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The NPPF and the accompanying Technical Guide provides guidance on
wide variety of planning issues the following report is made in light of the
guidance of the NPPF.
Selby District Emerging Core Strategy to the Local Development
Framework
Annex 1 paragraph 216 of the NPPF states “From the day of publication,
decision-takers may also give weight to relevant policies in emerging plans
according to:
• the stage of preparation of the emerging plan (the more advanced the
preparation, the greater the weight that may be given);
• the extent to which there are unresolved objections to relevant policies
(the less significant the unresolved objections, the greater the weight
that may be given); and
• the degree of consistency of the relevant policies in the emerging plan
to the policies in this Framework (the closer the policies in the
emerging plan to the policies in the Framework, the greater the weight
that may be given).”
The Council considers that the emerging Selby District Core Strategy has
completed plan preparation and has reached a sufficient stage in the
Examination process and has been assessed by the Council for NPPF
compliance, to be given significant weight.
However, in appeal decisions APP/N2739/A/12/21704789,
APP/N2739/A/12/216889 and APP/N2739/A/12/2169003 the inspector
considers that it would be inappropriate at this stage to give regard to the
policies of the emerging core strategy. In Planning Law appeal decisions are
a material consideration that in accordance with Section 38(6) of the Planning
and Compulsory Act 2004 are to be taken into account in the determination of
planning applications
Taking account of the above appeal decisions it is considered until the Core
Strategy has been through the 3 rd hearing of the Examination In Public
(September 2012) that limited weight should be afforded to the policies of the
emerging Selby District Core Strategy. A reassessment of weighting will be
undertaken as the Core Strategy progresses through the statutory process.
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