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Supplementary planning guidance - retained (LDF)

Supplementary Planning Guidance provides a more detailed explanation of how strategic policies of the Unitary Development Plan can be practically implemented.

The following SPGs have been included in the Local Development Scheme, with the intention to retain these documents as 'guidance' for local planning purposes.

SPG2 Leisure Developments & Other Key Town Centre Uses 13 October 1997 - to be reviewed following adoption of Core Strategy.
SPG3**
  1. Affordable Housing Policy Guidance Note (Feb 2003)
  2. Affordable Housing Policy Guidance Note Annex: Housing Needs Assessment Update (Jul 2005) . Revision April 2008.
  3. Affordable Housing Policy Guidance Map
  4. Assessment of Need for Affordable Housing (Nov 2003)

2003/2007
SPG4 Greenspace Relating to New Housing Development 6 July 1998 
SPG5 Guidelines for Assessing Developer Contributions to Leeds Supertram 6 July 1998 - to be replaced by Public Transport - Improvements - Developer Contributions SPD once adopted 
SPG6 Development of Self-Contained Flats 4 May 1999 
SPG10 Sustainable Development Design Guide 30 March 1998 - to be replaced by Sustainable Design and Construction SPD once adopted
SPG11 Section 106 Contributions for School Provision 1  February 2001 
SPG13 Neighbourhoods for Living December 2003
SPG14 Leeds City Centre Urban Design Strategy 18 September 2000 
SPG16 Bramhope Village Design Statement 12 October 2001 
SPG17 Bardsey Village Design Statement 28 May 2002 
SPG 18 East Keswick Village Design Statement June 2002 
SPG19 Pool Village Design Statement Date to be confirmed 
SPG20 Leeds Supertram Design Standards Guide March 2002 
SPG21 Leeds Waterfront Strategy Partial Review 2006 July 2006 
SPG22 Sustainable Urban Drainage June 2004 

SPG23

 Telecommunications Equipment 2001
SPG25 Greening the Built Edge Adopted UDP Policy N34 (2004) 
SPG28 Chapeltown Conservation Area Appraisal 2003 
SPG29 Otley Conservation Area Appraisal June 2004 
SPG36 Hawksworth Village Design Statement February 2005 
SPG39 Thorp Arch Village Design Statement February 2005
Roundhay Conservation Area Appraisal September 2004 
Beeston and Holbeck Planning Framework January 2005 
Far Headingley, Weetwood and West Park Neighbourhood Design Statement February 2005 
Kippax Village Design Guide December 2005
Holbeck Urban Village Revised Planning Framework February 2006
Adel Village Design Statement March 2006
Gledhow Valley Conservation Area and Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal December 2006
Kirkstall Valley Planning Framework February 2007

** The SPG3 'Affordable Housing Policy Guidance Note' refers to developments of one hectare and/or 25 dwellings or more being used as a threshold above which affordable housing is required as set out in Circular 6/98.PPS3, published in November 2006, cancels Circular 6/98 and suggests a minimum threshold of 15. The threshold of 15 now applies to all applications for planning permission, ie. any development of 15 or more dwelling units will be eligible to provide affordable housing in accordance with local policy.


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