City of York Council adopted the City of York Local Plan at Full Council on 27 February 2025.
Viewing the adopted local plan and accompanying documents
The following documents are available to download and hard copies are made available for viewing by appointment at the council’s West Offices (Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm).
Please note, this is the interim print version of the Local Plan; a final published version which will be uploaded in due course.
- City of York Local Plan
- Policies Map and interactive version of the policies map (available soon)
- Adoption Statement
- Sustainability appraisal adoption statement
- Sustainability appraisal reports and habitats regulations assessments
Printed copies of the local plan can be purchased at cost of £20. Policies Maps are currently undergoing quality assurance and will be made available in due course.
Any person aggrieved by the City of York Local Plan may make an application to the High Court under Section 113 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Further information regarding the opportunity to challenge is set out in the Adoption Statement.
Background
The council has a statutory duty to produce a Local Plan. We developed a new Local Plan in line with the publication of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
The Local Plan was subject to an independent examination carried out by Inspectors appointed by the Secretary of State. The Inspectors’ report issued to the council on 14 February 2025 confirms that, subject to the main modifications recommended, the Local Plan is sound and legally compliant. The adopted Local Plan incorporates these main modifications, along with additional minor modifications made by the council.
Find out more about:
- developing the New Local Plan to submission - including stages of document preparation, correspondence with government and links to relevant meetings (2012 to 2018)
- Local Plan Submission (2018)
- Local Plan Examination (2018 to 2025)
- Local Plan Inspectors Report (February 2025)
Following instruction from our Inspectors, we held the following consultations during the Examination of the Local Plan:
- New Local Plan proposed modifications consultation from 10 June to 22 July 2019
- New Local Plan Proposed Modifications and Evidence Base Consultation from 25 May to 7 July 2021
- Local Plan Proposed Main Modifications Consultation from 13 February to 27 March 2023
- Local Plan Proposed Main Modifications Consultation for Policy H5 from 18 July to 3 September 2024