A bid to build a retirement complex in Knaresborough has failed for the second time after concerns were raised over the impact on “massively stretched” health services.
Plans for three-storey retirement complex in Knaresborough set for approval by Harrogate council
A bid to build a retirement complex on the outskirts of Knaresborough looks set to be approved by councillors next week despite concerns over road safety.
Tuesday, 9th February 2021, 4:59 pm
Planning officials at Harrogate Borough Council have recommended approval for the proposals for 69 care apartments at a site near the traffic light-controlled Grimbald Bridge on Wetherby Road.
The application from Adlington Retirement Living will be decided by councillors on 16 February and involves demolishing a derelict bungalow and house to make way for the care complex.
If approved, the site would be served by a new junction on Wetherby Road where improvements to an existing crossing would be made, however, there are still concerns over road safety, with both Knaresborough Town Council and Knaresborough Civic Society raising objections.