10 March 2025
HAVERAH PARK WITH BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Monday 10 March 2025
Location: Beckwithshaw Village Hall
Present: Councillors – Cllr D Spence (Chairman), Cllr A Ellis, Cllr Mr S Swires,
And Cllr Mrs S Swires.
Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.
1 Member of the public was present.
1 Apologies Cllr M David and Cllr J Parish
2 Declarations of Interest None.
3 Exempt Information None.
4 Approval of previous minutes –
Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 17 February 2025 was proposed by Cllr Spence and seconded by Cllr Ellis. The minutes were signed by the Chairman.
5 Urgent Business – New Website – Still some amendments to be made.
Defibrillator – Cabinet should include at least a pair of
Scissors and a disposable razor.
3 rescue packs to be ordered.
Defibrillator instructions to be circulated.
Speed Sign – Sign is not repairable, waiting for a quote
to replace (Maybe different design if allowed by NY’s
policy)
Newsletter – to be compiled next month.
- Finances
The bank balances at 10 March 2025 were reported to the Parish
Council:
Business Current Account 766.84
Business Money Manager (Deposit Account) 6,203.54
£6,969.38
TWM invoice to pay £394.92
Website renewal fees are due.
Clerk’s Salary and Tax to pay
VH Bill to Pay £450
Payroll fees to pay £72
Prior Approval to pay the above 5 items – Proposed by Cllr Spence, seconded by Cllr Mrs S Swires and carried by all.
- North Yorkshire Councillor
- Planning Matters – Enforcement
25/00059/BRCP15
Possible breach of planning control at Persimmon Homes, Harlow Hill Grange,
Otley Road – Potential non-compliance with landscaping requirements
9 Local Plan 3 local plans (Beckwith Head and 2 at Whinney Lane) to
Be discussed at the Strategic Planning Meeting on Tuesday 11
March.
10 Traffic and Highways Cllrs Spence and Ellis met with Chris Blackburn
NYC Highways Customer Communication Officer on the 26th of February and
together walked through the Village to identify outstanding problems/defects
with the roads, signage, footpaths and overgrown hedges. Amongst other
issues Chris Blackburn was questioned about possible locations for a safe
controlled crossing in the village centre and the reinstatement of the footpath
from the roundabout to the Cricket Club. To date we have received no follow
up data from Chris Blackburn.
Problems can be reported to North Yorkshire on the following webpage:
11 Copse and Grass cutting None
12 Correspondence None.
13 Councillors Questions/Comments None.
14 Dates and time of next meeting at 7.30pm – Monday 14 April 2025 (Including
Parish Meeting)
and Monday 12 May 2025 (Including
Annual Meeting).
Monday 9 June 2025 (Starting in
Copse)
Monday 21 July 2025
Monday 8 September 2025
Monday 13 October 2025
Monday 17 November 2025
Please make note of dates.
The meeting closed at 8.55pm
Please check the website for further information – www.beckwithshaw.org
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS REQUIRED
| No. | Action | Responsibility |
| 1 | Commuted Sums – follow up | Cllr Hull |
| 2 | VAT refund in progress | Clerk |
| 3 | Grant form – examples | On hold |
| 4 |