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A public meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Monday 16 June 2025 at Oaken Grove Community Centre regarding the various options for the long term future of the pavilion at the Ethel Ward playing fields. Please come along to provide your views and opinions.
The following is the latest objection from Haxby Town Council which was submitted to City of York Council on 13 May 2025.
We understand a number of revisions have been made and further information submitted in respect of planning application 23/00160/OUTM, and so comments are being sought again.
The revisions include a change to the description of the development for what appears to be a third time in order to change again the number of dwellings and type of proposed residential develo...
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Haxby Town Council (HTC) feels that the post office should be saved and that it should remain in a central point in Haxby and that a mobile post office should be in place until a permanent arrangement is made – or at least some sort of banking hub (including cash services), similar to what they have in Acomb.
HTC is currently liaising with Luke Charters MP and Wigginton Parish Council to lobby the Post Office to try and resolve the situation. HTC has encouraged Luke to write to t...
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As most residents of Haxby will already know, the pavilion has seen better days and is in need of some sort of refurbishment. The last improvements made to the pavilion were back in 1964.
Therefore, Haxby Town Council (HTC) has decided to act in conjunction with Haxby Town FC, Haxby Town Juniors FC, Haxby Netball Club and Haxby Runners to ensure the long term future of the pavilion for residents and local sports teams.
We are looking to generally improve the pavilion and surround...
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Police report for Haxby - March 2025.pdf
A consultation from the Post Office about Haxby Post Office. For further information please visit our Consultation Hub via the link below: Consultation Hub – Haxby YO32 3HS
Haxby Town Council has taken the difficult but necessary decision to increase the precept for 2025-26.
The increase means the average (‘band D’) household in Haxby will pay £55.95 per year or £1.08 per week, which is an additional £8.78 per year or 17 pence per week (currently, our Haxby ‘band D’ figure is less than our neighbouring parish councils in Earswick and Huntington).
There are several reasons for the increase.
We’re filling...
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The foillowing is the updated objection letter issued by Haxby Town Council to City of York Council.
OBJECTION TO APPLICATION 23/00160/OUTM
OUTLINE APPLICATION WITH ALL MATTERS RESERVED EXCEPT FOR ACCESS FOR CIRCA 800 DWELLINGS, PROVISION OF OPEN SPACE INCLUDING CEMETERY EXPANSION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, FLOOD STORAGE MEASURES, LANDSCAPING AND ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE (REVISED DESCRIPTION).
I write on behalf of Haxby Town Council.
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Citizens advice:
Phone appointments - First, second & third Wednesday of the month
Contact us to book: Online contact form Or call: 0808 278 7895 (Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm)
E-mail advice - You can get advice via e-mail using our e-mail advice request form
Face-to-face appointments - First, second and third Wednesday of the month - drop in or
Contact us to book: Online contact form Or call 0808 278 7895 (Mon-Thurs...
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Please report all instances of crime / anti-social behaviour / suspicious behaviour to the police as it affects the level of police resources allocated to our area. You can report crimes via the following: Online: Contact us | Police.uk (www.police.uk) Tel: 101 (or 999 in an emergency) Crimestoppers: http://crimestoppers-uk.org/ or 0800 555 111
Earlier this year Haxby Town Council submitted the following objections to City of York Council.
Re: Application 23/00160/OUTM – Land to the South of Rose Cottage Farm and the Lodge, Moor Lane, Haxby. Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for circa 800 dwellings, provision of open space, flood storage measures, landscaping and associated infrastructure.
Haxby Town Council objects to the proposal for the reasons outlined below:
Inappr...
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Parking on the village green – please don’t do it The town council regularly receives complaints from residents regarding vehicles which are parked on grass and/or pavements on the village green. Therefore, please be considerate of others and don’t park your car/van on the green (from the York Road roundabout to North Lane). Thank you, Haxby Town Council
Haxby Town Council jointly operates Haxby and Wigginton Cemetery with Wigginton Parish Council. A joint cemetery committee of councillors from both councils oversees the cemetery’s operation.
Haxby Town Council has resolved to issue a public apology regarding the recent ‘topple testing’ of headstones as it fully appreciates the sensitive nature of this matter.
The cemetery committee has a statutory duty to ensure the cemetery is safe for visitors and as such ...
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