Category: Council

The council’s local plan consultations are open for another 3 weeks. Many thanks to everyone who has made comments so far, it is really appreciated. As a reminder we are consulting on the following two documents:

North Yorkshire Local Plan: our first conversation, May 2025 – We are asking for your views on the priorities and issues the North Yorkshire Local Plan can help address.

Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report, May 2025 – Sustainability Appraisal is a legal requirement to assess the economic, social and environmental effects of the local plan and to monitor its impacts.Both of these are available on our consultation portal –
https://northyorks-consult.objective.co.uk/kse/

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If you’re struggling to pay for food and other essentials, there are local schemes and organisations in North Yorkshire which may be able to help or point you in the right direction. You’ll find information about emergency support with everyday living costs, benefits, Pension Credit, energy bills, food and managing debt all in one place at www.northyorks.gov.uk/costofliving

North Yorkshire Council’s cost of living web page also has information about schemes to help families, free adult learning courses and local community-based support including Warm Welcome spaces as well as advice on staying safe and well. If you’re less confident with technology and have friends or family who might be able to help you understand what support is available with the cost of living, please ask them to look at the web page with you. You can also go into any North Yorkshire library or North Yorkshire Council office.

If you’re not sure who to turn to, you can call North Yorkshire Council’s customer service centre on 0300 131 2 131 Monday to Friday from 9:30am to 4:30pm asking for ‘cost of living help’ when prompted.

North Yorkshire Council is simplifying its approach to supporting communities who need access to sandbags during a flood incident.    The offer that was available to communities from the previous District and Borough councils was inconsistent, so this has been updated to ensure there is a single offer across North Yorkshire.

From the beginning of October 2024 if a member of public requires access to sandbags they should Google Sandbags North Yorkshire or use this link.   If there is an immediate need for sandbags then they can call 0300 131 2 131 and either say Sandbag when prompted or follow the instructions.

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Please see this latest information from North Yorkshire Council Parish Liaison Teams:

This is the first e-mail from Parish Liaison at North Yorkshire Council. It is intended that this will be one of  a number of regular communication methods to provide opportunities to engage and discuss issues with North Yorkshire Council. There will be more information available shortly about our ambition to facilitate improved engagement generally and the specific opportunities that will be developed, this e-mail provides details about the following:

1. Parish Liaison Overview
2. Boundary Commission Parish Sector Briefing  – Thursday 29 August at 7pm
3. Forthcoming consultation opportunities
4. Home Upgrade Grants (Free Energy Efficiency Improvements) – Ending soon!

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