Published: 29 May 2025
The Local Plan: Your Voice Matters
North Yorkshire Council is preparing the North Yorkshire Local Plan that will cover the area of North Yorkshire Council outside of the National Parks.
North Yorkshire Local Plan: Our First Conversation
This consultation is our first conversation on a new Local Plan for North Yorkshire. It is about the priorities and issues that the North Yorkshire Local Plan can help to address. The council is asking for your views on those local plan priorities and issues, what the places and spaces across the North Yorkshire Local Plan area will be like in the future and the how the new local plan can influence that.
We want to ensure that the Parish, City and Town Councils as well as the community including the public, interested groups and organisations, visitors, businesses, landowners, and developers are all involved.
The North Yorkshire Local Plan: Our First Conversation consultation runs to Tuesday 15 July 2025 (please see poster attached.) You will receive an email (or letter for those without access to email) advising you when the first conversation consultation starts and providing you with information on how and where to view the documents and how to get involved.
Further information is available online on the North Yorkshire Local Plan page, www.northyorks.gov.uk/localplan
The NHS ‘Healthy Start’ Scheme
The NHS ‘Healthy Start’ Scheme is a national scheme to help families to purchase healthy food and receive free vitamins. It is available to women from 10 weeks pregnant or if they have a child under the age of 4. The scheme is means tested and the applicant must be claiming certain benefits to be eligible.
To find out more about the ‘Healthy Start Scheme’ and Children and Family Hubs across North Yorkshire please visit the Healthy Start Scheme page on our website.
North Yorkshire Archives
North Yorkshire Archives collects historic and current records for North Yorkshire and provides recordkeeping services for North Yorkshire Council. It preserves records of significance for the study and understanding of North Yorkshire and its communities, holding them in trust for the use of present and future generations. The team encourage people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with our collections, inspiring them to connect with their past and present, develop a sense of place, and improve health and wellbeing.
To search the archives for information about your Town or Parish please visit the North Yorkshire Archives blog.