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20 November 2018

Nigel Foster Fore Consulting 34 Wellington Street LS1 2DE

VIA EMAIL

Dear Nigel

Flaxby Park Development

Further to our discussions, I write in reference to your plans for the Flaxby Park development alongside the support of quality bus provision by The Bus Company to Harrogate and_Knar.esbor_ou_gh, and potentially Boro.ug,hj;)r~-<,..· __

We would suggest the extension and adaptation of our existing 1A service, which already serves Harrogate, Starbeck, and St James every 30 mins during the daytime using our established provision of quality, low emission buses. We discussed a route that would circle the main perimeter road of the development (ideally with no speed humps or difficulties for our vehicles to navigate safely and comfortably) that would offer conventent access to housing and local facilities, as well as a potential park and ride facility near the main entrance/junction with the A59. This route could, potentially, also serve th~ consented employment site at Green Park to the south of the A59, subject to timetables and demand.

This would require an element of pump priming from development funds with the aim of this, ideally and in the longer term, maturing into a commercial provision. The annual cosl of this, based on 2018 prices, would be in region of £150K for a Mon-Sat service or £125K for a Mon­ Fri provision. The proposed number of houses at Flaxby Park, and its proximity to Knaresborough and Harrogate, should generate sufficient demand to support an attractive bus service. ...

We would welcome further discussions in due course on the opportunity to review current NYCC supported service 21 to strengthen links from the development to

Transdev Blazefield Limited Prospect Park, Broughton Way, Starbeck, Harrogate HG2 7NY Tel: 01 423 884689 fax: 01423 819909 Registered office: Prospect Park, Broughton Way, Starbeck, Harrogate HG2 7NY. Registered in - 2605399 (VAT Number-477 0298 20) www.transdevplc.co.uk Boroughbridge (including'Boroughbridge High School), and we would be happy to lead on this also.

I trust this response is helpful and I look forward to helping you develop any of these plans further.

Yours sincerely,

Chief Executive Officer The Blazefield

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