Date of publication: 29 June 2026
The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2026, Part 4, Regulation 20
North York Moors New Local Plan 2025 - 2045
The National Park Authority is publishing this Notice of Scoping Consultation to invite representations on the North York Moors New Local Plan 2025-2045 through the following documents to cover the whole of the National Park Local Planning Authority area:
- First Steps, including initial ‘Current Thinking
- Project Initiation Document
- The ‘Call for Sites’
The North York Moors National Park Authority is also the Minerals and Waste Planning Authority. The new Local Plan will also incorporate Minerals and Waste policies (current policies are in the York, North Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Moors Joint Minerals and Waste Plan.
The purpose of this Notice is to give communities and other stakeholders the opportunity to make representations on matters relevant to the preparation of the New Local Plan including what the plan should contain, as well as how the Authority will engage and involve stakeholders in the preparation of the New Local Plan.
Copies of documents related to this consultation stage for the New Local Plan 2025-2045 will be published on the North York Moors National Park Authority website and will be accessible through the following webpage:
Alternatively copies of documents can be inspected at the Authority’s office at the Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley YO62 5BP during normal office hours Monday to Thursday 9.00am to 5pm.
Representations on the matters contained in the New Local Plan 2025-2045 documents should be received before Monday 31 August 2026 using the following email address: localplan@northyorkmoors.org.uk
Please submit comments using the online consultation form.
Alternatively, representations must be received before Monday 31 August 2026 by hard copy post to The Policy Team, Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley YO62 5BP
Requests to be notified at a specific address when one of the following New Local Plan stages occurs should be provided using the following email address or via post to Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley YO62 5BP localplan@northyorkmoors.org.uk
- Consultation on proposed Local Plan content and evidence (Regulation 23)
- Publication of observations or advice
- Consultation on the Proposed Local Plan (Regulation 27)
- Submission of the Proposed Local Plan for Examination
- Independent Examination of the Local Plan (Regulation 35)
- Decision of the Examiner to consider further matters and pause the Examination
- Publication of document and evidence related to further matters
- Publication of the Examiner Report with recommendations and reasons
- Adoption or approval of the Local Plan
Further details about early engagement or scoping consultation are available as part of the 'First Steps' engagement exercise.