| Strategy / Plan | Digital Place Portrait Theme | Period and adoption date | Status | Type | Lead organisation | Relevance to Local Plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Yorkshire Council Climate Change Strategy 2023 to 2030 (pdf / 11 MB) | Environment | 2023–2030 (adopted 2023) | Adopted | Climate / Environmental Strategy | North Yorkshire Council | Establishes carbon-reduction and climate resilience goals for the county (towards carbon-negative by 2040). Informs the Local Plan’s climate change policies (energy, design, flood risk, etc.) to meet council’s net-zero commitments. |
| Strategy for a Sustainable Future, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority (formerly “Routemap to Carbon Negative”) | Environment | 2022–2040 (final strategy due 2026) | Emerging | Regional Climate Strategy | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Sets the vision for York & North Yorkshire to become England’s first carbon-negative region by 2040. The Local Plan will incorporate this strategy’s decarbonisation pathways (renewable energy, low-carbon development, sustainable transport) to support regional climate goals. |
| UK 25-Year Environment Plan & Environmental Improvement Plan 2023 25 Year Environment Plan on the government website | Environment | 2018–2043 (25YEP, with 5-year update in 2023) | Adopted | National Environment Strategy | UK Government (Defra) | Sets national environmental objectives (clean air, thriving wildlife, net-zero, resource efficiency) to 2043. Underpins the Local Plan’s environmental policies, for example, requirements for biodiversity net gain, nature recovery, and climate adaptation – aligning local outcomes with national goals. |
| Local Nature Recovery Strategy | Environment | 2025–2035 (approved Jan 2025) | Adopted | Statutory Environmental Strategy | North Yorkshire Council (Responsible Authority) | Statutory strategy mapping priorities for habitat restoration and biodiversity across North Yorkshire & York. The Local Plan must incorporate LNRS by designating nature recovery areas and delivering biodiversity net gain, ensuring development contributes to the county’s ecological network. |
| North Yorkshire Council Green & Blue Infrastructure Strategy | Environment | In development (2025 to 2026) | Emerging | Environmental Strategy (Green/Blue Infrastructure) | North Yorkshire Council | Will guide the protection, enhancement and delivery of green and blue infrastructure networks (parks, green spaces, waterways) across the county. The Local Plan will reflect this by safeguarding and promoting connected green/blue networks in land allocations and policies, once the strategy is finalized. |
| The Tyne to Flamborough Head SMP2, Shoreline Management Plans on the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs website | Environment | 2007–2100 (adopted 2nd Gen SMP in 2007) | Adopted | Shoreline/Coastal Plan (Non-statutory) | Environment Agency and Coastal LAs | Provides long-term policies for coastal change management (erosion, flood risk) on the North Yorkshire coast. Informs the Local Plan’s coastal development policies, for example, avoiding high-risk erosion zones, supporting necessary coastal defences and adaptation strategies. |
| Air Quality Strategy | Environment | In development (2025–2026) | Emerging | Environmental Health Strategy | North Yorkshire Council | County-wide strategy aimed at improving air quality and public health across North Yorkshire by embedding action across sectors such as planning, transport, climate change and housing. Informs the Local Plan by promoting a proactive approach to managing air pollution, requiring new development to avoid adverse impacts, incorporate mitigation measures, and where possible deliver net improvements in air quality. |
| North Yorkshire Council Economic Growth Strategy (pdf / 5 MB) | Economy | 2024–2029 (published 2024) | Adopted | Economic Development Strategy | North Yorkshire Council | Identifies key economic sectors, growth priorities, and skills needs to drive growth across North Yorkshire. Guides the Local Plan’s employment land allocations and economic policies, ensuring spatial planning supports targeted sectors and inclusive growth. |
| York & North Yorkshire Economic Framework | Economy | Approved July 2024 (updated version October 2024; no fixed period stated) | Adopted | Economic Framework (strategic direction-setting document, non-statutory) | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Provides the overarching economic context for York and North Yorkshire, setting out key ambitions and thematic priorities to guide growth, investment and decision-making across the Combined Authority area. The Local Plan should align with this framework by supporting sustainable economic growth, infrastructure provision and place-making in line with the identified priorities and ensuring development contributes to inclusive growth and the transition to a carbon negative economy. |
