Planning Policy
Local Development Framework – Supplementary Planning Guidance/Documents & Informal Guidance
Planning guidance provides further explanation of specific planning policies. The guidance may be focused on the development of a specific site, the town centre or a particular issue, such as sustainable design or planning contributions.
Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) documents were produced prior to 2004. Together with informal guidance, they will gradually be replaced by Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) if and when appropriate.
Site Specific Guidance:
- Wellingborough East: Development Framework SPG
- Wellingborough East: Neighbourhood Centre Development Brief SPG
- Wellingborough East: Station Island Development Brief SPG
- High Street, Wellingborough Development Brief SPD
- Land East of Eastfield Road, Wellingborough Development Brief SPD
Town Centre Guidance
- Public Realm Strategy SPD
- Shop Front and Advertisement Design Guide SPD
- Materials Palette - Informal Guidance
Other Guidance
- Biodiversity SPD
- Sustainable Design SPD
- Planning Contributions Guide for Local Infrastructure - Informal Guidance
- Minerals & Waste Development Framework - Development & Implementation SPD
- Creating Sustainable Communities: Planning Obligations Framework and Guidance
- Residential Extensions: A Guide to Good Design SPG
- Planning Out Crime in Northamptonshire SPG
- Parking SPG
- The Conversion of Farm Buildings SPG
- Affordable Housing SPG
- Public Art: A Guide to Good Practice SPD
- Land South of the Railway Planning Brief
The majority of these documents are also available in print, to view pricing and availability please see our publication scheme.
Last Updated: 19/09/2011
Pages in Planning Policy
- Policies and Guidance Used in the Determination of Planning Applications
- Consultation Documents and events
- Local Development Framework
- Local Development Framework - North Northamptonshire Core Spatial Strategy Development Plan Document
- Local Development Framework - Site Specific Proposals Development Plan Document
- Local Development Framework - Town Centre Area Action Plan Development Plan Document
- You are here: Local Development Framework – Supplementary Planning Guidance/Documents & Informal Guidance
- Local Development Framework - Statement of Community Involvement
- Local Development Framework - Local Development Scheme
- Local Development Framework - Annual Monitoring Report
- Local Development Framework - Proposals Map
- Evidence Base
- Conservation Areas and Conservation Area Appraisals

