Agenda - pdf - Selby District Council

Persons whom the Council consulted, and how they were consulted in the
preparation of the SPDs
Throughout 2009 and 2010, Officers from Selby District Council presented the VDS
project to the Parish Councils and invited them to create a Steering Group out of
interested local people.
In some villages the VDS was a follow-on project arising out of a need identified in an
up-to-date Parish Plan, and in other villages the VDS was simply an attractive
proposition to ensure any development is appropriate.
The work began in 2009 and the steering groups arranged meetings that were open
to the public and would report back to the Parish Council, with articles in the parish
newsletters. Officers from Selby District Council advised on the form and content of
a Supplementary Planning Document so that the VDS could be Adopted in to the
Local Development Framework attended meetings to advise the steering groups.
A press release resulted in newspaper stories promoting the VDS project and inviting
people to contact the Parish Councils or District Council to find out more.
SA/SEA and HRA
There is no longer any requirement to subject Supplementary Planning Documents to
Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Environmental Assessment processes.
However, an accompanying Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) screening was
also undertaken. The HRA Screening Assessment Stage resulted in positive
feedback from English Nature who are satisfied by the HRA findings that there will be
no conflict with Natura2000 sites.
Consultation with Members
Members were presented with the draft SPDs at Policy & Resources Committee on
24 March 2011. Some minor typographical errors were noted, but unanimous
support was given for the draft documents, including approval for consultation
purposes.
Formal Consultation of the SPD
The formal consultation involved the following:
Copies of the Consultation Draft Village Design Statement SPDs and supporting
documents were made available at the following Council offices and libraries at
normal opening times:
• Access Selby, Market Cross Shopping Centre, Selby
• Selby Library, 52 Micklegate
• Sherburn in Elmet Library, Finkle Hill
• Tadcaster Library, Station Road
• Barlby Library, Howden Road
All documents were also available to view online at www.selby.gov.uk.
Notification of the VDS consultation made in the local newspapers on 1 August, and
letters/emails sent to interested persons as set out in Appendix 1:
Parish Councils discussed their VDS documents and commented accordingly, having
invited comments from Parishioners at those meetings. Some additional activities
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