Neighbourhood Plan

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                                             Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan  

                                            The Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan has undergone submission for an independent examination.

The Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council has presented the Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan Proposal to the Leeds City Council for an independent examination. In accordance with paragraph 16 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, the council has publicized the submission draft plan and its associated documents from 17 June to 4 August 2024.

                                                                                                Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan - Regulation 16. 

The Parish Council has submitted the Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan Proposal to Leeds City Council for independent examination. Under paragraph 16 of The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, the Council is publicising the plan and seeking comments from those who live, work or carry out business in the Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Area and any consultation body referred to in the submitted consultation statement.

Leeds City Council Neighbourhood Planning Team are willing to discuss the neighbourhood plan over the phone by appointment, please email npsuppport@leeds.gov.uk or phone 0113 37 87997 to make arrangements.

 The consultation will run for 6 weeks from 17 June to 4 August, 2024 (closing at 5pm).

Hard copies of the Neighbourhood Plan are also available for inspection at the following locations (please check websites for opening hours):

• Otley community hub and library, Nelson Street, Otley, Leeds, LS21 1EZ
• Pool-In-Wharfedale Post Office, Main Street, Pool-In-Wharfedale, Otley, LS21 1LH
• Leeds City Council Merrion House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 8LX

How to make representations

We strongly encourage those making representations to use the online survey or send representations via email to npsupport@leeds.gov.uk.Please ensure representations are submitted by 4 August, 2024 (5pm).

Notification

Any representations may include a request to be notified regarding Leeds City Council's decision under Regulation 19 (Decision on a plan proposal) to make the neighbourhood development plan for Pool-in-Wharfedale

                                                                               The proposed Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan

Following six years of consultation with residents, Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council has produced a Neighbourhood Plan which covers the whole of the civil parish of Pool-in-Wharfedale.  The plan contains a vision for Pool along with a set of objectives, planning policies and proposals and community actions to achieve the vision.  The planning policies within the plan seek to protect the character and meet the needs of Pool, with policies guiding new development, traffic and transport and travel, as well as protection and enhancement policies relating to the green environment (including Local Green Spaces), the historic built environment and community facilities.

 Following this consultation, the plan will be amended and then submitted to Leeds City Council, as required, for a further Regulation 16 consultation and independent examination. The plan, if successful at examination, will then proceed to a local referendum.  Assuming it receives a majority vote, the City Council will adopt the plan which will then become part of the statutory development plan - the Local Plan - for Leeds.  Any planning applications submitted within the Pool boundary will be determined in accordance with this plan.

 The Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan seeks to:

 ensure that future policies reflect the needs and aspirations of the local community

• be a means to guide, promote and enable balanced and sustainable change within the designated area
• preserve the character of Pool-in-Wharfedale and its parish as an attractive rural location with some local industry and good links with its local market town
• enable the retention of Pool-in-Wharfedale as a distinct community, protecting the natural and built heritage, enhancing the conservation area and ensuring that Pool-in-Wharfedale is not swallowed up by encroaching urban sprawl
• ensure that the needs of residents are met in the areas of housing, employment, education, health, leisure, recreation, sport, transport and burial, and that Pool-in-Wharfedale maintains a well-balanced, sustainable economic and physical environment