(AGENPARL) – Tue 26 August 2025 Please find our latest news release below.
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Andrew Fagg
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Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Yoredale | Bainbridge | Leyburn | DL8 3EL
News Release
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Local Plan examination begins
Bainbridge, 26 August 2025
The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority last week submitted the Yorkshire Dales National Park Local Plan 2025-40 to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for inspection.
It marks the beginning of the formal, independent examination on the Local Plan, which is a set of planning policies guiding development in the National Park until 2040.
Following the submission of more than a hundred reports, assessments or other evidence papers, the National Park Authority notified all consultees and has published a new Local Plan examination webpage.
The Local Plan considers what kind of development local communities need, as well as how best to protect the National Park’s special qualities.
Member Champion for Sustainable Development Richard Foster said: “We have reached the legal milestone where we hand over the Local Plan process to a Government planning inspector, for independent examination and scrutiny.
“At this stage we don’t know when the hearing sessions will be or what are the main issues the inspector will choose to focus on. However, we know the examination hearings will be held at the National Park Authority’s head office at Yoredale in Bainbridge, and that they are expected to take place during the autumn.”
Details about the hearings will be publicised once the examination timetable has been prepared.
The Local Plan documents are available on the Authority’s website, or on paper copies at its offices, Yoredale, Bainbridge, Leyburn DL8 3EL or Colvend, Hebden Road, Grassington, Skipton BD23 5LB, which are open Monday to Thursday 08:30-17:00 and Friday 08:30-16:30.
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Note to Newsdesk
Image: “View of Yoredale in Bainbridge, where Local Plan examination documents can be inspected”
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.”