PPS's are gradually replacing PPG's, and it is interesting to follow how the graphic layout of these documents have changed with age. Below is a list of all Planning Policy Statements and Planning Policy Guidance from the government website:
Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development
Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change - Supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1
Planning Policy Statement: Eco-towns - A supplement to Planning Policy Statement 1
Planning Policy Guidance 2: Green Belts
Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing
Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth
Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment
Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas
Planning Policy Guidance 8: Telecommunications
Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation
Planning Policy Statement 10: Planning for Sustainable Waste Management
Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning
Planning Policy Guidance 13: Transport
Planning Policy Guidance 14: Development on Unstable Land
Planning Policy Guidance 17: Planning for Open Space, Sport and Recreation
Planning Policy Guidance 18: Enforcing Planning Control
Planning Policy Guidance 19: Outdoor Advertisement Control
Planning Policy Guidance 20: Coastal Planning
Planning Policy Statement 22: Renewable Energy
Planning Policy Statement 23: Planning and Pollution Control
Planning Policy Guidance 24: Planning and Noise
Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk
Planning Policy Statement 25 Supplement: Development and Coastal Change
As Vinnie explained, it is important to have an understanding of these documents in order to get the most from development opportunities.
When PPG 1 was re written as PPS 1, there emerged a much stronger focus on urban design in the policies.
In looking through these planning policies, I think there is a deficiency in policies that cover the expanding market of large superstores and shopping centres. There should be tighter measures put in place so that these kind of developments are harder to build and that small local develpoment is encouraged, especially with the new localism bill.
I'm impressed with the opportunity you found for additional PPS's. Do you really think that planning policy can save the plight of our local shops when there are so many other issues competing against them such as parking and price wars?
ReplyDeleteProbably not the local corner shop no, but there is much current research into the high street and its importance in bringing the community together.
ReplyDeleteAs I commented on Emma's blog, the way in which TESCO and other large brands are taking over the urban realm is scary eg TESCOland, Bromley by Bow. The same goes for the amount of characterless appartment blocks and office develpoments that go up, trying to take into consideration the local materials as a token stab at context which then gets translated into ugly facade panels. We saw examples of this on our road trip: Newcastle, behind the Baltic, but if you ask a developer (who probably agrees that they are ugly and of the wrong scale, towering behid the industrial building turned art gallery), he'd say it's the planners fault for letting it go through...