In accordance with the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations 2012, Guisborough Town Council submitted the Guisborough Neighbourhood Plan to Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council and North York Moors National Park Authority, as the Local Planning Authorities (LPAs), for examination.
In line with these regulations, the Councils conducted a consultation on the draft plan from Monday 10 November 2025 to Monday 22 December 2025.
A summary of the responses provided to the consultation is available below –
Examination of the Guisborough Neighbourhood Plan
The examination of the Guisborough Neighbourhood Plan has now completed and the Independent Examiner, Patrick Whitehead, issued his final report on the plan on 9th March 2026.
The report and the questions issued during the examination can be viewed below.
Responses to the examiner’s questions are available to download and view below:
- Response from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- Response from Guisborough Town Council to Objection GNP/015 on behalf of Miller Homes
- Response from Guisborough Town Council - Provided as Annotations to the Examiner’s Questions
- Response from Guisborough Town Council to the Additional Question
Guisborough Neighbourhood Plan Documents
- Guisborough CP Neighbourhood Plan.pdf (PDF, 12.33MB)
- Guisborough Neighbourhood Plan Area Map.pdf (PDF, 3.32MB)
- Basic Conditions Statement for Guisborough CP NP.pdf (PDF, 1.48MB)
- Guisborough NP Pre-submission consultation.pdf (PDF, 5.2MB)
- Guisborough NP Statement of Public Consultation.pdf (PDF, 1.13MB)
- SEA Screening Guisborough Neighbourhood Plan.pdf (PDF, 1.1MB)
- HRA Screening Guisborough Neighbourhood Plan.pdf (PDF, 967.47KB)
Background documents can also be accessed on the Neighbourhood Plan website:
- Evidence Base for Guisborough Civil Parish Neighbourhood Plan
- Green Space Site Reports - Guisborough Town Council
Guisborough Neighbourhood Plan Area
Under the Localism Act 2011 and the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council approved the designation of the Guisborough Neighbourhood Area on the 11th July 2023.
The application for designation of the Guisborough Neighbourhood Area was submitted by Guisborough Town Council.
The Notice of Designation for the neighbourhood area and a map of the area can be viewed below.
The Neighbourhood Area covers the whole of the parish area of Guisborough Town Council with no additional land.
- Guisborough Neighbourhood Area Designation Notice.pdf (PDF, 88.65KB)
- Guisborough Neighbourhood Area Boundary Map.pdf (PDF, 3.27MB)
- Guisborough Neighbourhood Area Application Form.pdf (PDF, 476.27KB)
For more information, contact the Planning Strategy team on 01287 612356.