Julia Hampshire

The date for the next Husthwaite Parish Council meeting is:

Tuesday 12 May – this is also the AGM

All meetings commence at 7pm and are held in the Village Hall.  All parishioners are welcome to attend all meetings.

2026 garden waste collection service

Residents can now pay for their licence for the 2026 garden waste collection service.

A licence costs £52 for collections between March and early December. The licence covers one 240-litre wheelie bin to be emptied fortnightly. Anyone who wants to have more than one bin emptied will need to pay for a licence for each additional bin. Residents can also pay for a licence at any time throughout the season but are encouraged to do so before the start of the service in March as the cost remains the same.

Once paid, a licence pack should arrive within 14 days

Planning Update September 2025

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AGENDA

1. To receive apologies of absent Councillors and declarations of interest from those present.
2. To discuss planning applications and appeal:

25/01158/FUL – The White House, Low Street, Husthwaite – Application for Ground floor layout to be reconfigured with alterations to the utility, WC, and dining room areas. External alterations including driveway extension, new patioed area to the rear, and the removal of a hedge. Selected existing windows and doors to be replaced or repaired.

25/01159/LBC – The White House, Low Street, Husthwaite – Listed Building Consent Ground floor layout to be reconfigured with alterations to the utility, WC, and dining room areas. External alterations including driveway extension, new patioed area to the rear, and the removal of a hedge. Selected existing windows and doors to be replaced or repaired.

25/01178/LBC – Black Bull Cottage, The Nookin, Husthwaite – Listed Building Consent to install a rooflight above the kitchen in addition to previously approved 22/01402/LBC.

25/01346/CAT – Laurel House, Low Street, Husthwaite – Application for works to fell a tree in a Conservation Area. T1 (Eucalyptus)

25/00026/REFUSE – Horse Banks, Highthorne Lane, Husthwaite – Part retrospective change of use of land to domestic curtilage and associated fencing 24/02452/FUL

3. To agree a statement for appeal 25/00013/REFUSE – OS Fields 7456 And 6163 Amplecarr Husthwaite – Installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) array/solar farm with associated infrastructure 

AGENDA

• To receive the apologies of absent Councillors and declarations of interest from those present.
• To confirm the accuracy of the minutes of the meetings held on 13 May and 9 June and to approve the signature of the minutes by the person presiding.
• To discuss matters arising from the previous meeting.

1. 1.  Neighbourhood Plan.
   2.  Replacement of tree on Village Green.
   3.  Coronation Seat.
   4.  Replacement of East View Railings.
   5.  Review of Husthwaite Emergency Plan.

• To discuss matters that have arisen between meetings.

1. 1. Listed Asset of Community Value.
   2. Withdrawal of Locality grants for Neighbourhood Planning support services.

• To report on planning matters.

25/01200/CAT – Badgerdub Cottage, The Nookin, Husthwaite – Works to fell 4 trees in a Conservation Area

25/01206/FUL – Badgerdub Cottage, The Nookin, Husthwaite – Proposed single storey rear sunlounge

• To receive the financial report and authorize any payments to be made.

• To discuss items that may be of interest to the Council

1. 1. NYC Revenues and Benefits System Upgrade
   2. Energy Sustainability Funding
   3. Supergrid Transformer Delivery.

• To receive reports from the council’s representatives on other organizations.
  • Bier House
  • Cemetery
  • Communications
  • Highways
  • Local Parish Forum
  • Neighbourhood Watch
  • Police
  • Public Footpaths
  • Recreation Area
  • Street Lighting
  • Village Hall
  • YLCA
• To receive a report from the North Yorkshire Councillor.

• To confirm the time and date of the next meeting.

Carol Fenwick, Chair, Husthwaite Parish Council

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North Yorkshire Council is consulting on the following two documents:

• North Yorkshire Local Plan: our first conversation, May 2025 – We are asking for your views on the priorities and issues the North Yorkshire Local Plan can help address.
• Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report, May 2025 – Sustainability Appraisal is a legal requirement to assess the economic, social and environmental effects of the local plan and to monitor its impacts.

Comments are invited on the North Yorkshire Local Plan: our first conversation document and the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for a period of 8 weeks from:

Monday 19 May 2025 and ending Tuesday 15 July 2025 at midnight.

All relevant comments received during the consultation period will be considered to inform future stages of local plan preparation.

In addition, the following supporting documents are available to view for information purposes and completeness only and we are not inviting comments on them:

• Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA)
• Settlement Hierarchy Background Paper

To view the consultation and supporting documents and to provide comments please visit the consultation portal at:

https://northyorks-consult.objective.co.uk/kse/

Printed copies of the consultation documents are also available at council offices and libraries within the local plan area.

Guidance on how to submit comments and details relating to this consultation are provided on the consultation portal.

You can find out more about the North Yorkshire Local Plan and this consultation at: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/localplan

Contact Us:

Online: Contact us | North Yorkshire Council

By telephone: 0300 131 2 131

Kind regards,

Planning Policy & Place Team – North Yorkshire Council

Warning! Invasive Non-Native Plant Species in Husthwaite

Last year we had a preliminary audit done of biodiversity in and around the village.  The report, by Wold Ecology, has highlighted the presence of three non-native invasive species: Montbretia, Himalayan balsam and variegated yellow archangel .  These plants are all listed in  schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and under that Act  it is an offence to plant these or otherwise allow them to grow in the wild (so if they are in your garden that is fine but you cannot allow them to spread).

The Parish Council is looking into how we can tackle these plants where they are alongside public footpaths – for example, there is Himalayan Balsam along Ings Beck and some Yellow Archangel along Beacon Banks.  The Parish Council would also encourage all residents to identify whether they have any of these in their garden (photos below) and take all necessary steps to keep them contained. More information can be found on each of these species on www.nonnativespecies.org

Pictures of the plants here: Invasive species