Tuesday 14 February 2023
Location: Beckwithshaw Village Hall
Present: Councillors – Cllr D Spence (Chairman), Cllr Mrs S Swires, Cllr J Parish,
and Cllr N Hull.
Parish Clerk – Mrs J H Galloway.
2 Members of the public were present.
1 Apologies Cllr M David, Cllr A Ellis and Cllr V Oldham.
2 Declarations of Interest None.
3 Exempt Information None.
4 Minutes of the meetings held on 10 January 2023
Approval of the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting was proposed by Cllr Parish, seconded by Cllr Spence and signed by the Chairman.
5 Urgent Business – The Parish Council Vacancy, Cllr Mr Steven to complete
Declaration of Interest etc forms.
Bench – Charles Church written to about placing the bench at
the entrance to their development.
VAS – Continue to seek funding.
Grass Cutting – Verge cutting by NYC, ask Chevin Landscapes
for a quote. NYC may grant £115.00 towards cost.
Draft Parish Charter – Cllrs Spence and Parish to investigate
for next month’s meeting.
Defib Grant – More info needed, as per grant form, go ahead if
agreement received.
Newsletter and Litter Pick – Litter Pick on 25 March at
10.00am, meeting in Village Hall Car Park.
Coronation – Budget of £200, proposed by Cllr Sally
Swires, seconded by Cllr Parish
Wish List – Consider items to be included, eg: Renewal of
Rural Footpath to Cricket Ground.
6 Finances The bank balances at 14 February 2023 were reported to the Parish Council:
Business Current Account £1,687.03
Business Money Manager (Deposit Account) £5,451.85
£7,138.88
Clerk to investigate the possibility of a ‘Debit Card’ for some payments.
7 & 8 County and District Councillors – The council tax will increase by 4.99%.
Meeting to be held to set up Constitution of new
Council.
9 Planning Matters Decisions
22/04879/FUL Granted Subject to Conditions
Single storey rear extension at Hill Top View, Hill Top Lane, (Mr Simon Belcher)
22/04781/TPO Granted Subject to Conditions
Work to T1(Scots Pine), T2(Copper Beech), T3 and T4(Sycamores) at Beech House, Moor
Park, Beckwithshaw (Mrs S Lund)
Applications
23/00261/PBR
Prior notification for conversion of agricultural buildings to 1 dwelling and annex at
Beckwith Barn, Beckwith (Jenny Cairns)
The Parish Council has no objections
23/00377/FUL
Erection of two storey extension to side/rear at Thackray House, Moor Park (Lois Manton)
The Parish Council has no objections
23/00385/FUL
Erection of a proposed storage building on land to the west of the garden area of Bradbury
House at Bradbury House, Moor Park (Mrs Deborah Manton)
The Parish Council has no objections
23/00568/TPO
Tree works in Copse, land belonging to Beckwithshaw Parish Council at junction of B6161
and B6162.
The Parish Council supports the application
10 Local Plan Nothing Changed the Local Plan will be reviewed under the new
council, but the existing plan will remain in place till then.
The West of Harrogate Group has written to North Yorkshire and
will be contacted in the future.
11 Traffic and Highways Work to replace the Double Yellow Lines outside the Village Hall
Is still awaited.
On the road to Beckwith (HG3 1QQ) there are several large areas of
Flooding and potholes.
Clerk to attend Highways workshop and Cllrs Spence and Parish to
attend a meeting via Teams.
Problems can be reported to North Yorkshire on the following webpage:
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/report-online
12 Copse and Grass cutting Parish Council to review signage etc. with a ‘Walk About’
(18/01/2023) in the village area, for discussion next month.
Quotes re verge grass cutting etc. needed.
Several road signs need attention, several signs
obscured, a 30mph sign is faded, weight limit sign is blocked.
13 Correspondence NYC – Climate Control. For discussion and inclusion of a link
In the newsletter.
14 Councillors Questions None.
15 Date & Time of next meeting: At 7.30pm Tuesday 14 March 2023
Tuesday 11 April 2023 Parish and PC
Tuesday 9 May 2023 Annual and PC
The meeting closed at 9.45pm
Please check the website for further information – www.beckwithshaw.org
SUMMARY OF ACTIONS REQUIRED
| No. | Action | Responsibility |
| 1 | Reclaim VAT – ongoing | Clerk |
| 2 | Broadband, continuous | Cllrs Spence and Ellis |
| 3 | Speed on Lady Lane, Data Loggers | Cllr David |
| 4 | Parish needs for Traffic Management | Cllrs Spence, Ellis and David |
| 5 | Contact Highways – ongoing | Clerk |
| 6 | Extract data from Traffic sign – ongoing | Clerk |
| 7 |