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We are the Get Away group – a coalition of proud Harrogate business operators and residents who are united against North Yorkshire Council’s disastrous £12 million Station Gateway scheme; a project which threatens to derail local trade and jeopardise livelihoods at a time of immense economic hardship.
Our mission is to give a voice to those most at risk and stop the council from steamrolling over local businesses in pursuit of these harmful plans.
North Yorkshire Council’s controversial Harrogate Station Gateway Scheme is part of the Transforming Cities Fund and is intended to ‘improve Harrogate town centre and encourage the use of public transport’.
However, there are serious concerns among local traders about the potential impact on businesses and the wider community. Around 10% of shops in the town centre are already vacant, and many fear this number will rise due to significant reductions in parking and up to two years of construction disruption.
There is also a strong consensus that the council are just driving ahead with the scheme with no clarity on what it will look like, how much it will finally cost and how it will impact the town’s businesses and people.
Originally allocated £7.9m, the budget is now set to approach £14m, if an additional £2m from the York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority is approved. It has also recently been classified as ‘high risk’ in a report from the Corporate Director of Environment North Yorkshire Council.
In response to a legal challenge, North Yorkshire Council previously decided to scale back the scope of the project in 2023, however, this scheme has not been subjected to consultation.
Now, the Council is trying to push through a new Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to progress the project. We are calling on local business owners and residents to share their concerns and make their voices heard by objecting to the TRO before it’s too late.
North Yorkshire Council now wants to push through a new Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) for the Station Gateway scheme – one which risks devastating local businesses at a time when they are already under immense pressure.
Are you a local trader who stands to be hurt by these plans? Are you worried about what the scheme means for the future of your business? Now is the time to act!
Find out how you can object to the latest TRO before the September 19 deadline here
Taking part in our ongoing local business survey here
Together we can send a clear message and stop this plan before it becomes a Gateway to a Ghost Town.
“Harrogate deserves investment that enhances the town, not plans that risk hurting its economy.”
Get Away spokesperson and local business owner
Would you also like to see the Gateway scheme scrapped? If so, why not take part in our ongoing survey about the plans or download and share our campaign materials:
