Scarborough and Whitby Area Committee

Work Programme 2025/26

 

Friday 6 June 2025 at 10am

Subject

Description

Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 2025-26

 

Annual Community Safety Update

 

North Yorkshire Police Community Safety Annual Report and North Yorkshire Council Community Safety and CCTV Service Annual Report – Superintendent Rachel Wood, Commander for Scarborough and Paul Romans, Community Safety & CCTV Manager

Community Football Pitch – Scarborough Sports Village

Progress report on the renewal of the community pitch at Scarborough Sports Village – Jo Ireland, Assistant Director Culture and Leisure

Receipt of petition

 

To urge North Yorkshire Council to repair the Community Football Pitch at Scarborough Sports Village

Economic, Regeneration, Tourism and Transport Project Development Fund for the Area Committee

Update on projects endorsed by the Area Committee - Joe Russell, Senior Economic Development Officer

A Great Plan for Every Place

 

Update on local Town Investment Plans - Joe Russell, Senior Economic Development Officer

Localities Service Update 2024-25

 

Annual update on the work of the Localities Service in 2024-25, including an overview of progress in the Scarborough and Whitby AC area - Karen Atkinson, Communities Locality Lead

Scarborough Cross-Council Task Force Update

Update on the Task Force’s work and Action Plan - Joe Penny, Principal Officer to the Chief Executive

Community Resilience

 

Annual report on the work of the Resilience and Emergencies team including Community Resilience Policy - Matt Robinson (Head of Resilience and Emergencies)

Area Committee Annual Report 2024-25

 

Summary of the committee’s activity in 2024-25 – St John Harris (Principal Democratic Services Officer)

2025/26 Work Programme

Review of areas for scrutiny

 

Friday 19 September 2025 at 10am

Subject

Description

Attendance of Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby

Opportunity for the local MP to share their views on main issues of local interest

 

Attendance of David Skaith, Mayor and James Farrar, Chief Executive of York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority

 

Annual update by Mayor and Chief Executive on the work of the YNYCA and its impact on AC area

Whitby Cliff Lift and access to Whitby West Cliff beach

To seek the Area Committee’s views on the council’s proposals in respect of the Whitby Cliff Lift and the replacement bus service following the public consultation on the future operation of the bus service - Chris Bourne, Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Head

 

Receipt of petition

 

To save Whitby Cliff Lift from closure

Playing Pitch Strategy / Built Sports Facilities Strategy and Leisure Investment Strategy - update

Matt Hewison, Head of Development (Active North Yorkshire)

2025/26 Work Programme

Review of areas for scrutiny

 

 

Friday 28 November 2025 at 10am

Subject

Description

Attendance of Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby

Opportunity for the local MP to share their views on main issues of local interest

 

Receipt of petition

 

To urge North Yorkshire Council to reduce the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph on New Bridge, Whitby

 

Health in Coastal Communities / Health Deprivation & Inequality

 

Progress update by Louise Wallace, Director of Public Health

Rural policing update

 

Update from the North Yorkshire Police Rural Taskforce Unit covering May – October 2025

 

2025/26 Work Programme

Review of areas for scrutiny

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday 23 January 2026 at 10am - Remote Informal Meeting

Budget 2026/27 Proposals

Overview of Budget proposals for 2026/27 – Gary Fielding, Director of Strategic Resources

 

 

Monday 2 March 2026 at 10am

Subject

Description

Attendance of Alison Hume, MP for Scarborough and Whitby

Opportunity for the local MP to share their views on main issues of local interest

 

Whitby Cliff Lift and access to Whitby West Cliff beach

 

To seek the Area Committee’s views on the council’s latest proposals in respect of the Whitby Cliff Lift and the replacement bus service following further investigative work by Anglo American - Chris Bourne, Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Head

 

Harbour Strategy and Investment Plan

To consult the Area Committee on the draft Harbour Strategy and Investment Plan – Chris Bourne, Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Head

 

Review of experimental traffic regulation order (ETRO) prohibiting overnight motor caravan parking on various streets, including at Sandsend, Scarborough and Cayton Bay

 

To seek the Area Committee’s comments on the outcome of the experimental scheme banning the overnight parking of motor caravans in certain locations - Helen Watson, Improvement Manager Area 3 Highways

Appointments to committees and outside bodies

 

To invite the Area Committee to make an appointment to Groundwork Yorkshire Board of Trustees

2025/26 Work Programme

 

Review of areas for scrutiny

Items to note

 

Alpamare Waterpark update

 

Extraordinary meeting - Monday 23 March 2026 at 10am

Subject

Description

 

Bathing water quality in Scarborough South and North Bays

To review progress in improving Scarborough’s bathing water quality

 

 

 

2026-27

5 June 2026

Education update for schools in the Scarborough & Whitby area - Jon Holden, Strategic Planning Manager, Children and Young People’s Services

Port Marine Safety Code - Annual Report of Performance against the Safety Plan – Chris Bourne, Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Head

 

Draft Urban Gull Strategy -– Dean Richardson, Head of Regulatory Services

Community Resilience Update 2025-26

North Yorkshire Council Empty Homes Strategy - Emma Jesper, Private Housing Standards Manager and Steve Reynolds, Private Housing Standards Team Leader

Annual Community Safety Update including the council’s work to tackle anti-social behaviour and other community safety challenges associated with HMOs in the local area - North Yorkshire Police Community Safety Annual Report and North Yorkshire Council Community Safety and CCTV Service Annual Report – Superintendent Rachel Wood, Commander for Scarborough and Paul Romans, Community Safety & CCTV Manager

Area Committee Annual Report 2025-26

 

30 September 2026

Annual update by Mayor on the work of the YNYCA and its impact on Scarborough and Whitby area

Localities Service Update 2025-26

 

Other potential topics to be allocated:

·         The cost of housing and other housing related issues e.g. Cost of Living, Fuel Poverty and the future Homelessness service provision

·         Reduction in Bus Services and its impact on residents’ lives

·         Housing Strategy

·         Children’s Safety

·         Swift programme – Access to Services for Eastern European Migrants – update

·         Dentistry provision

·         Major infrastructure renewal projects

 

Author:

St John Harris

Democratic Services

March 2026