Welcome to Husthwaite Village

Husthwaite is an ancient settlement, one of the oldest buildings being St. Nicholas’ Parish Church dating from the twelfth century, which, with the Village Green, forms the centre of the village.

The village is a Designated Conservation Area and partly lies within the Hambleton Hills Protected Landscape (formerly AONB). It is also a gateway to the North York Moors National Park.

Our village is a thriving local community with a wide range of activities. Many of these take place in our local Village Hall which has become a focal point of entertainment ranging from dramatic productions and talks to Scottish country dancing which culminates in a Burns Night Celebration every year.

 

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A huge thank you again to all who took part in the Husthwaite Neighbourhood Plan (HNP) survey – the results have been really helpful.

Go to the survey results here

The HNP team are now working hard using YOUR answers to establish the baseline evidence required for the development of planning policies in the areas that YOU told us are important.

These include the following;

  • Housing & Heritage: led by Philip Hewitson & Sonia Hunter
  • Landscape, Natural Environment & Biodiversity: led by Sarah Harper & Alison Sawalhi
  • Business, Transport & Infrastructure: led by Sheila Mowatt & Julia Hampshire
  • Sustainability: led by David Aspinall

In addition, Sam Milburn is leading on Equalities Impact and Community data, and we have the help of a Planning consultant, Steve Besford-Foster, paid for by a government grant.

For all these themes we have to pull together all the relevant national and local planning policies and compile relevant statistics and data. This includes more detailed surveys, and carrying out a full Housing Needs Assessment.

How can you help…..?

There is a lot to do and we are keen to keep up the momentum so we can produce the draft plan the community has asked for as soon as possible. We would love some more people to join our team so if you have a particular interest or expertise in any of the above topics, we would be very pleased to hear from you. How much time you can devote is entirely up to you – you can help with research and/or you can get more involved with the creation of the plan itself.

If you are interested and would like to get more information, please get in touch with Sarah Aspinall, by email on husthwaitepc@hotmail.co.uk or by telephone on 01347 868155.