Waiting game over care home plans

The ambitious plans to build the 66-bed care home on land currently occupied by its club house, went before a Harrogate Council planning committee on Tuesday after already being deferred once.

But despite being given the green light by councillors, the proposals have now been deferred again to the council’s head of planning services and cannot be rubber stamped until a traffic report is submitted by North Yorkshire County Council.

Coun Nigel Simms, chair of the committee, said: “In essence the plans have been agreed but it had to be deferred to the head of planning services.

“The voting was quite close.”

As part of the plans, a new two-storey club house would also be erected and a large field would be divided to provide a training pitch, mini playing area and four five-a-side pitches.

Sport England had initially objected to the proposals over a reduction in recreation land but that has now been withdrawn.