Pickering Town Council

Pickering Town Guide 2012-2013

Andrew Husband — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:59 +0000

The new edition of the guide has been published. The electronic version is available via the Publications page of this website. Go to the home page and click on Publications. Look for Pickering Town Guide in the Communications section. Please note that the guide is divided into two sections: pages 1-17 and 18-32.

Want to know more about Neighbourhood Planning?

Andrew Husband — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:58:22 +0000

The Council for the Preservation of Rural England and the National Association of Local Councils have published a guide to neighbourhood planning. The guide can be accessed on this website. Click Publications on the Home Page. Then look for the guide under General. You can also find the guide and other planning guidance on www.planninghelp.org.uk.

Public access to the council office in the Memorial Hall

Andrew Husband — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:31:59 +0000

The town council office is open to members of the public from 9am until 12 noon, Monday to Friday.

Members of the public who want to look at those council documents which can be inspected (including planning applications) are welcome to do so should it be convenient. If it is not so, members of the public will be required to make an appointment. The period of time allocated to the inspection of documents will be twenty minutes. Should extra time be required, the appointment will be extended at the discretion of the clerk or another appointment arranged at a mutually convenient time.

Members of the public are reminded that the agenda for the monthly meeting is available at the library in The Ropery together with the minutes of the meeting held during the previous month.

The next meeting of the council’s planning committee

Andrew Husband — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:53:50 +0000

is on 3 April 2012 in the Memorial Hall, Potter Hill. The meeting starts at 7pm. Members of the public have the opportunity to address the council early on in the meeting.

Copies of the agenda are available at the council office from 28 March 2012. The cost per A4 sheet is 10p. The agenda is downloadable from this website. Please visit the home page, click on Meetings and look for the agenda for the meeting to be held on 3 April 2012.

Want some guidance on responding to planning applications?

Andrew Husband — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:51:07 +0000

Please go to www.planninghelp.org where you will find a downloadable pdf of the guide “How to respond to planning applications”. This resource has been produced by the Campaign to Protect Rural England in partnership with the National Association of Local Councils and is funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government as part of its Supporting Communities and Neighbourhoods in Planning project.

Cold Calling

Andrew Husband — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:41:50 +0000

The county council has produced a small notice to deter cold calling. The notice is printed on a film which adheres to a window pane. A stock of these notices are held in the town council office should anyone want one. The wording on the front and rear of the notice can be seen if you return to the home page of this website, click on Publications. Then look for “Doorstoppers” under “General”.

Pickering Town Walks

Andrew Husband — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:06:43 +0000

These take place every Monday from 25 April through to 31 October 2011. Tickets are available from the Tourist Information Centre in The Ropery from where the walks begin. The tickets cost £1.50. The walk takes approximately 90 minutes and is an initiative of the Pickering & District Civic Society – www.pickeringcivicsociety.btck.co.uk.

“Exclusively Pickering”

Andrew Husband — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:59:41 +0000

The “Exclusively Pickering” booklet was launched on 5 March 2011. The booklet at one and the same time promotes the town’s businesses and is a tribute to the enterprise of local traders. A pdf version is available in the Publications section of this website. Go to Home Page, click on Publications and look for the pdf in the General section.

Clearing snow and ice outside your home

Andrew Husband — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:55:35 +0000

Will I be held liable if someone falls on a path I have cleared?

There is no law preventing you from clearing snow and ice on the pavement outside your property, pathways to your property or public space. It is very unlikely you would face any legal liability as long as you are careful and use common sense to make sure you do not make the pavement or pathway clearly more dangerous than before. People using areas affected by snow and ice have a responsibility to be careful themselves.

This information comes from page 3 of the ny times, December 2010/January 2011.

The next council meeting

Andrew Husband — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:38:45 +0000

is on 21 May 2012 and takes place in the Mill Room (top floor) of the Memorial Hall. There is a lift to enable the disabled to attend the meeting.

Please note that on 21 May there will be two meetings: the annual meeting of the council where the town mayor is elected and an ordinary meeting. The first meeting will begin at 7pm, the second at 7.30pm. The agenda for both meetings are available on the website from 15 May 2012. Go to “Meetings” and look for the appropriate agenda. Members of the public are entitled to address the council on the agenda items for the ordinary meeting during the meeting.

Copies of the agenda will be available from 15 May 2012 from the council office in the Memorial Hall (9am-1pm, Monday to Friday) at a cost of 10p per A4 sheet, and can be e-mailed on request. A copy of the agenda is lodged in the library which is situated in The Ropery.

The planning applications which the council will consider are listed in the “planning applications” section of this website.

The minutes for ordinary meeting in April will be available on the day following the ordinary meeting at which they are approved. Copies can be purchased at 10p per A4 sheet; however, the minutes will be posted on the council website, can be e-mailed on request and a copy will be lodged in the library.