The Allocations DPD is a key element of the Local Development Framework (LDF). It will identify appropriate development sites to deliver the objectives of the Core Strategy. These will be for a range of uses including housing, employment and retail, as well as considering provision for other uses such as open space and community facilities. The Allocations DPD will also determine the precise boundary of the green belt and define the settlement boundaries for the main urban area of York and the surrounding villages. In addition, it will identify suitable land for future transport requirements such as park and ride facilities and highway and cycleway improvements as well as land for potential waste and minerals workings.

Issues and Options Consultation

Consultation on Issues and Options was undertaken from March to May 2008. Copies of the Issues and Options documents are available to download by clicking on the links below.

The consultation documents include:

• Allocations DPD Issues and Options (Main Document)
  The main document provides the context for the call for sites by outlining the range of uses which will be included in the Allocations DPD.  It also provides background information on the emerging evidence base and other guidance on site selection. In addition, the document lists potential sites which the Council already knows about.
  
  View the Allocations DPD Issues and Options Document
  (71 pages, 3mb)
  
• Map Annex
  The Annex provides maps of all the potential sites referred to in the main document.
  
  View Section 1: Draft Greenbelt and Settlement Maps (7 pages, 8mb)
  View Section 2: Potential Housing Sites (38 pages, 4.5mb)
  View Section 3: Potential Employment Sites (21 pages, 2.5mb)
  View Section 4: Potential Retail Sites (5 pages, 1mb)
  View Section 5: Potential Transport locations (4 pages, 2mb)
  View Section 6: Waste and Minerals Potential Locations (6 pages, 1mb)
  
• Initial Sustainability Appraisal
  This initial Sustainability Appraisal considers the key sustainability issues arising from the Allocations Issues and Options document. It tests the potential sites set out in the document against the Sustainability Appraisal framework and provides a sustainability commentary for those sites.
  
  View the Initial Sustainability Appraisal (55 pages, 2.5mb)
  View the Initial SA Annex 1 (70 pages, 250kb)
  View the Initial SA Annex 2 Map 1
  View the Initial SA Annex 2 Map 2
  View the Initial SA Annex 2 Map 3
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  View the Initial SA Annex 2 Map 7a
  View the Initial SA Annex 2 Map 7b
  View the Initial SA Annex 2 Map 8
  View the Initial SA Annex 2 Map 9
  View the Initial SA Annex 3 (7 pages, 28kb)
  

Next Steps

Following the Issues and Options consultation, the Council will assess all the sites against a range of criteria as well as seeing whether they fit with the long term planning and vision for the city as set out in the LDF Core Strategy. The 'preferred sites' will be carried forward to the next stage of the process, which we will consult on later this year.

Further Information:

For more information on the Allocations document please contact us using the details of the right hand side of this page.