Supplementary Planning Documents
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) provide additional information to support policies in the Local Development Framework and Local Plan.
Parking Standards and Affordable Housing SPDs
The Council adopted its Parking Standards and Affordable Housing SPDs on 6 October 2008. The Adoption Statement for both documents can be downloaded here:
Parking Standards SPD.
The Parking Standards SPD, in its draft form, has been in use for the determination of planning applications since 4 February 2008. Approval for interim use was necessary as the Council had been able to offer little guidance on the provision of car parking at new developments since the Secretary of State decided not to save Policy 25 of the Hertfordshire Stucture Plan past 27 September 2007. The adoption of the Parking Standards SPD provides officers with specific standards for car parking, disabled parking provision and cycle parking provision for reisdential, retail, business and lesuire uses. There is also advice on the layout of car parks, travel plans, Section 106 agreements and accessibility zones.
Documents relating to the Parking Standards SPD can be downloaded here:
- Parking Standards SPD
(4,029kb, 53 pages) - Parking Standards SPD: Sustainability Appraisal (141kb, 20 pages)
- Parking standards SPD: Sustainability Appraisal Appendix (151kb, 24 pages)
Affordable Housing SPD.
The draft Affordable Housing SPD was approved by the Council on 12 December 2007 and was available for public consultation for a six week period. It provides clear advice with the aim of ensuring the delivery and provision of affordable homes within the Borough, in accordance with national policy and Hertsmere's Housing Needs Study and Community Strategy. It defines affordable housing and the threshold above which developers will be expected to provide affordable units. It also provides guidance on the design and layout of affordable housing, and information on negotiable Section 106 agreements.
Documents relating to the Affordable Housing SPD can be downloaded here:
- Affordable Housing SPD (13,165kb, 27 pages)
- Affordable Housing SPD: Sustainability Appraisal (468kb, 68 pages)
Planning and Design Guide SPD
The new Hertsmere Planning and Design Guide SPD has been adopted by the Council.
The Guide sets out our principles as a guide for homeowners, developers and anyone one else carrying out work which requires planning permission. The guide covers the layout and appearance of both domestic extensions and new house building, as well as commercial development.
The standards and policies in the Design Guide will be used in the assessment of all planning applications registered on or after the 8th December 2006. Copies of the Guide and associated documents are available to download below.
- Planning and Design Guide - Part A (Overview and Context) (766kb, 9 pages)
- Planning and Design Guide - Part B (Permitted Development) (747kb, 9 pages)
- Please note that Section 6.2.1 contains an error in the paragraph lettering which currently reads a, b, g, h, i, j. These paragraphs should be lettered a to f (inclusive). No paragraphs have been ommited or deleted.
- Planning and Design Guide - Part C (Site Appraisal) (627kb, 7 pages)
- Planning and Design Guide - Part D (Guidelines for Development) (1,728kb, 35 pages)
- Planning and Design Guide - Part E (Guidelines for Residential Extensions and Alterations) (1,411kb, 19 pages)
- Single storey rear extensions and conservatories - clarification note (June 2007) (88kb, 1 page)
- Planning and Design Guide - Statement of Adoption (23kb, 2 pages)
- Planning and Design Guide - Statement of Consultation (679kb, 56 pages)
- Planning and Design Guide - Sustainability Appraisal
The following Supplementary Planning Guidance is cancelled, effective from the 8th December 2006:
- Residential Development Standards (adopted July 1991);
- Guidelines for Domestic Extensions Alterations (adopted July 1991);
- Residential Development Standards for new Residential Development and Domestic Extensions Alterations in Radlett (adopted February 1993);
- Annexes for Dependant Relatives and Domestic Staff - A Guide for Householders (adopted September 2003); and
- Guidance Notes for Developers on the Collection of Domestic Refuse (adopted December 2000)
Wildlife Sites SPD
This SPD will detail the local wildlife sites in the Borough. It will also provide details on habitat creation and maintenance. It is intended to publish a draft SPD for consultation in late 2008.
Section 106 Procedural Note
The Council has published (September 2007) a Section 106 Procedural Note. This document is intended to provide developers and potential applicants with guidance relating to our preferred approaches to legal agreements and the contributions that may be sought from new developments where it is considered appropriate and consistent with legislation to do so.
Please note that the Procedural Note has not been formally adopted as an SPD. Copies of the note can be downloaded from the Planning Publications page.