Local Plan - Supplementary Planning Guidance

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The District Council  produce a range of Supplementary Planning Guidance to expand upon the policies of the Local Plan. The guidance includes development briefs, design guides and policy specific guidance and is intended to be used alongside and to complement and inform upon the application of Local Plan policy and Government Guidance.

A consultation exercise, designed to ensure that the public, businesses, developers and interest groups have the chance to express their views, is carried out as part of the production of the SPG and usually lasts for 6 weeks, following which the SPG may be revised.

Title of SPG Date of Adoption/Endorsement as Supplementary Planning Guidance Availability
Development Briefs    
Chapel Street, Honiton Adopted 13.10.04 EDDC/Webpage
PDF file Orcombe Point, Exmouth (5361KB - PDF Help) Adopted 2004 EDDC
Marcus Road, Exmouth Draft EDDC
Hillcrest School, Exmouth Development Brief Adopted August 2005 EDDC/Webpage
Planning and Design Brief- The Rousdon Estate Adopted 31.01.02 EDDC/Webpage
Shopfront Practice Notes    
Exmouth Shopfronts Design Guide Adopted 10.12.03 EDDC
Seaton Town Centre Conservation Area Shopfronts Practice Notes Adopted 31.01.02 EDDC
Sidmouth Town Centre Conservation Area Shopfronts Practice Notes November 1988 but adopted 31.01.02 EDDC
Other SPG    
New Community Adopted April 05 EDDC/Webpage
PDF file Affordable Housing (263KB - PDF Help) Draft EDDC/Webpage
Recreational Areas Strategy Draft EDDC
Provision of Open Space, Recreation and Play Space on Residential Development Sites Draft EDDC
Re-use and Adaptation of Disused or Redundant Buildings Adopted 18.05.05 EDDC/Webpage
Exmouth Cycle Strategy Endorsed 11.03.08 EDDC/Webpage
Trees in New Development Draft EDDC
Town/Village Design Statements    
Woodbury Village Design Statement Adopted 31.01.02 EDDC/Webpage
Brampford Speke Village Design Statement Adopted 30.01.03 EDDC
Yarcombe and Marsh Village Design Statement Adopted 25.02.04 EDDC/Webpage
Budleigh Salterton Town Design Statement Adopted 13.10.04 EDDC/Webpage
Otterton Village Design Statement Adopted 13.10.04 EDDC/Webpage
Tipton St John Village Design Statement Adopted 20.04.05 EDDC/Webpage
The Avenues, Exmouth Design Statement Adopted 20.04.05 EDDC/Webpage
All Saints Village Design Statement Adopted 02.08.05 EDDC/Webpage
Uplyme Village Design Statement Adopted 27.09.05 EDDC
Lympstone Village Design Statement Adopted 25.10.05 EDDC/Webpage
Beer Village Design Statement Adopted 16.10.06 EDDC/Webpage
West Hill Village Design Statement Adopted 14.03.06 EDDC
PDF file Aylesbeare Village Design Statement (14968KB - PDF Help) Adopted 5.06.07 EDDC/Webpage
PDF file Membury Village Design Statement (64KB - PDF Help) Adopted 11.12.07 EDDC/Webpage
Parish Plans    
Yarcombe and Marsh Parish Plan Endorsed 25.02.04 EDDC/Webpage
Talaton Parish Plan Endorsed 25.02.04 EDDC/Webpage
Dunkeswell Parish Plan Endorsed 13.10.04 EDDC/Webpage
Honiton Town Plan Endorsed 13.10.04 EDDC/Webpage
Seaton Town Strategy Endorsed 13.10.04 (with exception of reference to Harbour Road) EDDC/Webpage
Widworthy Parish Plan Endorsed 13.10.04 EDDC/Webpage
All Saints Parish Plan Endorsed 02.08.05 EDDC/Webpage
Uplyme Parish Plan Endorsed 27.09.05 EDDC
Awliscombe Parish Plan Endorsed 13.03.07 EDDC/Webpage
Membury Parish Plan Endorsed 13.03.07 EDDC/Webpage
Upottery Parish Plan Endorsed 13.03.07 EDDC/Webpage
Feniton Parish Plan Endorsed 5.06.07 EDDC
PDF file Aylesbeare Parish Plan (14968KB - PDF Help) Endorsed 5.06.07 EDDCWebpage
Ottery St Mary Town Plan Endorsed 20.11.07 EDDC/Webpage
PDF file Stockland Parish Plan (234KB - PDF Help) Endorsed EDDC/Webpage
PDF file Whimple Parish Plan (3437KB - PDF Help) Endorsed 11.03.08 EDDC/Webpage
PDF file BishopsClyst Parish Plan (1133KB - PDF Help) Endorsed 26.08.08 EDDC/Webpage
PDF file Colyton Parish Plan (10374KB - PDF Help) Endorsed 26.08.08 EDDC/Webpage
PDF file Farringdon Parish Plan (1197KB - PDF Help) Endorsed 26.08.08 EDDC/Webpage
PDF file Kilmington Parish Plan (5488KB - PDF Help) Endorsed 26.08.08 EDDC/Webpage

If you would like to be informed of forthcoming SPG please contact  the Local Plan section on 01395 516551 or email ldf@eastdevon.gov.uk   Following the consultation period, and subject to any amendments,  the guidance will be adopted as Supplementary Planning Guidance to the East Devon Local Plan.  

The Government provide a more detailed explanation of the role of Supplementary Planning Guidance in Planning Policy Guidance Note 12:

"Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) does not form part of the plan. It can take the form of design guides or area development briefs, or supplement other specific policies in a plan. SPG must itself be consistent with national and regional planning guidance, as well as the policies set out in the adopted development plan. It should be clearly cross-referenced to the relevant plan policy or proposal which it supplements. It should be issued separately from the plan and made publicly available; consultation should be undertaken, and the status of the SPG should be made clear. SPG should be reviewed on a regular basis alongside reviews of the development plan policies or proposals to which it relates.

While only the policies in the development plan can have the status that Section 38 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 provides in deciding planning applications, SPG may be taken into account as a material planning consideration. The Secretary of State will give substantial weight in making decisions on matters that come before him to SPG which derives out of and is consistent with the development plan, and has been prepared in the proper manner. SPG should be prepared in consultation with the general public, businesses, and other interested parties and their views should be taken into account before it is finalised. It should then be the subject of a council resolution to adopt it as supplementary guidance. On adoption, a statement of the consultation undertaken, the representations received and the local authorities response to those representations should be made available with each copy of the SPG.

SPG can play a valuable role in supplementing plan policies and proposals. However, it is emphasised that SPG must not be used to avoid subjecting to public scrutiny, in accordance with the statutory procedures, policies and proposals which should be included in the plan. Plan policies should not attempt to delegate the criteria for decisions on planning applications to SPG or to development briefs.