Since the new council was established on 1 April 2023 when the county council merged with the existing seven district and borough councils, the government requires us to have one policy for allocating social housing to cover all of North Yorkshire by 1 April 2025.
Before April 2023 and up until now, Harrogate has its own allocations policy.
You can read the proposed housing allocations policy for all of North Yorkshire.
We will also be using an online system called ‘North Yorkshire Home Choice’ to help us allocate social housing for the whole county. This will be new to the Harrogate area but it is already used across the rest of North Yorkshire.
You can find out more information about North Yorkshire Home Choice on the North Yorkshire Home Choice website.
Complete our survey about the proposed policy
We encourage you to complete the survey online as the form allows more space for your answers.
Paper copies
Paper copies of the survey will be available from the following libraries and community buildings in the area formerly known as the Harrogate borough:
- Harrogate Civic Centre
- Fairfax Community Centre
- Jennyfield Styan Community Centre
- Knaresborough Community Centre
- Knaresborough Swimming Pool
- Ripon Community Leisure Centre
- Starbeck Swimming Baths
- Nidderdale Pool and Leisure Centre
- Nidderdale Plus - Pateley Bridge
- Masham Community Office
- Ripon Community House
- Harrogate Library
- Starbeck Library
- Knaresborough Library
- Boroughbridge Library
- Ripon Library
- Bilton and Woodfield Community Library
- Harrogate and District Community Action (HADCA)
Please call 0300 131 2131 (please say ‘Housing consultation’ when prompted) if you want to request a paper survey or you need the information in a different format or language.
Consultation meeting
You can also attend an open meeting at Harrogate Civic Centre, St Luke's Mount, Harrogate HG1 2AE, on Wednesday 4 October 2023 from 4pm to 8pm.
There is no need to book and everyone is welcome.
You can also email housingconsult@northyorks.gov.uk to ask any questions or give your views.
The survey will close on 27 November 2023.