Supplementary Planning Documents

Supplementary Planning Documents provide additional detailed guidance to explain policies and proposals.  The process for preparing these documents is similar to that for preparing Development Plan Documents but is simplified. (Links to the documents are at the bottom of the page)

Inclusive Design - Access for All - This Supplementary Planning Document aims to ensure that the access needs of everyone irrespective of age, gender or disability are taken into account in the design of buildings, places and spaces.  To be effective it is important that such needs are integrated at the beginning of the planning process.  The Supplementary Planning Document provides detailed guidance on a range of access issues.

The Inclusive Design Supplementary Planning Document was approved by the City Council on 7 February 2008 and formally adopted on 30 May 2008.

A copy of the Adoption Statement can be viewed by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.  This includes details of where copies of the adopted Supplementary Planning Document is available.

Affordable Housing - We wish to create a City in which all people have reasonable access to housing.  As part of this we need to ensure that their needs are integrated from the beginning of the planning process.

The ‘Affordable Housing’ Supplementary Planning Document aims to ensure that appropriate provision is made for affordable housing i.e. housing that is available to people who cannot afford to occupy homes generally available on the open market.  The Supplementary Planning Document provides detailed guidance on a range of affordable housing issues.

The Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document was approved by the City Council on 27 March 2008 and formally adopted on 30 May 2008.

A copy of the Adoption Statement can be viewed by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page.  This includes details of where copies of the adopted Supplementary Planning Document is available.

The background research carried out to develop the 'Affordable Housing' Supplementary Planning Document can be viewed by clicking on the Affordable Housing Quick Link on the right hand side of this page.

To read these documents you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.  To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader please click here.  If you are using access technology please follow this link to convert the file into html text.