8 September 2025
HAVERAH PARK WITH BECKWITHSHAW PARISH COUNCIL
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON Monday 8 September 2025
Location: Beckwithshaw Village Hall
Present: Councillors – Cllr D Spence (Chairman), Cllr A Ellis, Cllr Mr S Swires, Cllr M David,
Cllr Hull and Cllr J Parish
Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.
4 Members of the public were present.
- Apologies Cllr Mrs S Swires.
- Declarations of Interest None.
- Exempt Information None.
- Approval of previous minutes
Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council held on 21 July 2025 was proposed by Cllr David and seconded by Cllr Parish. The minutes were signed by the Chairman.
- Urgent Business – Speed Sign – Cllr Spence to contact TWM again, with a
copy to go to Highways.
Boundary Commission – The Parish Council is still set
loose 125 dwellings, these being moved into
the Harlow Ward of the Harrogate Town Council
5 Church Row – North Yorkshire Council are aware of
the state of this property and have had water, gas
and electric turned off. PC to continue monitoring
the situation.
Website – It was agreed to remove the newsletter request
and replace with a link to Newsletter on the News
page.
Dog Fouling – Clerk to check action taken
- Finances
The bank balances at 8 September 2025 were reported to the Parish
Council:
Business Current Account 658.81
Business Money Manager (Deposit Account) 9,260.23
£9,919.04
Prior Approval required for Clerks Salary £691.45 Approx
and Clerks Tax £172.80 Approx
Approved Cllrs Ellis and Parish
Pensions Regulator sent reminder for re-enrolling (deadline 31 March 2026)
Received precept 2026/2027 request letter (deadline 31 December 2025)
Draft figures will be prepared for next meeting.
Internal audit for the Sept quarter due at next month’s meeting –
Cllrs Spence and Mrs S Swires.
- North Yorkshire Councillor The new Local Enforcement Plan should be in place
by March 2026, with consultations with Parish
Councils in January 2026.
Following the reporting of recent late collections of
waste and recycling in the village, some reasons
given were software and hardware incompatibility.
The Government have raised the Housing Supply for the
next 5 years from 4,077 to 4156.
The Government had reduced their funding to North
Yorkshire again for next year.
- Planning Matters – Decisions
25/02397/FUL Granted Subject to Conditions
Detached double garage, stable block and enlarged domestic curtilage at
Central House Farm Penny Pot Lane (DAB Developments)
25/02398/FUL Granted Subject to Conditions
Enlarged domestic garden, triple garage with roof space office at Central
House Farm, Penny Pot Lane (Mr P Stainsby)
25/02005/FUL Granted Subject to Conditions
Erection of farm workers dwelling at Prospect Farm, Penny Pot Lane (S
Walmsley and Partners)
Applications
25/02005/FUL
Erection of farm workers dwelling at Prospect Farm, Penny Pot Lane (S
Walmsley and Partners)
Prior Approval – The Parish Council has no Objections
25/02930/TPO
Felling of 2 Goat Willow trees,1 Cherry tree and 1 Ash tree at Unit C1 3
Greengate, Cardale Park (Tip Consulting Ltd)
the Parish Council has no objections
Enforcement
HGT25/00053/BRPC15
Potential non -ompliance with landscaping requirements of 20/02689/DVCMAJ
at Harlow Grange, Otley Road (Persimmon Homes)
HGT24/00288/BRPC15
Non-compliance with condition 8 of 20/02689/DVCMAJ at Harlow Grange,
Otley Road (Persimmon Homes)
- Local Plan No update
- Traffic and Highways Cllr Hull to provide information on access points etc on
Lady Lane.
Cllr Mark Warr (Harrogate Town Council) to provide
planning application number re site opposite the
Squinting Cat on Whinney Lane.
Received an email from Highways re a Gateway feature
opposite Shaw Lane end. Parish Council to gather
designs for next months meeting.
Received an email from Highways re a weight restriction
sign that maybe incorrectly placed.
30mph traffic sign down from Norwood Lane is obstructed,
Cllrs to investigate.
Name sign for Norwood Lane is missing, Clerk to report.
Problems can be reported to North Yorkshire on the following webpage:
- Copse and Grass cutting Decided at last meeting (as below) that the Clerk
will email a copy of approved minutes to school.
School had placed a huge poster over the top the of our “20’s plenty”
banner and another poster from Cundall Manor School on the
roundabout fence. All have been removed and owners notified. It was
suggested that the“20’s plenty” banner be placed in the copse.
It was proposed that no banners/notices/posters of any kind be placed
on the Parish Council’s fence at the roundabout (junction of B616 and
B6162) in accordance with Planning Regulations (to cover the entry point into the copse) in the Planning Application granted in 2000.
Proposed by Cllr David, seconded by Cllr Mrs S
Swires and carried by all.
The bench in the Copse requires re-assessing.
Several trees at the side of the road between the roundabout
and “The Sandringham” appear to be dead and need
reporting.
- Correspondence An email from Helping Hands requesting that the PC we
place a link on our website. Request denied as
could be seen as endorsing said company.
- Councillors Questions/Comments Cllr Mr S Swires’s Register of Interest does
not appear on North Yorkshire’s website. Clerk to
investigate.
Cllr Parish reported that the water, gas and
electric have been turned off at 5 Church Row (empty
cottage) and the property made secure.
She also reported that the planting in the Haverah
Coronation Wood had been completed in March. A quote
of £750.00 had been received for the cost of digitising the
Parish Council minutes. Grant to be sought.
- Dates and time of next meetings at 7.30pm Monday 13 October 2025
Monday 17 November 2025
Monday 12 January 2026
Monday 9 February 2026
Monday 9 March 2026
Please make note of dates.
The meeting closed at 9.30pm
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 2024/2025 | Clerk |
| 3 | Grant form – examples | On hold |
| 4 |