In September 2004 the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act brought in major changes to development plan preparation. The old system of Structure Plans, Local Plans and Supplementary Planning Guidance is now replaced by the Local Development Framework (LDF), however 47 existing Local Plan policies are to be saved beyond 27 September 2007, until superseded by new LDF Policies (to see which policies have been saved please click here).  
 

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The Council is currently carrying out an appraisal of the Skipton Conservation Areas and would like the public to give their views on what they consider to be important features within Skipton.  A public consultation exercise is being undertaken which will end on the 21st May 2008.  For further information and to get involved please click here.

Consultation has now ended on the Council's Affordable Housing Guide.  Work is currently underway to amend the Guide in line with comments received during the public consultation period. Please click here for further information.

The Council has also produced a LDF Update Leaflet which outlines the progress made to date on LDF documents.  The leaflet will be updated on a monthly basis.  Please click on the link to the right to view this month's leaflet.

The Craven District (outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park) Local Development Framework will include:

• Local Development Scheme
•  Core Strategy
•  Allocations DPD
•  Proposal Map
•  Statement of Community Involvement
•  Sustainability Appraisal
•  Annual Monitoring Reports

Other useful links in relation to the development plan for the District include:

• The adopted Craven District (outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park) Local Plan. 
• Saved Local Plan Policies (from September 2007) 
• Regional Spatial Strategy for Yorkshire and the Humber
• Interim Planning Guidance (including guidance on Affordable Housing
• Supplementary Planning Documents 
• Current LDF Consultation Documents
• Current Document Price List
• What is the Development Plan? (How the Development Plan will change as new LDF documents are adopted)
• Comments and Queries relating to LDF

Click here for an overview of ALL current LDF Documents, Planning Policy Guidance and Background Studies.


This site is linked with the Planning Portal.  The Planning Portal is a useful interface to enable you to view the Council's adopted local plan, policies and maps, as well as other general planning information.

Situated within the Planning and Building Control Department, the Policy Section works closely with the Development Control team in delivering the Council’s land use planning service. 

The Planning Policy team consists of a Planning Services Manager, 2 Planning Officers, 3 Planning Assistants and a GIS and Technical Officer