As a Local Planning Authority we're responsible for producing documents which guide future growth in York and detail how and when this is going to happen.
Adopted Local Plan
City of York Council adopted the City of York Local Plan at an extraordinary Full Council meeting on Thursday 27 February 2025. The adopted Local Plan forms part of the city’s statutory development plan, sets out the vision and strategy for York until 2033 and provides the basis for decisions on planning applications. It also formally establishes the detailed Green Belt boundary.
The new Local Plan replaces the Local Plan approved for development management purposes in 2005.
Find out about:
- the Adopted Local Plan
- Local Plan Inspectors' Report
- the Local Plan Examination
- developing the New Local Plan to submission - including stages of document preparation, correspondence with government and links to relevant meetings
- previous consultations on the new Local Plan - including responses made to date:
- Core documents and evidence base library, which was submitted alongside the Local Plan for examination. This includes evidence relating to housing, economy and retail, transport and communications, green Infrastructure, heritage, culture and place-making, climate change, environmental quality and flood risk and viability/deliverability
- Development Plan Monitoring - including our latest housing monitoring updates
Local Development Scheme
Setting out our projected timetable for planning policy documents. This was agreed at Executive in December 2022 (see item 67).
Updates on progress of the Local Plan Examination were given to the Local Plan Working Group and Executive:
- Local Plan Working Group agenda and minutes - 20 October 2020 (item 10)
- Local Plan Working Group agenda and minutes - 16 March 2021 (item 4)
- Executive - 21 April 2022 (item 115)
- Local Plan Working Group agenda and minutes - 1 December 2022 (item 9) and Executive - 15 December 2022 (item 67)
- Local Plan Working Group agenda and minutes - 16 January 2023 (item 13) and Executive - 26 January 2023 (item 75)
- Executive - 14 March 2024 (items 108 and 109)
Supplementary Planning Documents
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) provide more detailed advice or guidance on the policies in the new Local Plan. They should be read in conjunction with the Local Plan policies and will be used to determine planning applications.
Neighbourhood Plans
Read more about Neighbourhood Plans in York.
Statement of Community Involvement
The Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) was adopted in December 2007. It sets out how we'll involve you in the preparation of all Development Plan documents, including the Local Plan and in making decisions on planning applications. A draft SCL update was taken to Executive in March 2024, which will be subject to citywide consultation shortly.
The consultation arrangements in place at the time of any future consultation will be made clear on our website. Should this be subject to change during the consultation period, the details will be updated, as applicable, in line with the current health guidelines.
If you would like to kept informed of future consultations and Strategic Planning Policy matters, please contact us by email at localplan@york.gov.uk. We will retain your contact details in line with our privacy notices.
Community Infrastructure Levy
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a tool for local authorities in England and Wales to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of the area.
As the CIL charging authority we are required to consult with residents, local communities, business and stakeholders on the proposed levy rates. At Executive Committee on 26 January 2023, a decision was made to consult on a CIL draft Charging Schedule.
For further information see our dedicated CIL webpage.
Development Plan Monitoring
We have a duty to monitor progress of our planning policies to check whether policies and plans are effective and achieving their aims, as well as to understand wider social, environmental and economic issues affecting the key drivers of spatial change.
For further information see our dedicated webpages for: