There are six Area Planning Committees which reflect the parliamentary constituencies:

Comprising Skipton and Ripon
Comprising Richmond (Yorks)
Comprising Harrogate and Knaresborough
Comprising Thirsk and Malton
Comprising Scarborough and Whitby
Comprising Selby & Ainsty

Each Committee to be made up of 7 Members. Each Area Planning Committee to have named substitutes from the relevant Area Committee.

Quorum – 3 Members

Members shall not participate as members of the Area Planning Committee until they have received appropriate training.

Terms of Reference

Except where delegated to an Officer, Area Planning Committees will have the following functions for their areas:

* (a) to exercise the powers and duties of the Council as Planning Authority in relation to all functions relating to town and country planning and development management as specified in, but not limited to Schedule 1 to the Local Authorities (Functions and Responsibilities)(England) Regulations 2000 that do not fall within the remit of the Strategic Planning Committee.

* (b) to exercise the Council’s functions as the Commons Registration Authority for common land and town/village greens.

* (c) to exercise powers relating to the protection of important hedgerows.

* (d) the power to make representations to the Secretary of State regarding Public Path Creation Orders to which a duly made objection has been received following public advertisement of the Order, subject to consultation with the relevant Executive Member(s) and local Member(s).

Harrogate and Knaresborough Area Planning Committee

Membership

	Councillors Name	Political Group
1	MANN, John (Chair)	Conservatives and Independents
2	WINDASS, Robert	Conservatives and Independents
3	ALDRED, Chris (Vice Chair)	Liberal Democrats and Liberal
4	BROADBANK, Philip	Liberal Democrats and Liberal
5	GOSTLOW, Hannah	Liberal Democrats and Liberal
6	LACEY, Peter	Liberal Democrats and Liberal
7	HASLAM, Paul	North Yorkshire Independent

Skipton and Ripon Area Planning Committee

Membership

	Councillors Name	Political Group
1	HULL, Nathan (Chair)	Conservatives and Independents
2	IRETON, David	Conservatives and Independents
3	HESELTINE, Robert	Conservatives and Independents
4	WILLIAMS, Andrew	Conservatives and Independents
5	BROWN, Andy (Vice Chair)	Green Party
6	NOLAND, David	Green Party
7	BRODIGAN, Barbara	Liberal Democrats and Liberal

Richmond (Yorks) Area Planning Committee

Membership

	Councillors Name	Political Group
1	HUGILL, David	Conservatives and Independents
2	MOORHOUSE, Heather (Vice Chair)	Conservatives and Independents
3	SEDGWICK, Karin	Conservatives and Independents
4	THOMPSON, Angus	Conservatives and Independents
5	WATSON, Steve	Conservatives and Independents
6	WEBSTER, David (Chair)	Conservatives and Independents
7	FOSTER, Kevin	Green Party
Substitute: Cllr Bryn Griffiths (Liberal Democrat and Liberal) is the named substitute for Cllr Kevin Foster

Selby and Ainsty Area Planning Committee

Membership

	Councillors Name	Political Group
1	ARTHUR, Karl	Conservatives and Independents
2	LUNN, Cliff	Conservatives and Independents
3	WARNEKEN, Arnold	Green Party
4	JORDAN, Mike	North Yorkshire Independent
5	PACKHAM, Bob (Vice Chair)	Labour
6	SHAW-WRIGHT, Steve	Labour
7	CATTANCH, John (Chair)	North Yorkshire Independent

Thirsk and Malton Area Planning Committee

Membership

	Councillors Name	Political Group
1	BAKER, Alyson	Conservatives and Independents
2	KNAPTON, Nigel	Conservatives and Independents
3	TAYLOR, Malcolm	Conservatives and Independents
4	GOODRICK, Caroline (Chair)	Conservatives and Independents
5	CROSS, Sam	Independent (Unaffiliated)
6	ANDREWS, Joy (Vice Chair)	Liberal Democrats and Liberal
7	BURR, Lindsay	North Yorkshire Independent

Scarborough and Whitby Area Planning Committee

Membership

	Councillors Name	Political Group
1	BASTIMAN, Derek	Conservatives and Independents
2	PEARSON, Clive	Conservatives and Independents
3	TRUMPER, Phil (Chair)	Conservatives and Independents
4	MAW, Rich	Independent Unaffiliated
5	BROADBENT, Eric	Labour
6	SHARMA, Subash (Vice Chair)	Labour
7	JEFFERSON, Janet	North Yorkshire Independent