Latest planning applications for Dringhouses and Woodthorpe Ward

Below are the latest planning applications received by the York Council for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward.

Full details can be found by clicking the application reference

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27 Ashbourne Way York YO24 2SW

Erection of single storey extension extending 4.94 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a height to the eaves of 2.55 metres and a total height of 3.86 metres

Reference 17/01583/LHE

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24 Hob Moor Terrace York YO24 1EY

Single storey side and rear extensions and installation of vertical photovoltaic panels to side gable wall of existing dwelling

Ref. No: 17/01529/FUL

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86 Ryecroft Avenue York YO24 2SD

Application to remove 4 x Sycamore saplings subject to a Tree Preservation Ordern no. 10-W1

Ref. No: 17/01647/TPO

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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

Three more homes for Mayfield Grove?

The planning committee is being recommended to approve the construction of 3 homes on a site in Mayfield Grove. A similar application earlier in the year was deferred pending receipt of a bat study.

That study has now been provided.

If approved at a meeting taking place on 6th July, the houses would replace an existing bungalow located towards the front of the site with its main garden to the rear.

There would be a semi-detached pair of 4 bedroom dwellings at the front of the site on the footprint of the existing bungalow and a single detached 2 bedroom bungalow to the rear.

Vehicle access would be from Mayfield Grove, via newly created parking areas and private driveway to the rear property.

The local planning panel had criticised the plans saying that they represent an over development of the area.

Plans for new development on Tadcaster Road by Wilberforce Homes

Local residents are invited to attend a drop-in session to have their say on proposals by the Wilberforce Trust to build 30 flats for its tenants on land it owns to the north of The Grove, off Tadcaster Road.

The proposals, which include a social/community hub for tenants and offices for the charity, will be on display at the Sunflower Centre at St Leonard’s Hospice on Thursday 6th July from 4.30pm to 8pm. A Wilberforce Trust leaflet (copied below) is being delivered to local homes to publicise the drop-in session.

The Wilberforce Trust is a York-based charity that provides specialist housing and support for people with visual impairments, sensory impairments and other disabilities. Its website can be viewed at www.wilberforcetrust.org.uk

In the most recent draft Local Plan, this piece of land had been provisionally allocated for residential extra care facilities in association with the Wilberforce Trust.

Young people make hairdressing salon a cut above

Older people haircut The tenants of Honeysuckle House, a City of York Council Sheltered Accommodation Scheme in Dringhouses, will soon be able to enjoy getting their hair done in style as the Enable scheme is undertaking a makeover of the on-site hairdressing salon.

Enable is a collaboration between the council’s 60+ Housing Specialist Service and SASH, a supported lodging scheme for young people who have experienced homelessness. It brings together young people who would like to give something back to their communities and older people who may need a hand with gardening and decorating.

The hairdressing salon at the Sheltered Accommodation Scheme is an important resource, much loved and used regularly by the tenants. Honeysuckle House approached the Enable scheme as the facility is starting to look tired and would benefit from a spruce up and this week four 4 young people, supported by staff, will be wallpapering, painting, gardening and generally sprucing the place up!

Enable has now been running for nearly 2 years and has carried out numerous community projects to make a real and lasting difference to the lives of older people in York. The young people get a taste of volunteering whilst learning skills they will need when they move into their own homes in the future.
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Murder in the libraries

Tue 23 June: 7.00pm – 8.30pm : Dringhouses Library

Join local authors and members of York Authors Pauline Kirk (writing as PJ Quinn), Julian Cole, Edwin Thomas and Adrian Paul Fayter for an evening of chat about all things crime – what is its fascination, for York Authors, and for readers.

Tickets are £5 each and include refreshments.

Books will be available to buy at a discount.

Contact Dringhosues Library for further information and to reserve tickets on 01904 552674 or dringhouses@exploreyork.org.uk

Date: Thur 25 June
Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pm
Venue: York Explore Library
Cost: £2

Join our panel of crime authors to ponder the peculiar pleasures of crime fiction.

Explore historics

Date: Tue 16 June
Mint Yard Lecture: What’s new with the Vikings? At York Explore Library . More

Date: Wed 17 and Sat 20 June
Explore your first World War heroes at Bishopthorpe Library.

Dringhouses Library

At 1.30pm – 2.30pm and 3.00pm – 4.00pm

Arthur 3 ‘It is of little comfort to Mrs Walker to receive a letter describing her son as ‘a credit to his mother,’ when it also reports him missing.’

Actor Chris Cade will play real Yorkshire veteran Arthur Walker in this interactive tale of Arthur’s journey.

Join him as Arthur is recruited, fights in the trenches and is taken prisoner!

Suitable for accompanied children 5 years and up, adults very welcome too.

