Policy evidence

Policy SD1: The presumption in favour of sustainable development

• not applicable

Policy SD2: Meeting the challenge of climate change

• strategic flood risk assessment

Policy SP1: Meeting housing need

•  strategic housing market assessment (pdf / 2 MB)
•  demographic evidence (pdf / 2 MB)
•  housing growth evidence (pdf / 8 MB)
•  viability evidence (pdf / 23 MB)

Policy SP2: Economic activity and business growth

•  employment evidence (pdf / 9 MB)

Policy SP3: Housing mix and density

•  strategic housing market assessment (pdf / 2 MB)
• housing register
•  housing mix and density evidence (pdf / 3 MB)

Policy SP4: Spatial strategy and housing growth

• settlement growth monitoring
•  entry-level exception sites (pdf / 2 MB)

Policies SP5 to SP11 (strategies for tier 1 to 4 settlements)

• strategic housing and economic land availability assessment
•  employment evidence (pdf / 9 MB)
•  site selection process (pdf / 20 MB)

Policy SP12: Infrastructure, strategy and development delivery

•  infrastructure delivery plan (IDP) (pdf / 1 MB)

Policy ENV1: Countryside and landscape

•  Craven landscape appraisal (pdf / 28 MB)
•  North Yorkshire landscape character assessment (pdf / 21 MB)
•  Forest of Bowland AONB (pdf / 11 MB)
•  Yorkshire Dales National Park (pdf / 2 MB)
• national character areas
• register of historic parks and gardens
•  obtrusive light evidence (pdf / 705 KB)

Policy ENV2: Heritage

• historic environment record
• conservation area appraisals
• heritage at risk register

Policy ENV3: Good design

• building for life
• BREEAM

Policy ENV4: Biodiversity

•  biodiversity evidence (pdf / 9 MB)
• NEYEDC
• habitat regulations assessment
• national character areas
• water framework directive
• IROPI test

Policy ENV5: Green infrastructure

•  green infrastructure evidence (pdf / 13 MB)
•  Leeds and Liverpool canal towpath access plan (pdf / 31 MB)
•  open space and sports evidence (pdf / 17 MB)
•  biodiversity evidence (pdf / 9 MB)

Policy ENV6: Flood risk

• strategic flood risk assessment
•  SuDS design guidance (pdf / 137 KB)

Policy ENV7: Land and air quality

• Post-1988 agricultural land classification

Policy ENV8: Water resources, water quality and groundwater

• Aire and Calder management catchment
• water framework directive
• Humber River basin management plan

Policy ENV9: Renewable and low carbon energy

•  renewable and low carbon energy evidence (pdf / 46 MB)

Policy ENV10: Local green space

•  local green space assessment (pdf / 39 MB)

Policy ENV11: The Leeds and Liverpool canal

•  Leeds and Liverpool canal towpath access plan (pdf / 31 MB)
• water framework directive

Policy ENV12: Footpaths, bridleways, byways and cycle routes

•  Rights of Way improvement plan (pdf / 8 MB)
•  green infrastructure evidence (pdf / 13 MB)

Policy ENV13: Green wedges

•  review of green wedge designations (pdf / 1 MB)

Policy H1: Specialist housing for older people

•  strategic housing market assessment (pdf / 2 MB)

Policy H2: Affordable housing

•  strategic housing market assessment (pdf / 2 MB)
• housing register
•  viability evidence (pdf / 23 MB)
•  affordable housing transfer prices (pdf / 1 MB)
•  entry-level exception sites (pdf / 2 MB)

Policy H3: Gypsies, Travellers, Showmen and Roma

•  Gypsies and Travellers evidence (pdf / 8 MB)

Policy EC1: Employment and economic development and
Policy EC2: Safeguarding existing employment areas

•  employment evidence (pdf / 9 MB)

Policy EC3: Rural economy

• not applicable

Policy EC4: Tourism

• not applicable

Policy EC4A: Tourism-led development at Bolton Abbey

•  Bolton Abbey development options appraisal study (pdf / 30 MB)

A comprehensive strategy and masterplan has been prepared for the Bolton Abbey core visitor area, as required by Craven Local Plan Policy EC4A. It forms a material planning consideration in the determination of planning applications in the Bolton Abbey core visitor area. Development proposals will be expected to accord with the principles of it.

•  placemaking strategy for Bolton Abbey (pdf / 13 MB)

Policy EC4B: Tourism development commitment at Hellifield

• not applicable

Policy EC5: Town, district and local centres and
Policy EC5A: Residential use in town and village centres

•  retail and leisure study (pdf / 7 MB)

Policy INF1: Planning obligations

• not applicable

Policy INF2: Community facilities and social spaces

•  infrastructure delivery plan (IDP) (pdf / 1 MB)

Policy INF3: Sport, open space and recreation facilities

•  Craven playing pitch strategy 2016 (pdf / 5 MB)
•  open space and sports evidence (pdf / 12 MB)
•  open space and sports calculator (xlsx / 18 KB) (updated 24/05/2022 in line with appendix A of the Craven local plan)
• Aireville Park master plan
•  Leeds and Liverpool canal towpath access plan (pdf / 31 MB)
•  retail and leisure study (pdf / 7 MB)
•  infrastructure delivery plan (IDP) (pdf / 1 MB)

Policy INF4: Parking provision

•  parking evidence (pdf / 10 MB)

Policy INF5: Community Infrastructure

• delivery of next generation access broadband

Policy INF6: Education provision

• not applicable (refer to appendix B of the Craven local plan)

Policy INF7: Sustainable transport and highways

•  infrastructure delivery plan (IDP) (pdf / 1 MB)
•  transport evidence (pdf / 15 MB)
•  viability evidence (pdf / 23 MB)