Around 150 gathered this morning (25 November 2023) on Minster Gardens to show their opposition to plans by Ripon Cathedral.
Ripon Cathedral are currently looking to build an annex to the main cathedral on an area of land near to the cathedral, but across a road on public land.
Ref Planning Application No 22/04808/FULMAJ,Construction of annex to provide support facilities for Ripon Cathedral on Harrogate Borough Council Planning Portal
What do they want to do ?
- A single new build on Minster Gardens/ near to the Ripon Courthouse, comprising:
- Cathedral Shop – 33m²
- Meeting room/education – 95m²
- Toilets – disabled/infant changing, female and male, changing Places toilet – 70 m²
- Refectory– 144m²
- Servery/ kitchen 50 m²
- Song school/ Robe Store – 137m²
- Staff rooms – 39m²
- Community space/meeting room -99 m²
- Store – 103 m²
I am unconvinced that the Cathedral has exhausted all other alternatives to the culling of 11 mature trees on what is public land. This is a much-loved green space enjoyed daily by Ripon people. I and many do not want to lose this space. The proposed building is not a need but a want and does not justify the destruction of the trees which are vital in environmental terms. The Cathedral has land and resources and should be solving its own housekeeping problems without resorting to swiping cherished public green space 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
Its all about making more money for the cathedral so why have they omitted the nail bar and hairdressers they’ve got just about everything else.
sO MANY OPTIONS FOR THEIR DESIRED EXPANSION AND THEY CHOSE THIS ONE!? aND IT`S PUBLIC LAND- THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PRIVATE LAND/BUILDING(S) TO USE!