Harewood House play area plans approved

Plans for a brand-new “safe, social and inclusive” play area at Harewood House have been approved.

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00:00Plans for a brand new safe, social and inclusive play area at Hayward House have been approved.

00:06The trust, which runs the iconic Grade 1 listed country house, will replace existing play

00:10equipment with a challenging and creative play space for accessible adventure and discovery.

00:16It's been designed by Touchwood Play and a planning officer said the proposal is considered

00:21to have given due regard to heritage assets and on-site landscape features, primarily

00:27the notable mature trees.

00:29The planning report says it will be a more sympathetically designed play area which is

00:33appropriate for the historic landscape setting within which it is based.

00:37It added that the limited extent of harm identified to the green belt is considered to be clearly

00:42outweighed by the benefits of the scheme, most notably the improved relationship to

00:47heritage assets, better relationship to the natural landscape and the significant improvements

00:52to accessibility.

00:54Construction is set to start in November and it's expected to be open by Spring 2025.