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
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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
Oaken Grove Community Centre is run by Haxby & Wigginton Youth & Community Association (registered charity no. 1105675) which aims to actively promote the wellbeing of residents in Haxby, Wigginton and the surrounding area.
Haxby Town Council actively supports the centre with an annual grant of over £12,000.
The friendly and accessible community facilities at the centre are regularly hired by local groups, businesses and individuals. For more infor...
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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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