THE community group behind the bid to have Richmond's old railway station run by a trust has been given the elbow room it wanted to flesh out its proposals.
The Friends of Richmond Station were worried they could put hard-won cash into a feasibility study for the building only to find the owner, Richmondshire District Council, was being wooed by a rival developer.
However, the authority's resources committee agreed on Tuesday that the council will not speak to any new bidder until the Friends complete their research into possible uses for the station.
The Friends will now appoint consultants to lead the research, while investigating sources of funding for conversion of the Grade II-Listed building, constructed in 1846.
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