450-home Boroughbridge plans take a step forward

Plans to develop a new 450-home estate in the North Yorkshire town of Boroughbridge, which were revealed by Insider in September, have taken a step forward.In September, HOW Planning requested a formal screening opinion on the requirement for an Environmental Impact Assessment regarding a development at Stump Cross in Boroughbridge, on behalf of Cheshire-based Gladman Developments Ltd.An official planning application has now been submitted to Harrogate Borough Council by FPCR Environment and Design Ltd, based in Derby.Located to the south of Boroughbridge, the site of the potential housing development would be to the east of the A168 and cover 59 acres.The developer intends to build up to 450 residential dwellings with up to 40 per cent affordable housing as well as publicly accessible green space, a village green and land set aside for a community facility.The site is bound by Chapel Hill and Stump Cross Farm to the north and arable land to the east and south and the A168 to the west.