Controversial £9m Harrogate Council building set for approval

PLANS for a £9m council office building in Harrogate have been recommended for approval.

The proposed four storey development at Knapping Mount would include car parking with 230 spaces.

Harrogate Borough Council is expected to approve the plans tomorrow.

Currently council staff are split between five sites including Knapping Mount, Crescent Gardens, Scottsdale House, Victoria Park House and Springfield Gardens. The new building would allow all 500 staff to work from a single office.

A petition was started in protest at the new building when the plans were announced.

People against the plans say the council should focus on refurbishing its current offices at Crescent Gardens instead.