CONTENTS
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1. Introduction 1
2. The Development Plan for the City of York 2
3. Programme Management and Reporting 7
4. Review 7
1.1 The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011) introduced the requirement for local planning authorities to prepare and maintain a Local Development Scheme (LDS). An LDS sets out a timetable for the production of new or revised Development Plan Documents (such as a Local Plan) by the local council.
1.2 This LDS, which supersedes all previous versions, sets out a planning work programme for the Council from November 2022 until December 2024 with indicative timeframes beyond this. It will be reviewed as necessary to keep it up to date.
1.3 This LDS covers the following documents:
· The City of York Local Plan
· The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) Charging Schedule
· Neighbourhood Plans
· Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)
· Statement of Community Involvement
Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS)
2.1 The York Green Belt has been established for many years but has never been defined in an adopted local plan. Whilst the Regional Strategy for Yorkshire and Humber has otherwise been revoked, its York Green Belt policies have been saved together with the key diagram which illustrates those policies and the general extent of the Green Belt around York.
Minerals and Waste Joint Plan (North Yorkshire County Council, North York Moors National Park Authority and City of York Council).
2.2 Following the receipt of the Inspectors Report and Appendix of Main Modifications on 4 February 2022, each of the three Authorities progressed the Plan to adoption.
2.3 North Yorkshire County Council adopted the Plan on 16 February 2022 and North York Moors National Park Authority adopted the plan on 21 March 2022.
2.4 The City of York Council agreed to adopt the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan at its Full Council meeting on 27 April 2022.
City of York Local Plan (Emerging)
2.5 The City of York Council does not have a formally adopted Local Plan. The emerging City of York Local Plan is currently at Examination with adoption intended in Summer/Autumn 2023.
2.6 It was submitted to the Planning Inspectorate in 2018 with Phase 1 of the Examination in Public (EiP) held in 2019. Three further phases of EiP were held in 2022 with Phase 4 concluding in September.
2.7 It is intended to formally consult on the proposed modifications to the Plan in February and March of 2023 with submission to the Planning Inspectorate for the final report in May 2023.
2.8 Please refer to Table 2.1a for the intended work programme.
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
2.9 Alongside the Local Plan, a CIL Charging Schedule is being developed. It is intended to formally consult on the Charging Schedule in February and March of 2023 with submission to the Planning Inspectorate for examination in May 2023. Currently, adoption of CIL is proposed for late 2023.
2.10 Please refer to Table 2.1b for the intended work programme.
Neighbourhood Plans
2.11 These offer local communities (via a Neighbourhood Forum or Parish Council) the opportunity to prepare locally specific policies in conformity with the Local Plan. A neighbourhood plan attains the same legal status as the Local Plan once it has been agreed at a referendum and is ‘made’ by the local planning authority (i.e. brought into legal force following an independent Examination).
2.12 A number of Neighbourhood Plans have already been made and a further three are currently being worked on by Parish Councils. Strensall Neighbourhood Plan has been through the Examination process and will proceed to the final stages mid 2023.
2.13 Both Murton Neighbourhood Plan and Heslington Neighbourhood Plans are being advanced by their respective Parish Councils It is anticipated that formal consultation and submission to for Examination will take place in 2023 for both plans. Timeframes are currently being agreed.
2.14 Please refer to Table 2.1c for the intended work programme.
Supplementary Planning Documents
2.15 Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) provide additional advice and guidance on policies contained within the Local Plan.
2.16 SPD’s relating to Climate Change and Affordable Housing are currently being worked on with intended adoption dates of late 2023. The timing of further SPDs and areas of focus are to be agreed to support the implementation of the Local Plan and the LDS will be updated to reflect these. An initial review of the wider SDP work programme is expected to be considered alongside the Local Plan adoption process.
2.17 Please refer to Table 2.1d for the intended work programme.
Statement of Community Involvement
2.18 A Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) sets out the processes by which the community will be engaged in consultation on each type of document and at every stage of its preparation. The SCI also sets out how the community will engage in the consideration of major development management decisions.
2.19 The Council is at the beginning of the process of updating the current SCI.
2.20 Please refer to Table 2.1e for the intended work programme.
Table 2.1a Development Plan Document (DPD) Work Programme - Local Plan
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Inspectors Report |
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Adoption |
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Table 2.1b Work Programme – Community Infrastructure Levy Charging Schedule
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Submission to the Planning Inspectorate and Examination Period |
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Adoption |
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Table 2.1c Work Programme – Neighbourhood Plans
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Table 2.1d Work Programme – Supplementary Planning Documents
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Table 2.1e Work Programme – Statement of Community Involvement
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Consultation |
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Adoption |
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