CP Section 4 - Conflict In Place : Save Crimple Valley Harrogate

Question 1

What groups were involved?

Answer 1

Local residents including community organisations
Eg) Harrogate borough council save crimple valley

Question 2

What was the date/timescale?

Answer 2

1990s onwards
2014-19

Question 3

What was the reason for conflict?

Answer 3

Proposals to develop land in the crimple valley

Question 4

What has happened? Changes in the place?

Answer 4

Proposals to introduce developments such as, supermarket into the valley led to the formation in early 1990s of save crimple valley campaign.

1997 local plan - relocate rugby club, car parking for 700 produced objections

Harrogate district local plan 2014-2035 - new housing proposals over 4000 affordable homes needed to be developed in this period - many objections from community groups