Agenda
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Meeting |
Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Committee |
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Councillors Peter Lacey (Chair), Hannah Gostlow (Vice-Chair), Chris Aldred, Philip Broadbank, Sam Gibbs, Michael Harrison, Paul Haslam, Andrew Timothy, John Mann, Mike Schofield, Monika Slater, Matt Walker and Robert Windass. |
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Date: |
Thursday, 27 November 2025 |
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10.00 am |
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Council Chamber - Civic Centre, St Luke's Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2AE |
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 Thursday 25 September 2025 |
(Pages 5 - 10) |
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To confirm the minutes as a correct record, and for them to be signed by the Chair.
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Declarations of Interest |
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All 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 Participation |
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Members of the public may ask questions or make statements at this meeting if they have given notice (including the text of the question/statement) to Edward Maxwell of Democratic Services (contact details below) by midday on Monday 24 November. Each speaker should limit themselves to 3 minutes on any item. 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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Air Quality Management Update |
(Pages 11 - 36) |
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To update the committee on the latest air quality issues in North Yorkshire following the submission and acceptance of the council’s 2025 Air Quality Annual Status Report (2025 ASR) to DEFRA.
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Active Travel Updates |
(Pages 37 - 58) |
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To advise the Committee of progress to date on the delivery of Active Travel schemes within Harrogate and Knaresborough.
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Town and Parish Council Communication |
(Pages 59 - 70) |
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To receive a presentation on the work of the Parish Liaison, Devolution and Community Rights (PLDCR) Team, including current activities and projects.
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Business Representation in Harrogate |
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To receive a verbal update from Harrogate District Chamber of Commerce.
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Reports Circulated for Information Only
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Harrogate Waste and Street Scene Performance Update
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(Pages 71 - 72) |
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Committee Work Programme |
(Pages 73 - 80) |
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a) to ask Members to consider the Committee’s work programme and amend it as required.
b) to inform Members and the public of work undertaken since the last Committee meeting, including informal meetings and working group sessions.
c) to inform Members of progress made on issues raised during and since the last Committee meeting.
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Date of Next Meeting |
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Thursday 26 March 2026, at 10:00, at the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, St Luke’s Avenue, Harrogate, HG1 2AE.
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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.
Recording is allowed at Council, committee and sub-committee meetings which are open to the public. Please give due regard to the Council’s protocol on audio/visual recording and photography at public meetings. We ask that any recording is clearly visible to anyone at the meeting and that it is non-disruptive.
Anyone wishing to record is asked to contact the Democratic Services Officer (details below) prior to the start of the meeting. If you are exercising your right to speak at this meeting, but do not wish to be recorded, please inform the Chairman who will instruct anyone who may be taking a recording to cease while you speak.
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Contact Details |
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For enquiries relating to this agenda and meeting please contact Edward Maxwell.
E-mail: Edward.maxwell@northyorks.gov.uk E-mail: democraticservices.central@northyorks.gov.uk Tel: 0300 131 2 131 Website: www.northyorks.gov.uk
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Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive