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Sept 2023
Ripon Cathedral clergy to discuss £6m expansion plans tomorrow
People will get the chance to ask senior clergy at Ripon Cathedral about the proposed £6 million expansion tomorrow.
The cathedral applied in December to build a two-storey annex on nearby Minster Gardens. It would include toilets, a song school, shop and cafe.
The project. known as Ripon Cathedral Renewed would involve felling 11 trees, including a veteran beech tree.
How the scheme would look.
The planning application, which can be viewed here, contains 406 documents and has received 242 comments.
North Yorkshire Council has yet to decide whether to accept the scheme.
The cathedral is launching its annual review at 10am tomorrow. In a Facebook post, it said:
The veteran beech tree is pictured in the foreground.
According to the cathedral's website, the expansion would "provide key facilities" and "enable it to host more events, exhibitions, and concerts, which will attract increased numbers of people to the city, to the benefit of all".
Pat Waterfall, who has campaigned against the loss of trees, said:
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