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Regional Planning/Strategic Guidance

A policy framework for the preparation of Unitary Development Plans issued by the Secretary of State for the Environment.

Reserved Road Line

A linear area of land protected from development to enable a future road proposal to be implemented. This does not necessarily guarantee that a road will be built.

Retail Warehouse

Large, usually out-of-town units selling non-food items such as DIY, furniture, leisure and household goods.

Simplified Planning Zone

A designation intended to encourage development in a specified area by means of simplified planning procedures. The relevant legislation for a Simplified Planning Zone (SPZ) can be found in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Sections 82-87.

Scheduled Ancient Monument

An ancient monument that is of a national significance and has been placed on a "schedule" by the Secretary of State for the National Heritage. Its significance is assessed in terms of the monument’s historic, architectural, or archaeological qualities.

Section 65 of the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act

This section requires developers who submit planning applications for certain types of development to advertise their application in a local newspaper. (Examples of such applications include minerals extraction and buildings exceeding 20m in height).

Sites of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI)

Sites that are recognised by Local Wildlife Trusts due to certain features of habitat, plant or animal communities, species or geology, and which are distinct from the general countryside. SNCIs have no statutory protection, unlike SSSIs (refer to below).

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

Nationally important sites due to features of flora, fauna or geological interest. SSSIs are statutory sites afforded special protection under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

Social Housing

Housing provision for households who are unable to afford the market cost of housing. Social housing can be in the form of houses to rent or buy.

Statutory Undertaker

A provider of an essential service such as gas, electricity, water or telecommunications.

Strategic Route Network

Consists of two elements: (i) the Primary Route Network (refer to above); and (ii) those other roads which it is agreed are of more than merely local importance. As part of the Strategic Route Network, both categories are eligible for Department of Transport grant aid.

Street Furniture

Fixed elements which contribute to the street scene. Examples include signs, benches, litter bins and plant boxes.

 

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