Building Briefs: Quarry work granted, Harrogate hotel sold, and more
A PLANNING application to allow quarrying half a mile away from a scheduled ancient monument has been approved.
Tarmac applied for an extension of its existing Nosterfield Quarry near Bedale in North Yorkshire which has been approved by North Yorkshire County Council Planning Committee.
Nosterfield Quarry supplies around 1.1m tonnes of building materials a year into Leeds, York, Bradford, and North Yorkshire construction sites.
The application was opposed by objectors, who say that quarrying should not be permitted in the vicinity of the Thornborough Henges scheduled ancient monument, which dates from the Neolithic age.
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ASCOT House Hotel in Harrogate has been sold through specialist hotel and licensed property agents Colliers Robert Barry acting on behalf of Stephen Johnson who first bought the hotel through the same agents in 1988.
Situated on Kings Road only a short distance from the International Conference and Exhibition Centre, Ascot House is a three star hotel with 18 en-suite letting bedrooms, reception lounge, bar lounge, restaurant and function room.
The new owners are David & Ann Kirkpatrick.
Ascot House Hotel was sold on a confidential basis and the sale price was undisclosed.
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THE Prudential Assurance Company, advised by Savills, has let Unit 23 at Brunswick Shopping Centre in Scarborough to Publishers Book Clearance.
The book retailer has agreed a new three-year lease on the unit totaling 988 sq ft and will pay an annual rent of £27,500.
Other tenants at the scheme include Debenhams, Argos, Topshop/Topman, New Look, JD Sports and Dorothy Perkins.
The Prudential Assurance Company was advised by Savills and Reesdenton Publishers Book Clearance was unrepresented.
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The University of Cumbria has appointed Sheffield-based Bond Bryan Architects to develop the strategic masterplanning for its proposed campuses across Cumbria and North Lancashire.
The plans will see the university develop its estate across Cumbria and North Lancashire – the centrepiece of which will be a £70m campus in Carlisle.
Property consultants GVA Grimley in Leeds will be working alongside Bond Bryan Architects to provide planning support on the proposals and assist with the submission of planning applications.
The university was formed last August following the merger of St. Martin’s College, Cumbria Institute of the Arts, and the Cumbrian campuses of the University of Central Lancashire. The redevelopment of the university aims to cement its identity as a single organisation and major learning institution.
