A64 / A19 Fulford interchange overnight closures for surfacing works

A19 pinch point

The A64 / A19 Fulford interchange will be resurfaced over four consecutive nights from Tuesday 1 to Friday 4 September, with full road closures between the hours of 8pm and 6am.

All traffic diversions will be clearly signed in the area and are as follows:

North and south traffic on the A19: will be able to continue through the A64 junction using a single lane and working with traffic light control.
Southbound (towards Selby) A19 traffic wishing to travel east on the A64: will not be affected as the A64 slip road will continue to be open.
Southbound (towards Selby) A19 traffic wishing to travel west on the A64: will need to be diverted initially eastbound on the A64 via Grimston Bar to enable them to return westbound.
Northbound (towards York) A19 traffic wishing to travel both east and west on the A64: traffic from the south (Selby) wishing to travel on the A64 (in either direction) will be diverted via the inner ring road and Hull Road A1079.
A64 traffic wishing to use the A19: No direct access to the A19 at the A64/A19 junction. Traffic will be diverted via either Tadcaster Road A1036 or Hull Road A1079 and the inner ring.
A64 East-west traffic: east – west traffic on the A64 will not be affected.

• Designer Outlet and Park&Ride: Works will be outside of the Designer Outlet’s opening times, so there will be minimum impact on access to and from the shopping centre. P&R services will not be affected. Patrons and staff leaving the Designer Outlet after 8pm will need to exit via Naburn Lane as St. Nicholas Avenue will be closed after this time.

• Buses: Two routes will be slightly affected, including the 415 service timetabled to leave the Designer Outlet at 9.15pm to York and 9.50pm to Selby. Passengers will need to walk to the stops on A19 Selby Road or A19 near Lingcroft Lane (Persimmon).

Motorists travelling during the hours of the works should expect delays and are advised to plan their journey accordingly. For travel advice visit www.itravelyork.info

Full FAQs and plans of the Pinch Point scheme are available to view at: www.york.gov.uk/A19pinchpoint

The scheme is supported through approximately £2million Department for Transport funding, which City of York Council successfully bid for and secured from a share of a £170 million Government Pinch Point Fund in 2013.

The £2 million funding contributes towards the cost of the £4.7m overall project in this area which will help towards supporting local transport schemes that tackle congestion and support growth.

Latest planning applications for the Acomb and Westfield Wards

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Acomb and Westfield wards.

Acomb

There are two significant planning applications for housing developments in the Beckfield Lane area. The first to the rear of 1 – 9 Beckfield Lane – with an access from Runswick Avenue – may comes as a surprise to some residents involving as it might the development of gardens.

Location: Site Lying To The Rear Of 1 To 9 Beckfield Lane York

Proposal: Erection of 9 dwellings with associated access and parking

Ref No: 15/01301/FUL

Beckfield Lane/Runswick Avenue click to access

Applicant: The Beckfield Lane Landowners Contact: Mrs Jennifer Hubbard Consultation Expiry Date: 14 September 2015 Case Officer: Michael Jones Expected Decision Level:

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The next application has already attracted a large amount of interest from affected residents. It is the application to construct 14 houses on the copse of woodland next to 41 Knapton Lane

Location: Land Lying To The West Of 41 Knapton Lane York

Proposal: Outline application for erection of 14no. dwellings

Ref No: 15/01711/OUTM

Knapton Lane site click to access

Applicant: Novus Investments Ltd Contact: Mr Simon Grundy Consultation Expiry Date: 16 September 2015 Case Officer: Diane Cragg Expected Decision Level:

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Location: Carr Infant School Ostman Road York YO26 5QA

Proposal: Variation of condition 2 of permitted application 14/02927/FULM for replacement school building to alter height of building, feature brickwork and hard landscaping and add additional roof vents to hall

Ref No: 15/01632/FULM

Applicant: Paul Beattie Contact: Mr Andrew Lees Consultation Expiry Date: 14 September 2015Case Officer: Erik Matthews Expected Decision Level: DEL

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Westfield

None

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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/

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

Carousel petition gathers 500 signatures in one week

A petition, in support of retaining children’s rides in St Sampson’s Square at Christmas, has attracted 500 signatures.

This petition will be available to sign for another week.

The paper based petition, which can be signed at the Carousel, supplements the Epetition which can be found on the Councils web site, and which will be available for another 3 weeks.

It is hoped it will persuade the Council and “Make It York” to change their plans to allocate the children’s site to another – alcohol based – “festive attraction”.

Democracy at the York Council

The Council’s Executive is due to considered how to encourage more pre-decision policy debate when it meets on Thursday.

The report can be read by clicking here.

The proposed system seems to be more complicated than we might have hoped for!!

Although the new process is a step away from “behind closed doors” decision making, it pointedly fails to reinforce the rights of residents to have a timely opportunity to make representations to elected members. One welcome change is that the Councils “Forward Plan” will be updated each week although in the past there have been occasions when agenda items have been mis-recorded on this plan.

At present there remains no requirement for advanced notice to be given of decisions which are likely taken by officers using delegated powers.

Meanwhile a five Councillor “E-Democracy” task group is due to meet tomorrow. They have courageously decided to fully exploit the outer limits of technological innovation – by catching a bus for a face to face meeting at West Offices!

Rain plus warm weather good news for weeds

Excellent growing conditions may be good news for gardeners but they present some problems in keeping streets and public spaces tidy.

We encourage residents to report issues particularly those resultng from weeds and bushes overgrowing public footpaths

Click to access “Fix My Street”

One “on line” issue reporting system – which also incorporates a phone “app” – is “Fix My Street”. You can visit their web site and see what reports have been made in your area.

Sadly the promised York Council internet based issue reporting system has still not materialised.

Even the ancient “do it on line” problem reporting module has been unavailable for over a year, meaning that facilities (aimed at reducing expensive to manage telephone contact with the Council) have reverted back to pre 2005 levels of service.

Not a good advert for a City claiming to be taking a lead in the use of technology

We have used “Fix My Street” to report the following two issues

Bushes blocking the public footpath also on Foxwood Lane

Weeds overgrowing a bus shelter in Foxwood Lane

Weeds overgrowing a bus shelter and its gutters in Foxwood Lane

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