Regionally Strategic Planning Applications

Since August 2005, the Assembly has been a statutory consultee on strategic planning applications. The Assembly is being asked to comment on those developments that would be of “major importance” or would “impinge on” the implementation of the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) or a ‘relevant regional policy’ (Circular 08/2005 para 59). The Assembly is also expected to respond to requests for pre-application discussions for any such developments.

In responding to consultations on applications, the Assembly focuses on issues of significance to the RSS and does not get drawn in to matters of detail, which are probably matters for local authorities to deal with.

The Assembly have produced a set of Protocol and Criteria for local authorities to identify applications that are of regional significance, which can be downloaded from the link below.

Copies of responses made by the Assembly on strategic applications since April 2007 are available on this website. You can access a list of these from the "Applications received" button on the left. Copies of our responses are filed by local authority. For details of any current applications we are considering please see the link on the left hand side named " Applications Received".

Map of the Yorkshire and Humber Authorities

Either click the map below or use the local authority links on the left to read the Assembly's responses to applications we have received.

Barnsley | Bradford | Calderdale | Craven | Doncaster | East Riding of Yorkshire | Hambleton | Harrogate | Kingston upon Hull - no applications received | Kirklees - no applications received | Leeds | North East Lincolnshire | North Lincolnshire | Richmondshire | Rotherham | Ryedale | Scarborough | Selby | Sheffield | Wakefield | City of York | National Park Authorities |