The following timeline provides a summary of progress made towards adoption of the emerging Craven Local Plan. The timeline begins with the present and unfolds in reverse chronological order as you scroll down the page. By selecting a heading you can follow a link to further details of progress made during that year.
2019: Examination, modification and adoption
February: Invitation to make representations on proposed Main Modifications to the Publication Draft Craven Local Plan
2018: Publication, submission and examination
March: Craven Local Plan submitted to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
January: Representations invited on the Publication Draft Craven Local Plan and revised Statement of Community Involvement
2017: Towards publication and submission
December: Response to comments on the third pre-publication draft local plan
June: Consultation on the third pre-publication draft local plan
2016: Second draft local plan
July: Preferred housing sites consultation - WITHDRAWN
April: Consultation on the second pre-publication draft local plan
2015: Improving on the first draft
December: Objectively Assessed Need for housing (OAN), housing target and distribution strategy for the next draft local plan accepted and agreed by full council
September: Update on spatial strategy options
February: Response to comments on the first draft local plan; report on local plan progress and areas for further action; revised local development scheme (LDS)
2014: Towards a draft local plan
December: Statistics and initial feedback on first draft local plan consultation
November: Consultation on first draft local plan
June: Initial selection of preferred sites for consultation
April: Mid to south adjustment of sub-area housing figures
2013: Community engagement events
November: Key points from feedback received at the community drop-in events
June: Information and output from 20 community drop-in events in 16 towns and villages
2012: Shaping a spatial strategy and housing figure
December: Publication of the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)
October: Identification of spatial strategy settlements, which might have land allocated for housing development, how much development might be appropriate for each settlement and what criteria might be used to identify preferable sites. Feedback from stakeholder workshops held in September.
September: Participatory workshops for parish councils and other stakeholders to discuss a spatial strategy, a housing figure and an approach to allocations, policies and neighbourhood planning