Latest Planning applications Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward.

Full details can be found by clicking the application reference

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Location:       234 Tadcaster Road York YO24 1ES

Proposal:       First floor extension to side

Ref No: 14/00540/FUL

Applicant:      Mr J Bilsby     Contact Mr Neil Conway  Consultation Expiry Date        21 April 2014 Case Officer:   Carolyn Howarth Expected Decision Level DEL

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Representations can be made in favour of, or in objection to, any application via the Planning on line web site.  http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/

NB. The Council now no longer routinely consults neighbours by letter when an application is received.

Local Plan – developers jumping the gun?

Freedom of Information revelation

The Council has admitted in a response to a Freedom of Information request that it is discussing building on green field sites on the outskirts of York before a new Local Plan has been agreed (or even discussed publicly)

Some of the sites are in the current Green Belt which is protected by a parliamentary directive.

Civil Service sports ground Boroughbridge Road, York

Civil Service sports ground Boroughbridge Road, York

Some applications are proceeding with undignified haste:

Application at Brecks Lane Strensall (now granted planning permission)

Scoping opinion for Monks Cross North

The council has admitted giving pre application advice for the following sites

Land at New Lane Huntington

Land at Church Balk Dunnington

Former Civil Service Sports Ground, Boroughbridge Road/ Millfield Lane –“currently invalid”

The Council now charges for pre planning application “advice”. It says that it does not reveal which sites it is giving “advice” on.

This means that residents and other interested parties are effectively precluded for the process and will only become involved when there is a “done deal”.

The York Councils approach to establishing a new “Local Plan” is little short of disgraceful. Residents who made a record number of objections to Labour’s plan have been kept in the dark about the process for nearly 9 months.

Meetings have been scheduled in April at which the views of landowners are expected to be published.

No timetable for dealing with residents objections has been set.

York Local Plan – confusion increases

No sooner had the agenda for York’s Council meeting – to be held next Thursday – been published, than meetings to discuss the Local Plan have appeared in the Council’s diary of events.

The Council agenda had included several questions critical of the delays, and lack of clear milestones, in the preparation of the Local Plan

Yesterday we reported that the Forward Programme of decisions – a legal requirement for all major issues – did not include any reference to an update of the Local Plan.

Residents protest against Local Plan

Residents protest against Local Plan

So far, residents have not even had an opportunity to speak out about Labours plan – announced a year ago – to increase the size of the City.

Now a mysterious “special” meeting of the Councils “Cabinet” has been scheduled for Wednesday 23rd April. The Councils web site has been amended today to say that;

“During the consultation additional information on sites was submitted by landowners and developers. Before making any final decision on sites to be included in the Local Plan, the Council would like to understand the public views on this additional information. Reports relating to this will be considered at the Local Plan Working Group and a special cabinet in late April and this will be followed by public consultation”.

Whether landowner’s comments will do anything to reassure residents about the Councils expansion plans remains to be seen.

The Council has still not published the 4000+ objections made by residents to the original plan.

Any new information is due to be considered by the (all party) “Local Plan Working Group”, a meeting of which has now been scheduled for Tuesday 22nd April. As this is the day before the Cabinet meeting, it is unlikely that the working groups views – much less any views expressed by residents – would be reported to a meeting which is taking place the next day.

Legally the Cabinet cannot take any decisions on “key” matters – like the Local Plan – without giving 4 months notice in their Forward Programme.

They have still not published a timetable of milestone dates which will lead up to the inevitable Public Inquiry into their plans, which is now unlikely to take place before next year.

Eden Project to discuss neighbourhood plans in York

The Eden Project is setting up camp in York this week to provide a series of sessions for communities that are involved in writing neighbourhood plans for their areas.

Neighbourhood plans are designed to guide new development andgive local communities powers to create their own plans and policies, and are being introduced nationally following new government rules with grants and support provided by Locality and partners RTPI, CDF, The Eden Project and others.

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Lib Dems demand answers over Local Plan

Liberal Democrat councillors are calling for an urgent update on controversial plans to build 22,000 houses in York.

 Labour run City of York Council’s Draft Local Plan proposes building 22,000 houses over the next 15 years, including thousands on Green Belt land. Public consultation on the plan closed in July last year and over 14,000 responses were received – the vast majority in opposition to the proposals.

Green Belt land off Moor Lane still under threat

Green Belt land off Moor Lane still under threat

However, eight months after the consultation closed the full responses have still not been published and there has been no opportunity for councillors or residents to publically discuss the plan or the public reaction.

