residential properties nearby.

Planning documents state the aim is to create a “relaxed comfortable place” for all ages. They add:

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