Decisions

The Corporate Director Resources approves the purchase of a property, paying Brierley Homes Ltd (BHL) for the work to build the property.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Foster to award £550 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Defibrillator pads for Grassington fire station.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Peacock to award £2000 of her Locality Budget funding to fund equipment for Reeth surgery.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Sedgwick to award £500 of her Locality Budget funding to fund Leyburn book and author event in school.

a) The nomination for NYCACV0077 Fairburn Church Hall, 17 Silver Street, Fairburn, WF11 9JA is successful and meets the definition of community value as detailed in the Localism Act 2011

b) It should be placed on the North Yorkshire Council Assets of Community Value List of Successful Nominations

a) The nomination for NYCACV0076 Reeth Medical Centre, Back Lane, Reeth, DL11 6SU is unsuccessful and does not meet the definition of community value as detailed in the Localism Act 2011

b) It should be placed on the North Yorkshire Council Assets of Community Value List of Unsuccessful Nominations

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Dadd to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Kirkby Wiske village hall roof repair.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Shaw-Wright to award £300 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Coultish centre committee allotment group

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Foster to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Kettlewell primary school laptops

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Thompson to award £400 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Newsham tidy up

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Thompson to award £400 of his Locality Budget funding to fund North Cowton Village green tree assessment

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Wilkinson to award £900 of her Locality Budget funding to fund Lovesome Hill village hall defibrillator.

To present the Adult Learning and Skills Service Fee Policy, Looking to increase the fees for Adult Learning Courses in line with the Council policy.

The Corporate Director in conjunction with the Executive Member for Education and skills has

i) Approved the increase in fees charged to learners who are eligible
ii) Approved publication of the fees and charging and associated pound-plus policies

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Shaw-Wright to award £300 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Coultish Centre committee allotment.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Myers to award £300 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Hellifield VAS sign

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Foster to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Kettlewell primary school laptops

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Thompson to award £400 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Newsham tidy up.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Thompson to award £400 of his Locality Budget funding to fund North Cowton village green.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Noland to award £400 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Skipton girls’ high school, Duke of Edinburgh’s award expeditions.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Wilkinson to award £300 of her Locality Budget funding to fund Picton community recreation area volunteers.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Sanderson to award £300 of her Locality Budget funding to fund TLD Teddies mother and baby group equipment

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Paraskos to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Follifoot cricket club mobile outdoor cricket net

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Parsons to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund The Coast to Coast passport.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Solloway to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Broughton road community centre, women’s wellbeing project

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jordan to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Camblesforth new benches for war memorial garden.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Proud to award £750 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Selby boxing academy upgrade

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Foster to award £2000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund an Outdoor Learning Area at Grassington Primary School.

To seek approval of acceptance of four separate Active Travel grants.

To accept the following grants from York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority –
i. £498,875 from the Mayoral Active Travel Fund (MATF)
ii. £237,600 from the Safer Routes to School Fund
iii. £198,154 from the Active Travel Pot
iv. £346,653 from the Improvement Pot

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jeffels to award £300 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Hutton Buscel village volunteer environment group

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jeffels to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund East Ayton Primary school

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jeffels to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Brompton by Sawdon primary school creation of pupils school garden.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jeffels to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Snainton primary school, purchase of musical instruments.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jeffels to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Hackness church of England primary school, facilities for SEND pupils.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jeffels to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Hutton Buscel Village hall and parish church car park lighting.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Sharma to award £400 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Carers Plus Yorkshire singing event

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Maw to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Scarborough community water testing.

To proceed to contract for the Harrogate Convention Centre – Royal Hall Lighting Upgrade with JP Developers following a competitive tender process.

To award a supply and installation contract to Axo Leisure Services Limited at a value of £68,000 + VAT for ground works and improvement to the existing basketball court, to create a more user-friendly site for the benefit of both basketball and netball at Jennyfields Sports, Jennyfields Drive Harrogate.

Procure a contract for the replacement of Cayton Carr Culvert under NEC4 Short contract on the CECF 2026 Civils Lot One Framework. Evaluation of Tender will be on a price only basis.

Agreed for the revised funding applications for (i) the Environment Agency Grant in Aid for funding of £415,274 and (ii) the Flood and Coastal Committee Levy for funding of £340,000.

