Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) were introduced by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act (2004). They amplify policies or proposals contained in the adopted Local Plan (and when prepared - Development Plan Documents that will form part of the Local Development Framework) and so should be taken into account when determining planning applications.

Public Open Space SPD (2008) (proof of status)

Supplementary Planning Guidance Documents (SPGs)

The Council can no longer formally prepare Supplementary Planning Guidance documents (SPGs) but can protect existing SPGs that amplify policies or proposals contained in the Adopted Local Plan and which do not conflict with other current planning policy. The following remaining SPGs therefore remain current and should be taken into consideration when determining planning applications.

Cann Hall Design and Development Brief (1999) (proof of status)

Conservation in Essex No 6 - Signs and Lettering (c.1987) (proof of status)

Crime Reduction Through Environmental Design (2001) (proof of status)

Designing for Accessibility: An essential guide for Public Buildings(1999) (proof of status)

Essex Golf Report (1992) (proof of status)

Essex Farm Buildings (1994) (proof of status)

Essex Historic Towns (1999) (proof of status)

Historic Barn Conversions - A Way Forward (1989) (proof of status)

Schools Contributions from Residential Developments (2004) (proof of status)

Tendring District Council Access Guidance (1999) (proof of status)

The Essex Countryside Historic Barns - A Planning Appraisal (1983) (proof of status)

The Gardens Clacton Area of Special Character (1990) (proof of status)

Documents adopted under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act (1990)

The following documents are adopted by the Council under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act (1990) and are important material considerations to be taken into consideration when determining planning applications in the district's Conservation Areas.

Conservation Area Character Appraisals (2001, updated in 2006) (proof of status)

Frinton Conservation Area Management Plan (2007) (proof of status)

Frinton Shopfront Guidance (2010) (proof of status)

Walton Conservation Area Management Plan (2009) (proof of status)

Kirby-le-Soken Conservation Area Management Plan (2009) (proof of status)

Great Holland Conservation Area Management Plan (2009) (proof of status)

Manningtree and Mistley Conservation Area Management Plan (2010) (proof of status)

St Osyth Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan Proof of status

Clacton Seafront Conservation Area Management Plan - is being prepared and will be published for consultation in 2011

Documents adopted under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000)

The following documents are adopted by the Council under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000) and are important material considerations to be taken into consideration when determining planning applications in the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) or the proposed extension to the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB that lie within Tendring.

Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley Project Management Plan (2010-2015) (proof of status)

Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan (proof of status)

Supplementary Planning Interim Documents (SPIDs)

A planning guidance document prepared to supplement emerging policy is referred to as a Supplementary Planning Interim Document (SPID). The process of preparing a SPID is similar to the formal SPD preparation process so they carry similar "weight" in the determination of planning applications.

The Harwich Master Plan (2005) (proof of status)

Harwich Quayside Design Statement (2007) (proof of status)

Harwich Streetscape Design Guide (2008) (proof of status)

Park Hotel, Dovercourt, Development Brief (2007) (proof of status)

Dovercourt Town Centre Regeneration Study (2007)

Walton Regeneration Framework (2010) (proof of status)

Endorsed Supplementary Guidance

The following documents are endorsed by the Council as 'supplementary guidance', a new category of planning guidance introduced by the amended PPS12 in 2008, and so should be taken into consideration in the determination of planning applications.

It is not proposed to endorse all available supplementary guidance as adequate weight is afforded to relevant documents through PPS12. The Council will only endorse supplementary guidance that specifically amplifies a policy or proposal in the Adopted Local Plan (or in a Development Plan Document that will form part of the Local Development Framework).

Parking Standards Design and Good Practice Guide (2009) (proof of status)

Enabling Development and the Conservation of Significant Places (2008) (proof of status)

Essex Design Guide (2005) (proof of status)

Urban Place Supplement (2007) (proof of status)

Other Planning Guidance

The following documents are approved by the Council as "informal" planning guidance. This means they may be useful in determining planning applications but only have limited "weight" compared to other documents with formal status referred to above. They are more likely to be useful during pre-application discussions and as guidance for developers during the design stage of a proposal.

Great Holland Parish Plan and Village Design Statement (2010) (proof of status)

Guidance Note - Flood Risk Planning for Harwich Peninsula (2009) (proof of status)

Guidance Note - Flood Risk Planning for Harwich Masterplan area (2009) (proof of status)

Beacon Hill Ancient Monument Draft Action Plan and Management Plan (1989) (proof of status)

Colne Estuary Boating Study (2001) (proof of status)

Conservation in Essex No. 5 - Shopfronts (c1981) (proof of status)

Manningtree Town Centre Design and Development Brief (proof of status)

Martell's Pit, Ardleigh Draft Planning Brief (Consultation Draft) (1988) (proof of status)

Oakwood Business Park Extension (Clacton-on-Sea) Development Brief (2003)

Residential Barn Conversions (c1985) (proof of status)

Tendring Landscape Character Assessment (2001) (proof of status)

Walton Mere Design Brief (c1987) (proof of status)

The following conservation/design-related guidance documents can be viewed at the Council Offices at Weeley, or can be purchased direct from Essex County Council. Please contact Essex County Council (01245 430430) for more details.

• Conservation in Essex No. 3 - Street Furniture (ECC)
• Conservation in Essex No. 4 Historic Buildings (ECC)
• Conservation in Essex No. 7 Conservatories and Historic Buildings (ECC)1998
• Conservation in Essex No. 8 Infill in historic areas (ECC) 2000
• Conservation in Practice Plastering and Limewash (ECC) 1986
• Conservation in Practice Repointing (ECC) Oct 1998
• Conservation in Practice Wattle and Daub (ECC) July 1999
• Conservation in Practice Weatherboarding (ECC) July 1998
• Looking after your old buildings (ECC) 2000
• Our house isn't big enough! Design guidance for extensions to listed buildings (ECC) 1994
• Pointing with Lime Mortars (ECC) 2000
• The Changing Church (ECC) 2002
• The Conservation and Renewal of Timber Windows (ECC) 2000