RASH Meeting - Say YES to modified Option 2.

It was brilliant to see so many people at the Residents Against Spoiling Harrogate meeting at Ashville College on Tuesday - approximately 200 attended to hear what RASH had to advise on the proposed  Harrogate housing plans.


Key Messages:


Just saying 'NO' to Option 1 & 2 is not the best approach, we have to consider what is best for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon as a whole and feedback constructively on the questionnaires.
Most people agree that some level of development is to be expected and can have a positive impact and offer opportunity when carefully controlled and considered. However residents strongly object to the disproportionate amount of housing proposed at Cardale Park (Option 1 H3008 1825 homes and Option 2 H32(2) 770 homes).


The advice from RASH is:
Say No to Option 1
Say Yes to modified Option 2, which demands a fairier distribution of houses across the district.


I will post again about modified Option 2 in more detail shortly, can I suggest you contact Rosemary 01423 562480 rcarnaghan@yahoo.com for an example completed questionnaire in the meantime.


The closing date for comments is 4.30pm Friday 4 November 2011

Please send your form to: FREEPOST HG11, Dept of Developmenttal Services, Harrogate Borough Council, West Grove Road, Harrogate, HG1 2ZR.

 

Further Information:


The RASH panel was made up of:

• Rosemary Carnaghan (Chairman of the Duchy Resident's Association)
• Terry Byrne (Chairman of the Harlow and Pannal Ash RA)
• Mike Clarke (representing Beckwithshaw Parish Council)
• Peter Whittle (Duchy RA)
• Roy Osbourne (Chairman of Queen Ethelburga's RA)

Full minutes are available from Rosemary rcarnaghan@yahoo.com but the concerns raised included:

• Poor infrastructure, how will the Otley Road cope with police station traffic, increasing visitor numbers to Harlow Carr RHS gardens and up to 2000 new houses.
• Empty offices at Cardale Park, so why is more land reserved for business development?
• Significant impact on the village of Beckwithshaw, the rural consultation did not highlight the additional housing proposed for the West of Harrogate
• Clogged up rat-runs along Lady Lane, Howhill Lane through to Burn Bridge and Pannal.
• Construction traffic, years of continual house building, noise and disruption.
• The land is designated as Special Landscape Area and is recommended to stay as this.
• Flooding
• Dependency on North Yorkshire County Council for roads, schools, health services and facilities.