Introduction of the proposed waiting restrictions as outlined in Appendix A of the report.
The Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) be authorised to allow the proposed introduction of the waiting restrictions as illustrated on the plan in Appendix A of this report (subject to any amendments and recommendations approved by the Corporate Director Environment in consultation with the Executive Member for Highways and Transportation in light of the objections received) and that the objectors are notified within fourteen days of 27 May 2026.

The introduction of a new residential disabled parking bay at 10 Overgreen View, Burniston is approved, as shown in the plan contained in Appendix A of the report.
The Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services) be authorised to seal the relevant Traffic Regulation Order by the Corporate Director – Environment and Executive Member for Highways and Transportation in light of the objections received and that the objectors are notified of the making of the Order within 14 days of it being made.

The request for the Memorandum of Understanding for the Pathways 2 Resilience Programme is approved.

Approval by the Corporate Director for Community Development for the submission of a grant application for £49,999 for the Rock and Roll project (part of the Selby Park Development Project) to the Movement, Activity and Sport Fund, administered by North Yorkshire Sport.

To undertake a review of the Council’s existing Vehicle Activated Signs (VAS) Protocol and to consider the potential value and merits of Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs).

That Speed Indicator Devices (SIDs) are not permitted on the highway, with no change to the Temporary VAS Protocol and the VAS available to the local communities in North Yorkshire should continue to be of a consistent approved Speed Limit Reminder design.

That delegated authority is given to the Assistant Director - Environment and Transport Services, in consultation with the Executive Member for Managing our Environment, to respond to the Strategy for a Sustainable Future Consultation Draft by 10 June 2026.

Submit a Pre-submission response for the DfT Structures Fund to request funds for the maintenance of the A63 Bypass Swing bridge and Replacement of the A19 Selby Toll Swing bridge.

To award a contract to Wilf Noble Construction Ltd for provision of temporary pedestrian access at Grosmont Suspension Footbridge. Initial costs are expected to be around £88,000 for a 2-year hire. Ongoing hire and inspection fees mean final costs are uncertain.

The Corporate Director for Community Development has approved the submission of officer comments to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) Warm Homes Fund: Call for Evidence

To consider the proposed funding allocation methodology for the DfE Inclusive Early Years Fund 2026-27 for early years’ providers for the 2026-27 financial year. To approve the recommendation in respect of the funding allocation methodology to be used for the allocation of the funding to early years providers operating within North Yorkshire

The Corporate Director – Children and Young People’s Service, in conjunction with the Executive Members for Children and Young People, has agreed the recommendation, as detailed in section 3, for the proposed distribution methodology for the IEYF 2026-27 as follows:
•A funding weighting of £294.2k (75%) for base rate funding and £98.1k (25%) for deprivation (SEND proxy); funding allocations indicative, at this stage.
•The January 2026 universal 3

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Cunliffe-Lister to award £500 of her Locality Budget funding to fund Burnt Yates VAS sign.

Approval from the Corporate Director Community Development, in consultation with the Chief Finance Officer (sub-delegated to the Assistant Director - Resources) to the submission of the grant application for £14,700 to the Arts Council England and note that match funding in the form of staff time is required from the Council.

The Authority has awarded a contract to Gladstone MRM Limited after running an open tender process for a New Leisure Management System.

The new contract is to commence early 2026 for an initial period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 2 x 2 years.

The contract maximum value is £ £2,166,666 (ex VAT)

Decision made in consultation with Assistant Director Culture, Leisure, Arts, Libraries & Sport at Gate 3

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Dadd to award £2000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Sandhutton and Breckenbrough village hall air source heat pump and solar panels.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jordan to award £800 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Carlton village hall outside seating benches

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Noland to award £400 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Skipton Rotary eco day 2026

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Brown to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Cowling cricket club patio

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Swannick to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Whitby area development trust with installation of new projector.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Lunn to award £600 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Burn village war memorial lighting.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Lunn to award £1015 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Jambleton festival with a disabled wc, baby change and first aid.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Lunn to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Thorpe Willoughby primary school play equipment.

That the Corporate Director Community Development approves the response set out in the report for submission to MHCLG.

In March 2026 the Government published a national consultation seeking views on a revised approach to fees for planning applications. The consultation asked for responses to a set of questions. This report sets out a single council response comprising input from officers across all relevant council services.

North Yorkshire Council intends to enter an agreement with the adjacent landowner of a Retaining Wall near Linton, for the dedication of approximately 610m2 area of land for highway purposes pursuant to section 72 of the Highways Act 1980.

