Harrogate Borough Council
Menu
External Links
Harrogate District Local Plan
The Harrogate District Local Plan and its Selective Alteration have formed the basis of our local planning policy since their adoption in 2001 and 2004 respectively. But planning policies for Harrogate District are currently in a period of transition: the Harrogate Local Development Framework will contain policies to replace those of the Local Plan.
The commencement of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 saw all policies of the Local Plan (as amended in 2004) 'saved' for use up to 27 September 2007. Thereafter a Direction (122kb) issued by the Secretary of State lists those policies which can continue to be used (policies which are no longer to be used are deleted because either they duplicate other national, regional or local planning policies or because they are not needed.)
View the Local Plan (with Proposals Map/Inset Maps) in active pdf format (the Homepage pdf is 215Kb). Note that, although this is the 'saved' version (with struck through deleted policy text, it does not include the 'saved' Selective Alteration - see below for this). Note also that it has not been possible to amend the Proposals/Inset Maps to removed deleted policy annotation, although the map legends do indicate which are deleted.
If your interest is only in specific sections of the textual content of the 'saved' Local Plan Written Statement (excluding the Proposals maps), there are quick links to individual chapters and appendices, and to the 'saved' Selective Alteration, in the table below.
'saved' Local Plan Written Statement and 'saved' Selective Alteration Downloads (Sept 2007):
| 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 (394Kb) | 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 (126Kb) | Chapter 15: Implementation (171Kb) | 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 (178Kb) | Appendix 2: Parks & Gardens (204Kb) | Appendix 12: Background documents (106Kb) |
| Chapter 9: Housing (177Kb) | Appendix 3: Wildlife Sites (222Kb) | Appendix 13: Glossary (171Kb) |
| 'saved' Selective Alteration (558Kb) |
'saved' Selective Alteration to the Local Plan
Only those policies from the adopted Selective Alteration contained in the 'Direction' (see top of page) are 'saved' for use from 27 September 2007. Guidance has been produced for two policies of the Selective Alteration: Development Control Guide to Policy CFX (1.2Mb) protection of Community Facilities and Development Control Guide to Policy H5 (237Kb) Affordable Housing),
Monitoring the Local Plan and Local Development Framework
The Council publishes an Annual Monitoring Report which includes the latest facts and figures on how well these documents' policies are working to control or promote various types of development. Go to our Planning Publications page under 'Policy & Plans' for the current edition.