Applications for planning permission are primarily considered against policies set out in the 'development plan' for the North York Moors National Park. This is made up of any formal planning documents that have been through a period of consultation and testing, and have been subsequently formally adopted by the National Park Authority.
The North York Moors National Park's development plan currently comprises the Local Plan 2020, the Whitby Business Park Area Action Plan, the Helmsley Plan and the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan.
If you would like to be kept in touch about development of our planning policies please email us at policy@northyorkmoors.org.uk
New Local Plan
The North York Moors National Park Authority has launched the first stage of preparing a new Local Plan.
Agreement to start this review process was given by our Members at the 29 June National Park Authority meeting. At this initial ‘first steps’ stage, the Authority is inviting views on the challenges and opportunities the Local Plan should address.
Explore our 'First Steps' webpages
We are seeking:
- Views on key policy areas for potential review - set out in our 'Current Thinking' document.
- People to tell us about any potential development sites that could be included in the new plan.
New Design Code
We're creating a new Design Code for the National Park.