The Council submitted their Plan to the Planning Inspectorate on 27th March 2018.

This page should be viewed alongside the Council's New local plan webpage from which the original submission library may be accessed. The submission library also contains a full set of representations submitted at the Local Plan Publication stage.

Further library items will be added to this Examination page as the Examination progresses and representors and other interested parties are encouraged to view it on a regular basis for new items and latest developments.

Latest news

• 12 October - Discussion at the hearings on Wednesday 10th included reference to the link between brownfield sites and affordable housing viability and the Council have undertaken to produce a brief report on this topic which is expected to be available on or around the 19th, in anticipation of a dedicated hearing session now scheduled for Wednesday 31 October. The Programme Officer has advised relevant representors and will provide further details in the near future.
• 11 October - Following a request by the Inspector on Day 1 of the hearings, the Council have produced a briefing note on the chosen spatial strategy option. This has been added to the library as item EL4.002.
• 11 October - A missing appendix to the Council’s Matter 7 MIQ statement has now been added to the library as item EL3.007(ii).
• 1 October - An appendix 2 item was originally omitted from CPRE’s Matter 15 MIQ response - this has now been added to the library as item EL2.011g(ii) and comprises a Heritage Impact Assessment regarding land to the west of Hellifield.
• 1 October - MIQ responses submitted 24 September from ID Planning on behalf of Keyhaven Homes have been added to the library - see entries EL2.018.

The Inspector

Inspector Matthew Birkinshaw BA (Hons) MSc MRTPI has been appointed, by the Secretary of State, to undertake an independent examination into the soundness of the Plan and to subsequently issue a report with his conclusions. 

The Programme Officer

All correspondence to or from the Inspector will be via an independent Programme Officer and Tony Blackburn will fulfil this role. Items should be sent to him, preferably by email, to

ABlackburn@cravendc.gov.uk 

or alternatively by post to him at the following address:

15 Ottawa Close
Blackburn
BB2 7EB

Additionally he may be contacted by telephone on 01254 260286.

Although this webpage appears on the Council's website, the Programme Officer will be responsible for its contents.

The hearings

The Inspector will hold a series of hearings as part of the Examination process and these will commence at 10.00am on Tuesday 9 October at the Council’s Belle Vue offices in Skipton.  These are scheduled to run until 26 October and the full programme may be viewed via library item EL1.007. The Programme Officer will continue to liaise with all participants; any requests from additional parties should be sent directly to the Programme Officer.

Examination library items

Items added prior to the start of hearings - select items from the following tables to download copies