A decades-long wait to build flats on a former petrol station at Skellbank in Ripon could finally end soon.
Derelict Ripon petrol station finally set to be redeveloped A decades-long wait to build flats on a former petrol station at Skellbank in Ripon could finally end soon. The site has been derelict for more than 20 years and has been described as an “eyesore” by local residents. In 2003, Harrogate Borough Council approved a plan to demolish it in order to build eight flats but it never came to fruition with the permission now lapsed. A similar plan was submitted in 2016 but was then withdrawn three years later. However, Ripon City Council leader Andrew Williams revealed at a recent meeting that he’s had confirmation from the site’s owner that it will submit a new planning application for eight flats in the next few weeks. The former petrol station is in a residential area on the edge of the city centre and is on the route from Ripon towards popular tourist landmark Fountains Abbey. Cllr Williams said:
“I’m hopeful that an application will be lodged in next few weeks that will hopefully, after decades of this land being derelict and an eyesore, mean it’s brought back into constructive use. “Members of this council have repeatedly expressed concerns about this site and I’ve used what influence I have to get it this far. I’ve also had indication that the owner would consider screening the site in the interim. "Residents in that area have for years had to look out onto that piece of land. I hope in the next 12 months that piece of land will be transformed into something much more appropriate.”By Thomas Barrett, Local Democracy Reporter Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.
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