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Husthwaite Parish Council – Planning Update -June 2025

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

Husthwaite Parish Council – Planning Update – May 2025

Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting on Monday 9^th June 2025
At 7.00pm in Husthwaite Village Hall

AGENDA

1. To receive the apologies of absent Councillors and declarations of interest from those present.
2. To discuss the PC response to Planning Applications / Appeals: –

25/00394/FUL – 2 West Terrace, Low Street, Husthwaite – Proposed dwelling

(amended plans).

25/00852/FUL – Tenter Close, Gibbet Hill, Husthwaite – Application for the construction of a new garden pent shed 12ft x 20ft with windows.

25/01008/FUL – Spring Garth, High Street, Husthwaite – Application for alterations to a dwelling: Replacement of an existing lean-to porchroof with a pitched roof and associated works.

25/00013/REFUSE – OS Fields 7456 & 6163, Amplecarr, Husthwaite – Installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) array / solar farm with associated infrastructure (as amended)  Application reference 23/02015/FUL

Carol Fenwick, Chair

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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

April has again been a drafting and research month. It also saw the release of a corrected Housing Needs Assessment.

We alerted AECOM to the fact that there were some calculation errors in the Housing Needs Assessment mainly relating to the plan period (which is 11 years but had been put in as 15 in some places).  They issued a revised document here.  This has resulted in some changes to their  overall conclusions –  in particular they estimate we need another 6.6 (call it 7!) affordable homes (to buy) over the current supply in the village by 2036 and not 9 as previously advised.

The Local Landscape Character Assessment, now some 68 pages in length including photographs, is nearly done. This is the first time a detailed analysis of this type has been created and it should prove invaluable in assisting planners and developers going forwards.

As might be expected, drafting detailed planning policies covering the whole range of necessary topics from parking to playgrounds and bungalows to bats is taking more time than expected. Our planning consultant is working on this  (with our help) as much as he can around other commitments and we hope we will have a final first draft in May.

Once all the documents are drafted, we will then need to sort out any missing evidence and get some informal feedback from North Yorkshire Council. We will also need to carry out required Environmental Regulations Screening. At the same time, we are keen to get some informal comments from a small group of ‘first readers’ from outside the working group. If you would able to assist with this, please do get in touch with Sarah on 01347 868155 or ℅ husthwaitepc@hotmail.co.uk.

We hope to get to the full Parish Consultation on the draft Plan and the draft Design Code in June. We thank everyone for their patience.

AGENDA

1. To receive the apologies of absent Councillors and declarations of interest from those present.
2. To discuss the PC response to Planning Applications / Appeals: –

25/00530/MBN – Woolpots Farm, Woolpots Lane, Husthwaite, York – Conversion of existing stone agricultural building and lean-to, to create three bedroom dwelling.

25/00535/FUL – Pig Unit, Old Transformer Site, Amplecarr, Husthwaite – Construction of a slurry store on the established pig farm

25/00582/FUL – Red House, Red House Lane, Husthwaite, York – Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and conversion of attached stores into habitable accommodation

25/00682/CAT – Mount House, Low Street, Husthwaite, York – Works to fell tree in a Conservation area

25/00683/CAT – Black Bull Cottage, The Nookin, Husthwaite, York – Works to trees in a Conservation area

25/00010/REFUSE – Land to the south of Prospect Cottages – Outline application for the erection of 20 no dwellings 23/02394/OUT

Husthwaite Parish Council – Planning Update – April 2025

We have been doing a lot of writing in March!

Husthwaite Design Code

The Draft Husthwaite Design Code prepared by external consultants, AECOM was approved by Locality  (which administers the government funding for neighbourhood plans).

This 71 page document analyses the historical development of Husthwaite village and the traditional features, including layout, building materials, styles and setting which contribute to its unique character and sense of place.  It also considers the countryside part of the parish and looks at key elements of development in that area.   The Design Codes themselves then set out a list of requirements, some mandatory, which all new development should take into account so as to maintain the essential character of Husthwaite but also create well-designed sustainable buildings.

Although the draft Design Code has no formal status yet, as it will be subject to full public and statutory consultation along with the draft Neighbourhood Plan in due course, the Parish Council feels it is helpful to share this now with residents and potential developers as it indicates the standards the Parish Council would like to see applied to new housing and other development in the Parish.  The Parish Council also plans to draw the attention of planning officers to the draft Design Code in relation to new planning applications as relevant.

If anyone has any comments on the draft Design Code, they will have a chance to submit these during the consultation process but they are also very welcome to email the NP working group c/o husthwaitepc@hotmail.co.uk.

Local Landscape Character Asessment

Following several days doing field studies in various parts of the parish, the ‘environment team’ are currently finalising their first draft of the complete  Local Landscape Character Assessment.

Neighbourhood Plan

The drafting of the Neighbourhood Plan policies are also well under way and we hope to have a complete first draft ready in the next week or so.  We will then need to sort out any missing evidence including statistical data and maps and get some informal feedback from North Yorkshire Council.

We would then like to invite a small group of ‘first readers’ from outside the working group to review the draft plan and give us some constructive feedback. If you would able to assist with this, please do get in touch with Sarah on 01347 868155 or ℅ husthwaitepc@hotmail.co.uk.