Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council 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 undertook publicity of the submission draft plan and associated documents between 17 June and 4 August 2024. The Plan and supporting documents were submitted to the examiner in August 2024.
The examination started on 15 September 2024 and the examiner paused the examination to undertake further specific consultation due to proposed changes.
Consultation on examiner's proposed changes
The proposed changes are set out in the document below:
On behalf of the Examiner, the council invited comments on these changes from 13 January until 10 February 2025.
Representations made during both consultation periods were submitted to the examiner for consideration. The examiner took these representations into account to finalise her report:
Next steps
The Parish Council and Leeds City Council will work together to consider the recommendations made in the examiner's report, and make arrangements for the Neighbourhood Plan Referendum, in due course.
Examination submission documents
The submitted documents are available below:
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan (PDF, 8.7MB)
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan Consultation Statement (PDF, 9.6MB)
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan Basic Conditions (PDF, 1.6MB)
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Neighbourhood Plan SEA & HRA Screening Report 2024 (PDF, 1.9MB)
- Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council Designated Neighbourhood Plan Area (PDF, 4.2MB)
Information is also available on the Pool-in-Wharfedale Parish Council website.
