Hundreds of sites where tens of thousands of new homes could be built over the next two decades have been put forward by landowners in North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Council has published maps showing the location of all the sites submitted so far for possible inclusion in its local plan, which will govern where housing and business developments can take place over the next 15 to 20 years.
Officials will now assess the submitted sites to determine which could be taken forward before a public consultation is held.
North Yorkshire Council has stressed that just because details of submitted sites have been published, it does not mean they will make it into the finalised local plan.
A spokesperson said:
“We are preparing a new local plan for North Yorkshire and as part of that process, we invited people to submit sites for consideration to meet the future needs of housing, employment, retail etc.
“We are in the early stages of assessing these sites and the inclusion of a site on this list does not mean that it will be suitable for inclusion in the local plan for future development.
“Significant work to determine the growth strategy for North Yorkshire and the assessment of individual sites to deliver it will need to take place before identifying the preferred sites.”
The maps show a number of sites that have been put forward around Whitby including land on either side of the A171 near the edge of Whitby, as well as a plot to the north of the village of Briggswath.
One of the biggest proposed plots is to the south of Cayton and Eastfield. Smaller parcels of land have been submitted near Irton and Seamer.
A number of sites have been identified in Hunmanby and Filey.
There are also sites identified around Pickering, Brompton and villages along the A64.
The council said it would not be accepting comments on the sites yet.
The spokesperson added:
“A comprehensive consultation at a later date will seek the views of the community on all sites, at which stage further work will have been completed to give a greater direction as to whether such sites are likely to be recommended for allocation or dismissed.”
North Yorkshire Council has been given an annual housebuilding target of 4,077 houses from the Government, more than triple the previous figure.
Planners currently use local plans developed by the former district and borough councils before the launch of the unitary authority in 2023.
To view all the sites submitted so far, visit https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/planning-and-conservation/planning-policy/call-sites-north-yorkshire-local-plan
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