The Council’s Development Plan Document (DPD) has now been submitted to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. This will lead to an Examination in Public chaired by a Planning Inspector.
In conjunction with this process, we are preparing to submit a revised planning application to North Yorkshire Council in the summer.
We have chosen to engage the community in a further round of consultation to complement the Development Plan Document (DPD) process being undertaken by the Council. Running these processes concurrently means that we are able to illustrate how the Council’s policy objectives can be met by tangible proposals. It also begins the transition from a very lengthy policy setting process to the delivery stage.
Since our last round of consultation in 2022, we have continued to refine and update our outline planning application to respond to the evolving policy objectives of the DPD. As we approach the DPD’s Public Examination, we are seeking views on the proposed amendments to our proposals before they are submitted to the Council in the summer.
Changes to the scheme include significantly improved connectivity and access to the site and its amenities. We have also formalised public access to, and use of, the strategic green gap area through new footpaths, cycleways and bridleways, providing additional open space.
Any compulsory purchase process would be led by North Yorkshire Council. The Council has agreed to the principle of compulsory purchase in the event that it is required to deliver the later stages of the scheme.
Our outline planning application includes an Environmental Statement that considers the potential impacts of our proposals. This document includes descriptions of the pre-development situation, what impacts development could have and sets out proposed measures to avoid, or at least minimise, adverse effects.
Maltkiln would be a large development but there are well established technical measures available to us which control rainwater flows and protect environmentally sensitive areas in a far more effective and consistent way than currently occurs on farmland.
We believe that the development of Maltkiln will offer greatly increased amenities and opportunities to those living and working in the existing villages around it. Our proposals recognise the sensitivity of those villages and respect their existing character.