ACCESSING AND COMMENTING ON HARROGATE'S LOCAL PLAN
The consultation into Harrogate Borough’s Local Plan has started and anyone wanting to share their comments must do so by 16:30 on 20th September 2019.
This guide provides simple steps to locate documentation associated with the current consultation process, which relates to the following documents:
- Sustainability Appraisal Addendum 2: Broad Locations of Growth - July 2019
- Sustainability Addendum Addendum 3 : Main Modifications - July 2019
- Schedule of Main Modifications
- Habitats Regulations Assessment - July 2019
- Equality Analysis Report - July 2019
- Schedule of Policy Map Changes - July 2019
To provide your comments on the new settlement options, which include Flaxby Park, please refer to the Sustainability Appraisal Addendum 2 document, mentioned above. This document includes an assessment of the Broad Locations for a Sustainable Settlement.
Furthermore, the Sustainability Appraisal Addendum 3 updates parts of the assessment of the Flaxby site as defined by the planning application (FX3). Therefore both documents relate to the site selection process should you wish to comment upon them.
Accessing Documentation
- 1. The Councils website can be located at www.harrogate.gov.uk
- 2. On the homepage, please use the link to “Planning and Development” in the blue box at the bottom of the page. Ignore the shortcut to “Local Plan” which provides access to previous examination documents.
- 3. On the Planning and Development Page, the next step is to access “Planning Policy and the Local Plan”, followed by “Planning Policy Consultations”.
- 4. The direct link to the Consultation page above can be found here
- 5. The above page and link provides access to the consultation documentation listed at the top of the page.
Making Comments
- 6. Comments can be made online here by registering for an account and creating a username and password for each individual respondent. Comments can then be added under the relevant section of the consultation document.
- 7. The easiest means of commenting is via the paper form which can be downloaded here under the “supporting documents” tab.
- 8. These can be completed and returned to Planning Policy, Planning and Development, P.O. Box 787, Harrogate, HG1 9RW via post or to planningpolicy@harrogate.gov.uk via email.
For further information and to view the planning application, visit www.flaxbypark.com or www.harrogate.gov.uk.