Decisions

The award of a contract for Leisure Management System for Selby and Tadcaster Leisure and Wellbeing Hub to OpenPlay Limited via direct award using GCloud 14.

Initial period is 01 September 2025 – 31 August 2026 with the option for a 12 month extension 01 September 2026 – 31 August 2027

The Value is £62,250

The updated Parish Charter developed by North Yorkshire Council in partnership with the parish sector is agreed
Once confirmed, updated wording for Forewords will be added to finalise the document
Once finalised, the updated Parish Charter will be circulated to all North Yorkshire Council Members, senior officers including Heads of Service and all Parish Sector Organisations

Acceptance of £300,000 from Homes England for social rented homes in Scarborough.

a) The nomination for NYCACV0064 The Half Moon Inn, Barton 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 NYCACV0065 Elmete Social Club, Sherburn in Elmet 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

To apply for £100k of YNYCA Capital Project Development and Delivery programme funding to support the fitout of an Innovation Suite at the Whitby Maritime Hub.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Cattanach to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund to replace all PC owned Sodium lights with LED lights.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Moorhouse to award £1000 of her Locality Budget funding to fund The Bradleys school of dance performance in Disneyland Paris.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Murday to award £300 of his Locality Budget funding to fund equipment for a games room for Upper Nidderdale Youth Club

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Crane to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Barlow Heritage voluntary group to go into school and teach students about the area.

To approve an application for Brownfield Housing Grant to the Mayoral Combined Authority. The MCA has recently opened up the application process for Round 3 of the Brownfield Housing Grant, which invites applications from Local authorities and other partners.
The council has identified a number of schemes, which would benefit from this grant funding and wishes to make an application for the funding. The total amount of funding the Council wishes to apply for is £1,200,000.
The deadline for applying for the grant is 29 August 2025.

Approval has been granted to submit applications for Brownfield Housing Funding to the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority for up to £1,200,000.

a) The nomination for NYCACV0063 Land at North Cowton 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

To award a contract for Pool Plant Servicing and Responsive Maintenance for North Yorkshire Council, following the completion of a procurement exercise to: Sterling Hydrotech Limited

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Weighell to award £400 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the replacement of council computer for Hackforth Parish Council

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Seston to award £300 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the maintenance of the lawnmower for AFC Eastfield.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Cuncliffe-Lister to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund Ripley Town Hall refurbishment.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Sanderson to award £300 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund habitat creation and enhancement at Lockton

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Murday to award £325 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund a bicycle pump track feasibility study for Pateley Bridge Town Council

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Brodigan to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the annual Poetry Festival at Ripon

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Brodigan to award £400 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the Ripon Youth Council.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Brodigan to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the Children’s Play area at Ripon Walled Garden

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Brodigan to award £500 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund the Film “Ripon Goes to War” by Ripon Military Heritage Trust

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Brodigan to award £400 of her Locality Budgets funding to fund St. Wilfred’s Procession

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Brown to award £500 of his Locality Budgets funding to fund the reinvigoration of Cundall with Lecky and Norton Le Clay Parish Council by the creation of a website and membership of YLCA.

Decision to procure an oral health promotion service to provide:
•evidence-based supervised toothbrushing programme in targeted early years childcare and school settings, including Special Schools.
•Oral health workforce development programme for adult and children’s workforce

Approval has been given for the procurement of an Oral Health Promotion Service from April 2026 for 5 years (3+1+1). The service will maintain support to targeted Early Years Settings participating in Supervised Toothbrushing Programmes and provide a virtual workforce development offer to North Yorkshire Council’s Children and Young People and Health and Adult Services.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor McCartney to award £300 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the purchase of a cultivator for Whitley village allotment association.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Maw to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund new cigarette butt bins in prime tourist areas in Scarborough.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Ireton to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Low Bentham public hall and Victoria institute to enable them to provide Christmas lunch, gifts and entertainment for local residents.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Gostlow to award £500 of her Locality Budget funding to fund the toy and library stock refresh at Harrogate and Knaresborough toy library.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Gostlow to award £500 of her Locality Budget funding to fund the support of emergency household supplies for Resurrected bites

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Taylor to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund The football equipment for Huby Corinthians junior football club.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Foster to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund The service children’s community choir.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Ritchie to award £300 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Makaton training for Childhaven nursery school

