Authority Monitoring Report (AMR) |
A document that is prepared at least annually, that shows how the council is performing against local indicators, and targets set out in the Local Plan documents. It also sets out the progress made on preparing the Local Plan and other development plan documents. |
Area Action Plan (AAP) |
An area action plan is focused upon a specific location or an area subject to conservation or significant change, for example major regeneration. |
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) |
A levy allowing local authorities to raise funds from owners or developers of land undertaking new building projects in their area. The funds are used to help deliver infrastructure to support the development of their area. |
Consultation |
Consultation is a process between the council and its customers. Consultation asks people to express views by responding to communications in whatever form such as electronic, face-to-face, telephone, postal. |
Corporate Plan |
The council's Corporate Plan sets out the corporate vision, values, and priorities for the council. |
Development brief |
A development brief is a site-specific document that provides planning guidance for a particular geographical area identified by the council for potential development. Usually for larger sites, they set out in further detail what type of development is to be required. |
Development Management (DM) |
The section of the planning service within North Yorkshire Council that deals with planning applications. The Development Management service is responsible for giving advice on proposals development management for new development, providing advice on whether or not a proposal constitutes development requiring planning permission and determining planning applications. |
Development Plan |
The term given to the collection of documents that are used to determine planning applications. The Local Plan and other local plan documents will comprise the statutory Development Plan. Neighbourhood plans that have been approved at referendum are also part of the Development Plan, unless the local planning authority decides that the neighbourhood plan should not be made. |
Development Plan Document (DPD) |
The term given to the collection of documents that are used to determine planning applications. The Local Plan and other local plan documents will comprise the statutory Development Plan. This includes an adopted policies map, which illustrates the spatial extent of policies that must be prepared and maintained to accompany all DPDs.
All DPDs must be subject to rigorous procedures of community involvement, consultation and independent examination, and adopted after receipt of the inspector's binding report. Once adopted, development control decisions must be made in accordance with them unless material considerations indicate otherwise. |
Engagement |
Two way process aimed to empower communities by providing them with opportunities to have a voice about what they want in terms of service delivery for their community and local area, and providing them with mechanisms to help them to solve local problems. |
Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) |
A report required to assess the potential effect of the Local Plan on Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation. |
Householder development |
Householder developments are defined as those within the curtilage of a dwellinghouse, which require an application for planning permission and are not a change of use. Included in householder developments are extensions, conservatories, loft conversions, dormer windows, alterations, garages, car ports or outbuildings, swimming pools, walls, fences, domestic vehicular accesses including footway crossovers, porches and satellite dishes. |
Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) |
A document prepared by the local planning authority setting out the infrastructure requirements needed to meet the wider impacts of development. |
Large scale major development (Major Development Proposal) |
For dwellings, a large-scale major development is one where the number of residential units to be constructed is 200 or more. Where the number of residential units to be constructed is not given in the application, a site area of four hectares or more should be used as the definition of a large-scale major development. For all other uses a large scale major development is one where the floor space to be built is 10,000 square metres or more, or where the site area is two hectares or more |
Local Development Document (LDD) |
These include Development Plan documents (which form part of the statutory Development Plan) and supplementary planning documents (which do not form part of the statutory Development Plan). Local Development Documents collectively deliver the spatial planning strategy for the local planning authority's area. |
Local Development Scheme (LDS) |
A three year project plan setting out the council’s programme for the preparation of local Development Documents within the Local Plan. It lists the documents to be prepared and provides a timetable for producing them. |
Local Plan |
A plan for the future development of a local area, drawn up by the local planning authority in consultation with the community. A Local Plan can consist of either strategic or non-strategic policies, or a combination of the two. |
Marine Plan |
A Marine Plan is part of the Development Plan. They are prepared by the Marine Management Organisation. |
Minerals and Waste Joint Plan |
The Minerals and Waste Joint Plan forms part of the Development Plan for the unitary authority area. |
Minor development |
For dwellings, minor development is one where the number of dwellings to be constructed is between one and nine inclusive. Where the number of dwellings to be constructed is not given in the application, a site area of less than 0.5 hectares should be used as the definition of a minor development. For all other uses, a minor development is one where the floor space to be built is less than 1,000 square metres or where the site area is less than one hectare. |
National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) |
Document setting out the government's planning policies for England and how these should be applied. Initially produced in 2012 and most recently revised in 2021. |
Neighbourhood Plan |
Town and parish councils (or in cases where there is no parish, a qualifying body) can shape and direct sustainable development in their area by creating a vision and planning policies for the use and development of land in a neighbourhood. A Neighbourhood Plan forms part of the Development Plan for an area and must be in conformity with the strategic elements of the Local Plan. |
Parish and town councils |
Made up of locally elected parish and town councillors, they help to deliver decision-making to communities, using their local knowledge and commitment to help improve and resolve local issues. |
Planning Inspectorate (PINS) |
The Planning Inspectorate for England and Wales is an executive agency of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government of the United Kingdom government. It is responsible for determining final outcomes of planning and enforcement appeals and public examination of local Development Plans. |
Planning Portal |
A national website for members of the public, local planning authorities and planning consultants. The Planning Portal features a wide range of information and services on planning. |
Policies map |
An Ordnance Survey based map showing the proposals for the development and use of land which are set out in the written chapters of the Local Plan. |
Prior notification applications |
A procedure where permission is deemed granted if the local planning authority does not respond to the developer's application within a certain time. Often relating to telecommunication or agricultural developments. |
Royal Town Planning Institute |
The Royal Town Planning Institute is the membership organisation and Chartered Institute responsible for maintaining professional standards within the planning profession and accrediting world class planning courses nationally and internationally. It is also a charity whose purpose is to advance the science and art of planning for the benefit of the public. It also operates Planning Aid England. |
Secretary of State |
Government minister who approves, or not, planning documents submitted by local planning authorities. |
Small scale major development |
For dwellings, a small-scale major development is one where the number of residential units to be constructed is between 10 and 199 (inclusive). Where the number of dwellings to be constructed is not given in the application, a site area of 0.5 hectare and less than four hectares should be used as the definition of a small-scale major development. For all other uses, a small-scale major development is one where the floor space to be built is 1,000 square metres and up to 9,999 square metres or where the site area is one hectare and less than two hectares. |
Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) |
The SCI (this document) sets out the standards that authorities will achieve when they involve local communities in the preparation of Local Plan documents and in development management decisions. |
Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) |
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) are capable of being a material consideration in planning decisions but are not part of the Development Plan. An SPD elaborates on existing policies or proposals in the Local Plan and gives additional guidance. |
Sustainability Appraisal (SA) |
An assessment of the environmental effects of a plan or programme. It identifies and evaluates the effects of the strategy or plan on social, environmental and economic conditions. |