Please note that what follows is general advice compiled by an unqualified novice , learning the hard way. while trying to oppose Beechfiield. No liability will be accepted if the advice is found to be inappropriate, incomplete or inaccurate.
The Government sets out its policies in documents called PPG's. These change and are updated quite frequently. You need to be aware of the latest versions, amendments and even proposals published for consultation and change.
For example we have all heard about the new targets being set for building on brown field not green field sites. This is in PPG3. To get hold of any relevant one you need to use the
PPG1 General Policy and Principles PPG2 Green Belts PPG3 Housing PPG4 Industrial and Commercial Development & Small Firms PPG5 Simplified Planning Zones PPG6 Town Centres and Retail Development PPG7 The Countryside and the Rural Economy PPG8 Telecommunications PPG9 Nature Conservation PPG10 Planning and Waste Management PPG11 (Draft National Guidance on RPG) PPG12 Development Plans and Regional Planning Guidance PPG13 Transport PPG14 Development on Unstable Land PPG15 Planning and the Historic Environment PPG16 Archaeology and Planning PPG17 Sport and Recreation PPG18 Enforcing Planning Control PPG19 Outdoor Advertisement Control PPG20 Coastal Planning PPG21 Tourism PPG22 Renewable Energy PPG23 Planning and Pollution Control PPG24 Planning and Noise
There is a new government guidance document for urban design containing statements on page 21 about aspects of design which seem to have been forgotten in Standish in recent times.