The Designated Service Villages are:

As the single housing target was provided for all 18 Designated Service Villages, the purpose of this study is to discuss options to distribute these dwellings across the Selby’s Designated Service Villages (DSVs).

Section 7 of the report proposes 3 potential options to apportion growth across the 18 settlements. It should be emphasised that the figures provided in any option are only starting points and a guide to the relative levels of growth likely to be accommodated in each village.  These options have been derived from the responses received from the PLAN Selby Initial Consultation.

Broadly these comprise:

Option 1: Proportionate dispersal across all Designated Service Villages: The proportionate dispersal method applies a blanket application of 4.75%[2] growth per settlement.

Option 2: Distribution based on services and accessibility: A distribution based upon services and accessibility.  This study utilises Selby District Council’s existing evidence to conduct an appraisal of each settlement in terms of the number of services and its public transport accessibility and accessibility to employment. Those settlements ranking highest following the assessment are apportioned a higher number of dwellings, and those ranking lower are apportioned a reduced number.

Option 3: Growth Based on avoiding Green Belt release: The final option apportions a blanket 6.5%[3] growth to those Designated Service Villages not within Green Belt.

[1]  Completions and outstanding plots with planning permission 1st April 2015 (including10% deduction for non-delivery of planning applications).

The ‘Let’s Talk PLAN Selby’ engagement allows the opportunity for stakeholders to comment further on these options and put forward alternative options.

The following table provides a comparison of the potential distribution of dwellings per DSV under each option.