Malton and Norton Neighbourhood Plan
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR MALTON AND NORTON 2020-2027
What is a Neighbourhood Plan?
Neighbourhood planning was introduced by the Government under the Localism Act of 2011. It’s an important and powerful tool that gives communities such as Malton and Norton statutory powers to help with their development.
- It’s a document that sets out planning policies for the area – and these planning policies are used to decide whether in the future with the new North Yorkshire Council as our Local Planning Authority is able to approve planning applications
- It’s a document that’s written by the local community, the people who know and love the area, rather than the Local Planning Authority
- It’s a powerful tool to help ensure that our community gets the right types of development, in the right place
How have we created our Neighbourhood Plan?
The whole point of a Neighbourhood Plan is that it is community led. A steering committee was originally formed in 2011, which faltered, but momentum then again gathered pace when a second steering group was created during 2016 which included representatives from the whole community of Malton and Norton; a number of separate focus groups also met on many occasions to consider the details of what should be included. These focus groups included residents, businesses, community groups, schools and churches – to find out what’s important to us where we live, what we’d like to improve, and what our vision is for the local area.
An essential part of the process was also the need to gather evidence to back up the ideas that the community wants to see. Using this feedback and evidence, we secured grant funding to engage a specialist for technical support and to provide professional advice to help write the planning policies that will make our community’s vision a reality.
Broadly, our Neighbourhood Plan is a framework for considering a range of issues including:
- The development of housing, and provision for businesses to set up or expand their premises
- Transport and movement, including issues around roads, traffic management, car parking, rail access, cycling, and walking
- The development of schools, health facilities, leisure and entertainment facilities, and other meeting places for the community to use
- The enhancement of our environment and streetscene, including the design of buildings and improvements to our conservation areas, and ways in which we can take pride in the appearance of our towns
- The river corridor, including the improvement of access, development along the river frontage, buildings affected by flood risk – and our flood defences
- Tourism and the heritage of our community, including the protection of important buildings, archaeological sites and other historic assets
- The protection and creation of open space, sports pitches, play areas, trees, parkland and gardens
Further Information
Should you have any further queries about the Malton and Norton Neighbourhood Development Plan please contact the town councils at emails above or telephone 01653 609888 Malton Town Council and 01653 695348 Norton Town Council.
Regulation 14 Consultation
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN DOCUMENTS – PREVIOUS VERSIONS
Malton and Norton NP HRA December 2021
SEA Appendices 1 – 5 November 2021
Malton and Norton NP SEA Report November 2021
Malton & Norton NP Basic Conditions Statement
Malton & Norton NP Consultation Statement
Neighbourhood Plan Pre Submission Draft
Proposals Map
GOVERNANCE
Neighbourhood Area Designation
Neighbourhood Area Designation Application
Neighbourhood Plan Governance Structure
Consultant Selection 2016
Appointment of Consultants / Tender For EU Screening 2019
Candidate Consultants List 2019
Malton and Norton Neighbourhood Plan Focus Group Meetings
Malton and Norton Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group Meetings
TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES
Town Council Response To Proposal Minute 196 03/11 21st March 2011
Updated Town Council Response To Proposal Minute 214 04/11 18th April 2011
Ryedale DC Confirm Funding Minute 184 March 2012
£2000 contribution agreed Minute 012 May 2012
Appointment of Sub Committee Minute 026 June 2013
Reference Parish Boundary Adjacent To Settrington Minute 018 May 2014
Begin Review of Draft Plan Minute 184 January 2015
Broader Committee and Chair Minute 192 February 2015
Chair Appointment Minute 214 March 2015
Consultant Appointment Steering Group Minute 017 January 2016
Request To Attend Focus Groups Minute 195 March 2016
Neighbourhood Plan Open Meeting Minute 013 May 2016
Focus Group Conclusion and Draft Policy Intentions Document Minute 083 Sept 2016
Heritage Group reviews Conservation Area appraisals Minute 175 February 2017
Working Through Policy Intentions Document Minute 200 March 2017
Draft Policy Intentions Document ready for Consultation 057 August 2017
Approval of Consultation Document and Map Minute 030 June 2018
Outstanding Policy Options Issues Minute 155 January 2019
Agree EU Screening Funding Minute 018 May 2019
Agree Map update funding Minute 049 July 2019
Moving to Regulation 14 Consultation Minute 132 December 2020
CONSULTATIONS
Community Questionnaire April 2011
Letter to Ryedale District Council Consultation Results August 2011
Directions Planning Schedule of Responses June 2011
Directions Planning Analysis of Responses June 2011
Policies Update Following Consultation
Letter Invitations To Focus Groups and Steering Groups 2015
Final Policy Options Consultation Newsletter 2019
Informal Sites Consultation Results Grid 2019
EVIDENCE BASE
-RDC Air Quality Annual Status Report 2019 – available at:
https://www.ryedale.gov.uk/images/PDF/env_health/Annual_status_report_2019.pdf
-RDC Ryedale Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) Report 2010 – available at:
Strategic Housing Market Assessment – 2010 – Ryedale District Council
Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Report
Old Malton Conservation Area Character Appraisal
Malton Conservation Area Character Appraisal
Norton Conservation Area Character Appraisal
2011 Localism Act –available at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/20/pdfs/ukpga_20110020_en.pdf
Ryedale Local Plan – available at:
https://www.ryedale.gov.uk/planning/planning-policy.html
Ryedale Shopfront Design and Signs Supplementary Planning Guidance – available at:
SPGShopFrontDesignandSigns-reduce.doc (ryedale.gov.uk)
Yorkshire and Humber Green Infrastructure Mapping Project, 2009 – available at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140605090108/http:/www.naturalengland.org.uk/regions/yorkshire_and_the_humber/ourwork/yandhgreeninfrastructuremappingproject.aspx
National Planning Policy Framework – available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework–2
National Planning Practice Guidance – available at:-
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/planning-practice-guidance
Malton (Old Town) Conservation Area Designation – available at:
Ryedale District Council – Conservation areas
Norton-on-Derwent Conservation Area Designation – available at:
Ryedale District Council – Conservation areas
Ryedale Community Infrastructure Levy – information available at:
Ryedale District Council – Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
Malton and Norton Strategic Transport Assessment (STA) 2010 – available at:
Ryedale District Council – Infrastructure
Malton Air Quality Management Area – information available at:
LAQM Action Plan – Post Consultation Final 30.01.12.docx (ryedale.gov.uk)