Latest Planning applications Acomb and Westfield Wards

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Acomb Ward.  There were no applicatiosn last week in the Westfield Ward

Full details can be found by clicking the application reference

Acomb

Location:       75 Sherwood Grove York YO26 5RB

Proposal:       Single storey side and rear extension and loft conversion with dormer to rear

Ref No: 14/01203/FUL

Consultation Expiry Date:       23 June 2014 Case Officer:   Carolyn Howarth Expected Decision Level:        DEL

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Representations can be made in favour of, or in objection to, any application via the Planning on line web site.  http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/

NB. The Council now no longer routinely consults neighbours by letter when an application is received.

Free childcare places for two-year-olds in York

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Parents of toddlers in York are being urged to check out whether they’re eligible for free childcare.

From 1 September over 600 two-year-olds in York – double last year’s figure – are eligible for up to 15 hours of free childcare a week at a playgroup, day nursery or with a childminder as part of a national initiative.

Parents, who earn no more than £16,190 a year and receive Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credit or Income Support, could be eligible for a free childcare place. Two-year-olds, who are looked after by the council or have a Child Protection Plan, automatically qualify for a place.

From 1st September children with special educational needs, those who have been adopted or with a residency/special guardianship order will also qualify for a place.

The free places are available to children who are two years of age and whose parents fulfil the criteria. The places can be taken up the term after the child’s second birthday.

Parents can apply on line at www.yor-ok.org.uk/childcare or to find out more call the Family Information Service on 01904 554444 or text ‘’free place’ to 07624 802244.

Council holds onto VIP tickets for Tour de France start event

 

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A Freedom of Information request has failed to force the Council to reveal who will get the 40 “VIP” tickets that it has reserved for the Tour de France start event at the racecourse.

In addition 200 “freebie” tickets are on offer  “for a specific viewing area” while  a further 5000 community tickets for the racecourse are being offered as “prizes in competitions”.

When tickets were put on offer to the general public they were all snapped up within hours.

The event is being paid for by Council taxpayers.

It will come from the Council’s £1.6 million budget for the event.

Schools overcrowding crisis looms if York expansion gets go ahead

The York Council has admitted that it will need to find school places for at least an additional 800 primary age children by 2016.

These are children who will move to the City to occupy houses built on (mainly) green field sites around the City.

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The number is in addition to a forecast increase of 1359 primary pupils resulting from natural changes to birth rates and new developments already scheduled to take place.

The number of primary school pupils stands at 12513. This will increase to over 14,000 by September 2016.

The Council says that it has identified between 13 and 15 schools which will need to be expanded, with “one or two” additional schools being built.

The Council accepts that most of the expansion – the costs and source of funding for which are not yet known – will be built on existing playgrounds and playing fields.

With “lead in” times for new school buildings in excess of 2 years, it is likely that the City will see greater use being made of temporary classrooms over the next few years.

The revelations come at a time when the Council is starting to consult on proposals to include still more – mainly green field – land in its development plans..

The draft Local Plan published by the Labour led Council 12 months ago proposed that the City should increase in size by 22,000 homes (25%).

Following the highest number of objections ever received for a city-wide consultation in York,  theCouncil is moving closer to adopting a Local Plan for the city. The new proposals change some of the sites and add in others.
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