190-home housing estate proposed on edge of Ripon

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 16:41 · Archive

Keepmoat Homes is preparing a planning application for 190 homes on the southern edge of Ripon, with 76 designated as affordable.

Keepmoat Homes is preparing a planning application for 190 homes on land east of Harrogate Road, on the southern edge of Ripon. The scheme would include 76 affordable properties, representing 40 per cent of the total. The development would cover around eight hectares of fields, with additional land used for landscaping, biodiversity improvements and earthworks. The homes would be a mixture of two, three, four and five-bedroom properties.

Plans also include public open space, a children's play area, pedestrian routes and a new vehicle access from Harrogate Road. Documents submitted to North Yorkshire Council indicate the developer's consultants, Johnson Mowat, argue the scheme would not have significant environmental effects requiring a full environmental impact assessment. However, the documents acknowledge that the development would permanently remove agricultural land and significantly change the site's appearance.

A landscape assessment identifies the land as having medium to high sensitivity to development, with major to moderate effects expected initially, reducing as landscaping becomes established. The site is close to Quarry Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve. Council officers previously raised concerns about the potential impact on the protected site when an earlier proposal for 150 homes was considered.

How it is being reported

• 190-home North Yorkshire estate proposed with 76 affordable propertiesA proposed new 190-home housing estate on the edge of Ripon would include 76 affordable properties, the developers say.The Northern Echo · 3 Nov, 16:00
• 190-home housing estate proposed with 76 affordable homesA proposed new 190-home housing estate on the edge of Ripon would include 76 affordable properties, the developers say.Darlington & Stockton Times · 2 Nov, 18:00

In this story: Keepmoat Homes · North Yorkshire Council · Ripon · Harrogate Road · Johnson Mowat · Quarry Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest

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