Planning & Building Control

Page last updated at 10:20 GMT, Friday, April 26 2013

Planning Policy and Design

The Planning Policy Team prepare planning policies to guide development throughout the borough. This section provides detail on the current adopted Local Plan Review, the emerging Local Plan and the supporting documents and advice.

Please note if your enquiry concerns:

Planning Applications, Planning Advice, Enforcement Issues, Planning Obligations, Planning Appeals, please go to the Planning (Development Control) section of the website

or Building Standards and Regulations, please go to the Building Control section of the website

Contact us

For further national planning guidance, documents and policies, including the National Planning Policy Framework, please follow the link below to the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) web site, www.communities.gov.uk

 LPR Front Cover  Pre-submission Local Plan Cover folder

Adopted Local Plan Review  2001-2011

Draft Local Plan (LDF) 2011-2029 

Supplementary Planning Documents/Guidance  & Advice


Key Links

Evidence Base for Draft Local Plan

National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)

Town Centre Website

Design Advice and Sustainable construction

Building conservation and heritage

Local Development Framework (LDF)

Local Development Scheme (LDS)

Statement of Community Involvement (SCI)

Sustainability Appraisal and Habitats Regulations Assessment


Back to top