Neighbourhood Plan – Consultation has launched!
After three years+, we have finally got the draft Husthwaite Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan (the draft Plan) out for consultation. It is on the village website here along with the draft Design Code which officially forms part of it.
We are hoping everyone will let us have their views on the draft Plan using our google feedback form here or by communicating via email or paper form. The draft plan is based on all the community engagement to date plus a review of a huge amount of ‘evidence’ and its overarching objective is to facilitate needed development in a way which preserves the best of Husthwaite. However, this is very much a consultation process – the plan will undoubtedly need some editing – so please do share your thoughts.
The draft plan is split into the same broad themes that we have used through the engagement process:
- Design and Heritage
- Natural Environment
- Housing
- Business
- Community Assets
- Renewable Energy
- Drainage
- Transport
- Connectivity
Each section contains the objectives and justification for the proposed policies which will be used to guide and assess future planning applications in the parish. Overall they seek a balancing of the interests of residents, visitors, biodiversity and businesses in a way which seeks to deliver a sustainable future for the parish. We need your confirmation that we have got that balance right – or help on how we could adjust any policy to deliver a better outcome.
We also have to send the draft plan to a long list of statutory consultees like Yorkshire Water, Historic England and most importantly North Yorkshire Council. All their comments and suggested changes will also have to be reviewed and actioned.
It may be easier to look at the draft Plan in hard copy and we have these available to loan – email husthwaitepc@hotmail.co.uk. Copies – and a summary – will also be available at the drop in events in the Village Hall (refreshments included). The next two are Friday 12 December 12-2pm and Wednesday 17 December 2-4pm. We will schedule another one for early January.
We anticipate residents will have questions about the draft plan so we would encourage coming along to a drop in event where hopefully the Parish Council/neighbourhood plan team can help with these. There will also be a brief Parish Council meeting on Tuesday 16 December 2025 at 7pm at which questions can also be raised