Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendation:

1.    That Cabinet approves the adoption of the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document.

Consideration was given to the report which presented the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for approval. Supplementary Planning Documents helped improve planning applications, which in turn could speed up the planning process and produce better outcomes for the community. The Householder Design Guide SPD was last revised in 2019 and had been updated to account for the latest guidance on boundary treatment and renewable energy considerations.

The SPD had been revised in order to give the most up-to-date guidance to residents, planning agents and developers. The revisions included updates to general wording throughout the document, and:

-         Design Guidance 2.10, which included changes to the wording for boundary walls and fences to be more concise on the design principle of boundary treatment on domestic dwellings.

-         Section 2.13, Renewable Energy Technology where further guidance had been added to include more renewable energy types that could be incorporated into domestic development. Options for reducing CO² emissions on domestic dwellings had become more wide ranging in recent years and the guidance was updated to reflect this.

Consultation on the draft SPD was undertaken in line with The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 and the Council’s adopted Statement of Community Involvement. In response to the consultation, the Council received 6 representations. All representations received had been considered and Appendix 2 ‘Consultation Statement’ provided a summary of the issues raised, the Council’s response and how the SPD had been amended as a result.

Resolved:

1.             That Cabinet approves the adoption of the Householder Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document.