Agenda

Skipton and Ripon Area Committee - Thursday, 4 December 2025 10.00 am

Venue: Belle Vue Suite, 1 Belle Vue Square, Broughton Road, Skipton, BD23 1FJ

Contact: Stephen Loach, Vicky Davies or Christian Brennan of Democratic Services  Email: stephen.loach@northyorks.gov.uk

Media

Items
No. Item

1.

Apologies for absence

2.

Minutes of the meeting held on 11 September 2025 pdf icon PDF 351 KB

3.

Declarations of interest

 

Members are invited to declare at this point any interests they have in items appearing on this agenda, including the nature of those interests.

4.

Public questions and statements

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 Monday 1 December 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.

5.

Update from RT Hon Julian Smith MP

 

An opportunity for Members to discuss issues of key concern in the constituency.

6.

Wyvern Link Road, Skipton pdf icon PDF 432 KB

 

To provide the Area Committee with an update on the proposed Wyvern Link Road, Skipton

Additional documents:

7.

Nidderdale Greenway Extension - update pdf icon PDF 148 KB

 

To update Members on the review of the Nidderdale Greenway Extension feasibility study, including revised key metrics, an updated assessment of scheme viability, and proposed next steps.

Additional documents:

8.

Town Investment Plan Programme - Update pdf icon PDF 240 KB

To inform Members of the progress made in developing investment plans for key settlements within the Skipton and Ripon area through the North Yorkshire Town Investment Plan (TIP) programme, and to present proposed schemes for consideration for grant funding through the York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority’s ‘Emerging Project Fund’.

9.

Housing need, provision, strategy and interventions pdf icon PDF 728 KB

To provide Members with an overview of housing need, provision, strategy and interventions in the Committee’s area.

Additional documents:

10.

Youth Councils - Update

A written update will be provided to Members, prior to the meeting, in relation to issues raised at the previous meeting.

11.

Committee work programme pdf icon PDF 70 KB

To invite Members to consider, amend and add to the Committee’s work programme.

Additional documents:

12.

Any other items which the Chair agrees should be considered as a matter of urgency because of special circumstances.

13.

Date of next meeting

Thursday, 05 March 2026 at 10.00am at a venue to be determined.