Agenda
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Meeting |
Skipton and Ripon Area Committee |
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Councillors Richard Foster (Chair), Andy Solloway (Vice-Chair), Philip Barrett, Barbara Brodigan, Andy Brown, Nick Brown, Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, Robert Heseltine, Nathan Hull, David Ireton, Andrew Murday, Simon Myers, David Noland, David Staveley and Andrew Williams. |
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Date: |
Thursday, 29 May 2025 |
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10.00 am |
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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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Appointment of Chair for 2025/26
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Apologies for absence
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Appointment of Vice-Chair for 2025/26
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Minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2025 |
(Pages 5 - 12) |
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To confirm the minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2025 as a correct record.
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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.
Members will be aware that we are in a pre-election period, with the Eastfield by-election being held on 19 June 2025. Whilst the business of the Council continues, we do need to be mindful of avoiding giving an individual or a political group a platform by which they can influence public opinion in the lead up to the election. Please can I ask that all members are mindful of this during today’s proceedings.
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Update from RT Hon Julian Smith MP, including update from DCC on smart meter connectivity. |
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An opportunity for Members to discuss issues of key concern in the constituency.
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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 Friday 23 May 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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Closure of Royal Mail Sorting Office at Grassington - Implications - Issue for member discussion
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Localities Update 2024/25 - Report of the Chief Executive |
(Pages 13 - 24)
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To provide Members with an update on projects and programmes delivered by the Localities service and an overview of progress made in the Skipton and Ripon Constituency area in 2024/25.
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Community Safety and CCTV Service Annual Update - Report of Head of Community Safety & CCTV
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(Pages 25 - 28) |
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To provide Members with an annual update on the work of the Community Safety & CCTV service in the Skipton and Ripon areas. This will include a focus on Community Safety Hubs, CCTV and the wider strategic Community Safety Partnership
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Impact of Tourism in the Craven Area - Update - Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services)
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(Pages 29 - 66) |
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To provide an update to the Committee on the recommendations laid out in the former Craven District Council’s review of the impact of tourism on the Craven district.
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Countryside Access Service Review - Presentation by the Head of Countryside Access Service
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(Pages 67 - 80) |
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Natural England - Information Report - Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services)
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(Pages 81 - 84) |
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To provide an informational overview of Natural England and understand their national goals and objectives.and determine whether Member’s require further information on any local areas of interest covered by Natural England.
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Committee work programme - Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services)
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(Pages 85 - 92) |
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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, 11 September 2025 at 10.00am at a venue to be confirmed
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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.
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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 stephenloach@northyorks.gov.uk; vickydavies@northyorks.gov.uk; christianbrennan@northyorks.gov.uk E-mail: generic democraticservices.west@northyorks.gov.uk Tel: 01609 532216 / 01756 706486 / 01723 232332
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