Planning Policy

Richmondshire District Council is the planning authority for the part of the district outside of the National Park. This Area includes the towns of Richmond and Leyburn, the large military base of Catterick Garrison and many villages.  As the planning authority the Council prepares a Local Development Plan to guide future development to best meet local needs.

Richmondshire Local Plan

The Richmondshire Local Plan (1999-2006) is the current adopted Local Development Plan. It will be replaced by the Local Development Framework.

Click here to find out more about the Local Plan. 

Local Development Framework

 
The Local Development Framework (LDF) will be the new Development Plan designed to shape the places and areas of the District outside of the Yorkshire Dales National Park up to 2026.  This aims to secure the best achievable quality of life for all our communities, without wasting scarce resources or spoiling the environment. 
 
 

Latest LDF News : Directions of Development Consultation

We recently consulted on some additional changes to the LDF Core Strategy, including a new Core Policy CP14 (Sites promotion and release).   CP14 provides criteria to judge the suitability of development proposals ahead of formal site allocations. Preferred strategic directions for development are proposed for Leyburn, the Garrison Area and Richmond. The consultation period ran for 6 weeks from 16 September 2011.

Consultation documents to download

Main Consultation paper (September 2011, 851kb) 

Hipswell, Scotton and Colburn paper (September 2011, 772kb) and Erratum Note (Nov 2011, 14.7kB)

Leyburn paper (September 2011, 617kb) and Erratum Note (Nov 2011, 11kB)

Richmond paper (September 2011, 625kb) and Erratum Note (Nov 2011, 8kB)

The next stage is to produce the final version of the Core Strategy, which we are aiming to publish in early 2012, prior to submission and examination.

 

Contact Us

 
Policy Team : 01748 828760
 
Write to: Planning Policy, Richmondshire District Council, Swale House, 12 Frenchgate, Richmond, North Yorkshire, DL10 4JE
 


Pages in this section

Local Development Framework
Information on the Richmondshire Local Development Framework
Richmondshire Local Plan 1999-2006
Information on the adopted Richmondshire Local Plan 1999-2006
Sustainable Development
Find out about the history of Sustainable Development in Richmondshire, and what the Council is doing to address and adapt to climate change, and combat fuel poverty


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