Agenda

Meeting

Strategic Planning Committee

To:

Councillors Andy Paraskos (Chair), Bob Packham (Vice-Chair), Andy Brown, John Cattanach, Hannah Gostlow, David Hugill, Tom Jones, Andrew Lee, John Mann, John McCartney, Yvonne Peacock, Neil Swannick, Roberta Swiers, Andrew Timothy and Robert Windass.

Date:

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Time:

10.00 am

Venue:

The Grand - County Hall

 

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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1.  

Apologies for absence

 

 

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2.  

Minutes of the meeting held on 9 December 2025

 

(Pages 3 - 8)

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3.  

Declarations of interest

 

 

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4.  

Light Valley Solar - Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project

 

(Pages 9 - 40)

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5.  

Planning application for extraction of sand and gravel from a new quarry and restoration of the site to agriculture and nature conservation using imported infill materials, together with the construction of a new site access road, site offices and weighbridge on land at Broach Road, Hensall, DN14 0BU

 

(Pages 41 - 122)

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6.  

NY/2025/0048/ENV Proposed anaerobic digestion facility associated access, infrastructure, landscaping and engineering works at former Skipton on Swale Airfield, Sandhutton, Thirsk, YO7 4EG on behalf of Advanced Fuel Partners

 

(Pages 123 - 192)

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7.  

Any other items

 

 

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8.  

Date of next meeting

 

 

Tuesday, 10 March 2026 at 10am.

 

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Contact Details

 

For enquiries relating to this agenda and meeting please contact:

Nicki Lishman, Senior Democratic Services Officer

E-mail: nicki.lishman@northyorks.gov.uk

E-mail: democraticservices.east@northyorks.gov.uk

Tel: 01653 638476

Website: www.northyorks.gov.uk

 

 

Barry Khan

Assistant Chief Executive

Legal and Democratic Services

County Hall

Northallerton

 

2 February 2026

 

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