Joint Mass Transit Development Plan Document for West Yorkshire Councils

WAKEFIELD COUNCIL

CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 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 (Kirklees Council, Leeds City Council, Calderdale Council, Wakefield Council and Bradford City 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 in public.

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

•   Indicative Assessment on Potential Viability

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 Customer Access Point in Wakefield One, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2EB during normal opening hours. Copies can also be viewed online at the libraries across the district with computer facilities at the weblink provided.

How to comment on-line

The preferred method of submitting comments is through the online 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 the Mass Transit team at WYCA at by emailing MassTransit@westyorks-ca.gov.uk, 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.