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Local Planning and Design Guidance

Local Planning and Design Guidance

This guidance supplements planning policies and proposals where more detail is needed on how policies operate or how site proposals might be developed: Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) and Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) undergo extensive public consultation prior to publication and relate directly to Development Plan policies.  Other planning guidance has been published and is referred to as OPG.

Where relevant, this planning guidance is taken into account in the Council's decision-making on planning applications.  The guidance is listed below under the most appropriate themes as set out in the Local Development Framework.

Settlement Growth:

VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENTS (VDS):

Darley VDS (1.9MB) - pub. 2003 (OPG) Ripley VDS (1MB) - pub. 2004 (OPG)
Kirkby Malzeard VDS (1MB) - pub. 2003 (OPG) Marton cum Grafton Village Design Statement (1Mb) approved by the Cabinet Member (Planning, Transport and Economic Development) on 2 November 2011 as Supplementary Planning Guidance subject to minor changes ie amending the text from 'SPD' to 'SPG' and to include a replacement Appendix 1 to include up to date local planning policies. This should be read in conjunction with the council's own Marton cum Grafton Conservation Area Appraisal also approved on 2 November 2011. Find this on our Conservation Areas page.

Station Parade, Harrogate: Development Brief (5.1Mb) - pub. 2005 (SPG) (This document is compiled and includes a summary of comments upon its draft.)

Homes for Local People:

Affordable Housing - Guidance for Developers & Planners (1.8MB) - pub.2007 (OPG) related to affordable housing planning Policy H5 contained in the Harrogate District Local Plan (as adopted 2001 and altered 2004) (see also  'pro forma' and 'model Section 106 agreements' (210KB) which form part of a planning application where an affordable housing requirement arises.)

Draft Homes for Local People (SPD)(400KB) - pub. 2007

Travel:

For parking standards, please see Policy T2 and table 13.15 of the Yorkshire & Humber Plan

Environment (including design):


HERITAGE

Archaeology & Development (500KB) - pub. by NYCC 2005 (OPG) Historic Parks and Gardens leaflet (3Mb) - pub. 2003
Listed Building Leaflet (2.5MB) - pub. 2011 (OPG) Conservation Area Appraisals (OPG) various pub. dates
Historic Battlefields leaflet (661Kb) - pub. 2003 (OPG) Residential Conversions in Harrogate Town Centre (100KB) - pub. 1996, (OPG)
Ancient Monuments leaflet (1Mb) - pub. 2002 (OPG) Conservation Grants (OPG)


DESIGN

House Extensions and Garages: A Design Guide (1.54MB) - pub. 2005, (SPD) Farm Buildings Design Guide (3.1MB) - pub. 1986 (OPG)
Residential Design Guide (1.43MB) - pub. 1999 (SPG) Guidelines for Equestrian Development in the Nidderdale AONB (1.3MB) - pub. 2007 (SPD)
Shopfronts Design Guide (1.4MB) - pub. 1999 (SPG) Telecommunications Strategy (1.5MB) - pub. 1999 (SPG)
The Re Use and Adaptation of Rural Buildings (4.1MB) - pub. 1992 (OPG) Safer Places: the planning system & crime prevention (3.2MB) - pub. by DCLG 2004 (OPG)
Sustainable Construction and Design: Guide Note (1.9MB)  


LANDSCAPE AND BIODIVERSITY

Harrogate Biodiversity Action Plan - pub. (SPG) Landscape Character Assessment - pub. 2004 (SPG)
Biodiversity Design Guide (670KB) - pub. 1999 (SPG) Landscape Design Guide (4.1MB) - pub. 2002 (SPG)

Communities:

Provision for Open Space in Connection with New Housing Development (385KB) - pub. 2010 (SPD) Policy on Developer Contributions to Education Facilities (217KB) - pub. 2003 (OPG)
Provision for Village Halls in Connection with New Housing Development (436KB) - pub. 2010 (SPD) Development Control Guide to Policy CFX (1.2MB) - pub. 2004 (OPG)

For general enquiries on any of the above, please contact Emma Seldon on 01423 556586.

Planning Policy and Guidance - frequently asked questions

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