No dates for meetings have been included in the Council’s Forward Programme of decision dates (published this week) which covers all major issues scheduled to be considered during the forthcoming 4 months

Cllr Ann Reid, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Planning and Sustainability, commented:

“Thousands of residents took the time last summer to study the plans and respond to the consultation. It is ridiculous that eight months later these views have still not been fully published and the concerns raised have not been addressed.

“Labour should immediately publish these responses in full and organise a meeting of the council’s cross-party Local Plan Working Group. They need to give opposition councillors and residents the chance to discuss the issues and their concerns. Labour need to tell residents what is going on and publish a detailed timetable. At the moment residents are being kept in the dark and feel they are being ignored.

“The whole process is being shrouded in secrecy by Labour and in the meantime planning applications on the Green Belt, such as Becks Lane in Strensall, are being approved on an ad-hoc basis. We also know that the council is already talking to developers about building at other key Green Belt sites.”

At  the meeting of York’s Full Council next week (Thursday 27th) Cllr Reid will ask the Labour Cabinet Member for Transport, Planning and Sustainability the following questions:

  •  When will a timetable of meetings be published at which residents can make representations on the (revised) Local Plan proposals?
  • Why is it taking so long to publish – as promised – the written comments and objections which the Council received following its initial consultation on the Draft Local Plan last year?
  •  What is the proposed timetable for the preparation of the Local Plan up to, and beyond, the Examination in Public (Public Inquiry)?

Latest Planning applications Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward.

Full details can be found by clicking the application reference

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Location:       17 Acomb Wood Close York YO24 2SN

Proposal:       Single storey side extension

Ref No: 14/00508/FUL

Applicant:      Mr Alan Lowe Contact Mr J Funnell    Consultation Expiry Date        7 April 2014 Case Officer:   Carolyn Howarth Expected Decision Level DEL

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Location:       1 Chalfonts York YO24 1EX

Proposal:       Alterations to existing front bay window to create two storey bay including new pitched roof above, new first floor window to southern elevation and replacement flat roof over existing rear projection

Ref No: 14/00479/FUL

Applicant:      Mr And Mrs J Kelly      Contact Mr Ben Farrer   Consultation Expiry Date        7 April 2014  Case Officer:   Carolyn Howarth Expected Decision Level DEL

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Representations can be made in favour of, or in objection to, any application via the Planning on line web site.  http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/

NB. The Council now no longer routinely consults neighbours by letter when an application is received.

Pike Hills golf club to expand?

Click for larger map

Click for larger map

The Golf Club on Tadcaster Road is seeking planning permission to extend the size of their course

In total around 7.7 acres of agricultural land would be used to extend the course if planning permission is granted on 20th March

Planning permission was granted in 2004 for a similar scheme but the permission was not implemented.

The scheme does not propose the erection of any additional buildings and would not increase the number of holes on site.

The extension would allow for the existing course to be reconfigured to allow for longer holes and to prevent holes from crossing each other.

The land is currently cultivated and is classified as being Grade 3a agricultural land (good).

The site lies to the north of the existing golf course and abuts the A1237 for a short distance.

The site is very flat in nature and is bounded by hedging and a number of mature trees which are to be retained.

Latest Planning applications Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward.

Full details can be found by clicking the application reference

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Location:       1 Dringthorpe Road York YO24 1NF

Proposal:       Two storey side extension (resubmission)

Ref No: 14/00489/FUL

Applicant:      Mr W Jones      Consultation Expiry Date        31 March 2014 Case Officer:   Heather Fairy (Mon – Wed)       Expected Decision Level DEL

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Representations can be made in favour of, or in objection to, any application via the Planning on line web site.  http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/

NB. The Council now no longer routinely consults neighbours by letter when an application is received.

York libraries to help with planning applications

Acomb Explore Library

Acomb Explore Library

A new service is being introduced at York Libraries to help residents who are submitting planning applications for extensions or loft conversions to their properties.

Residents are now able to walk in to three York libraries (York, Acomb and Tang Hall).with their address and postcode details and can purchase specially printed site plans and location plans of their properties. These two documents are often needed when submitting planning applications to the council.

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Tadcaster Road nursery plan set for planning refusal

312 Tadcaster Road

Council officials are recommending that a plan to covert 312 Tadcaster Road into a day nursery be refused.

The proposal – which could have seen as many as 110 children occupying the site – will go before a planning meeting on 6th March.

The main objections relate to transport issues with lack of car parking a key concern.

Officials say that there is the potential for indiscriminate parking on Tadcaster Road with some vehicles likely to reverse onto the busy highway.

Noise from external play activities is also considered likely to cause a nuisance to those occupying the adjacent St Helens Rehabilitation Unit.

The building was formerly occupied by the Yorkshire Tourist Board

Anyone wishing to speak in favour or in opposition to the proposal may register to speak at the meeting which starts at 2:00pm.