Haxby Town Council is delighted to share an update on the transformation of the former netball courts at Ethel Ward Playing Fields.
Work will begin on 10th August on the next stage of the project, creating a modern, accessible and sustainable multi-sport facility that will provide opportunities for netball, football and wider community sport and activity.
Already completed:
✓ New perimeter fencing
✓ Upgraded lighting to meet FA standards
✓ A new accessible entrance from the desi...
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Notice of public rights and publication of unaudited annual governance & accountability return - accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026.pdf
Please ensure you report all crime in Haxby to the police as that will influence the response / action from the police.
Please report ALL incidents of anti-social behaviour to the police - Antisocial behaviour | Police.uk We know and fully appreciate that residents are fed up with the anti-social behaviour. Please be assured that Haxby Town Council is doing all it can to raise the issue of anti-social behaviour with the Deputy Mayor / Police and Crime Commissioner (the council has no powers on this matter).
The following 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.
O...
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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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