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The Parish Council would like to bring the following to your attention:
Copgrove Development – Planning Application Submitted
Yorvik Homes Ltd. submitted a planning application for the erection of 26 dwellings, open space and associated infrastructure on land to the east of St Mongah’s Court, Copgrove at the end of December 2018. The submission follows a public consultation exercise by Yorvik Homes in August 2018, which outlined the proposed development. Follow the link on the Planning page of our website to see the full details of the application.
The application is open for comments until 8th February 2019. Comments may be made via the Harrogate Borough Council website …
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Harrogate District Infrastructure Levy
Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) have now reached the second stage of the preparation of a charging schedule for a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). This stage sees the publication of a Draft Charging Schedule for consultation, starting on Friday 11th January 2019 and finishing at 4.30pm on Friday 22nd February 2019.
The CIL was introduced by the Government to ensure that funding is available to local planning authorities to respond to the cumulative impacts of development on infrastructure. The CIL is a tariff based approach …
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Have Your Say on the “Savings Challenge”
North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC) are seeking your views on what should (and should not) be included in their next budget. Helen Knisis from the communications team says:
You may have seen news and information about our budget consultation in the press and on social media over recent weeks. We have also been out and about talking to people about our savings challenge and getting their views on what matters to them before we agree our budget for 2019/20. We’re keen to hear from as many people as possible to find out how they feel we should prioritise our spending and make additional savings …
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Local Plan Examination Hearing Update
Secondary Service Village Allocations were discussed at the Local Plan Examination Hearings on Thursday 24th January 2019. The Staveley site SV1 was considered in the morning session. By way of a reminder, site SV1 is the land between Minskip Road and Low Field Lane that Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) have proposed in the Draft Local…
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Neighbourhood Plan Update
The first formal meeting of the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group (NPSG) will take place on Wednesday 30th January 2019 at 7pm in the Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall. The meeting is open to the public and there will be an opportunity to express your views on the emerging plan development strategy. The agenda for the meeting is available here.
Success of the Neighbourhood Plan will be wholly dependent upon the ongoing support and involvement of the community. The NPSG is formulating a Community Engagement Strategy and will shortly be seeking the views of the community as to their current issues and concerns, what aspects of the area they value most and their visions for the future of the parish. Look out for details of how, where and when the process of community engagement with the plan will start.
There is still an opportunity for anyone willing to join the NPSG and help shape the future of our parish. If you are interested or would like further details, either email the Parish Council or just come along to the next meeting on Wednesday 30th January 2019.
Safer Driving
Many of you may have noticed, whether consciously or not, that there is now very little speeding on the road through Minskip and that Ferrensby is also beginning to see more responsible driving. These roads are safer due to the actions of the police and residents through increased monitoring of speeding and regular speed camera …
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Parish Council Meeting
The next meeting of the full Council will be on Tuesday 26th February 2019 at 7pm in the Staveley and Copgrove Village Hall. The meeting is open to the public. The agenda for the meeting is available here. The minutes of the last meeting are available here.
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