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Harrogate District Local Plan

Harrogate District Local Plan

image: Harrogate District Local Plan cover

The Local Plan was adopted in 2001 and a Selective Alteration was made to it in 2004.

The Local Plan makes up part of the Development Plan for Harrogate District.


Some policies have been deleted or replaced by policies in the Harrogate District Local Development Framework.  For quick reference to all current Development Plan policies, see, a list of Harrogate District Local Plan Policies (137KB) indicating those that apply and those that have been supersceded.  If you are submitting a planning application to the Council, it is very important that you read them.

You can View the Local Plan with Proposals Map/Inset Maps* in active PDF format (where policies have been deleted the text has been struck through. *It has not been possible to amend the Proposals/Inset Maps to remove deleted policy annotation, although the map legends do indicate which are deleted).  If you prefer, there are also links below to individual chapter and appendix downloads of the Local Plan's textual content.

Preface/Contents (124KB)  Chapter 10: Employment (134KB)  Appendix 4: Listed Buildings (140KB)
Chapter 1: Introduction (107KB) Chapter 11: Shopping (130KB) Appendix 5: Conservation Areas (103KB)
Chapter 2: Context (171KB) Chapter 12: Transportation (158KB) Appendix 6: Open Space (102KB)
Chapter 3: Countryside (404KB) Chapter 13: Tourism (124KB) Appendix 7: Desired Recreation facilities (108KB)
Chapter 4: Nature Conservation (117Kb) Chapter 14: Community Facilities (130KB) Appendix 8: Open Space standards (104KB)
Chapter 5: Green Belt (159KB) Chapter 15: Implementation (179KB) Appendix 9: Large Site Housing Commitments(101KB)
Chapter 6: Heritage & Design (174KB) Chapter 16: Monitoring & Review (113KB) Appendix 10: Affordable Housing (116KB)
Chapter 7: Recreation (138KB) Appendix 1: NYCC Structure Plan (312KB) Appendix 11: Gypsum in Ripon (237KB)
Chapter 8: Amenity (188KB) Appendix 2: Parks & Gardens (204KB) Appendix 12: Background documents (106KB)
Chapter 9: Housing (282KB) Appendix 3: Wildlife Sites (222KB) Appendix 13: Glossary (171KB)
    'saved' Selective Alteration to the Local Plan(578KB)

Guidance to help with the implementation of these policies can be found on the local planning & design guidance page.


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