North Yorkshire Council

Thirsk and Malton Area Committee

10am on 27 March 2026

Items from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (CA) that may be of interest to the Area Committee

1.0 Matters that have been recently considered at CA meetings

1.1       Business Board – 27 November 2025

Min 24 – How’s Business – to note improvements to the York – Scarborough railway

Min 25 – Mayor’s business update – to note challenges of affordable housing sector and available workforce

1.2       Overview and Scrutiny Committee – 18 December 2025

Item 5 - Mayor’s update and Member Q&A

Item 6 - Local Transport Plan update

1.3       Combined Authority – 23 January 2026

Min CA24-81 - York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority Established Status Application (EMSA) to the MHCLG

EMSA “conferred the strongest form of devolution available and was a prerequisite for an Integrated Settlement, bringing together multiple funding streams with greater flexibility and a clearer outcomes framework.”

Minute CA24-82 – Grow Yorkshire Renewed

Update on the reconstitution of Grow Yorkshire as an Expert Advisory Panel on Agriculture, Food and Rural Businesses and Communities, including an overview of the programme's evolution, proposed structure and next steps

1.4       Combined Authority – 27 February 2026

MIN CA24-99 – Mayor’s Active Travel Fund

“Members welcomed the strong early interest in the community element of the Mayor’s Active Travel Fund. Members emphasised the importance of prioritising simple, accessible measures and stressed the need for well‑connected infrastructure rather than isolated schemes. The Mayor confirmed the commitment to ensuring joined‑up working with both local authorities and community stakeholders, noting the significant contribution of the Active Travel Commissioner in building strong partnerships.”

2.0 CA news items

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a. Deputy Mayor Jo Coles update on Langdale Fire investigation > York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – 26 February

b. Mayor launches £1 million Active Travel Fund to transform everyday journeys and support safer school runs > York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – 25 February

c. ‘We must get this right for our region’, Mayor on next steps for Visitor Levy > York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – 17 February

d. New Grow Yorkshire chair in bid to boost farm incomes > York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – 9 February

e. Putting the WOW! into Malton’s High Street > York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – 9 January

f. Mayor welcomes inheritance tax changes for farmers > York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – 23 December