Issue - decisions
To ratify the ‘making’ of the Copmanthorpe Neighbourhood Plan and to agree to publish the Decision Statement
04/12/2025 - To ratify the ‘making’ of the Copmanthorpe Neighbourhood Plan and to agree to publish the Decision Statement
Background / Decision Summary:
Decision
This decision is to ratify the ‘making’ of the
Copmanthorpe Neighbourhood Plan and to agree to publish the
Decision Statement following the positive outcome of the referendum
into the Copmanthorpe Neighbourhood Plan on 27th November
2025.
The Copmanthorpe Neighbourhood Plan now has full weight and will
form part of the statutory development plan for the
authority’s area, together with the adopted Local Plan
(2025), other made neighbourhood plans, and the Joint Minerals and
Waste Plan (2022).
Referendum Outcome
The outcome of the referendum was 95.32% in favour of those casting
a vote. The turnout for the referendum was 21.85%.
Full results of the Referendum are published via:
https://www.york.gov.uk/elections-1/referendums-neighbourhood-planning/2
Background
The Copmanthorpe Neighbourhood Plan has been prepared by the Parish
Council of Copmanthorpe and includes locally specific planning
policies on issues important to the Parish. The Parish Council have
worked collaboratively with the Council during the preparation to
ensure it has been prepared in conformity with the Development Plan
for the authority.
The plan has been through formal stages of consultation and an
independent Examination process in compliance with the statutory
Regulations.
The following decisions have been made:
• Cabinet January 2013 – application and boundary
approved to make a Neighbourhood Plan
• Executive October 2025 – decision to proceed to
Referendum following Examination, which included the following
delegation relevant to this Officer Decision:
(iv) Agrees that delegated authority is given to the Director of
City
Development to approve and publish a Decision Statement in
accordance with the statutory requirements:
a) should the outcome of the local referendum be in favour of
adopting the Neighbourhood Plan, and the Copmanthorpe Neighbourhood
Plan can be formally ‘made’.
Further information is available via the dedicated webpage:
https://www.york.gov.uk/planning-policy/copmanthorpe-neighbourhood-plan