Agenda and draft minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

The minutes of the meeting held on the 8 April 2026 were confirmed and signed as an accurate record

Councillor Arthur declared a personal interest in agenda item number 5 as he was employed by Network Rail, however this application did not impact on his employment, and he confirmed that he would speak and vote on the items.

Prior to the start of the presentation, the Development Management Team Leader informed Members that the Town and Country Planning (Consultation) (England) Direction 2026, made on 31 March 2026, came into force on 11 May 2026.   The Direction required that where a local planning authority was minded to refuse planning permission for any development for 150 dwellings or more, the authority must consult the Secretary of State before issuing the decision notice.  The consultation would give the Secretary of State the opportunity to decide whether to call in the application under section 77 of The Town and Country Planning Act.  The Direction applied to applications not determined before 11 May 2026.

The Assistant Director, Community Development Services sought determination of an application for full planning permission for residential development of 204 residential dwellings at land off Mill Lane, Brayton, Selby, North Yorkshire.

The application had been brought to Planning Committee at the request of the Head of Development Management as it raised significant planning issues.

The Principal Planning Officer presented the report, outlining the site location and description and informed Members that there was an officer update note on the application.  A correction had been made to Condition 10 (point 1) to align with the Highways recommendation, such that the new footway at Mill Lane, between the main site entrance and the existing footway at 2 Mill Lane, was to be completed prior to the occupation of the first dwelling, rather than prior to occupation of 50% of the dwellings as stated within the agenda pack.

Ann Vickers, spoke in objection to the application.

The agent, Mark Johnson spoke on behalf of the applicant, in support of the application.

During consideration of the above application, the Committee discussed the following

· A query was raised as to whether the Direction referred to at the beginning of the item would apply irrespective of the local planning authority’s ability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

· With reference to paragraph 10.12 of the report, clarification was sought as to whether the five-year housing land supply should continue to be assessed on the basis of the Selby legacy area or across the whole authority.

· Members queried whether, based on appeal decisions to date, Inspectors were continuing to assess the five-year housing land supply on the basis of the Selby legacy area.

· In relation to affordable housing, and with reference to paragraph 10.22 of the report, a query was raised as to whether the stated provision of 20% affordable housing units should instead read 10%.

· In relation to paragraph 10.33, Members queried as to whether the site, identified as Grade 3 agricultural land in the Yorkshire and Humber Agricultural Land Classification, is classified as Grade 3a or 3b, given the distinction in national policy.

· Members queried whether the objections raised by the Landscape Officer and the Urban Design Officer had been addressed.

During the debate, the Division Member raised concerns regarding the density of the proposed development and the impact on the surrounding road network.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 147.

The Assistant Director, Community Development Services sought determination of an application for the demolition of units 1 to 5 of Selby Business Centre to facilitate the release of land for later redevelopment as part of the Selby Station Gateway Scheme, a major public-realm and regeneration project, at Unit 3, Selby Business Park, Station Road, Selby.

The application had been brought to Planning Committee as the application had been submitted by North Yorkshire Council.

The Senior Planning Officer informed Members that there was an officer update note on the application.   Members were advised that the application related to the demolition of an unlisted building within the Selby Town Conservation Area and therefore constituted “relevant demolition” under Regulation 4A of the Town and Country Planning General Regulations 1992 (as amended).  As such, the Local Planning Authority was required to notify Historic England (HE) and allow a 21-day period for representations.  Officers had notified HE on 6 May 2026, with the consultation period expiring on 28 May 2026.

Therefore, to ensure compliance with statutory consultation requirements, officers recommended an amendment to the recommendation within the original Committee report, namely that, if Members were minded to grant permission, the decision be delegated to the Head of Development Management subject to the expiry of the consultation period without objection and the conditions set out in the report.  Any comments received from HE would be reviewed by officers and referred back to Members if necessary.

The Officer presented the report and highlighted that the application was purely for the demolition of the buildings to facilitate the future development of the Selby Station Gateway Scheme.

Members noted that HE had raised no objections to the previously approved Selby Station gateway redevelopment (ref. 2022/0031/EIA), which included demolition of the building; however, that permission had since lapsed and a new application (ref. ZG2026/0253/FUL) was pending.

There were no speakers on the application.

During consideration of the above application, the Committee discussed the following

· Members queried whether works had already commenced at the site.

Councillor Warneken proposed, and Councillor Shaw-Wright seconded that the application should be minded to approve, with the decision then delegated to the Head of Development Management.

The decision

That Members were MINDED TO APPROVE planning permission and to delegate authorisation, subject to the expiry of the HE consultation period without objection and the conditions set out in the report, to the Head of Development Management.

Voting record

A vote was taken, and the motion was carried unanimously.

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

There were no items of urgent business

Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 2.00pm.

Wednesday 10 June, 2026 at 2.00 pm.