The Examination of the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan is now complete.
The examination of the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan is now complete. The Authorities received the Inspectors Report (pdf / 471 KB) and Appendix of approved Main Modifications (pdf / 2 MB) on the 4 February 2022. The Inspectors report found the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan and supporting documents sound. Each of the three Authorities can now progress and adopt the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan.
North Yorkshire County Council adopted the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan at a Full Council meeting held on the 16 February 2022. An adoption statement (pdf / 427 KB) has been issued under Regulations 26 and 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended) and Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (as amended). The North York Moors National Park Authority adopted the Minerals ands Waste Joint Plan on 21 March 2022 and City of York Council adopted the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan on 27 April 2022.
The Adopted Minerals and Waste Joint Plan and accompanying documents can be viewed below in the Examination Library, these documents now replace the 'saved' policies in the North Yorkshire County Council Minerals Local Plan 1997 and 'saved' policies in the North Yorkshire County Council Waste Local Plan 2006. The adopted documents are available to view below in the Examination Library.
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On 6 March a High Court Judgment was released relating to a challenge to paragraph 209(a) of the National Planning Policy Framework July 2018, which deals with on-shore gas development. Parties were given time to consider the judgment and what consequential remedies should be before the final order was made on 14 May 2019. The Order of 14 May 2019 declared the Secretary of State's decision of 24 July 2018 to adopt paragraph 209(a) of the revised Framework unlawful, and quashed it.
The Inspector is inviting the Mineral Planning Authorities and any interested parties who so wish to comment on the High Court Judgement and Order and the implications for the joint plan. The documents are avalible to view in Examination documents as INS/12 (pdf / 307 KB) - High Court Judgment 6 March 2019, INS/13 (pdf / 47 KB) - Order to quash para 209(a) NPPF, INS/14 (pdf / 266 KB) - Consultation from Inspector Ord on High Court Judgement outcome June 2019, and INS/15 (pdf / 68 KB) - Ministerial Statement relating to change in NPPF following High Court Judgement.
A number of documents associated with the minerals and waste joint plan can be viewed online in the examination library below. Alternatively, you can view paper copies in person.
Paper copies of the main minerals and waste joint plan documents are available for inspection at the offices listed below
Paper copies of these documents can be made available to inspect by prior arrangement only by contacting the Authorities using the contact details above.
The examination library contains documents which support the minerals and waste joint plan and have been used as reference documents during the 'examination in public'. It also lists documents related to the examination and has been updated as the examination progressed.
The Adopted documents are now included in the examination library along with the adoption statement.
The examination library has been broken down into different sections, listed below, which contain the documents.
Following receipt of the Inspectors Report (pdf / 471 KB) on the 4 February 2022 which found the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan 'sound' North Yorkshire County Council adopted the Plan and accompanying documents on the 16 February 2022 at Full Council. The adopted documents and adoption statement (pdf / 427 KB) are listed below.
Documents associated with the Schedule of Main Modifications consultation.
Response from Great and Little Barugh Parish Council
Response from Friends of the Earth (FoE)
Response from Frack Free Ryedale
Response from Cllr. Paul Andrews
Response from Ryedale Liberals
The Inspector has asked for futher information on some of the matters discussed at the hearings on the 24 and 25 January 2019. The table below includes a list of action points and the additional information provided following her request.
Table of Action Points following hearings sessions on 24 and 25 January
Proposed Main Modification in relation to definition of 'hydraulic fracturing' to be used in the Minerals and Waste Joint Plan
3684 - Note and Map provided by Frack Free Ryedale in response to Industy's 'Interactive Map' which was displayed during the hearings
3997 - UKOOG Note and photos showing stages of hydraulic fracturing development
Question 4, Appendix 1 - Preese Hall shale gas fracturing review and recommendations
Question 4, Appendix 2 - BGS earthquakes recent UK events
Statement by Kevin Hollinrake MP
Statement by Friends of the Earth (FoE)
Statement by Frack Free Ryedale
Statement by Cllr Paul Andrews (plus three appendicies)
Statement by Felsham PD on behalf of INEOs
Statement by Ryedale Liberals
Statement by J Tucker
Statement by UKOOG on behalf of Third Energy, IGAS, INEOS, Cuadrilla, EDGON, and UKOOG (plus 1 report as appendix)
Statement by South Hambleton Shale Advisory Group
Statement by Cllr Peter Allen for East Gilling Parish Council
Statement by David Cragg-James for Stonegrave Parish Meeting
Statement by Friends of the Earth (FoE)
Statement by Frack Free Ryedale
Statement by Ryedale Liberals
Statement by UKOOG on behalf of Third Energy, IGAS, INEOS, Cuadrilla, EDGON, and UKOOG (plus 2 letters as appendicies)
UKOOG letter to NYCC June 2018
Statement by Lichfields on behalf of Sirius Minerals
Statement by South Hambleton Shale Advisory Group
Statement by Kit Bennett
Statements have been submitted in response to the matters, issues and questions put forward by the inspector. The statements are grouped by matter in the tables below.
4158 - Statement by South Hambleton Shale Advisory Group (pdf / 263 KB)
This section will provide documents related to the examination and will be updated as the examination progresses. Below there are three tables, the first will contain documents provided by the inspector, the second will contain documents provided by the local planning authorities' and the third is for documents from other sources.
Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations
Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations (as amended)
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (as amended)
The core documents are the main minerals and waste joint plan documents which will be considered as part of the 'examination in public'.
The supporting documents provide evidence on how the minerals and waste joint plan was developed.
Sustainability Appraisal of Schedule of Further Proposed Changes to the Publication Draft
Subsequent to the publication of the Addendum of Proposed Changes to the Publication draft a small number of minor errors in the document were identified, these have been compiled into this document.
The evidence base documents provide the basis for the development of the minerals and waste joint plan and its policies. It is broken down into different sections.
SEB01 Mineral safeguarding areas for North Yorkshire county Council Part 2 - Appendix 1 published minerals resource map (pdf / 822 KB)
Appendix 3 - Resources proposed for safeguarding and justification for initial consultation
Appendix 5 - Summary of consultation responses
There have been several stages of consultation during the development of the minerals and waste joint plan before the publication document was produced, these were:
The documents provided at each stage are listed in the table below.
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