Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) provide policy guidance that amplifies the policies and proposals of the LDD's. SPD's replace Supplementary Planning Guidance in the new planning system introduced under the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, 2004.

Eastern Development Area (EDA) Supplementary Planning Document

The consultation period has now closed.

The consultation period for the EDA SPD ran for a period of eight weeks from Monday 20^th April to Monday 15^th June. Over 1600 individuals and organisations have made representations on the EDA SPD. 

Representations have been made in a variety of ways (via the comments form, email/letter, online form and petitions); all forms of representation will be logged onto a database. The database will be used to assist council officers in the summary and response of all comments; this will assist in the amendment of the SPD. 

What happens now?

A unique reference number will be allocated to all forms of comment when  respondents’ details are logged onto the database.  Respondents will be notified of their unique reference number via post (thus acknowledging a representation has been made) once all have been entered onto the database. Due to the high level of response, and in the interests of fairness, acknowledgement will be sent when all respondents’ details have been logged.

All comments will then be logged and analysed by a council planning officer and used to amend the EDA SPD where appropriate. Further correspondence will be sent to respondents at this time, summarising the overall response to the EDA SPD and providing detail of the revised document.

The document and associated documents can be downloaded as PDF files:

Eastern Development Area SPD (2,732 KB)

Summary Leaflet (533 KB)

Sustainability Appraisal (576 KB)

Diversity Impact Assessment (52 KB)

LDA Design EDA Development Framework:

Part 1 (2,186 KB)

Part 2 (2,250 KB)

Part 3 (3,894 KB)

Public Notice

Copies of the documents are avialable for purchase, please see the Obtaining Printed Copies page for further details.

Swindon Sustainable Building Design and Construction Supplementary Planning Document

The Borough Council have adopted a supplementary planning document (SPD) on Sustainable Building Design and Construction. It will be applicable to all new major planning applications from 1st January 2008. Sustainable design and construction of Swindon's new buildings will play a key role in meeting targets to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, a major contributor to climate change, and help utilise natural resources more effectively. The  SPD amplifies the guidance in the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2011, in particular Policy DS6 (Design and Amenity), and sets out a "Swindon Standard" for future major development in the Borough. The SPD incorporates 4 elements:

• Energy Efficient Design and Layout
• Sustainable Construction
• Zero/Low Carbon Energy
• Future Proofing (Lifetime Homes)

Information supporting major planning applications should include:

• Reference to energy efficient design within the Design and Access Statement,
• The submission of a completed "Pre-Assessment Estimator" The estimator is a spreadsheet which will calculate the predicted code/BREEAM standard ,and
• The submission of a renewable energy feasibility study.

Further detail on the requirements are outlined in the SPD. An electronic version of the "Pre -Assessment Estimator can be obtained, please Contact Forward Planning. Other estimators are available at www.breeam.org

The document and its associated Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Report can be downloaded as PDF files:

Sustainable Construction SPD Main Document (186KB)

Appendices 1-3 (56KB)

Appendix 4 (775KB)

Appendix 5 (34KB)

Sustainability Appraisal (506KB)

Habitats Regulations Report (128KB)

Appendix 1 (33KB)

Appendix 2 (75KB)

Adoption Statement (15KB)

Statement of Consultation (45KB)

Revised Draft Consultation Summaries and Responses (243 KB)

First Draft Consultation Summaries and Resonses (415KB)

Printed Documents

Copies of the SPD and the SA are available for purchase; please see the Obtaining Printed Copies page for details of how to obtain the documents.

Backland and Infill Development Supplementary Planning Document

The Borough Council has adopted a supplementary planning document on Backland and Infill Development. The document amplifies Policy DS6 of the Swindon Borough Local Plan 2011 by providing additional guidance against which planning applications for backland or infill development can be prepared and determined. The SPD emphasises the importance of good design, in accordance with the Borough Council's adopted Design Guide, and in addition provides detailed advice on materials, plot size, site layout, garden space provision and access and parking arrangements.

The document and its associated Sustainability Appraisal (SA) and Habitats Regulations Assessment Screening Report can be downloaded as PDF files:

Backland and Infill Development SPD (2,055KB

Sustainability Appraisal (363KB)

Habitats Regulations Report (204KB)

Adoption Statement (15KB)

Statement of Consultation (33KB)

Backland SPD Comments and Responses (188KB)

Printed Documents

Copies of the SPD and the SA are available for purchase, please see the Obtaining Printed Copies page for details of how to obtain the documents.

Swindon Central Area Public Realm Strategy

Working with The New Swindon Company (NSC) and the South West of England Regional Development Agency (SWERDA) Swindon Borough Council has adopted this Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). It sets out:

• Vision and objective
• Development guidance to deliver the vision
• Indicative concepts and guidelines for key central public spaces
• Technical information which includes materials and design details

The adopted version of the document is too large to put on to the website, if you wish to obtain a copy please click on the following link:

Obtaining Printed Copies

In conjunction with the strategy the Borough Council have adopted a development control guidance note seeking developer contributions to public realm, to view this document please click on the following link: Development Control Guidance Notes

The Promenade: A New Cultural Quarter for Swindon Town Centre

Working with The New Swindon Company and SWERDA Swindon Borough Council has adopted this Supplementary Planning Document. This document sets out a detailed planning framework for the development of The Promenade, which is one of the The New Swindon Company's Major Projects and which is envisaged to be the primary focus for new cultural facilities within Swindon. The Promenade encompasses the area from the former Police Headquarters up to the Swindon College site at Regent Circus.

The whole document is available to be downloaded, but in view of its size, it has been broken down into three PDF files:

Promenade Pt 1 (2,791KB)

Promenade Pt 2 (2,710KB)

Promenade Pt 3 (1,426KB)

Sustainability Appraisal (152KB)

Matrices (188KB)

Adoption Statement (16KB)

Statement of Consultation (18KB)

Promenade SPD Responses and Changes (41KB)

If you would like to obtain a paper copy through the post, please Contact Forward Planning

This web page was updated on 18 June 2009.