“Notes” re meeting of 16 March 2020 outside Pickhill School.
1. PRESENT: Mr Graham Clarke (Chairman), Mr Ron Barker (Vice Chairman), Mrs Norma Grubb (Parish Clerk), Mr Minty Scaife, Mr James Wadsworth.
David Grubb (Minutes), Residents: Mrs Anita Harvey.
APOLOGIES: from Cllr David Webster and County Cllr John Weighell.
The school had sensibly been placed out of bounds that day, due to Covid-19 advice just issued, so the meeting was on the car park. As a result it was agreed the meeting would be limited to urgent business only (Items 2 and 5).
2. OPEN MEETING: Nil
5. PLANNING
(i) Planning Application: Station Farm, Pickhill – application re reserved matters, including landscaping and appearance of 14 new dwellings and 1 replacement dwelling. (Outline planning granted in 2017). The Parish Council had no objections when the outline application was made in 2017. Following discussion there were no objections to the current application, but councillors had some points to ask the Planning Officer to take into account. Detail to Parish Clerk before 23 March deadline. The points, submitted to Planning on 23 March, were:
1. access for site vehicles be from Cross Lane ONLY (by the Block Factory) to avoid traffic passing through the narrow main street, particularly as there is another re-development site in Street Lane just after Cross Lane;
2. no site-related vehicles be parked on the main street (Street Lane);
3. create an off road compound for deliveries, loading / unloading of machinery and materials, so road closures can be kept to a minimum and avoid unnecessary disruption;
4. confirmation that the infrastructure of the village can cope with the increased demand on water/sewage/drainage etc;
5. regular cleaning of the road be undertaken throughout the development period;
6. the road be re-instated after the completion of works.
(ii) Update: The Old Post Office, Sinderby – application granted by Hambleton Planning Committee.
There being no other urgent business, the meeting was adjourned until Monday 23 March 2020 at Sinderby Village Hall. However, due to Coronavirus lockdown implemented by Government that day – the meeting was cancelled. Urgent business will be handled via remote conferencing arrangements until further notice.
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OPEN SESSION - prior to start of Parish Council meeting. 1. PRESENT 2. APOLOGIES 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST MEETING (4 Nov 2025 - Minute Ref: 345) 4. MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES 5. PLANNING (1) New Application: Land west of Sinderby Lane: demolish existing agricultural buildings and erect a self-build dwelling, after Class Q approval granted 16 June 2025 for conversion of existing buildings to dwelling. (2) Any updates on earlier applications. 6. FINANCE (1) Update on accounts since last Parish Council meeting. (2) Grant application (3) Grasscutting contracts 7. PROJECTS (1) Proposed new car park (2) Litter / dog waste bins in Pickhill and Sinderby - update 8. CORRESPONDENCE (circulated to Councillors prior to meeting) 9. COUNCILLORS REPORTS 10. ANY OTHER BUSINESS Norma Grubb, Clerk to the Parish Council. Posted: 27 January 2026 Email: clerk@pickhillandsinderbypc.co.uk
A message for residents from North Yorkshire Council: 2026 GARDEN WASTE SERVICE Residents can now pay for their licence for the 2026 garden waste collection service. A licence costs £52 for collections between March and early December. The licence covers one 240-litre wheelie bin to be emptied fortnightly. Anyone who wants to have more than one bin emptied will need to pay for a licence for each additional bin. Residents can also pay for a licence at any time throughout the season but are encouraged to do so before the start of the service in March as the cost remains the same. Once paid, a licence pack should arrive within 14 days. More information at : www.northyorks.gov.uk/bins-recycling-and-waste/garden-waste-collection-service Norma Grubb, Clerk to the Parish Council Email: clerk@pickhillandsinderbypc.co.uk