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Thompson to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the ongoing repair and updating of ASJ cricket club pavilion.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Williams to award £600 of his Locality Budget funding to fund activities and entertainment free of charge for children at the event.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Walker to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Feva events, the funds go towards keeping children’s activities free.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Walker to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Knaresborough’s Youth council project work

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Walker to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund emergency household supplies for Resurrected Bites

To accept the recommendation by Councillor McCartney to award £300 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the purchase of a cultivator for Kellington Allotments.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Andrews to award £500 of her Locality Budget funding to fund Basketball coaching youth provision.

To develop the Kittiwake Artificial Nesting development project.

Consideration of requests for additions, deletions or other amendments to the winter gritting routes

Amendments to the current winter maintenance service, as detailed in Appendix A of the report, are approved in line with the Council’s Policy and uniformity of service across the county. There is one adjustment that will be made for the 25/26 winter season only: Area 5 Item 3, which relates to assisting Westmorland and Furness Council due to an ongoing landslip – any cost of providing this assistance under Priority 3 treatments / snow conditions and via farming contractors only will be fully recharged to Westmorland and Furness Council if any assistance is provided.

To undertake an open procurement process under the Light touch regime to reprocure a contract of the provision of Young people’s Pathway 2 and Emergency and Extended Supported Lodgings.

To agree the procurement of Pathway 2, at the same number of units as currently receiving and for the funding for the service to be shared between Housing and CYPS.

To request acceptance of funding from the Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Local Levy to undertake a Coastal Adaptation Plan for the community of Flat Cliffs.

Upon acceptance of the funding, a consultant will be procured to provide specialist technical support in producing the Coastal Adaptation Plan and considering the establishment of a Coastal Change Management Area within the wider Filey Bay.

Acceptance of the £90,000 funding from the Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Local Levy to produce a Coastal Adaptation Plan for the community Flat Cliffs, subject to appropriate terms and conditions being received.

Following acceptance, a consultant specialising in coastal services is procured to provide specialist technical support in producing the coastal adaptation plan and the consideration of establishing a Coastal Change Management Area within the wider Filey Bay.

Authority is delegated to the Assistant Director – Environment and Transport to approve the 2025 submission and future submissions, in consultation with the Executive Member for Managing our Environment

To Deliver in-house supported accommodation with both 24/7 provision and floating support.

Agreement for the JCT contract between North Yorkshire Council and Yorvik Homes Ltd to install a 750mm pipe in Bellerby Road, Leyburn at a cost of £15,874.37k as part of the Mount Drive, Leyburn culvert divert under the Upper Dales Flood Alleviation Scheme.

Approval was given for the direct award of the contract for the provision of technology enabled care services
This decision was taken under urgency procedures and the call in exemption procedure applied.

To carry out the procurement from NHC framework for services in relation to our Lifeline Provision

Approval is given to outsource Housing Renewal Lifeline Service alarm receiving centre.

The Director of Community Development, in consultation with the Assistant Director (Resources) and Executive Member for Culture, Arts and Housing have agreed to enter into related contracts.

To approve the extension of the Independent Living Skills Housing Support contract for an additional 12 months from September 2025.

Approval has been given for the extension and uplift of the Independent Living Skills Housing Support contract for an additional 12 months.

The Beyond Carbon bid for £42,000 for the IT Function Carbon Model is approved.

The proposal to install a new cattle grid in Cropton, North Yorkshire for the purposes of controlling the passage of animals along the highway has been approved.

Whilst objections were received, they had all been considered and ameliorated by the design and location of the cattle grid.

Approval is required to hold an open procurement for an Independent Advocacy Provider.
The service is required to meet our legislative duties.

Approval has been given to procure an independent advocacy provider from April 2026.

The service will have the following elements:
Care Act Statutory Advocacy;
1.2 Representative Advocacy;
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA);
Deprivation of Liberty (DoLS) Safeguard
Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR);
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA

To approve the extension of the Resettlement and Community Safety (RACCS) contract for an additional 12 months from September 2025.

Approval has been given for the extension and variation of the Offenders Supported Housing Services contract (RACSS) for an additional year.

