Supplementary planning documents

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) have guidance for the public, applicants and developers to help with planning applications. In some cases they explain how policies apply to a particular site. SPDs have extra information beyond what you find in planning policies. 

• Housing Design Guide SPD (2019) (PDF 4MB)
• Planning Obligations SPD

Section 106 template

Planning obligations are normally agreed between the council, land owners and developers in a legal agreement called a Section 106 (S106) agreement.

You should use the standardised template for Section 106 Agreements. You should use this with the Planning Obligations SPD and relevant policies.

Model Section 106 Agreement (PDF 780 KB)
 

Protected Buildings and Conservation Areas

Our Protected buildings and conservation areas webpage has further information on:

• listed buildings
• buildings subject to an Article 4 Direction
• conservation areas (some conservation areas have Conservation Area Management documents with further guidance)