As minerals and waste planning authorities, North Yorkshire County Council, the City of York Council and the North York Moors National Park Authority have produced a minerals and waste joint plan.
The minerals and waste joint plan will, now finalised, set out new planning policies for minerals and waste developments across all three areas which will guide decisions on planning applications up to 31 December 2030.
The minerals and waste joint plan is intended to deal with key questions about future development such as:
- where should future minerals and waste development be directed
- when should future development take place and
- what sort of development should take place and how should it be implemented
Engagement with the public, the minerals and waste industry and other organisations was a key part of the process and has enabled the authorities to take into account the views of those with an interest in the plan.
Following examination of the minerals and waste joint plan the Planning Inspector produced an Inspectors report on 4 February 2022 which found the minerals and waste joint plan ‘sound’. North Yorkshire County Council adopted the plan and accompanying documents on 16 February 2022 at Full Council. The documents related to the adoption are listed below.
| Title | Brief description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Inspectors report (pdf / 591 KB) | Inspectors report on the examination of the minerals and waste joint plan, which states that the Inspector considers the plan to be sound. | February 2022 |
| Appendix to accompany Inspectors report (pdf / 2 MB) | Appendix includes approved schedule of main modifications, which is a list of changes to be made to the publication draft of the minerals and waste joint plan before adoption can take place. | February 2022 |
| Adoption statement (pdf / 436 KB) | Adoption statement for the minerals and waste joint plan. | 16 February 2022 |
| Minerals and waste joint plan policy document (pdf / 4 MB) | Main document which contains the policies to guide minerals and waste development in North Yorkshire and York, excluding the Yorkshire Dales National Park. | 16 February 2022 |
| Appendix 1 - Allocated sites and areas of search (pdf / 7 MB) | Document which includes details of sites which have been allocated and areas of search. | 16 February 2022 |
| Appendix 2 - Safeguarded sites (pdf / 10 MB) | Plans of safeguarded mineral and waste sites. | 16 February 2022 |
| Appendix 3 - Monitoring (pdf / 544 KB) | Contains details of how policies will be monitored. | 16 February 2022 |
| Appendix 4 - Saved policies to published policies (pdf / 919 KB) | How the adopted policies in the adopted plan will replace the contents of the 'saved' policies. | 16 February 2022 |
| Sustainability appraisal post adoption statement (pdf / 564 KB) | Sustainability appraisal post adoption statement providing an update since previous sustainability appraisal. | November 2020 |
| Policies map (pdf / 11 MB) | Paper version of policies map. | July 2021 |
Policies map
An interactive map showing interpretation of preferred policies and site allocations is available here:
Statement of community involvement
This sets out how the council will engage with the community and other interested parties on all aspects of planning, including the preparation of the Local Plans and the consideration of planning applications.
Read our Statement of Community Involvement here
Download a copy of the Statement of Community Involvement here (pdf / 806 KB)