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Harrogate FC Training Plans Derailed by Flood Zone
20 May
Summary
- Harrogate Town FC withdrew £2.75m training facility plans.
- New flood data placed the proposed clubhouse in a flood zone.
- Club plans to re-submit revised application soon.
Harrogate Town Football Club has withdrawn its £2.75 million proposal for a new training complex. The club had submitted plans last year to Leeds City Council for a single-storey clubhouse, artificial and grass pitches, and associated parking and landscaping.
These plans were withdrawn earlier this month. This decision followed the release of new data by the Environment Agency, which identified the proposed clubhouse site as being within a flood zone. Such a development is considered incompatible with the identified flood risk.
A spokesperson for the club stated that the withdrawal was strategic, aiming to avoid a potential refusal of the application. The club intends to re-submit a revised application once new plans that meet the updated environmental requirements have been formulated and considered.
