York hasn’t had a Local Plan since 1954, a legal document that sets out a vision and a framework for the future development of an area.
A letter written to a senior City of York Council director read that a planning application for 139 homes on land to the east of Millfield industrial estate in Main Street, Wheldrake, should be allocated two pitches for Travelling communities.
“But, as we understand the situation, the council’s decision means that no pitches will be provided on it,” the letter from Local Plan inspectors Simon Berkeley and Paul Griffiths read.
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YORK’s MPs have spoken out after a York bird of prey shop has made the decision to stop showing live birds in their shop.
