Harrogate Local Plan Brief: What happens next?
Harrogate Borough Council’s draft Local Plan initially went to hearings this week, led by government inspector Richard Schofield
Up to 20 days of hearings in total could potentially be held, examining the council’s proposals, on issues ranging from where housing could be built, to finding sites for new employment developments.
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Hide AdThey will continue next week, from Tuesday to Thursday (January, 22-24).
These will cover: Tuesday, 10 am: Site allocations: Harrogate, Knaresborough and Ripon
Continued from 2pm
Wednesday, 10am: Local Service: Centre Allocations: Boroughbridge, Masham and Pateley Bridge
2pm: Primary Service Village Allocations
Thursday, 10am: Secondary Service Village Allocations
2pm: Melmerby Employment Allocations
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Hide AdA zone is currently mapped out in the Green Hammerton and Cattal area, in planning documents. Here HBC has said it believes a site for the settlement can be put forward.
This choice will be raised in the upcoming examinations, and the specific site will be allocated following development of a New Settlement Development Plan Document. Consultation will be held on a draft of this ‘in the Spring/Summer of 2019,’ before its own examination in 2020. The timeline for adoption of the overall Local Plan is Spring 2019.
However HBC have said this will be dependent on the outcome of the hearings, and findings of the inspector. They could recommend that changes are made by the council before it can proceed.
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Hide AdOnce in place it’s expected to help district planners control or restrict development outside of the sites laid out in the plan.
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