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North Yorkshire Council defends Harrogate Gateway scheme

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 30 Oct, 15:40 · Archive

North Yorkshire Council has successfully defended its £13.4m Harrogate Gateway scheme after the Court of Appeal dismissed legal challenges in March, upholding an earlier High Court ruling and finding that the council had acted lawfully.

The campaign group Get Away and A & E Baines Ltd had challenged four traffic regulation orders associated with the scheme, which covers measures including a combined bus and cycle lane, one-way traffic arrangements and turning restrictions near the town's bus and railway stations. The project has been in development for almost six years and has faced opposition from campaigners concerned about changes to traffic arrangements in the area.

Cllr Malcolm Taylor, the council's executive member for highways and transport, said the council had been right to defend the scheme robustly because of its importance to Harrogate's economic future. He described the work as 'a catalyst for attracting new investment and the economic regeneration of the town centre'. NY Highways has been appointed to carry out the work, which will focus on the Station Parade area. Construction is expected to begin in the New Year and finish in autumn 2028.

North Yorkshire Council defends Harrogate Gateway scheme
Image: Darlington & Stockton Times

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In this story: North Yorkshire Council · Get Away · A & E Baines Ltd · NY Highways · Harrogate · Station Parade · Malcolm Taylor

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