Planning guidance

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) form part of the Local Development Framework (LDF).

Supplementary planning guidance (SPG) form part of the Local Development Framework (LDF).

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) expand on or add detail to policies set out in Development Plan Documents such as the Borough Local Plan.

The stakeholder master planning process formalises good practice in relation to pre-application discussions with the council, stakeholders, and the local community, by requiring developers of larger sites to engage at an early stage in the development process.

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is the process by which any major development that goes through the planning application process must deliver at least 10% net gain on the biodiversity baseline pre-development.