Skipton Strategy

On this page you can find documents which relate to Skipton Renaissance town team, the town’s delivery plan and other documents. Click here for the town team minutes.

Skipton Renaissance Team have put together a vision for Skipton and its surrounding rural hinterland.

  • The Wider Town - We will maintain Skipton as a thriving, outward looking, historic market town which can adapt and develop in response to the changing future needs of both residents and visitors.
  • The Town Centre - We will maintain and enhance a healthy, bustling and safe town centre containing a mix of uses including housing.
  • Movement and Transport - We will work to achieve a network of fully accessible, safe, affordable, integrated and more sustainable choices for travelling in and around Skipton and the region.
  • Tourism - We will value and welcome visitors to Skipton and its hinterland while working to ensure that the town functions for both residents and businesses. 
  • Environmental Quality - We will maintain and enhance a clean and beautiful natural and built environment and preserve and enhance Skipton as an attractive, historic market town accepting excellent contemporary design where appropriate.
  • Diversity - We will value the principle of inclusivity and respect and consider the needs and aspirations of all individuals and groups living in, working in and visiting Skipton.
  • Local Economy - We will value and support a varied and sustainable local economy which embraces the technologies of the 21st Century and is in harmony with the environmental and social aspirations of the community.
  • Heritage and Culture - We will preserve all that is best of the town’s heritage and cultural assets whilst developing new and varied opportunities for the expression of local arts and culture.
  • Leisure and Sport - We will strive to maintain and further develop a wide range of sporting and leisure opportunities, particularly for young people.
  • Housing - We will work to secure a range of housing which meets the needs of the community regardless of age and income.
  • Social Provision - We will strive to maintain and enhance a range of high quality health, education and social provision to serve and meet the needs of all the residents of Skipton.
  • Revision and Monitoring - We accept and acknowledge that the actions and performance of all stakeholders will need to be measured and monitored against the principles of the Charter.

Click here to view the full charter.