The Site Allocations Plan Publication Draft was subject to formal public consultation for eight weeks from 22 September until 16 November 2015. A series of drop in sessions were held during the consultation period.
Comments were sought on the soundness of the plan. Tests of Soundness as set out in National Planning Policy Framework ask the following:
- Have the plans been positively prepared? Does the plan seek to meet the local needs set out in the adopted Core Strategy for housing, employment, retail and green space?
- Are the plans justified? Are the allocations, designations and policies the most appropriate compared with the alternatives?
- Will the plans be effective? Is there information on how the plan will be delivered? Does the plan set out how and when sites will come forward?
- Is the plan consistent with national policy? The plan should enable the delivery of sustainable development in accordance with the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework
- View the background documents
- Retail background paper (PDF 1.2MB)
- Employment background paper (PDF 22MB)
- Greenspace background paper (PDF 25.7MB)
- Housing background paper (PDF 24MB)
- Greenbelt review background paper (PDF 49.7MB)
- Infrastructure background paper (PDF 4.7MB)
- Flood risk sequential test background paper (PDF 30MB)
- Duty to cooperate background paper (PDF 4MB)
- Nature conservation background paper 1 (PDF 14.7MB)
- Nature conservation background paper 2 (PDF 7MB)
- Aire Valley Leeds AAP green infrastructure and green space background paper (PDF 10MB)
- Aire Valley Leeds AAP flood risk sequential and exceptions test background paper (PDF 4.8MB)
- Aire Valley Leeds AAP infrastructure delivery plan background paper (PDF 1.2MB)
- Habitats regulation assessment screening (PDF 1.7MB)
- Gypsy and travellers and travelling showpeople FAQs (PDF 168KB)
- View the SAP draft plan documents
- Introduction and overview (PDF 3.7MB)
- Aireborough (PDF 16MB)
- City Centre (PDF 25MB)
- East Leeds (PDF 12.5MB)
- Inner Leeds (PDF 48MB)
- North Leeds (PDF 45MB)
- Outer north east (PDF 16MB)
- Outer north west (PDF 12MB)
- Outer south (PDF 13MB)
- Outer south East (PDF 13.5MB)
- Outer south west (PDF 32.6MB)
- Outer west (PDF 26.5MB)
- Sustainability appraisal non-technical summary (PDF 1.2MB)
- Sustainability appraisal report (PDF 11.2MB)
- Statement of representations (PDF 36KB)
The proposed sites can be viewed on the interactive map:
Development Plan Panel reports
As a result of consultation feedback, a series of reports were produced by the Development Plan Panel:
19 January 2016 - Initial Report of Consultation on next steps
