Waste Disposal.
The chairpersons of Harrogate and York & Selby districts, Linda Potter and Guy Woolley attended a North Yorkshire County Council arranged  conference at Allerton Castle on Tuesday 18th May. Titled ‘Waste Disposal - The Burning Question’,  the conference was called to inform on both sides  of a complex and hugely significant issue.
North Yorkshire have [...]

Click here to connect to the Communities and Local Government website to read the consulation paper.  This will have to be taken into account by those Local Authorities which have not yet completed their LDF’s and planners when considering planning applications.

Click here to connect to the Communities and Local Government website to read the consulation paper.  This will have to be taken into account by those Local Authorities which have not yet completed their LDF’s and planners when considering planning applications.

Conservation Area Appraisals are assessments of an area’s special architectural and/or historic interest and are based on a careful analysis of the conservation area, which should be both clear and objective.
A clear, comprehensive appraisal of the character of a conservation area provides a sound basis for development management and for developing initiatives to improve the [...]

CPRE York and Selby are worried that a “FOREST” of wind farms – producing a massive 13 times more eco-power than stringent government targets – could be thrust on the area.  The key Yorkshire and Humber Regional Spatial Strategy requires the district to produce 32 megawatts of grid-connected renewable energy by 2021.  But if all [...]

 
The LDF processes are very complex and wide ranging and York and Selby District Branch executive committee recognise that they don’t have the resources to get involved in all policy areas.  They have therefore decided to concentrate on resisting in appropriate developments in the Green Belt.
 
A public consultation is expected to take place in August [...]

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In response to the £1 billion York Central redevelopment scheme detailed in the ‘‘Progress’ on York Central’ article within York Press on Monday 9th February  the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) North Yorkshire offer their support.
John Farquhar, Planning Officer for CPRE says “We were very pleased to read that a modern rail/road interchange is [...]

On Friday 23rd January a plan was made public of the intention to create a large retirement community on the outskirts of Thornton-Le-Moor between Northallerton and Thirsk.
The plan, submitted by Nigel and Judy Bell, owners of the Shepherd’s Purse cheese company, envisages the construction of 300 apartments and cottages as well as a nursing home and [...]

Borrowby Village Hall on Friday 7th November 2008 at 7.00pm for 7.30pm
As usual the business meeting is intended to be brief, and, this year, will be followed by a presentation about:
“Wind in the North East - constraints and opportunities”
Dan Grierson, Project Director at Noverea Energy.
The presentation will be about the issues around wind turbines, with [...]