53-55 Grove Road Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 5EP Data via plota.co.uk

26/03697/FUL - Full permission Registered

Proposal

Demolition of existing structures and mixed-use commercial redevelopment to provide five blocks (A-E) for flexible Class E (commercial, business and service) floorspace, with associated undercroft parking, access, cycle and refuse storage, landscaping and courtyard. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
27 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 74.

The consultation period closed on 30 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 4

Conservation area 18 m away: Harrogate
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Harrogate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Harrogate
Application type
Full permission
Postcode
HG1 5EP
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Coppice Valley & Duchy
Parish
Harrogate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clan Architects Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 74, past the statutory target. 89% of commercial and major works in Harrogate are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 26 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7418 days past the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
25%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Harrogate in the last twelve months, from validation. Harrogate decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15010832
Planning Portal ref
PP-15010832
Consultation
30 Jul 2026
Comments by
30 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No