| York and North Yorkshire's Local Growth Plan, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Economy | 2026 - 2036 (adopted 2025) | Adopted | Regional Economic Strategy (Combined Authority) | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Combined Authority’s economic strategy for the region, setting long-term goals for inclusive growth, investment and skills. This Growth Plan translates the foundational community-led vision of the Economic Framework (2024) - see above, into a formal, 10-year actionable strategy aligned with national government priorities. The Local Plan should complement this plan’s priorities by allocating land and infrastructure in line with key growth locations and sectors across Y&NY. |
| York and North Yorkshire Local Growth Delivery Plan | Economy | 2026 - 2029 (adopted 2026) | Adopted | Regional Economic Strategy (Combined Authority) | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | The delivery plan follows adoption of the Local Growth Plan in 2025 and is intended to provide a more operational framework focused on actions between 2026 and 2029. Again, the Local Plan should complement the Delivery Plan by allocating land and infrastructure in line with the projects due to be delivered. |
| UK Shared Prosperity Fund, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Economy | 2022–2025 (Phase 1); extended to 2026 | Ongoing (Time‑limited) | Funding Programme (Levelling Up) | North Yorkshire Council (Phase 1) / York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (extension) | Government levelling-up funds totalling £22.3 m (UKSPF £16.9m + REPF £5.4m) for North Yorkshire, invested in 800+ local projects (town centre improvements, business support, skills, green initiatives). Highlights place-based priorities and community needs that the Local Plan can address through supportive policies (e.g. for town centres, rural economy, tourism, etc.). |
| YNCYA Investment Strategy | Economy | Adopted November 2025 (no fixed end period stated) | Adopted | Investment Strategy / Economic Strategy (Combined Authority) | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Sets out the Combined Authority’s framework for prioritising and attracting investment across York and North Yorkshire, including funding sources and project selection criteria. The Local Plan should align with this by ensuring that development locations and infrastructure proposals support investment priorities, improve deliverability, and link to the region’s pipeline of investable projects and growth opportunities. |
| North Yorkshire Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy 30 July 2024 (pdf / 2 MB) | People | 2023–2030 (adopted 2024) | Adopted | Health & Wellbeing Strategy | North Yorkshire Health & Wellbeing Board (North Yorkshire Council & NHS partners) | Guides policies for healthy communities, focusing on reducing inequalities and improving well-being across North Yorkshire. The Local Plan should reflect these priorities by promoting healthy place-making (access to greenspace, active travel, community facilities). |
| North Yorkshire Council Housing Strategy 2024-2029 (pdf / 7 MB) | People | 2024–2029 (adopted 2024) | Adopted | Housing Strategy | North Yorkshire Council | Sets out the plan for housing growth and improvement in North Yorkshire, addressing affordability, quality and special housing needs. Provides evidence to inform Local Plan housing targets, affordable housing policies, and provision for different groups (rural housing, older persons, etc.). |
| York & North Yorkshire Housing Growth Strategy 2026–2036 | People | 2026–2036 (adopted May 2026) | Adopted | Regional Housing Strategy | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Sets a regional ambition to deliver 60,000 new homes (25,000 affordable) by 2035. The Local Plan’s housing allocations and trajectory should support this accelerated delivery target, aligning local land supply with the Combined Authority’s housing growth priorities. |
| Children’s Social Care Sufficiency Strategy 2020–2023 | People | 2020–2023 (prev. County strategy; new NYC strategy due) | Superseded / Refresh Pending | Service Strategy (Social Care) | North Yorkshire Council (Children and Families) | Addresses accommodation needs for looked-after children and care leavers. Informs the Local Plan on providing specialist housing (children’s homes, supported living) to meet statutory care duties and local need. |
