Planning publications

Guidance, forms, reports, and maps

Please note that weekly lists of applications, appeals and decisions are now held in the planning registers, which are available here.

All documents below are in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format unless stated. If you encounter any problems downloading a document please refer to our PDF help.

A list of changes for hard copies of the documents below (2010/2011) can be found here . (183KB, 2 pages).

Local Plan, Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG), Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD), Local Development Framework

• Hertsmere Local Plan, adopted 2003 (847KB, 208 pages)
  The above Local Plan file does not include the map/plan appendices - these are available to purchase. Please contact us if you would like to purchase these appendices.
• SPG - Wildlife sites (362KB, 11 pages)
• SPG - Sustainability indicators (280, 4 pages)
• SPG - Recreation provision (353KB, pages)
• SPG - Watling Chase Community Forest (983KB, 19 pages)
• SPG - Elstree Way Corridor Planning and Design Brief (6MB, 66pages)
• SPG - Warren Estate (Bushey Heath) Design Guide (3MB, 36 pages)

Local Development Framework

All documentation regarding the Local Development Framework can be found here.

Supplementary Planning Documents

• Affordable Housing SPD (October 2008), (13 MB, 27 pages)
• Parking Standards SPD (October 2008), (4MB, 53 pages)

Revisions to the Parking Standards SPD are currently being consulted on. Please see the planning consultations page for further information.

Planning and Design Guide SPD

• Planning and Design Guide SPD - Part A (Overview and Context) (766kB, 9 pages)
• Planning and Design Guide SPD - Part B (Permitted Development) (1MB, 15 pages)
• Planning and Design Guide SPD - Part C (Site Appraisal) (627KB, 7 pages)
• Planning and Design Guide SPD - Part D (Guidelines for Development) (1MB, 35 pages)
• Planning and Design Guide SPD - Part E (Guidelines for Residential Extensions and Alterations) (1MB, 19 pages)
• Clarification note for Planning and Design Guide Part E (80kb, 1 page)

Biodiversity and Trees SPD

This SPD will detail the local wildlife sites in the Borough. It will also provide details on habitat creation and maintenance and the protection of trees throughout the development process was adopted on 8th December 2010 for use in planning applications registered on or after 20th December.

The following documents are available for download here:

• Biodiversity, Trees and Landscape - Part A (Introduction)
• Biodiversity, Trees and Landscape - Part B (Biodiversity)
• Biodiversity, Trees and Landscape - Part C (Trees)
• Biodiversity, Trees and Landscape - Part D (Protected trees and hedge grows)
• Biodiversity, Trees and Landscape - Statement of Consultation

Planning Obligations SPD

The Planning Obligations SPD replaces the Council’s s106 Procedural Note (2007). Its purpose is to set out the basis for financial contributions sought by the Council associated with new development. This was adopted on 8th December 2010 for use in planning applications registered on or after 20th December.

The following documents are available for download here:

• Section 106 - Part A (General Principles)
• Section 106 - Part B (Calculating Developer Contributions
• Section 106 - Calculator (MS Excel)

Parking Standards SPD

The Council has made revisions to its Parking Standards SPD, including clarification of the approach to the discounting of off-street residential parking standards in accessibility zones. The changes were agreed for interim development control use from 1st July 2010 and adopted on 8th December 2010 for use in planning applications registered on or after 20th December.

The following document can be downloaded here:

Parking Standards - Adopted Revisions

Annual Monitoring Reports

• Annual Monitoring Report 2010/11 (1.19 MB, 50 pages)
• Annual Monitoring Report 2009/10
  
• Annual Monitoring Report 2008/9 (1.43 MB)
• Annual Monitoring Report 2007/8 (9 MB, 56 pages)
• Annual Monitoring Report 2006/7 (875KB, 65 pages)
• Annual Monitoring Report 2005/6 (1MB, 63 pages)
• Annual Monitoring Report 2004/5 (772KB, 39 pages)
  • Appendix 1 - Indicator Matrix (46KB)
• Annual Monitoring Report 2003/4 (1MB)

Other

• Town Centres and Shopping retail study (July 2008) (5.96MB, 105 pages)
• Standard Conditions, Reasons and Informatives (Jan 2010) (548 KB, 39 pages)
• Hertsmere Borough Council Development Economics Study Final Report (May 2010) (15.82MB, 59 pages)
• Interim Technical Note: Waste Storage Provision Requirements for New Developments (75KB, 3 pages)