Commenting on the progress of the Local Plan Cllr Chris Steward, Leader of City of York Council, said:
“Progressing York’s Local Plan is a key priority for the city and over the past few months the council has been working behind the scenes to ensure we can move things forward this summer.
“We will be publishing papers for the next Local Plan Working Group and Executive shortly, which will include details of our emerging Local Plan. Both meetings will take place in June, with Executive scheduled for 30 June.
“This is a significant next step towards progressing the Local Plan, with the reports enabling members of the public to see the work and background material which has been completed to-date ahead of the public consultation.
“The reports will highlight how we’ve made changes to ensure an evidence based plan is taken through to adoption. This includes building much needed new homes, but within achievable and viable targets, ensuring we can provide for business needs to help grow the economy and kick-start even more key developments. All of this will be made possible whilst ensuring we protect the character of our city, minimise the impact on York’s green belt and maximise the use of brownfield land.
“In order to develop our proposals further, it’s essential that we engage with members of the public through consultation and the papers will provide important details on the upcoming Further Sites consultation, which we will launch this summer.
“As the administration we are committed to engaging with the York’s residents and this will be one such stage. As well as public meetings, we will send details of the next stage of the plan process to every property in York to ensure all residents can have their say. It will also include a project plan that will detail the steps between now and the plan’s submission to government.