A £1.2 million funding package has been approved to develop tailored investment plans for 32 towns and service centres across North Yorkshire. The initiative, funded by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority and delivered by North Yorkshire Council, aims to guide future regeneration efforts and ensure a consistent, evidence-based approach to development across the region.
The towns selected for the programme represent over 60% of the county’s population. The planning work will focus on key areas such as revitalising high streets, expanding local workspace options, improving transport links, enhancing cultural and heritage assets, and addressing health disparities.
The programme will run over three years starting in May and will include input from local businesses, councils and community groups to shape investment priorities for each location. The intent is to position the towns for future public and private sector investment and ensure economic growth is aligned with the region’s specific challenges and opportunities.
The 32 towns and centres identified are: Bedale, Bentham, Boroughbridge, Catterick Garrison and Colburn, Easingwold, Eastfield and Cayton, Filey, Grassington and Threshfield, Harrogate, Hawes, Helmsley, Ingleton, Kirkbymoorside, Knaresborough, Leyburn, Malton and Norton, Masham, Northallerton, Pateley Bridge, Pickering, Richmond, Ripon, Scarborough, Selby, Settle, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Skipton, South Craven, Stokesley, Tadcaster, Thirsk and Whitby.
The grant will be formally considered by North Yorkshire Council’s executive next week.
