Agenda
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Meeting |
Skipton and Ripon Area Committee |
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Councillors Robert Heseltine (Chair), Andy Solloway (Vice-Chair), Philip Barrett, Barbara Brodigan, Andy Brown, Nick Brown, Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, Richard Foster, Nathan Hull, David Ireton, Andrew Murday, Simon Myers, David Noland, David Staveley and Andrew Williams. |
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Date: |
Thursday, 4 December 2025 |
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10.00 am |
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Venue: |
Belle Vue Suite, 1 Belle Vue Square, Broughton Road, Skipton, BD23 1FJ |
This meeting is being live broadcast and recorded and will be available to view via our website and uploaded to our Youtube channel.
Business
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Apologies for absence
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Minutes of the meeting held on 11 September 2025
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(Pages 5 - 12) |
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Declarations of interest |
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Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.
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Public questions and statements
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Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they have given notice and supplied the text to Stephen Loach, Vicky Davies or Christian Brennan, democraticservices.west@northyorks.gov.uk by midday on Monday 1 December 2025, three working days before the day of the meeting. Each speaker must limit themselves to 3 minutes.
Members of the public who have given notice will be invited to speak:
• at this point in the meeting if their questions/statements relate to matters which are not otherwise on the Agenda (subject to an overall time limit of 30 minutes) • when the relevant Agenda item is being considered if they wish to speak on a matter which is on the Agenda for this meeting.
If you are exercising your right to speak at this meeting, but do not wish to be recorded, please inform the Chair who will instruct anyone who may be taking a recording to cease while you speak.
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Update from RT Hon Julian Smith MP |
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An opportunity for Members to discuss issues of key concern in the constituency.
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Wyvern Link Road, Skipton |
(Pages 13 - 24) |
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To provide the Area Committee with an update on the proposed Wyvern Link Road, Skipton
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Nidderdale Greenway Extension - update |
(Pages 25 - 78) |
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To update Members on the review of the Nidderdale Greenway Extension feasibility study, including revised key metrics, an updated assessment of scheme viability, and proposed next steps.
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Town Investment Plan Programme - Update |
(Pages 79 - 88)
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To inform Members of the progress made in developing investment plans for key settlements within the Skipton and Ripon area through the North Yorkshire Town Investment Plan (TIP) programme, and to present proposed schemes for consideration for grant funding through the York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s ‘Emerging Project Fund’.
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Housing need, provision, strategy and interventions |
(Pages 89 - 104) |
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To provide Members with an overview of housing need, provision, strategy and interventions in the Committee’s area.
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Youth Councils – Update
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A written update will be provided to Members, prior to the meeting, in relation to issues raised at the previous meeting.
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Committee work programme |
(Pages 105 - 112) |
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To invite Members to consider, amend and add to the Committee’s work programme.
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Any other items which the Chair agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances.
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Date of next meeting |
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Thursday, 05 March 2026 at 10.00am at a venue to be determined.
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Members of the public are entitled to attend this meeting as observers for all those items taken in open session. You may be interested in subscribing to updates about this or any other North Yorkshire Council committee.
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Anyone wishing to record is asked to contact the Democratic Services Officer (details below) prior to the start of the meeting.
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Contact Details |
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For enquiries relating to this agenda and meeting please contact: Name, Stephen Loach; Vicky Davies or Christian Brennan E-mail: personal stephen.loach@northyorks.gov.uk; vicky.davies@northyorks.gov.uk; christian.brennan@northyorks.gov.uk E-mail: generic democraticservices.west@northyorks.gov.uk Tel: 01609 532216 01756 706486 01723 232332
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