| Community Forum, Let's Talk North Yorkshire, Commonplace | People | 2023–2025 (multi-topic consultations) | Ongoing | Engagement Framework | North Yorkshire Council | County-wide consultation initiative (on themes like climate, budget, rural priorities) to gather residents’ views. Provides community insights that shape the Local Plan’s vision and priorities, ensuring the plan reflects local aspirations and feedback from early engagement stages. |
| York & North Yorkshire Retrofit Strategy | People | Draft 2025; adoption expected late 2025–2026 | Emerging | Regional Retrofit / Decarbonisation Strategy | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Sets a regional framework for accelerating retrofit of existing residential and non‑residential buildings to reduce emissions, tackle fuel poverty and improve building resilience. While largely delivery‑focused, the Local Plan should support its objectives through policies on retrofit‑friendly design, change of use, heritage‑sensitive upgrades, renewable energy, and alignment with climate and housing policies. |
| North Yorkshire Cultural Strategy May 2026 | People | Adopted 2024 | Adopted | Cultural Strategy | North Yorkshire Council | Sets a county‑wide framework for embedding culture, arts and heritage at the heart of place‑making, regeneration and community wellbeing. While primarily delivery‑led, the Local Plan should support its objectives through policies that safeguard and enable cultural infrastructure, support flexible use of buildings and spaces, integrate culture into town‑centre and regeneration strategies, secure heritage‑sensitive adaptation and reuse, and align with economic growth, tourism, health and design policies. |
| North Yorkshire Council Plan 2025 to 2029 (pdf / 5 MB) | Place | 2026–2030 (updated annually) | Adopted | Corporate Strategy (Vision & Priorities) | North Yorkshire Council | Sets the overall vision, ambitions, and priorities for the Council, which the Local Plan should help to deliver. |
| York & North Yorkshire Spatial Development Strategy (SDS) | Place | Emerging (statutory plan; target adoption 2028) | Planned / Emerging | Regional Spatial Strategy (statutory) | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Mayor) | High-level strategic plan for the Combined Authority area, to set out the overall distribution of development, strategic growth areas, and infrastructure across York & North Yorkshire. Once adopted, the SDS will provide a framework that the North Yorkshire Local Plan must conform to, ensuring cross-boundary coordination on strategic housing, employment, and environmental priorities. |
| Town Investment Plans (32 Towns Programme) | Place | 2024–2030 (launched 2024; town plans cover 5–10 years) | Emerging / Ongoing | Regeneration Investment Plans (non-statutory) | North Yorkshire Council and York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (co-funding) | Long-term regeneration plans for key towns across North Yorkshire (covering 32 towns). Define local investment priorities (town centre renewal, infrastructure, skills, heritage projects). The Local Plan will support these town plans by enabling identified regeneration projects and aligning town centre and employment policies with each town’s vision. |
| Scarborough “Pride in Place” 10-Year Town Plan (pdf / 877 KB) | Place | 2025–2035 (funded programme) | Adopted / Funded | Long-Term Regeneration Programme | UK Gov (DLUHC) & North Yorkshire Council | Major 10-year investment plan (£19.5 m) for Scarborough under the Government’s “Long-Term Plan for Towns” (Pride in Place). Targets town centre revitalisation, economic development, and community well-being projects. The Local Plan should reference this programme by ensuring Scarborough’s spatial strategy and allocations facilitate the delivery of these regeneration initiatives. |
| Vibrant and Sustainable High Streets Fund, York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Place | From 2024 (Phase 1 launched 2024) | Ongoing | Regeneration Funding Initiative | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Mayor) | Mayoral funding programme to rejuvenate high streets across the region, supporting projects like shopfront improvements, public realm upgrades, and local partnerships. Informs the Local Plan’s town centre policies by emphasizing vibrant, resilient high streets, encouraging the repurposing of vacant space and enhancing town centre vitality in line with these initiatives. |
