Adopted guidance

Supplementary Planning Documents provide additional guidance to complex planning matters. Although Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) do not have the same status as the Planning Strategy or Development Management Plan, they are still material considerations in the determination of planning applications.

Adopted Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

The following SPDs have been adopted by the council:

• Supplementary Planning Document: Visitor Accommodation (.pdf 191KB)
• Supplementary Planning Document: Employment Land Retention (.pdf 355KB)
• Supplementary Planning Document: Parking Provision in New Developments (adopted October 2013) (.pdf 480KB) 
• Supplementary Planning Document - Shopfronts and Advertisements (.pdf 838KB)
• Supplementary Planning Document - Householder Development: Sustainable Design (.pdf 114KB)
• Supplementary Planning Document 1 - Roof Materials for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (.pdf 158KB)
• Supplementary Planning Document 2 - Replacement Doors and Windows for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (.pdf 187KB)

Supplementary Planning Guidance

Supplementary Planning Guidance Notes (SPGs) were prepared under the old Local Plan system, they are still adopted and used in the determination of planning applications. The following SPGs were adopted as interim guidance by Council on 28 July 2004, and give guidance on the following:

• SPG 5: The Provision of Childrens Play space in Housing Developments   
• SPG 7: Development Contributions 

Our Local Development Scheme provides our timetable for work to be undertaken.