(AGENPARL) – Tue 24 June 2025 Please find our latest news release below.
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Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Yoredale | Bainbridge | Leyburn | DL8 3EL
News Release
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Progress on National Park plans
Bainbridge, 24 June 2025
Key decisions were taken today on two of the most important blueprints for the future of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, meeting in Bainbridge, has formally adopted a set of objectives for an updated “Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan” for the period 2025-2030 The 40 objectives have been developed and agreed by a partnership made up of government agencies, local authorities, and representatives from rural estates, farming and tourism businesses.
The management plan will guide the work of all the organisations that operate in the National Park during the next five years. Twenty-four different organisations have lead responsibility for one or more of the objectives. At least 60 other organisations (or groups of organisations) will help support the delivery of objectives.
At this morning’s meeting, the National Park Authority also decided to submit its “Local Plan” to the Planning Inspectorate for examination. The Local Plan sets out planning policies for the National Park until 2040, including by allocating land for housing and business development and introducing a new principal residency policy to ensure new build homes are occupied by people aspiring to live permanently in the area.
The Chair of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, Derek Twine, said: “The Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan is a genuine partnership plan. It sets out an ambitious – but necessary – programme of work to which many local organisations have committed their support. Whilst it rightly focuses on tackling the challenges of climate change and the continuing decline in nature, it also identifies other opportunities to foster the social and economic wellbeing of local communities, by setting out objectives for more affordable housing, hyperfast broadband access, and support for viable farming businesses.
“Those same objectives are also reflected in the policies set out in the Local Plan. Our decision to submit the Local Plan for independent examination marks the end of an intensive period of preparation and consultation. We look forward to moving into an examination phase later this year, where people can make formal representations on the Local Plan.”
Mr Twine, who as Chair of the National Park Authority is also deputy chair of the Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan Partnership, added: “We’ve had National Park Management Plans for some time. My hope is that with each five-year review, the management plan becomes more embedded in the culture of all organisations working in the National Park.”
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Note to Newsdesk
Reports were presented at this morning’s meeting on the National Park Management Plan (see agenda item 9) and the Local Plan (see agenda item 12).
Image: “An early summer scene on the Coast to Coast trail. Decisions were made today on plans for the Yorkshire Dales National Park”
1. The Yorkshire Dales National Park is one of 15 National Parks in the UK. It is administered by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, which has two main purposes: “to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage” and “to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the National Park”. In carrying out these purposes, the Authority has a duty “to seek to foster the economic and social well being of local communities”. The National Park Authority comprises 25 members, made up of unitary, county and city councillors and members appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment to represent parishes or in recognition of their specialist skills or knowledge.
1. All of our work is guided by the vision for the future of the National Park set out in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan: “Through their passion for this special place, local people and businesses will keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park a thriving area. Its unique cultural landscape will be treasured for its stunning scenery, exceptional heritage and wonderful wildlife, and every year millions of people will be inspired to be a part of it.”