North Yorkshire Local Access Forum

 

24 January 2024

 

Updates from Sub-Groups & Individual Members

 

Report of the Secretary

 

 

1.0

 

1.1

 

Purpose of the Report

 

An opportunity for LAF members to update the Forum on their LAF representative project activity since the last meeting.

 

 

2.0    Background

 

2.1    The LAF operates an agreed list of nominated representatives willing to act as the first point of liaison with the old District/Borough Council planning teams. Individual LAF members are also nominated from time to time to take a lead on specific projects that the LAF has an interest in or in representing the LAF on other partnership bodies.  Both are represented in the table below:

 

            Name

Representation

Will Scarlett

Craven District

Rachel Connelly

Hambleton District

Richmondshire District

A1

Roma Haigh

Ryedale District 

A19

County Councillor David Jeffels

Scarborough District

Regional Access Forum

Dick Brew

NYCC Countryside Access Service User Group

 

David Lepper

Protected Landscapes

 

Vacant

2026

Harrogate District

Regional Access Forum

A66

 

3.0      Liaison Updates

 

3.1    This agenda item provides an opportunity for the Forum to be updated on any such activity since the previous meeting.

 

3.2      There have been no written updates provided by individual Forum members so Members are asked to provide verbal updates at this meeting.

 

3.2      The Forum are also asked to consider allocating some of the areas shown as vacant in the table above, to individual Form members.

 

4.0      Sub-Group Updates

 

4.1      At the last meeting the Forum received a presentation from the new Assistant Director for Planning on the plans for a new Planning Service for North Yorkshire and the progress made since the formation of the new North Yorkshire Council.  As part of that update it was confirmed there was an ongoing review of NYC’s Planning Service.

 

4.2      Given that ongoing development work, it was agreed the Planning sub-group would continue its work to help inform the service review.

 

4.3         Members of the sub-group are asked to provide a verbal update on that work at this meeting.

 

5.0

Recommendations

5.1

 

That the Forum: 

i)       Considers and notes the verbal updates provided at the meeting and agrees any further actions required

 

BARRY KHAN

Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services)

 

County Hall

NORTHALLERTON

Report Author: Melanie Carr, Secretary to North Yorkshire Local Access Forum