27-07-2025
Ilkley Yorkshire Day flag display gains council approval
Dozens of flags featuring a Yorkshire phrase can be installed in a town centre for a celebration of the county after planners agreed to the Business Improvement District (BID) submitted an advertising proposal to fit up to 60 flags on the side of buildings on Skipton Road, Church Street, and Leeds Road ahead of Ilkley town centre hosting Yorkshire Day in early plans showed the flags would feature an image of the county's white rose emblem and the words "Na' Then".The application has been approved by Bradford Council.
Documents submitted by Ilkley BID said: "The flags would carry a welcome message and promote Discover Ilkley as a resource for Ilkley information."According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, officers said the display would add an "element of visual interest" and would not significantly harm the character or appearance of the conservation consent only applied to the flags described above, the council said, and if the mounts for the items were unused they should be removed after six months.
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