West Yorkshire Mass Transit: Spatial Development Framework joint Development Plan Document Regulation 19 Publication Draft consultation

The West Yorkshire Mass Transit Spatial Development Framework is a joint Development Plan Document that aims to make sure new homes, businesses, services and public spaces are built in the right places and in the right way, to maximise the benefits from Mass Transit.

The joint Development Plan Document has been prepared collectively by the five West Yorkshire Local Planning Authorities through a joint committee of elected members, supported by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (the Combined Authority).

It will provide a West Yorkshire-wide strategic framework to support the delivery of all phases of West Yorkshire Mass Transit, and to ensure a joined-up approach to land use, growth, regeneration and transport decisions across the region. Once adopted by the five West Yorkshire local planning authorities, it will form part of their statutory development plans and will carry the same weight in planning decision making as Local Plans.

In January 2026, we consulted on the first stage of the Spatial Development Framework – known as Regulation 18 – to seek views on the scope and content of the draft Joint Development Plan Document from the public, businesses, community groups, charitable organisations, statutory bodies and other stakeholders.

The Regulation 18 consultation ran from Thursday 29 January until 23.59 on Thursday 12 March 2026. You can read the full Consultation Statement here.

What we are consulting on now:

This second stage of the consultation - known as Regulation 19 - is to seek views on the soundness and legal compliance of the draft joint Development Plan Document.

Because Regulation 19 is the final, formal consultation phase before a local plan is submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination, your feedback must specifically address the legal and technical "soundness" of the proposed plan.

The consultation will run from Tuesday 4 August until 23.59 on Sunday 27 September 2026. Once you have reviewed the consultation materials online, or at one of the locations across West Yorkshire listed below, please submit your response by completing the survey.

Consultation responses can also be submitted:

• By email - MassTransit@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
• ·By post - Freepost WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY (no stamp needed)

If you have any questions, need to respond in a different way, or require consultation materials in another format, please contact us using the details above, or by phoning us on 0113 245 7676 (Metroline - charged at the standard operator’s rate).

Printed copies of the consultation materials are available at the following locations:

Bradford

• Bingley Library, 5 Rise Shopping Centre, Bingley, BD16 1AW
• Bradford Local Studies Library, Margaret McMillan Tower (side entrance), Princes Way, Bradford, BD1 1NN
• CBMDC Customer Service Centre, City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY
• City Library, Centenary Square, 9 Aldermanbury, Bradford, BD1 1SD
• Keighley Library, North Street, Keighley, BD21 3SX
• Keighley Town Hall, Bow Street, Keighley, BD21 3PA
• Ilkley Library, Station Road, Ilkley, LS29 8HA
• Shipley Library, 2 Well Croft, Shipley, BD18 3QH

Please visit Bradford Council’s website for opening times and contact details.

Calderdale

• Customer First – 19 Horton Street, Halifax, HX1 1QE
• Central Library & Archives - Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG
• Akroyd Library - Akroyd Park, Bankfield, Boothtown Road, Halifax, HX3 6HG
• Beechwood Road – Beechwood Road, Illingworth, HX2 9BU
• Brighouse Library (Customer First Office) - Halifax Road. Brighouse, HD6 2AF
• Elland Library - Coronation Street, Elland, HX5 0DF
• Hebden Bridge Library - Cheetham Street, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8EP
• King Cross Library -151 Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax, HX1 3BG
• Mixenden Library - Mixenden Road, Mixenden, Halifax, HX2 8PU
• Northowram Library - Lydgate, Northowram, Halifax, HX3 7EJ
• Rastrick Library - Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick, Brighouse, HD6 3NE
• Sowerby Bridge Library - Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2QG
• Todmorden Library (Customer First Office) - The Strand, Rochdale Road, Todmorden, OL14 7LB

Please visit Calderdale Council’s website for opening times and contact details.

Kirklees

• Huddersfield Library - Civic Centre 3, High street, Huddersfield HD1 2EY
• Dewsbury Library - Dewsbury Retail Park, Railway Street, Dewsbury WF12 8EQ
• Batley Library - Batley Library, Market Place, Batley, WF17 5DA

Please visit Kirklees Council’s website for opening times and contact details.

Leeds

Wakefield

• Printed copies are available to view at the Customer Access Point - Wakefield One, Burton Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DA
• The documents can also be viewed online in main libraries across the district with computer facilities, during normal opening hours.

Please visit Wakefield Council’s website for opening times and contact details

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Statement of Representations Procedure

The constituent councils of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield are consulting on the West Yorkshire Mass Transit Spatial Development Framework Joint Development Plan Document (Regulation 19 Publication Version).

The purpose of this consultation is to invite representations on the legal compliance and soundness of the Publication Version before it is submitted to the Secretary of State for independent examination. You can read more about this in the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ section of this consultation webpage.

Representations must be received between Tuesday 4 August 2026 and Sunday 27 September 2026 at 23.59. Any representations received after the consultation closes may not be considered.

Making representations

Once you have reviewed the consultation materials at www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/SDFReg19, or at one of the locations listed across West Yorkshire, please submit your response by completing the survey on the webpage or return a completed printed version to us.

Consultation responses can be submitted online and also:

• By email - MassTransit@westyorks-ca.gov.uk

• By post - Freepost WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY (no stamp needed)

If you have any questions, need to respond in a different way, or require consultation materials in another format, please contact us using the details above, or by phoning us on 0113 245 7676 (Metroline - charged at the standard operator’s rate).

Further information

All consultation documents, supporting evidence and guidance on how to make a representation are available through the West Yorkshire Combined Authority consultation webpage.