“After public inquiries in 2003 and 2010, the Secretary of State concluded that the landscape to the north of Kirby Hill cannot assimilate large-scale development and that such proposals would be contrary to the Harrogate District Landscape Character Assessment. The site options north of Kirby Hill which were identified at consultation stage have therefore quite correctly been excluded from this map. If they were included, the Local Plan would be in conflict with the Council's own planning policy framework and could be challenged by the local community at Public Inquiry.”

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