Five West Yorkshire Councils - Joint Development Plan

Calderdale Council
West Yorkshire Mass Transit
Spatial Development Framework Joint Development Plan Document Publication Draft Plan
Statement of Representation Procedure
Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England)
Regulations 2012 (as amended) (17, 19, 20 & 23)

The five West Yorkshire Councils (Bradford City Council, Calderdale Council, Kirklees Council, Leeds City Council and Wakefield Council) have been working with West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to prepare a joint Mass Transit Development Plan Document (DPD). This will provide a West Yorkshire-wide strategic spatial framework to support the delivery of Mass Transit, and ensure a coordinated approach to land use, growth and regeneration. Once adopted, this will form part of the development plan for all West Yorkshire Councils.
An Initial Draft Plan (Regulation 18) consultation was held from January to March 2026. The comments from that consultation have informed this latest Publication Draft Plan (Regulation 19), which is now available for comment from 4 August to 23:59 on 27 September 2026. This is the consultation before the local plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination.
You can comment on whether the draft plan has been prepared in accordance with Planning legislation and regulations and if it is sound. The tests of soundness are in the National Planning Policy Framework.
The following documents are available for comment:
West Yorkshire Mass Transit Spatial Development Framework joint Development Plan Document Regulation 19 Consultation
Sustainability Appraisal Main Report
Sustainability Appraisal Main Report Appendix E Baseline figures
Habitat Regulation Assessment
Equalities Impact Assessment
Regulation 18 Consultation Statement
Viability Statement
The following supporting documents are available for information:
Background Paper
Inspection of documents: Copies of the consultation document are available to view on the Mass Transit consultation website at:

http://yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/SDFReg19

and printed copies are available to view at the following locations within Calderdale:
Customer First: 19 Horton Street, Halifax, HX1 1QE
All public libraries: The location and opening times of libraries can be found on the Council’s website:

https://new.calderdale.gov.uk/libraries/locations

How to comment on-line
The preferred method of submitting comments is through the online consultation portal using the following link

http://yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/SDFReg19

If you have any questions, need to respond in a different way, or require consultation materials in another format, please contact WYCA using the email address below, or by phoning 0113 245 7676 (Metroline - charged at the standard operator’s rate).
How to comment by email or post
E-mail to:

MassTransit@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

Post to: Freepost WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY
A printable copy of the consultation questionnaire can be downloaded at:

http://yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/SDFReg19

Persons making representations may request to be notified at a specified address of the submission of the local plan for independent examination, publication of the recommendations of the person appointed to carry out the independent examination and the adoption of the local plan.
All responses will be processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation 2018 and anonymous representations will not be accepted. For details of how WYCA use your information please see the privacy notice on the consultation website.
If you have any queries regarding the consultation, please contact the WYCA Mass Transit team by e-mail at:

MassTransit@westyorks-ca.gov.uk