Welcome to the Knapton Parish website

The perfect way to meet old friends and make new ones, the Coffee Club resumes in the Village Hall on 16th July at 10am.

6th August 2021 :: We are still awaiting a reply / response from NNDC and Victory Housing.

17th May 2021 :: We received an immediate response from Phillip Rowson NNDC, who said that he is meeting with his Chief Exec at the end of the week and respond afterwards.

17th May 2021 :: We also had an immediate response from Victory Housing apologising for the delay in replying and requesting a site meeting.

17th May 2021 :: We have not received any further contact from Victory Housing or NNDC despite several reminders on this matter. So we wrote again requesting a response to our letter of 12th March 2020

26th April 2021 :: We received contact from the office of Duncan Baker MP to suggest that he sits “in reserve” pending the outcome of the conversation at NNDC before he got involved.

26th April 2021 :: Phillip Rowson, Assistant Director of Planning at NNDC, wrote saying that he will be discussing the matter with his Chief Executive (Steve Blatch) and will return to us as quickly as possible.

19th April 2021 :: NCC as Highways Authority replied saying that in response to the planning application for development north of School Close (what is now Wilds Way) they recommended refusal and that NNDC chose to approve the planning application contrary to their recommendation.   They gave detailed information as to the road and footpath layout saying that it met national/local guidance and that the issues of turning were effectively due to resident’s vehicles being parked on the road despite drop kerbs having been installed.

12th March 2021 :: The Parish Council wrote and invited several interested parties including NNDC Planning Department and Highways to meet on site in School Close to evaluate the issues and seek a solution.

11th February 2021 :: A letter from the Parish Council was dropped through every letterbox in School Close and Wilds Way explaining the issues and the steps that are being taken by the council to resolve them.

The Parish Council is very aware of the road traffic issues affecting residents and vehicles in School Close and are working towards a solution with NNDC and Highways.

The Parish Council is currently in discussion with Victory Housing to have the title deed to the grass areas on Wilds Way transferred to them.   This would make the Parish council responsible for the upkeep but would also potentially provide land which the parish council could utilise for the benefit of the village as a whole.

Victory are keen for this to happen but the conditions set out in the deed, when presented to the council earlier this year, were not acceptable to the council.   Negotiations are on-going but we are very aware that any agreement reached – if any – would either be a legacy or a chain around the neck of future parish councils.

We will keep everyone posted as the circumstance changes but we hope to have a more acceptable proposal for the parish council to consider by the September council meeting.

The next Parish Council meeting will be held on 7th September in the Village Hall at the new time of 7pm (not 7:30pm).

Come along and find out what the council is doing and planning for the village and address any questions you may have directly to the council.

If anyone would like to raise an issue in the meantime, you can use our Contact Form here online or contact our Parish Clerk, whose contact details are also on the contact form page.