Neighbourhood Plan

Neighbourhood Draft Plan Policies Map

                                             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 Examiner has indicated that the Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan is a very important and innovative document that will have a positive impact on the local area. To address issues that ensure that the Plan is as robust as it possibly can be for the future, the examination has been paused to allow the Parish Council a short period to undertake some further specific consultation on the proposed changes.

In response to Examination Note 2 Regulation 17 - Examiners Note.pd from the Examiner, two points require a Specific Consultation with the residents of Pool-in-Wharfedale and three points are shared for information.

These are, in summary:

A new combined policy TT1 and TT3 

Policy GE1 to designate a new Area of Local Landscape Sensitivity with new supporting text (Boundary to remain the same as the Special Landscape Area proposed under previous Policy GE1) 

Policy CFS3: Land East of Main Street will be deleted from the plan as the land is not available and hence the policy is not deliverable.

The neighbourhood plan policies map has been updated to be clearer.

Detailed plans for LGSs 01, 05, 06, 07 and 08 for policy GE3 have been revised.

You can view more information at  Pool in wharfedale neighbourhood plaN - Focussed Consultation or via the  https://www.leeds.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy/neighbourhood-planning/pool-in-wharfedale-neighbourhood-plan

The Consultation for the proposed changes to Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan will run four weeks from Monday, 13 January to Monday, 10 February 2025 (closing 5pm). Please note that the consultation is only needed for the specific points, no other points will be open for consultation.

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 10 February 2025 by 5pm on the day.

Hard copies of the Schedule of Proposed Changes are also available at the following locations (please check websites for opening hours):

Pool-In-Wharfedale Post Office, Main Street, Pool-In-Wharfedale, Otley, LS21 1LH

Leeds City Council Merrion House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 8LX

A drop-in event will be held on Saturday 18 January 2025 from 11 to 1pm in Pool Village Hall (Arthington Lane) at which hard copies of the Specific Consultation will be available.”

1.                                                                                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