Planning - For Business

Planning applications for business development are dealt with by the Development Management Team.

 

The Planning system plays an important role in modern society by helping to protect the environment in our towns and villages and in the countryside. Planning regulations have to cover many different situations and are quite detailed.

 

The general planning principles and the procedures for making a planning application are described in the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) booklet Planning Permission - A Guide for Business. The Planning Portal also offers a wide range of services and guidance on the planning system.

 

Parliament has given the main responsibility for planning to the Local Planning Authorities.  If you do have any queries about a particular case, the first thing to do is to contact us using the details at the bottom of the page.

 

The Council gives high priority to encouraging business development in the District within the overall constraints of an area characterised by fine countryside and attractive historic settlements.  Where proposals are put together with careful attention to these issues and the Council's policies that encourage appropriate development, they are usually supported by the Development Management Service.

 

 

Further details about how your application will be dealt with can be found by following this link How Your Application Will Be Dealt With.

 

Sometimes local residents express objections to business development, and the service will endeavour to find ways to reconcile these concerns with the legitimate requirements of a thriving business.

 

The Development Management Service works closely with the Council's Economic Development Service to ensure that economic development interests are taken fully into account.

 

The particular needs of the farming community to diversify are recognised with special guidance on Farm Diversification having been published in association with other North Yorkshire Authorities . 

 

For information email: planningenquiries@richmondshire.gov.uk