Social Value Ideas for East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Refusal of listed-building extension

Members accepted officers' recommendation to refuse a two-storey side extension at 11A Fleming Gate, Beverley. The refusal was grounded in heritage and design policy concerns, particularly the form, m…

“This application is recommended for refusal. Uh just by way of update uh firstly to correct a reference at the top of page nine of the agenda which sh…”

Cumulative solar impact motion

Council supported a motion asking government to treat cumulative impact from large solar schemes as a material planning consideration and to provide residents with clear guidance on how to engage. The…

“Speaker 11: Thank you very much indeed, chairman and members. And before I begin, I just want to be clear because this situation of cumulative impact …”

Clifftop deferred for site visit

The Clifftop Caravan Park rollback application was not decided and instead was deferred for a site visit. Members wanted to inspect the locality because of concerns about overdevelopment, conservation…

“So if not, we're going to go to the vote to defer for a site visit, which has been proposed by councelor Howard and seconded by councelor Nolan. So al…”

Holiday lodge scheme deferred and approved

The committee overturned the officer recommendation and resolved to defer and delegate to officers for approval of the holiday lodge scheme opposite Berwick Country Golf Club. Members asked officers t…

“So, it's been proposed and seconded to defer and delegate to offices for approval. Um, so that they can look at those conditions that we've just outli…”

Allocated sites given strong weight

Officers repeatedly reminded members that both schemes sat on allocated local plan sites and that the principle of development had already been established through the local plan process. They cited t…

“These are both in the local plan. the decision to whether or not to build on these has been taken years ago. We are here to look at the application in…”

Updated empty homes strategy

Cabinet agreed an updated five-year empty homes strategy to tackle long-term vacant properties, improve housing use, and support local amenity. The approach prioritises voluntary engagement and inform…

“Speaker 5: Nature. Yeah. Not not a problem at all. So this report sets out an updated empty home strategy for the next five years, setting out how the…”

Beverley flats approved

The committee approved the conversion of upper floors at 15 North Bar Within into three self-contained apartments, with associated roof and rear-extension works. Officers accepted the parking shortfal…

“It's been proposed and seconded to approve this application as per the officer's recommendation with the conditions as set out within the officer's re…”

HMO conversion refused

Members refused the Bridlington Horseworth Avenue proposal for nine-bedroom shared accommodation after extended debate. The main reasons were overdevelopment, cramped and inadequate living conditions,…

“This looks very much like student digs and I am loathed to disagree with councelor Jefferson. In fact I've never been brave enough to do so before. Bu…”

Decant policy update

A revised decant policy for council tenants 2026-2029 was presented for approval to cover temporary and permanent moves caused by major repairs, redevelopment, refurbishment or disposal. The policy ad…

“Um so it's um all to do uh with the decant policy and um this was introduced for council tenants sets out how the council will support tenants who are…”

McCloud remedy software delays

Delivery of the McCloud remedy is constrained by software shortcomings in Civica’s system, causing manual work, extra staff pressure and risk of missing the 31 August 2026 deadline. The fund has alrea…

“Um, so this report provides an update on the funds implementation of the Mloud remedy. Um it also gives a some background to the remedy itself um whic…”

McCloud remedy reporting

The fund completed the 2026 annual benefit statement exercise but must still report a breach because some retrospective remedy amendments were not completed by the statutory deadline. A report has bee…

“Speaker 6: So a significant report was taken to committee in July, which replicated a lot of the the actual information in here regarding the the proj…”