To accept a grant from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (YNYCA) to install solar panels on up to four leisure sites, subject to acceptable terms and conditions being received, totalling up to £385,886.

Agreed for the NEC4 contract between North Yorkshire Council and Watertight Ltd under the Environment Agency (EA) Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Framework to install PFR measures at a cost of £326882.50 to 29 properties in West Witton & Spennithorne (Upper Dales Flood Alleviation Scheme).

Agreed for the NEC4 contract between North Yorkshire Council and Watertight Ltd under the Environment Agency (EA) Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Framework to install PFR measures at a cost of £326882.50 to 29 properties in the Upper Dales (Upper Dales Flood Alleviation Scheme.

To discontinue the procurement procedure for provision of a Data Architecture Solution.

BT have advised NYC that they intend to remove some more last at site payphones and kiosks within North Yorkshire. BT have placed 90 day Notices in further payphone kiosks across the authority. The Council has the opportunity to consider these payphones and kiosks and either to support BT with the removal or object to the removal.

Approve the North Yorkshire Council response on BT payphones (August 2025) in the former Richmondshire and Hambleton areas - with the additional information submitted.?

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Phillips to award £300 of her Locality Budget funding to fund The Seamer church warm room

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Thompson to award £400 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the renewal of the equipment at Whashton Quoits club.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Barrett to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the Glusburn Institute Luncheon club room hire.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Foster to award £550 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the new flooring in Hipswell village hall

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Schofield to award £500 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Harlow hills Allotment association composting toilet.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jordan to award £800 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the Carlton neighbourhood development plan

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Jordan to award £800 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the replacement of the defib storage unit for Hirst Courtney Parish Council

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Phillips to award £300 of her Locality Budget funding to fund the new planters and refurbishment of existing plants for Irton Parish Council

To provide funding to Lealholm Community Land Trust to deliver Community Led Housing.

To award, subject to compliance with the Subsidy Control Act 2022, a grant of up to
£840,000 to Lealholm Community Land Trust for the development of the Lealholm
community-led housing scheme and to enter into the associated grant agreement.

a) The nomination for NYCACV0062 The Wadkin Arms, Osgodby 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

(i) It was agreed that there are currently matters where the draft Regulation 14 (Pre-Submission) Neighbourhood Development Plan does not meet the basic conditions.
(ii) Following consultation with the Ward Member it was agreed to provide representations to Bulmer Parish Council regarding the Regulation 14 (Pre-submission) draft version of the Bulmer Neighbourhood Development Plan.

The proposed new fees and charges relating to North Yorkshire Council’s primate licensing is approved, as set out below:
Primate licence (new or renewal), three years £440
Primate licence (variation) £170

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Peacock to award £300 of her Locality Budget funding to fund a passing place to be repaired with quarry waste

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Packham to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund the insurance for the community minibus in Sherburn in Elmet.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Swannick to award £1000 of his Locality Budget funding to fund The Thursdays at the Coliseum project.

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Peacock to award £500 of her Locality Budget funding to fund Marrick priory with a Defibrillator for passing hikers and the community

To accept the recommendation by Councillor Hugill to award £590 of his Locality Budget funding to fund Seamer village hall community summer holiday activities.

That Escrick Parish Council and Thornthwaite with Padside Parish Meeting be included within the Community Governance Review (CGR) and the terms of reference be amended accordingly.

That West Witton Parish Council be removed from the terms of reference, following notification from the Parish Council that a CGR is no longer required.

This decision is taken under the delegated powers of the Assistant Chief Executive Legal and Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer.

The Corporate Director Community Development in consultation with the Assistant Director Resources (Community Development) approved the submission of an Online Expression of Interest, and if successful an application for funding of £165,000 from the Arts Council’s Creative Foundations Fund for the introduction protective security measures at Scarborough Spa.

The proposed new fees and charges relating to North Yorkshire Council’s pavement licensing is approved, as set out below:

Pavement licence (grant), two years £400
Pavement licence (renewal), two years £305

The purpose of this report it to seek approval from the Assistant Director of Culture and Leisure to reprocure North Yorkshire Council’s Medical Event Provision. The current framework agreement is due to expire on 31st March 2026.

To proceed with a competitive tendering process to establish a framework for medical provision at council-owned venues and events.