Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) *

The following SPD documents (listed below in alphabetical order) have been produced to date: -

- Affordable Housing
Braintree District Council has adopted an Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The document sets out the process and mechanisms for the delivery of affordable housing in Braintree District. The SPD will expand and provide further detail on the Braintree District Local Plan Review Policy RLP 5 Affordable Housing in New Developments for developers, housebuilders and the public.

- Affordable Housing SPD Sustainability Appraisal
The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) has been prepared in accordance with government guidance.  The SA considers identified environmental, social and economic objectives and provides baseline information relating to affordable housing in the District. It assesses the likely effects of the Affordable Housing SPD.

- Land East of Halstead High Street Development Brief

- Planning for Sustainable Design and Construction
- Planning for Sustainable Design and Construction - Checklist

- Silver End Shops Site Development Brief
A development brief for this site in the centre of Silver End village has been approved by Braintree District Council. This brief has been the subject of considerable public consultation and will therefore form the basis for considering any future development proposals relating to the site.

- Urban Place Supplement (UPS)
Essex County Council, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) and the East of England Development Agency, launched the Essex Design Initiative in January 2005. Its aim was to improve the quality of the built environment and create genuinely sustainable communities. One of the principal strands in meeting these aims is the production of new urban planning guidance. The Essex Design Guide for Residential Areas has been used for many years to provide guidance on appropriate design and layouts for residential development in Essex and beyond. With increasing pressure for new development in Essex, much of it at higher densities it was considered that additional design guidance was required to supplement the Essex Design Guide and the Urban Place Supplement (UPS) has been produced to help deliver high quality, attractive developments which are sustainable and respect the local area.

The UPS has been prepared by a technical working group led by officers of the Essex County Council Built Environment Branch working with colleagues from both within Essex County Council and other Essex councils. Braintree District Council adopted the majority of the UPS as a supplementary planning document, on 19th June 2007, to support policies in the Braintree District Local Plan 2005.  

Please note that the Council has not adopted the following sections in the Urban Place Supplement: -

Section 5.8 – Accommodating the Car
Section 6.2 – Spatial Criteria
Sections 7.0-7.3 – Applying the guidance: Development Scenarios

 

 

More Information *
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