HAVERAH PARK WITH
BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Thursday 14 February 2019
Location: Beckwithshaw Village Hall
Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.
2
Members of the public were present.
1. Apologies: Cllr Ms L Barovic and Cllr Miss V Oldham.
2. Declaration of Interest: None.
3. Exempt Information: None.
4. Minutes of the meeting held on 10 January
2019.
Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council
Meeting held on 10 January 2019 was proposed by Cllr Ellis and seconded by Cllr
Mrs Ryder.
5. Matters arising not dealt with elsewhere: In item
6 of the January minutes should read
“Any speed concerns
should be reported to 95Alive online”.
6. Traffic Working Party Report: No Speedwatch operations this month.
Protocol about speed
traffic signs to be issued by NYCC Highways in April. Several sites for the signs
to be identified by Highways, signs to be classified as “temporary” and will
need to be moved periodically.
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7. Urgent Business:
a) Parish Consultation
Meeting: Cllrs Spence and Ellis to
attend
b) Emergency Plan: Ongoing
c) Newsletter: Include Litter Pick end of April.
Include Local Plan Comment
d) Parish Clerk Replacement
Clerk required
8. County Councillor’s Report: 2.9% increase in NYCC Budget. Council is working
towards
better coverage for mobile phones. Good results being
received
for the Counties Schools. Kex Gill is to be closed for
resurfacing,
the new road target date is still 2020/21.
9. District Councillor’s Report: The Inspector will have finished his
investigation into the
Local Plan by 22
February and will commence his deliberations.
Funding for events re the Tour de Yorkshire cycle
race is available from
Harrogate Borough Council.
10. Planning
Matters:
APPLICATIONS
18/05202/EIMAJ
Outline planning application for the demolition
of an agricultural structure: Construction
of a mixed use development for up to 480 residential
dwellings, up to 1.92 hectares of land for employment purposes (Use Classes B1,
B2 & B8), a local retail centre (A1-A5 & D1) and public open space,
including allotments, children’s play areas and recreational routes,
landscaping and a sustainable urban drainage system (Suds) with access
considered at Lady Lane, Lund House Green (Gladman Ltd)
Prior
Consultation The Parish Council objects on the planning grounds as
below:-
· The number of housing
sites currently granted approval on the Western boundary of Harrogate added to
this proposal is unsustainable due to lack of capacity in the existing road
infrastructure, non-existent public transport, and an already oversubscribed
education provision.
· The visual impact of
road improvements necessary to facilitate access by HGV’s and PSV’s (i.e. this
application includes B2 and B8 employment provision which will require 8m wide
carriageways with footpaths on each side) will lead to loss of hedgerows, trees
and will have a detrimental effect on wildlife habitat and will completely
change the existing rural nature of the landscape.
· In the short term the
existing agricultural use and stewardship of the land will fall into decline as
the impact of Planning Blight takes hold leading to deterioration in the visual
aspect of an existing well maintained area of open countryside.
· There is no current
justification to release this parcel of land for development. HBC currently
have sufficient housing allocations for their ‘Five Year Plan’ and sites of
this size should only be considered in conjunction with the Local Plan process.
We are aware that currently identified sites provide over capacity in both
housing and employment provision.
· Consideration needs to
be given to the holistic impact the additional traffic generated will have on
surrounding villages and settlements i.e. Beckwithshaw, North Rigton, Pannal
and Burn Bridge all of which are served by country lanes with weight restricted
bridges and single line railway crossings. Developments currently under
consideration on the Western boundary could add in the region of 18,000
vehicles per week to the 56,720 vehicles per week (data loggers 27/6/18 to
3/7/18) already using the B6161 (which passes through the middle of Beckwithshaw).
The B6161 is considered by many to be
the Western relief road to Harrogate.
· Market forces drive
demand for private housing and social housing can only be provided if there are
sufficient funds in the wider public purse.
In these times of economic uncertainty surely we do not need to grant
planning applications until we can prove actual demand.
