Local plan

We consulted on the Local Plan Initial Draft in August 2017. The consultation raised over 10,000 individual comments. They are online to view against the sites or policies through Local plan consultations .

The documents for this consultation were:

• Local Plan - Initial Draft : This is the full text of draft policy and reasoning for the policies. You can Click and Comment on any part of the document. General Comments may be made alongside the heading on the first page to the document.
• Policies Map: This shows where policies apply on a map of Calderdale. You can see the potential allocations for new housing, employment, open space and other designations on this map. You can Click and Comment from selected sites from this mapping.
• Sustainability Appraisal of the Local Plan - Initial Draft 2017 : This sets out the required sustainability appraisal of the Local Plan. This includes strategic environmental assessment.
• Habitats Regulations Assessment : This sets out the required appraisal of the plan. It is in relation to the important habitats formed by parts of the Pennine Moors.

This has provided the strategic policy context for development within Calderdale. Its creation has included several consultation stages:

2008 - 2009

The initial phase of community engagement took place between November 2008 and January 2009:

• Core strategy - initial issues and options [PDF 529KB]
• Comments and feedback on the Core strategy - initial issues and options [PDF 2370KB]

2011

The Core strategy was revised and a second phase of community engagement took place between January and March 2011:

• Core strategy - revised issues and options [PDF 7130KB]
• Core strategy - objectives and policy options [PDF 1289KB]
• Core strategy - minerals and waste objectives and policy options [PDF 1735KB]
• Feedback on the Core strategy - revised issues and options [PDF 1387KB]

2012

The final consultation phase was between October and December 2012, please read:

• Core strategy - summary of preferred options [PDF 1959KB]
• Feedback on Core strategy - preferred options [PDF 751KB]

The new Local Plan will identify sites to be developed or protected from development. This includes:

• housing;
• employment;
• retailing;
• minerals and waste;
• open spaces, sports and recreation facilities;
• community uses;
• green belt;
• environmental protection areas.

The Local Plan Policies Map shows these allocations and designations, like the Replacement Calderdale UDP mapping.

All allocations and designations are assessed and consulted on, before being proposed. A Site allocations assessment is used to assesses each one against a range of suitability criteria. This is to ensure they are available, achievable and deliverable.

To view the methodology used to assess sites within the ‘Local Plan – Initial Draft’, read:

• Site Allocations Assessment Methodology (July 2017) [PDF 16259KB]

The above methodology supersedes the Site Allocations Assessment Methodology (April 2015) [PDF 5397KB] . This was previously used to assess sites within ‘Potential Sites and other aspects of the Local Plan’.

Note: The methodology has been refined to reflect feedback from a range of statutory consultees. This makes sure we are using a robust, tried and tested methodology. It will then guarantees that the most appropriate sites have been chosen for allocation.

Submissions of potential sites are still welcomed ("Call for sites"). These will be assessed in the next review of the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA), see: Site submissions .

Early engagement workshops

These were held through February and March 2014, across Calderdale.

Almost 500 people discussed the list of site allocations and designations, giving feedback on their views, before and after workshops.

For more information on the reasons for these workshops and their format, read:

• Workshop briefing note [PDF 348KB]
• Workshop guidance note [PDF 247KB]

The maps and comments from each workshop can be seen in the table below:

Neighbourhood development plans (NDP) were introduced by the Government in the Localism Act 2011 . This act amended the Town and country planning act 1990.

These community produced plans are examined and subject to the results of a referendum in the local area. They are then 'made' by the Local Planning Authority and become part of the development plan.

For more on Parish Councils and potential Neighbourhood Forums, please read: Neighbourhood development plans guidance [PDF 172KB] .

Neighbourhood plan applications

There are no current applications for neighbourhood areas or forums under consideration at the current time.

Approved neighbourhood areas

A map of the approved neighbourhood areas (August 2018), is available here: Map of approved neighbourhood areas [PDF 3742KB].

The map also shows where NDPs are being prepared. Local areas can take up the powers associated with preparing a NDP. This is after they have been passed a number of legal stages.

Parish areas

Town or parish council areas are defined as qualifying bodies. This means they only need Council approval for a NDP for an area.

Approved areas are:

Ripponden parish NDP area:

• Ripponden parish NDP area application [PDF 408KB]​ - Council granted the application, 18th Feb 2015.

Hebden Royd and the Hill Top parishes NDP area:

• Hebden Royd and Hill Top parishes NDP area application [PDF 217KB] - Council granted the application, 3rd Dec 2014.

Todmorden town council NDP area:

• Todmorden town council NDP area application [PDF 339KB] - Council granted the application, 27th Apr 2016.

Non-parish areas

Non parish areas must make two applications, which are:

1. to create a forum to act as the qualifying body for the area;
2. and to apply for designation of an NDP for the area.

The approved areas are:

Park ward - Council granted the application, 2nd Oct 2014:

• Application for the forum: Park ward neighbourhood forum letter and constitution [PDF 510KB]
• Park Ward NDP Area Designation Letter [PDF 294KB]
• Park Ward NDP area map [PDF 1242KB]

Greetland, Norland and West Vale Neighbourhood Forum - Council granted the application, late 2016:

• Greetland, Norland and West Vale NDP application [PDF 686KB]
• Greetland, Norland and West Vale NDP area map [PDF 797KB]

Sowerby Neighbourhood Forum - Council granted the application, 26th Apr 2017.

• Sowerby neighbourhood development plan application [PDF 276KB]
• Sowerby neighbourhood development plan area [PDF 2090KB] (map)

Rastrick Neighbourhood Forum - Council granted the application, 2nd May 2017.

• Ratrick neighbourhood plan application [PDF 27KB]
• Rastrick neighbourhood plan constitution - proposed [PDF 33KB]
• Rastrick forum members - proposed [PDF 204KB]
• Rastrick neighbourhood plan area - proposed [PDF 165KB] (map)

Clifton Neighbourhood Forum - Council granted the application, 1st August 2018.

• Clifton Neighbourhood Forum Constitution (Apr 2018) [PDF 314KB]
• Clifton Neighbourhood Forum Statement of Compliance (Apr 2018) [PDF 290KB]
• Clifton Neighbourhood Area (2018) [PDF 626KB] (map)
• Clifton Neighbourhood Forum Members [PDF 141KB]

The National planning policy framework and Planning advisory service recommend that councils have a single Local Plan.

This covers the strategic policy framework and what land is allocated for development and providing a clearer link between them.

Calderdale is in the process of creating a single Local plan. Consultation on a through written draft was undertaken during 2017 and the Council is now progressing to the final Publication stage, which is expected to be approved in June 2018.

The formal Local Development Scheme (LDS) setting out the Timeline was ratified by Council on 31st January 2018 and brought into immediate effect. It is available to read here: Local Development Scheme 2018 [PDF 214KB] .

Timeline for the creation of the Calderdale Local Plan

For more about the Local Plan, please contact: