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This page relates to the 2019–2024 National Park Management Plan, which is now archived. For the latest aims and objectives, please visit the 2025–30 Management Plan landing page.
Deliver at least one significant economic development project in each of Craven, Eden, Richmondshire and South Lakeland, and increase the number and quality of jobs so as to increase gross value added (GVA) by 10% by 2024.
How the local partners are doing on this objective
Progress: The Langcliffe Quarry site was re-developed for a variety of employment uses and was officially opened in January 2023. A revised planning permission has been granted for an innovatively designed tourism development at Linton Camp, which should provide around 30 new full-time jobs when completed.
Press Releases & related articles:
10 August 2020 – Second consultation opens on Local Plan
Rationale: Farming and tourism are fundamental to the National Park but are relatively low wage, low added value sectors. There are 12 allocated business sites in the Yorkshire Dales Local Plan, which provide the opportunity for significant new economic development. While there are proposals under consideration for several sites, they are small in regional terms and struggle to attract investment to make development viable. Broader business growth is likely to be heavily dependent on better broadband (objective E1) to support small and micro-businesses attracted by local quality of life.
Lead partners: North Yorkshire Council; Westmorland & Furness Council
Supporting partners: Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership; York, North Yorkshire & East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership; Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority;
Further information: North Yorkshire LEP;
Cost over 5 years: £4,000,000
Funding shortfall: £4,000,000
Related objectives: E1, E2; E3; E9; F2, F5
Ecosystem services: Sense of place and inspiration, Sense of history
Trade-offs: The Local Plan’s allocated business development sites are the most likely candidates for delivering significant job and economic growth. These sites have already been screened for constraints and guidelines for their development are set out in the Yorkshire Dales Local Plan (Policy BE1 and Appendix 3)
Baseline: Employment-based GVA was £400 million in 2016.