THIS is what a new 4,000-home village between York and Selby could look like. Escrick Park Estate has unveiled plans for a new village dubbed Heronby to be built on 200 hectares of land south west of Escrick. The site is outside the green belt and is almost entirely within Flood Zone 1 which has the least likelihood of flooding. It comes in response to the inclusion of land south-west of Escrick in the latest stage of Selby District Council’s new Local Plan consultation, the estate, which owns the land off the A19 between York and Selby, has started to draw up ideas for a masterplan for the new village.
RESIDENTS have the chance to have a say on plans to improve the railway stations in their towns. New entrances to railway stations, new public spaces linking stations to town centres and better access to education and employment sites are included in proposals to transform the gateways to three North Yorkshire towns. A partnership of local authorities has succeeded in a bid to secure a total of £31 million for three separate projects in Harrogate, Selby and Skipton town centres from the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund (TCF). Now, the public, businesses and organisations are to be invited to have their say on the proposals.
North Yorkshire County Council’s County Print Unit has invested in a 600i Booklet System with twin towers from Duplo to increase its capacity and reliability.