Notices - recent
The Mobile Library is coming to Escrick....
published on 7th Nov 2025
For more info on the Mobile Library Pre-launch click here
The first visit will take place on Monday 19th January 2026, 11.30am until 12.30pm on Main Street, Escrick. It will visit the village once a fortnight. Learn more, go to www.northyorks.gov.uk/mobilelibrary
Northern Powergrid update - 24th October 2025
published on 24th Oct 2025
Update from Northern Powergrid customer service:
Following the recent unplanned power cuts in your area I wanted to provide an update. We would like to apologise for the amount of interruptions you may have experienced and understand how frustrating this can be. Please be assured our engineers are actively investigating the cause of these multiple outages and are continuing to monitor the network in the area. As soon as we identify the fault, we will carry out the necessary repairs. To find out what that means for you and your supply, watch our informative video here: https://ow.ly/Pq5g50WXXl1. Resolving this issue for you is our top priority and we sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this is causing. If you need any further assistance, please call our team on 105 we're here for you 24/7.
Community Governance Review Consultation 2025/26
published on 17th Oct 2025 (updated on 7th Nov 2025)
The stage 1 consultation for the 2025/26 Community Governance Review (CGR) is current live
North Yorkshire Council are consulting residents about the future governance of Escrick Parish Council. Due to a lack of residents willing to become parish councillors, the parish is currently holding several vacant seats. North Yorkshire Council is undertaking a community governance review to ensure that parish level governance arrangements are operating as effectively as possible.A request has been received from Escrick Parish Council to reduce the number of councillor seats from 11 to nine as the parish is currently several vacancies. As of June 2025, 11 councillor seats represent 764 electors. This will enable the council to work more effectively. The Parish Council has struggled to fill all the seats for many years and despite advertising for new volunteers only a small number of residents have come forward. At the last election only 5 members were elected. This meant that the Parish Council did not meet the quorate requirements to maintain it's general power of competence allowing expenditure in areas that affect parishioners. One such example is being unable to provide lighting at the bus stop on the A19/Sang Thai (as it is classed as outside the parish) despite the majority of users at that stop residing in Escrick. You are invited to have your say as part of this consultation. The closing date for the survey is 22 December 2025.
Escrick Village Maintenance contract 2026-27
published on 9th Oct 2025
Escrick Parish Council is seeking quotes from parties interested in providing grass cutting and related services. This includes the village green, playground/playing fields, and most verges within the village. Additionally, a small number of hedgerows are also included.
'Requests for proposal' setting out the details of the services required, and information required alongside the quote, can be obtained from the clerk - clerk@escrickparishcouncil.gov.uk. Responses should be submitted no later than 1st November 2025. The services will start from April 2026.
Online Public Meeting – 15 July 2025 - NYP - Road Safety - York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority – Policing, Fire and Crime Team
published on 11th Jul 2025
Residents of York and North Yorkshire encouraged to tune in to special Online Public Meeting to have their say.
On Tuesday 15 July, Jo Coles, Deputy Mayor for Policing Fire and Crime will host a special road safety-focused online public meeting alongside North Yorkshire Police, as part of the region’s first Road Safety Month.
The meeting with North Yorkshire Police will focus specifically on prevention & enforcement, and include a presentation on behalf of the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership.Starting at 2.00pm, the meeting will conclude with a dedicated question and answer session, where questions raised by the public will be presented to North Yorkshire Police by Deputy Mayor Jo Coles. Mayor David Skaith and the Deputy Mayor are spending July engaging with the public on the issue of road safety, and both are today meeting with the York and North Yorkshire Road Safety Partnership at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show.
Deputy Mayor Jo Coles has already met with dozens of local Parish Councils through dedicated Road Safety Advice Surgeries to hear their concerns on road safety issues.
Questions relating to road safety are encouraged, but those relating to any area of police and crime are welcome and should be submitted using the online form on our website: https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/YourVoice/
The purpose of these regular online public meetings is to hold both services to account for their delivery of the Mayor David Skaith’s Police and Crime Plan and Fire and Rescue Plan, to ensure they are achieving the objectives, set through public consultation and generating positive outcomes. Jo Coles, Deputy Mayor for Policing, Fire and Crime says: "Online Public Meetings are invaluable in ensuring the Police and Fire Services are held to account in an open and transparent way. "Road Safety Month is an opportunity for the Mayor David Skaith and I to hear from stakeholders and the public about how we can increase safety on our roads for all road users because one death on our roads is one death too many. Anyone with questions or concerns can submit them via the link or tune in to watch the meeting online. I will continue to do everything I can to keep everyone in our region safe." https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/.../opm15july2025/...
The online public meeting will be streamed live on Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 2:00pm and can be accessed via:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/2cV8ZP9Dp34Website: https://bit.ly/OPM15july2025The meeting will also be recorded and become available to watch on the same channels at the public’s convenience.
Light Valley Solar Phase Two Consultation
published on 1st Jul 2025
Please see attached details of the Light Valley Solar phase two consultation.
Light Valley Solar consultation July 2025.docx
Location plan: Light Valley Solar_Site Location Plan.pdf
Selby & Ainsty Area committee meeting
published on 19th Jun 2025
26th June 2025, 2pm. An in-person meeting held at the offices of North Yorkshire Council in Selby – Doncaster Road, Selby, YO8 9FT.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS MEETING. ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED WILL INCLUDE
• Annual update from the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
• Updates from the Area Committee’s MPs
• Community Safety annual update
• Parking enforcement verbal update
• Localities annual update
• Area Committee annual report
Garden waste licences now available
published on 5th Feb 2025
Residents can now pay for their licence for the 2025 garden waste season.
A licence costs £49 for collections between March and early December. This provides a cost-effective way for residents to dispose of garden waste.
The licence covers one 240-litre wheelie bin to be emptied fortnightly. Anyone who wishes 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 will remain the same.
Once paid, a licence pack should arrive within 14 days.
For more information about the garden waste service, including terms and conditions, and collection dates, please visit www.northyorks.gov.uk/garden-waste.
North Yorkshire Local Plan - Call for Sites
published on 31st Jan 2025
Update from NYC on the Local Plan:
We wanted to point you in the direction of the dedicated Call for Sites webpage, which gives further information to the process and introduces a ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ section. This should provide you with answers to specific questions that are likely to be raised. We propose to update the FAQs if we receive further queries over the coming weeks.
The webpage also contains a link to the mapping website whereby the site submissions can be viewed. This will now allow us to update the map when additional sites are added, or if any are withdrawn without having to send updated links to you on each occasion. This should reduce the amount of correspondence that the Local Plan team will need to send to you.
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