Planning and building

Local Plan Examination

Key information for the Local Plan Examination

Inspector Simon Berkeley (BA MA MRTPI) and Inspector Paul Griffiths BSc (Hons) BArch IHBC have been appointed by the Planning Inspectorate to conduct the examination into the City of York Local Plan to determine whether it's sound.

Examination news and updates:

Correspondence and updates relating to the examination from 2025.

See previous examination correspondence and updates from:


17 February 2025

We received the Local Plan Inspectors’ Report on the Examination of City of York’s Local Plan on Friday 14 February 2025.


Also see

Strategic Planning Policy Team

West Offices, Station Rise, York, YO1 6GA

Telephone: 01904 552255