The Housing Standards Team to procure a contract for the Safety

To enable the Housing Standards Team to procure an external contract for the delivery of Safety and Compliance Assurance Auditing across all statutory and regulatory compliance activities within North Yorkshire Council’s domestic social housing stock (HRA).

The report is for decision to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with MHCLG for the award of Local Authority Housing Funding Round 4.

To accept grant funding of up to £3,132,144 from the Local Authority Housing Fund and that authority be delegated to agree and enter into any associated agreements with MCHLG to access and deliver these funds, including but not limited to the Memorandum of Understanding, to the Corporate Director – Resources in consultation with the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services.

To accept an offer received on 54 York Place, Harrogate, following a full marketing campaign by Align Property Partners.

To approve the disposal of 54 York Place, Harrogate, HG1 5RH on the terms set out in the confidential appendix.

The decision is required to undertake the procurement of a contract to remediate a collapsed mineshaft at the closed landfill site. The tender process is subject to Procurement Assurance Board approval and internal governance.

To identify funding for the remediation of Langbaurgh Ridge closed landfill site, and to undertake a procurement exercise to ascertain cost, ahead of a further decision to proceed with the project.

The Corporate Director – Children and Young People’s Service has agree that the academy conversion charge should be uplifted to £8,850 for the financial year 2026/27.

The report would seek approval of a decision to accept and approve the business case to develop a Care & Support Hub in Harrogate and proceed with its development,

The North Yorkshire Council-run Care & Support Hub would (if approved) provide specialist intermediate care as well as short and long-term specialist residential dementia care.

The report will set out the business case for the development of the Harrogate Hub, request approval for funding to proceed with its procurement as well as the Council’s aspirations with regard to Carbon Net Zero opportunities for the care and support hub building.

The Corporate Director of Resources has taken the following decisions in consultation with the Corporate Director of Health and Adult Services, the Deputy Leader & Executive Member for Finance & Resources, Executive Member for Health and Adult Services and Executive Member for Managing our Environment.

1. To note the detailed work undertaken to develop the proposal for a purpose-built Care & Support Hub (CSH) in Harrogate to address the escalating pressures on Health and Adult Services budgets driven by the requirement to purchase increasing levels of specialist older people’s residential care in the independent care sector, alongside the risk and issues faced with the current Elderly People’s Homes estate.

2. To approve a capital budget of £15.7m to procure, in accordance with NYC procurement processes, the development of a new Council-run Care & Support Hub in place of the existing Elderly Person’s Home; Station View in Harrogate, from the overall capital budget of £59.2m agreed by Council in February 2025.

3. To approve the proposed Beyond Compliance solutions on the new Harrogate Care & Support Hub site, with a cost of £219k.

The report would seek approval of a decision to accept and approve the business case to develop a Care & Support Hub in Scarborough and proceed with its development,

The North Yorkshire Council-run Care & Support Hub would (if approved) provide specialist intermediate care as well as short and long-term specialist residential dementia care.

The report will set out the business case for the development of the Scarborough Hub, request approval for funding to proceed with its procurement as well as the Council’s aspirations with regard to Carbon Net Zero opportunities for the care and support hub building.

The Corporate Director of Resources has taken the following decisions in consultation with the Corporate Director of Health and Adult Services, the Deputy Leader & Executive Member for Finance & Resources, Executive Member for Health and Adult Services and Executive Member for Managing our Environment.

1. To note the detailed work undertaken to develop the proposal for a purpose-built Care & Support Hub (CSH) in Scarborough to address the escalating pressures on Health and Adult Services budgets driven by the requirement to purchase increasing levels of specialist older people’s residential care in the independent care sector, alongside the risk and issues faced with the current Elderly People’s Homes estate.

2. To approve a capital budget of £16.9m to procure, in accordance with NYC procurement processes, the development of a new Council-run Care & Support Hub in place of the existing Elderly Person’s Homes at Silver Birches in Filey and Larpool Lane in Whitby, from the overall capital budget of £59.2m agreed by Council in February 2025.

3. To approve the proposed Beyond Compliance solutions on the new Scarborough Care & Support Hub site, with a cost of £202k.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) proposes to enter into a land agreement with the landowners adjacent to Skelton South Bridge, Skelton, which will include provision for compensation. The agreement is required to enable NYC to temporarily use approximately 2.4 acres of land to construct a temporary bypass around the bridge, facilitating major bridge maintenance works, and to establish a site compound.

Approval of the attached Protocol for Decision-Making in respect of the Local Plan Call for Sites where NYC is both Landowner and Planning Authority.