In
conclusion this application should be refused until the above issues have been
considered and mitigated and the outcome and recommendations of the current Inspectors’
report are known and have subjected to due diligence and ratified as being
HBC’s validated Local Plan.
19/00294/SCOPE
Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Opinion
for erection of up to 1,000 dwellings including landscaping, open space,
parkland, highway improvements, 1 FE Primary School, community use (Shop, facility/hub)
at Windmill Farm, Beckwithshaw (Anwyl Land Ltd)
The Parish Council objects on the planning
grounds as below:-
· The number of housing
sites currently granted approval on the Western boundary of Harrogate added to
this proposal is unsustainable due to lack of capacity in the existing road
infrastructure, nonexistent public transport, and an already oversubscribed education
provision.
· In the short term the
existing agricultural use and stewardship of the land will fall into decline as
the impact of Planning Blight takes hold leading to deterioration in the visual
aspect of an existing well maintained area of open countryside.
· There is no current
justification to release this parcel of land for development. HBC currently
have sufficient housing allocations for their ‘Five Year Plan’ and sites of
this size should only be considered in conjunction with the Local Plan process.
We are aware that currently identified sites provide over capacity in both
housing and employment provision.
· Consideration needs to
be given to the holistic impact the additional traffic generated will have on
surrounding villages and settlements i.e. Beckwithshaw, North Rigton, Pannal
and Burn Bridge all of which are served by country lanes with weight restricted
bridges and single line railway crossings. Developments currently under
consideration on the Western boundary could add in the region of 18,000
vehicles per week to the 56,720 vehicles per week (data loggers 27/6/18 to
3/7/18) already using the B6161 (which passes through the middle of
Beckwithshaw). The B6161 is considered
by many to be the Western relief road to Harrogate.
· Market forces drive
demand for private housing and social housing can only be provided if there are
sufficient funds in the wider public purse.
In these times of economic uncertainty surely we do not need to grant
planning applications until we can prove actual demand.
In conclusion this application should be
refused until the above issues have been considered and mitigated and the
outcome and recommendations of the current Inspectors’ report are known and
have subjected to due diligence and ratified as being HBC’s validated Local
Plan.
11. LDF Update: Good representation by HAPARA was made
at the Inspector’s
hearings.
12. Highways: Large numbers of heavy goods vehicles have
been passing along Shaw Lane, which has a weight limit. Need to find where they
travelling to and from.
5 buses still parking
on Beckwith Head Road, contact Harrogate Borough
Council.
13. Finance:
a) The
bank balances at 14 February 2019 were reported to the Parish Council:
£
Community Account 3,354.14
Money Manager (Deposit
Account) 1,431.60
4,785.74
Approval required and Cheque
signed for
Pannal and Burn Bridge
Parish Council
Re Traffic Survey Contribution £245.00 Approved and signed
14. Correspondence:
i) HBC Community
Infrastructure Levy.
ii) Newsletters and e-mails
forwarded to councillors.
15. Update on the
Copse: Review specification for grass cutting
next meeting.
16. Councillors Questions: None.
17. Date & Time of next meetings: Thursday
14 March 2019 at 7.45pm
and Thursday
11 April 2019 at 7.45pm with Open Meeting
and Thursday
9 May 2019 at 7.45pm with AGM
The meeting closed at 9.50pm
Please check the
website for further information – www.beckwithshaw.org
SUMMARY
OF ACTIONS REQUIRED
|
No. |
Action |
Responsibility |
|
1 |
Review
Signage |
Cllr
Spence |
|
2 |
New
funding re Broadband, continuous |
Cllr
Muirhead Cllr
Ellis |
|
3 |
Knabbs
Ridge funding |
All |
|
4 |
Emergency
Plan Revision |
Sub
Committee meeting |
|
5 |
Projector
Sourcing |
Cllrs
Ellis, David And
Barovic |
|
6 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|