Minutes of Bielby Parish Meeting
Monday 11th May 2026
held at Coffee and Coe
By kind permission of Richard and Christine Coe
Agenda
Apologies for absence.
Received from Steve Ridsdale, Debbie and Tony Britton, Vince Quigley. Pete and Val Nolton. (23 attendees)
Minutes of the last meeting held on 10th Nov 2025.
Were read and approved by the meeting.
Matters arising from the minutes.
3.7 Millenium Tree. Margaret Wilkinson had agreed to a location and a new sapling had been planted by Paul Oldroyd.
3.8 Trees to South end. It was reported that only the cherry trees had survived. Cllr Hammond said ERYC shouyld remove them as part of their annual inspection. (Cllr Hammond to action)
3.12 Signs. Sign at Routh lodge still not renewed, (Cllr West to action)
3.12 Surface water road drainage in village. GT had created a map of all the road gullies and direction of flow based on discussions with Richard Coe. CE will mark up the map at the next heavy rainfall (GT and CE to action). EM informed of a portal to report drainage issues GT found only an ERYC hotline (01482) 393939.
Planning applications and outcomes since the last meeting.
Town End Farm Main Street Bielby East Riding Of Yorkshire YO42 4JW
Certificate of lawfulness for existing occupation of a dwelling without
complying with an agricultural occupancy condition (Condition 1 of planning
permission Q1450(H)) - Approved
Hollycroft Farm Main Street Bielby East Riding Of Yorkshire YO42 4JW
Change of use from disused paddock for siting of 4 camping pods and
associated landscaping and access (Retrospective and revised scheme of
23/01271/PLF) - Approved
Land North of Woodclose Farm - Self build Erection of self-build dwelling with associated outbuildings, soft and hard landscaping including driveway with new access, and associated works 25/02908/PLF went to committee 10th Feb - Refused
Jane Geary (applicant) informed the meeting that the application was refused but she expects to appeal the decision in the next few weeks
Land North Of Ryedale Farm Seaton Common Lane Melbourne East Riding Of Yorkshire YO42 4ST
Construction and operation of a Battery Energy Storage Facility (BESS) and 20.0m high telecommunications mast with associated infrastructure, fencing, access tracks, cable corridors and landscaping 25/02403/PLF - Approved
Solar Farm Applications.
Mylen Leah (LH) and humberhead (HH) Solar Farm,
Consultancy for LH runs from Thursday 16 April to Thursday 28 May 2026.
We also received early notification of a larger farm called the Humberhead solar farm to the North East of the Mylen Leah proposal.
Full consultation for HH Autumn this year.
Cllrs West and Hammond said that as the current Mylen Leah project going through consultation is a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) it will be decided by the secretary of State following a consultation process, which is currently towards the end of the request for comments from the public.
GT reported that having attended an online webinar that the application for ML has been amended following earlier comments and discussions with interested parties including stakeholders, landowners, conservation groups and other bodies. For instance, things such as reducing the height of the panels, proximity to dwellings and busier roads, location of conservation set aside areas. There will also be a significant fund for community projects, primarily aimed at energy efficiency and conservation. However other schemes are being considered for funding. There will be a fund of £200k per annum for the life of the project available to Parishes directly within the vicinity of which Bielby is one. The design life of the project is understood to be 50 years.
Cllr Hammond also informed the meeting that another NCIS project titled the Humberhead Project, thought to be of a similar overall size and located a little to the East of Mylen Leah project is in very early stages of planning and no specific details are as yet available. Cllr Hammond recommended that the meeting request a voting seat on the committee for the project. CE said he would request such a seat.
Village Website and compliance
GT informed the meeting that new New Government requirements for Councils to be WCAG2.2 AA compliant (Accesible standards for websites and communications)
also
Assertion 10-ready which is about a secure framework for data storage which involves a secure domain or data storage that is GDPR compliant and is part of the new AGAR return for every council however small it may be.
2025 edition of the Practitioners’ Guide (Assertion 10: Digital and Data Compliance) states:
All smaller authorities, by AGAR 2025/2026, must have:
A council-owned domain based official email address
A website that continues to meet accessibility regulations
An IT policy
And a reinforcement of compliance with GDPR and DPA responsibilities.
Possible providers;
My-Parish Council under £200/yr inc a .gov domain or .org and a website template that will provide a focal point for all parishioners and offers communication via a facebook page (not a group, but that's easy to set up on FB)
Aubergine offers similar but is £499/yr
HugoFox £198 inc 3 email address’ but its more technical and needs training. https://hugofox.com/home/parishcouncils.html
Council Hive £997 plus VAT
It was agreed to opt for the My-parish-Council option as it appeared the easiest to set up at a competitive price.
Road closure Allerthorpe-Melbourne
We received notification of a road closure around July August this year on the road between Allerthorpe and Melbourne south of the junction with Thornton road (Sand Lane). This is to facilitate the repairs to a culvert under the road that is now in a dangerous condition. It will be closed for a period of approximately 10 weeks. There will be a temporary bridge for pedestrians and cyclists. There will be an HGV diversion and signage to discourage use of Marketbridge Lane. Cllr Hammond asked parishioners to let him know if there is any undue use of Marketbridge lane by HGV’s.
Village Show
Set for Saturday 8th August - Thanks to Dale for Hosting, there is to be a pet corner too this year. Reminder for best Planter in Village. We have a bucket of spuds competition to raise funds for the show.
Marquee Cover Replacement.
Ian has bought a new cover but the cost now was around £1040, it was requested that we maintain our pledge of 50% contribution despite the big increase in the price.
Church extension and community hall funding
John Peel described a possible extension to the West of the church within the grounds which the Architect (see item AGM Minutes 11-05-2025, church report) proposed as possible on the grounds that the original church would have been in the same area (approx 25 feet westwards). The budget he gave for that would be circa £150k.
It was further discussed that with the potential funding from the Solar Farm community funds that may be enough to fund a community/village hall or playground elsewhere. CE volunteered to arrange a group of volunteers to investigate further the potential schemes.
Bielby Planter competition
Requests for people who would like to enter the Planter competition, to be Judged by Chris and Jan Emptage are to be notified on the back of the planter leaflet, to be distributed with the show programs and delivered to Alex Quigley or just let Alex know if you would like to enter so Chris and Jan know who to include in their judging round prior to the show.
Speed limit in village.
Paul Ward said the speed detector sign is now back with Goodmanham and will be returned to us in July to the South end.
Chris Emptage said he will supervise a speedwatch group outing in the next few weeks.
Canal Bank
Margaret Wilkinson had asked that the canal bank at the east side of the turning basin be restored to prevent erosion and potential collapse of the track. The site is a Special site of scientific interest (SSSI) and any unauthorised disturbance is an offence. CE to investigate and ask those responsible to reinstate the bank.
The meeting adjourned at 9.05pm.
Graham Tew
Secretary to Bielby Parish Meeting
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