Area Action Plans
An Area Action Plan (AAP) is
a type of Development Plan Document focused upon a specific
location or an area subject to conservation or significant change
(for example major regeneration).
Whitby Business Park AAP
Scarborough Borough Council and the North York
Moors National Park Authority are producing a joint Area
Action Plan for Whitby Business Park as part of their
respective development plan work.
Responsibility for planning at the Business
Park is split between the two authorities. Historically, land
was allocated for employment development on the site in the 1983
Joint Whitby Local Plan, the Scarborough Local Plan (1999) and the
North York Moors Local Plan (2003). However, recent
applications and enquiries at the Business Park have raised issues
across the site as a whole. It has been agreed by Scarborough
Borough Council and the National Park Authority that a joint
document will be produced which will look at the site in a
comprehensive manner, addressing a number of issues including
highways, environmental improvements and further development of the
site.
We have recently consulted on the draft
Area Action Plan which sets out a potential strategy for
the expansion and development of the Business Park. A
Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and a Habitat Regulations Assessment
(HRA) are also available.
The draft Area Action Plan can be viewed on the Borough Council's
Consultation Portal.
You can also download a PDF version of the Draft AAP, SA, HRA
below.
If you have any queries in
relation to the AAP please contact Sarah Housden in the Policy
Team at the National Park Authority (01439 772700) or David Hand in
the Forward Planning Team at Scarborough Borough Council (01723
232480).
Background Paper