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Council wins legal battle over Harrogate Gateway scheme

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 15:18 · Archive

North Yorkshire Council has successfully defended its £13.4m Harrogate Gateway scheme after legal challenges. The Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal brought by A & E Baines Ltd and led by campaign group Get Away in March, upholding an earlier High Court ruling and finding that the council had acted lawfully.

The legal challenges opposed four traffic regulation orders associated with the scheme, which cover a combined bus and cycle lane, one-way traffic arrangements and turning restrictions near Harrogate's bus and railway stations. The project has faced opposition from campaigners concerned about these changes to traffic arrangements around the stations. It has been in development for almost six years.

Cllr Malcolm Taylor, the council's executive member for highways and transport, defended the authority's handling of the disputes. He said the council 'robustly resisted each challenge' because the work is 'a catalyst for attracting new investment and the economic regeneration of the town centre'. NY Highways has been appointed as the contractor, with construction expected to begin in the new year and finish in autumn 2028. The project will focus on the Station Parade area.

Council wins legal battle over Harrogate Gateway scheme
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In this story: North Yorkshire Council · Court of Appeal · Harrogate · Get Away · A & E Baines Ltd · Malcolm Taylor · NY Highways

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