Tickets available from Dringhouses Library, 01904 552674,dringhouses@exploreyork.org.uk or from any Explore library, priced at £3 for a single, or £6 for a family (up to 3 children and 2 adults).

Baroness Harris joins the campaign trail in York

Local Liberal Democrats were joined on the campaign trail on Friday by a high-profile member of the House of Lords.

Baroness Angela Harris of Richmond, a Deputy Speaker of the Lords and former Chair of the North Yorkshire Police Authority, joined campaigners in Dringhouses & Woodthorpe ahead of next months elections. The Life Peer met with local candidates and party members, including young Lib Dems from across the city.

The Lib Dems are standing a full slate of candidates in the local elections alongside parliamentary hopefuls Nick Love in York Central and James Blanchard in York Outer. Earlier this month, the party launched its local elections manifesto promising to ‘put residents first’.

Baroness Harris commented:

“I am delighted to be helping the campaign here in York. I am particularly happy to be speaking to young members some of whom will be voting for the first time. It is wonderful to see young people engaged in politics and I would urge all first time voters to go out and have their say on May 7th.

“I know there is a really positive mood around the Lib Dem campaign locally and we have tremendous set of candidates across the city. We also have a strong set of local policies which are going down well on the doorstep with residents.”

Cllr Keith Aspden, Liberal Democrat Group Leader, commented:
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House sales increasing in west York

Following the national pattern house sales have increased on the Acomb side of the City during the last 3 months. Sales have included:

Address	Sold price	Sold date	Type
2, Beechwood Glade, YO24 3JT	£245,000	21 May 2014	4 bed detached
19, Beagle Ridge Drive, YO24 3JH	£179,500	25 Apr 2014	3 bed semi-D
2, Willoughby Way, YO24 3NS	£160,000	25 Apr 2014	3 bed semi-D
119, Foxwood Lane, YO24 3LQ	£173,000	04 Apr 2014	3 bed semi-D
42, The Reeves, YO24 3ES	£135,000	30 Apr 2014	2 bed semi-D
13, The Reeves, YO24 3ES	£125,000	02 May 2014	2 bed semi-D
8, Huntsmans Walk, YO24 3LE	£160,000	15 May 2014	2 bed semi-D
170, St Stephens Road, YO24 3EF	£160,000	14 Apr 2014	5 bed semi-D
27, Troutbeck, YO24 2RE	£135,000	06 May 2014	2 bed semi-D
12 Ascot Court, Gale Lane, YO24 3AE	£113,500	31 Mar 2014	1 bed flat

Property for sale The list below shows some of the properties for sale

Salmond Road £189,950 3 bed Terrace

Tedder Road £175,000 3 bed Semi-D

Tedder Road £159,950 2 bed Semi-D

Lydham Court £105,000 1 bed Terrace

Property for rent The list below shows properties for rent

Moor Lane £1,295 4 bed Detached

Dijon Avenue £400

Gladstone Street £650 2 bed

St Pauls Mews £725 2 bed Terrace

Chain-free sales Below are properties nearby that are available ‘chain free’. These include properties where the seller is not buying a new home or has already moved out and could also include repossessions.

Tedder Road, Acomb, York, YO24 £175,000 3 bed Semi-D

Lydham Court, Acomb, York £105,000 1 bed Terrace

Alness Drive, Woodthorpe, York £299,950 4 bed Detached

Lerecroft Road, York £165,000 2 bed Semi-D

Discounted sales Are you interested in snapping up a bargain? Below are properties for sale where the asking prices have been reduced

St Stephens Road £100,000 -13% 2 bed Flat

Collingwood Avenue £215,000 -6% 4 bed Semi-D

Farndale Street £200,000 -4% 3 bed Terrace

Highcliffe Court £150,000 -6% 2 bed Semi-D

Information from Mouseprice

Dringhouses library revelation

Dringhouses Library

A freedom of information request has revealed that the Dringhouses Library building was gifted to the Council in 1942 for use only as a “Library or for other public uses”.

The revelation comes at a time when there are increasing concerns about the future of small libraries.

The Labour Councils decided to cut the libraries budget by £250,000 in 2013/14 and a further £150,000 in the forthcoming financial year.

The library service is now in the hands of an independent social enterprise trust which is currently looking to appoint new Directors

There will be an Open Evening at Acomb Explore, Front Street, Acomb, on Wednesday 12 March from 4pm – 6 pm, for anybody who would like to learn more. The management team and other Explore directors will be in attendance and able to answer questions. The person specification and role information for the new posts and can be found here.

To express interest in becoming a Community Director or the Finance Director of Explore, email fiona.williams@york.gov.uk by 24 March 2014.

Golf lessons in Dringhouses

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