Kirkby Hill Harrogate safe for now.....
Harrogate Borough Council have refused the application 17/04318/OUTMAJ at Kirkby Hill Harrogate
CPRENorthYorkshire are delighted that this application for 50 dwellings has been refused and were highly active (following requests from local people) in objecting to the proposeal and the revised scheme.
http://www.cprenorthyorkshire.co.uk/news/current-news2/item/2475-kirby-hill-harrogate-again
You can take a horse to water - but you simply cannot make it drink or ... you can grant all the planning permissions you like but right now, you cannot make developers build!
Both the Telegraph and the Independent recently reported that planning permissions have been granted for 420-423k homes.
Draughton - a small village in the Craven area
Draughton is a small village between Addingham, Bolton Abbey and Skipton. A application threatens the conservation area and for such a small settlement with no infrastructure, the harm clearly outweighs the benefits.