The following list of Background Documents contains hyperlinks, which allow you to access documents online. Select a document from the list to follow the link. Documents have been numbered in order to assist referencing and communications between parties during the local plan examination.
- National Planning Policy Framework BD001
- National Planning Practice Guidance BD002
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 BD003
- Localism Act 2011 BD004
- ONS, UK Business Statistics: Activity, Size and Location 2012 BD005
- York, North Yorkshire & East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership (2013) Strategic Economic Plan BD006
- ONS, Business Demography Statistics 2013 BD007
- ONS Annual Population Survey (Jul 2013-Jun 2014) BD008
- East Lancashire Highways and Transport Masterplan (2014) BD009
- The Replacement Pendle Local Plan (2001-2016) BD010
- Bradford Replacement Unitary Development Plan (2005) BD011
- Lancaster Saved Local Plan (2004), Core Strategy (2008) and draft Local Plan Update (due to be adopted in 2019) BD012
- Office of Rail and Road (ORR) –Estimates of Station Usage for 2014/15 BD013
- “Heritage Counts 2013” Historic England BD014
- ONS 2015 Mid Year Estimate BD015
- ONS 2014 – SNPP BD016
- ONS 2014-based population projections BD017
- Solihull MBC v Gallagher Estates Ltd (2014) EWCA Civ 1610 BD018
- ‘Great Place’ (CDC) BD019
- National Enabling Policy BD020
- National Character Areas (Natural England) BD021
- Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England BD022
- Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 BD023
- Heritage at Risk Register (Historic England) BD024
- Building for Life BD025
- Lifetime Homes BD026
- BREEAM BD027
- Article 6 (4) of the EU Directive on the Conservation of Habitats and of Wild Flora and Fauna (The Habitats Directive) BD028
- Water Framework Directive BD029
- Yorkshire and Humber Green Infrastructure Mapping Project BD030
- Leeds City Region Green Infrastructure Strategy BD031
- Aire and Calder Valley Catchment Management Strategy BD032
- Humber River Basin Management Plan BD033
- Climate Change Act 2008 BD034
- Written Ministerial Statement on wind energy development (June 2015) BD035
- Rights of Way Improvement Plan (RoWIP) (NYCC), currently under review BD036
- Highways Act 1980 BD037
- Written Ministerial Statement on affordable housing and tariff style contributions (November 2014) BD038
- Environmental Information Regulations BD039
- Designing Gypsy and Traveller Sites – Good Practice Guide BD040
- Use Classes Order BD041
- Superfast North Yorkshire Broadband Project BD042
- Planning permission for construction of Hellifield Rural Environmental Centre (decision nos. 5/42/149/C, 42/2002/2763 and 42/2005/5082) BD043
- Action Plan for Ingleton (CDC et al) BD044
- Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010 BD045
- Assessing needs and opportunities: a companion guide to PPG17 BD046
- Aireville Park Master Plan BD047
- Housing Act 1985 BD048
- Housing (Right to Buy) (Designated Rural Areas and Designated Region) (England) Order 1988 BD049
- 2011 Census BD050
- Craven District Council Parking Strategy 2014-2019 BD051
- North Yorkshire County Council Parking Strategy (2011) BD052
- Digital Agenda for Europe (EC) BD053
- Agreement on the delivery of Next Generation Access broadband on new residential developments (Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the House Builders Federation and Openreach, February 2016) BD054
- Historic Environment Record (North Yorkshire County Council) BD055
- National Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) BD056