| Local Transport Plan (LTP) for York & North Yorkshire | Movement | In preparation (target adoption 2027) | Emerging | Strategic Transport Plan (statutory) | York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Primary transport strategy for the region, guiding infrastructure investment and connectivity (roads, public transport, active travel). The Local Plan should align with the LTP’s approach by focusing development in sustainable, accessible locations and safeguarding routes for planned transport improvements. |
| Bus Service Improvement Plan | Movement | 2021–2030 (initial 2021; refreshed 2024) | Adopted (Updated) | Transport Improvement Plan | North Yorkshire Council and York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority | Sets out ambitions to improve bus services (routes, frequency, fares) across North Yorkshire. Informs Local Plan settlement strategy and transport policies by highlighting public transport needs, so development can be coordinated with improved bus connectivity. |
| North Yorkshire Council Electric Vehicle Public Charging Infrastructure Rollout Strategy | Movement | 2022–2030 (published 2022) | Adopted | Transport / Climate Strategy | North Yorkshire Council | Plans the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across North Yorkshire. Guides Local Plan policies to support the EV transition (e.g. requiring EV charge points in new developments, allocating sites for charging hubs) in line with sustainability goals. |
| Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) | Movement | 2023–2025 (individual town plans) | Adopted (Programme‑based) | Active Travel Plans | North Yorkshire Council and Partners | Town-level plans identifying cycling and walking networks and improvements in major North Yorkshire settlements. The Local Plan should support these by safeguarding routes and requiring active travel infrastructure in new developments, fostering sustainable, healthy travel choices. |
| Resources and Waste Strategy for England | Infrastructure | Published July 2023; updated August 2023 | Adopted | National Strategy | UK Government (Defra) | Sets national direction for minimising waste, improving resource efficiency, moving towards a circular economy, tackling waste crime and eliminating avoidable waste by 2050. |
| Waste Prevention Programme for England: Maximising Resources, Minimising Waste | Infrastructure | 2023 | Adopted | National Strategy | UK Government (Defra) | Supports waste prevention, reuse, repair and remanufacture. Relevant to policies supporting circular economy principles and reducing residual waste arisings. |
| Waste Management Plan for England | Infrastructure | 2021 | Adopted | National Strategy | UK Government (Defra) | Provides wider national waste management context and should be considered alongside National Planning Policy for Waste when preparing local waste policies. |
| UK Critical Minerals Strategy / Critical Minerals Refresh | Infrastructure | 2022; subsequent refresh underway | Adopted | National Strategy | UK Government (Department for Business and Trade) | Provides wider context for strategic mineral security and the importance of domestic and resilient mineral supply chains where relevant to plan area resources. |
| Minerals Safeguarding Areas review | Infrastructure | 2011 | Adopted | Local | BGS | Provides position on safeguarding of mineral resources to prevent sterilisation of the resource. |
| Minerals specific evidence | Infrastructure | 2017 | Adopted | Local | North Yorkshire Council | Provides details of minerals present in plan area |
| Local Aggregate Assessment (LAA) | Infrastructure | 2024 | Published | Local | North Yorkshire Council | Provides details of sales, reserves and landbank of aggregates in the North Yorkshire sub-region and forecasts future demand for aggregates. |
| Carboniferious Bowland Shale gas study – geology and resource estimation | Infrastructure | 2013 | Adopted | Regional | BGS and DECC | Provides details of location of shale gas. |
| Strategic Stone Studies, North West and North East Yorkshire | Infrastructure | 2012 | Adopted | Regional | English Heritage | Provides details of location and types of building stone present in area. |
| North Yorkshire Local Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) | Infrastructure | In preparation (to accompany NYLP) | Emerging | Infrastructure Plan (Local Plan Evidence) | North Yorkshire Council | Identifies infrastructure requirements and delivery mechanisms (transport, utilities, education, health, etc.) to support the Local Plan’s growth proposals. Ensures new development is coordinated with necessary infrastructure and funding, forming a key part of the Local Plan evidence base. |
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