Pocklington neighbourhood plan

Has a Neighbourhood Development Plan been prepared for Pocklington?

A public consultation on the Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan and Design Guide is taking place between 26 Sept – 7 Nov 2022. The Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan, prepared by Pocklington Parish Council, has been submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for examination. The council is now required to seek comments on the proposed plan before it is examined by an independent examiner.

Once adopted, the Neighbourhood Plan will provide more locally-specific planning policy, detailed advice and guidance for the determination of planning applications in the Pocklington Neighbourhood Area. 

The Neighbourhood Plan and Design Guide, supporting documents and copy of the response form are available below. 

Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan and Design Guide

Submission Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan 2022 – 2039 (pdf 12mb)

Submission Pocklington Design Guidelines and Codes (pdf 11mb)

Submission Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan - Policies Map (pdf 3mb)

Submission Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan - Policies Map Town Centre Insert (pdf 3.7mb)

Supporting documents

Pocklington Town Council Submission Letter (pdf 164kb)

Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan - Basic Conditions Statement (pdf 920kb)

Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan - Consultation Statement (pdf 1mb)

Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan – SEA HRA Screening Opinion (pdf 7mb)

Response Form (docx 81kb)

Responses can be emailed to forward.planning@eastriding.gov.uk or posted to:

Forward Planning
County Hall
Cross Street
Beverley
East Riding of Yorkshire
HU17 9BA. 

All responses to this consultation will be submitted to the independent examiner for consideration during examination.

If you would like to help advertise the consultation, a poster is available for you to print and display:

Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan consultation poster (pdf 267kb)

How can I get involved with the Pocklington Neighbourhood Development Plan?

You can comment on the submitted Pocklington Neighbourhood Plan and Design guide using the details set out above. Pocklington Parish Council have led the preparation of their Neighbourhood Development Plan with support from East Riding of Yorkshire Council. If you are interested in being involved you should contact the parish council in the first instance.

Pocklington Town Council website (external website)

Will the Pocklington Neighbourhood Development Plan look to allocate sites for development?

The submitted Pocklington Neighbourhood Development Plan (see above) does not propose to allocate sites for development. 

When was the Pocklington neighbourhood area designated?

The Pocklington neighbourhood area was formally designated at the council meeting on 18 June 2014. This followed a recommendation by the cabinet on 22 April 2014 after a period of public consultation. 

Cabinet report - Pocklington area application (pdf 2mb) 

A map identifying the Pocklington neighbourhood area can be viewed following the link below:
Pocklington neighbourhood area map - as designated (pdf 3mb) 

A paper copy of the map is available to view at the Poclea Centre and County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley.

Was there any consultation on the Pocklington neighbourhood area application?

Yes. A six week consultation on the proposed Pocklington neighbourhood area was held between 13 January and 24 February 2014 so that people living, working and carrying out business in Pocklington could let us know their views on the proposed area. 

The majority of respondents were supportive of designating the proposed boundary as a neighbourhood area. The comments received to the consultation can be found in Appendix B of the Cabinet report, available to download above.