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, 26 March 2026 |
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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 recorded, and will be available to view after it has taken place via our website and uploaded to our YouTube channel.
Business
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1. |
Apologies for Absence
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Minutes of the Meeting held on 27 November 2025 |
(Pages 5 - 14) |
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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 23 March. 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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Active Travel Updates |
(Pages 15 - 20) |
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Report of the Corporate Director Environment, advising the Committee of progress to date on the delivery of Active Travel schemes within Harrogate and Knaresborough.
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Schools Performance Update |
(Pages 21 - 38) |
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Report of the Assistant Directors Education and Inclusion, and Resources, updating the Area Committee on the performance of schools in the Harrogate and Knaresborough area.
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Committee Work Programme
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(Pages 39 - 50) |
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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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Written Reports for Information Only
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8(a) |
Progress Report on the Recommendations of the Section 19 Report into the 6 May 2024 Flood Event in Knaresborough |
(Pages 51 - 56) |
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Written report of the Corporate Director Environment, informing members of the Area Committee of the progress made against the recommendations of the Flood Investigation report on the significant flood event that affected Knaresborough on 6 May 2024.
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Harrogate Youth Council Report |
(Pages 57 - 58) |
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Written report of Harrogate Youth Council, outlining its activities and areas of concern to bring to the Area Committee’s attention.
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Town Investment Plan Update |
(Pages 59 - 62) |
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Written report of the Corporate Director of Community Development, to provide an update to the Area Committee on progress with the development of Town Investment Plans for Harrogate, Knaresborough and Boroughbridge, including recent engagement activity, emerging priorities and proposed next steps. This interim written update is in advance of the full report, scheduled for consideration at the June 2026 meeting of the Area Committee.
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Waste Performance Update |
(Pages 63 - 64) |
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Written report of the Head of Waste Operations and Street Scene, updating the Area Committee on performance in waste collection and street scene.
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Date of Next Meeting |
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Thursday 4 June 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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Contact Details 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