Staveley & Copgrove Parish Council

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Welcome to our December 2020 newsletter. As the year draws to a close we do have many positives to reflect on, through these challenging months it has been clear that we live in a wonderful community. Thank you to all those who continue to step up and help their neighbours and most recently brighten our world with so many Christmas lights.

Abacus, Jubilee Court, Copgrove

Over recent years Abacus has developed the small industrial site previously known as Jubilee Mills by adding a number of substantial buildings. Many of you will have, whilst taking advantage of our wonderful open countryside, spotted the latest building works.

Part of the latest additions have not yet been given planning permission and in fact to date Abacus have not chosen to seek such permission.

The reason for this note is twofold; firstly to highlight the fact that a planning application will ultimately need to be made and secondly to try and elicit your opinions in regard to this latest expansion.

Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) aim to support businesses which offer employment opportunities for local people and as a Parish Council we agree that this is important in order to sustain this area. Abacus state they are such a business, even though they currently have a relatively small workforce.

When a residential housing development is proposed HBC, as the local planning authority, require various reports including an assessment of what impact the proposal would  have on traffic and the environment. Due to this further development not being for residential housing, such details are seen by HBC as less important.

The current Covid-19 restrictions make it impossible for the Parish Council to call a public meeting in order to hear your views, so we are limited to trying to collate them by other means. Please can you tell us what your opinions are on the following:

1. Do you fully support the latest attempt to expand or not?
2. Do you think that the whisper of a possibility of extra jobs being available within our Parish outweighs any other issues?
3. Do you think that the expansion will lead to a further increase in large lorries and vans driving through the village and if so do you see this as an issue?
4. Do you think the additional buildings on the horizon are out of keeping with the surrounding countryside?

You can contact us using any of the methods detailed on our Contact page here. Contact details of individual Councillors are also available here. We look forward to receiving your comments.

Burglary Alert

Please be aware that there has been a spate of professional style burglaries in neighbouring villages in recent days. The police are reiterating the need for security measures – lights, alarms, etc – to be used and neighbourhood vigilance.

Should you be aware that your neighbours are absent, please keep this in mind. Further information on reporting a suspected burglary is available here.

New Tree Planting and Fence

A huge thank you to those who literally got their hands dirty and helped plant the saplings the Parish Council received from the Woodland Trust. We now have a replacement hedge along a large section of the Jubilee Recreation Field roadside boundary. It mainly comprises of hawthorn and blackthorn with some hazel and rowan too. (Hopefully the birds will love it).

Due to the removal of the old hedge we needed to erect a fence to keep the area safely enclosed from the road, it is not the prettiest of fences but will soon be hidden by the hedge.

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Parish Clerk Appointment

The Parish Council has appointed a new Parish Clerk / Responsible Financial Officer. Sharon Hardisty starts in the role in the new year. Sharon has recently moved to Staveley.

Precept Consultation 2021 / 2022

Julia Mulligan, North Yorkshire Police Fire and Crime Commissioner, is asking North Yorkshire residents how much they are willing to pay in their council tax bill for North Yorkshire Police and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

The survey began on 16 December and is open until midnight on Wednesday 13 January 2021.

Julia says:

”After the hardest of years, it is more important than ever I hear your views about how much you think should be invested in policing and fire and rescue services from your council tax bill next year.

”I know your personal circumstances and finances may have changed, but the pressures on our hard-working police officers, firefighters and staff remain as intense as ever. I want to get the balance right when I make my recommendation and set the precept, and your opinion is a crucial part of that.”

The survey can be completed online at www.telljulia.info.

Changes to Waste and Recycling collection days over the Festive Period

Census 2021

Households across North Yorkshire will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941.

It will be the first run predominantly online, with households receiving a letter with a unique access code, allowing them to complete the questionnaire on their computers, phones or tablets.

“A successful census will ensure everyone from local government to charities can put services and funding in the places where they are most needed,” Iain Bell, deputy national statistician at the Office for National Statistics, said.

“This could mean things like doctors’ surgeries, schools and new transport routes. That’s why it is so important everyone takes part and we have made it easier for people to do so online on any device, with help and paper questionnaires for those that need them.”

Census day will be on ​March 21​, but households across the country will receive letters with online codes allowing them to take part from early March.

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Planning Applications

The following planning applications within the Parish have recently been submitted to Harrogate Borough Council:

20/04972/FUL 3 Home Farm Cottages, Copgrove Hall, Copgrove, HG3 3SZ. Erection of single storey extension.

20/04737/FUL White Horse Barn, Little Acres, Bedlam Lane, Staveley, HG5 9JU. Demolition of agricultural building and erection of single storey extension to existing dwelling: extension of domestic curtilage.

20/04663/DISCON Suite 1 Abacus House, Jubilee Court, Wath Lane, Copgrove, HG3 3TB. Drawing 3705/1 Detailed Landscape Proposals.

20/04502/FUL Swallowfields, 5 St Mongahs Court, Copgrove, HG3 3TY. First floor side extension above garage.

The following planning applications within the Parish have recently been decided by Harrogate Borough Council:

20/04002/TCON Halesfield, Main Street, Staveley, HG5 9JY. Felling of 1no. Cedar Tree in Staveley Conservation Area. TPO made 19th November 2020.

20/03180/LB Hope Cottage, Main Street, Staveley, HG5 9LD. Erection of single storey extension including rebuilding of outbuildings to form garden room. Permitted 9th December 2020.

The following planning applications within the Parish are awaiting a decision by Harrogate Borough Council:

20/03602/FUL East View Barn Bedlam Lane Staveley. Erection of conservatory.

20/03116/LB Tanner Beck House Main Street Staveley HG5 9LD. Erection of single storey rear extension infill and replacement windows in existing extension.

20/03115/FUL Tanner Beck House Main Street Staveley HG5 9LD. Erection of single storey rear extension infill and replacement windows in existing extension.

20/02303/FUL Jubilee Court, Abacus House, Wath Lane, Copgrove HG3 3TB. Retrospective application for the relocation of existing pallet store.

You can track all planning applications within the Parish from 2018 onwards, including any Parish Council comments, on our website here.

Parish Council Meetings

All Parish Council meetings will continue to be held online as per Covid-19 guidelines, until further notice. You are welcome to join the meetings. Details of the meeting entry are available on the meeting agenda document and in the Events listing here.

You can read all of our past newsletters here and receive any of the news items as they are published on our website via our RSS feed. Further information on the feed is available here.

You can also sign up to the Harrogate Borough Council monthly email newsletter here, which often has items concerning our parish, and the Harrogate & District Community Action (H&DCA) email newsletter here.