Supplementary Planning Documents
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On the 8th of December 2011 the Cabinet endorsed the proposal for the Council to produce a new Local Plan. The Local Plan will cover the period up to 2036 and, once adopted, will replace all current parts of the development plan, including the Core Strategy 2009 and the saved policies of the Local Plan 1995 and Local Plan Alteration 2002.
An updated Local Development Scheme, which will outline the timetable for preparing and delivering the new local plan, is being prepared and will be presented to Cabinet in February 2012.
SPD
Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) provide further detail to or expand policies in a Development Plan Document. They provide guidance and advice on particular topics or areas. The SPDs currently in use are listed below are available in the ‘Linked Documents’ box on the right of this page. SPDs are produced periodically and community involvement is an important part of their production. While a new SPD is being drawn up there is a requirement for a period when comments can be made.
Guidance on particular topics
• Wind Power SPD - Adopted February 2006
• Huntingdonshire Design Guide SPD - Adopted June 2007 (follow link to Design Guide page in 'Related Information' box)
• Huntingdonshire Landscape & Townscape Assessment SPD - Adopted June 2007 (follow link to Landscape & Townscape Assessment page in 'Related Information' box)
• Chequers Court Planning Brief 2010 – Resolution to adopt April 2010
• Developer Contributions SPD – Adopted December 2011
Supplementary Planning Guidance
To support the ‘saved’ policies of the Local Plan there is a series of Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG). The SPGs currently in use are listed below and (where available electronically) listed in 'Linked Documents'.
• Cambridgeshire Landscape Guidelines (1990)
• External Artificial Lighting (1998)
• Trees & Development (1998)
• Shopfronts (1999)
• Retention of Shops, Post Offices & Public Houses in Villages (2001)
• Re-use and redevelopment of Farm Buildings and Outbuildings (2003)
• Market Housing Mix 2004
• Hilton Village Design Statement (2000)
• Holywell-cum-Needingworth Village Design Statement (2003)
• Land to the East of St Neots (2000)
• Land at Princes Street/George Street (2002)
• West of Huntingdon Town Centre UDF (2002 consultation draft)
There is also a series of Conservation Area Character Statements