Archived information appears as it did on the consultations page during the consultation period.
There are four separate Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) consultations running at the moment.
1. Flood Risk & Water Management SPD - First Draft (Regulation 12 Consultation)
2. Green Infrastructure & Biodiversity SPD - First Draft (Regulation 12 Consultation)
3. Good Design SPD - Second Draft (Regulation 13 Consultation)
4. Rural Workers’ Dwellings SPD - Second Draft (Regulation 13 Consultation)
Start date for all: Tuesday 4th January 2022
End date for all: Tuesday 1st February 2022
You can respond to as many of the draft SPDs as you wish, but a separate response should be provided for each one. Responses should quote the relevant SPD title and the parts, sections and paragraph numbers that the response refers to. There are no response forms for these consultations.
Responses should be received no later than the end date, above, and may be submitted by email (preferred) to spatialplanning@cravendc.gov.uk or by post to the Spatial Planning Team, Craven District Council, 1 Belle Vue Square, Broughton Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 1FJ.
Paper copies of the draft SPDs are available for inspection at the Council's main reception, which is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 4:30pm Friday, and at local libraries (Skipton, Settle, Bentham, Cross Hills, Ingleton, Gargrave, Embsay and the mobile library).
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Full details of each draft SPD are provided below, but if you need further information or assistance, please contact the Spatial Planning Team.
1. Flood Risk & Water Management SPD - First Draft
This draft SPD adds further detail to the policies of the development plan, specifically the Craven Local Plan, in accordance with the glossary of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The commitment to provide this SPD is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme. Once adopted, the SPD will assist applicants in preparing and submitting planning applications that comply with flood risk and water management policies.
Click here to view or download the draft Flood Risk & Water Management SPD
2. Green Infrastructure & Biodiversity SPD - First Draft
This draft SPD adds further detail to the policies of the development plan, specifically the Craven Local Plan, in accordance with the glossary of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The commitment to provide this SPD is set out in the Council’s Local Development Scheme. Once adopted, the SPD will assist applicants in preparing and submitting planning applications that comply with green infrastructure and biodiversity policies.
Click here to view or download the draft Green Infrastructure & Biodiversity SPD
3. Good Design SPD - Second Draft
The Council is inviting representations on a second draft Good Design SPD, which follows consultation on a first draft in September and October last year. Comments submitted during the first consultation have been taken into account and, where appropriate, the draft SPD has been changed.
The Council is now required to publish and invite representations on the following documents - select the document title to view or download a copy:
- Good Design SPD - Second Draft
- Consultation Statement - summarises the main issues arising from comments received during the first consultation and explains how the Council has assessed them
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report
- Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Report
Comments submitted during the first consultation have already been considered and should not be resubmitted.
4. Rural Workers’ Dwellings SPD - Second Draft
The Council is inviting representations on a second draft Rural Workers' Dwellings SPD, which follows consultation on a first draft in September and October last year. Comments submitted during the first consultation have been taken into account and, where appropriate, the draft SPD has been changed.
The Council is now required to publish and invite representations on the following documents - select the document title to view or download a copy:
- Rural Workers' Dwellings SPD - Second Draft
- Consultation Statement - summarises the main issues arising from comments received during the first consultation and explains how the Council has assessed them
- Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Screening Report
- Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Report
Comments submitted during the first consultation have already been considered and should not be resubmitted.