Local Development Framework
About the Glossary of Terms
Purpose and Background
This Planning Glossary is a
summary guide of over 450 words and phrases relating to land use and
planning matters and which may be used within our Local Development
Framework. Its contents cover a large variety of issues ranging from
new development and regeneration, to conservation and environmental
protection.
The glossary is
presented in an alphabetical format, making it easy to use. Wherever possible
terms have been written in plain English (although some listings are of
a more technical nature).
Status of Glossary In many cases terms and phrases are taken and abbreviated from national planning policy relating to England. However, the Glossary is neither a statement of law nor an interpretation of the law, and its status is only an introductory guide to planning issues.
Further information
Users should note that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) is currently updating national planning guidance on a range of issues, and the ODPM web site can be viewed for listings of National Planning Policy Guidance, Statements and Circulars, see www.odpm.gov.uk for more information.
If there is anything in these pages that you do not understand please contact us:
- By telephone - by contacting Strategic Planning Policy Team on 0191 424 7688 (fax 0191 427 7171) .
- By arranging a meeting - by contacting the LDF team on 0191 424 7688.
- Contacting us in writing - by letter or
email at the address below:
Strategic Planning Policy & Projects Team
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall & Civic Offices,
Westoe Road South Shields,
Tyne & Wear
NE33 2RL
e-mail: ldf@southtyneside.gov.uk
Acknowledgements The Government Office for the North East has produced the Planning Glossary with the kind help of Local Planning Authority officers in the region. It is reproduced with their permission
