Issue details
Murton Neighbourhood Plan
The purpose of the report is to consider the
results of the Murton Neighbourhood Plan referendum, which takes
place on Thursday 10 July 2025. Subject to a favourable result of
the referendum, it asks Members to formally ‘make’ the
Neighbourhood Plan and bring it into full legal force as part of
the Development Plan for York. This will allow the Neighbourhood
Plan to progress in line with the relevant Neighbourhood Planning
legislation and Regulations. The Executive will be asked to
formally ‘make’ the Murton Neighbourhood Plan following
a successful referendum and bring it into full legal force as part
of the Development Plan for York.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Decision Made
Wards affected: Osbaldwick and Derwent Ward;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 19/05/2025
Level of Risk: 04-08 Regular monitoring required;
Decision due: 02/09/25 by Executive
Lead member: Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities
Lead director: Director of City Development
Department: Directorate of City Development
Contact: John Roberts Email: alison.stockdale@york.gov.uk / Email: john.roberts@york.gov.uk Email: john.roberts@york.gov.uk, Alison Stockdale, Development Management Officer Email: alison.stockdale@york.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Consultations have taken place at area
designation stage, pre-submission stages and submission stage in
line with applicable Regulations. A Consultation Statement has been
submitted as part of the suite of submission documents by Murton
Parish Council outlining the consultation undertaken
pre-submission. Post submission consultation has been undertaken by
City of York Council.
Consultees:
Consultees included in Schedule 1 of the Neighbourhood Planning
(General) Regulations 2012,and people who live, work and do
business in the parish of Murton.
As part of the referendum process, residents within the
neighbourhood plan area (Murton Parish) who were eligible to vote,
were invited to vote were asked the following question in the
referendum:
‘Do you want City of York Council to use the Neighbourhood
Plan for Murton to help it decide planning applications in the
neighbourhood area?’
Equality Impact Assessment Completed?: No – will be completed before report finalised.
Documents
- Murton Neighbourhood Plan