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).