Local Planning

Information on the local plan, local development framework and other local planning issues.

Category Items

Local Plan

The Stevenage District Plan Second Review was adopted in December 2004 and is the statutory plan for the whole of Stevenage
Local Development Framework

The 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act introduced provisions to replace local plans with local development frameworks. This page provides details of the key changes made to the planning system and how the council is responding.
Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and Documents (SPD)

Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) have been produced to supplement policies in the local plan. SPG are those documents produced under the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act while SPD are those documents produced under the new planning legislation, the 2004 Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act.
Gypsies and Travellers

The Government places a duty on councils to undertake an accommodation assessment and to make provision for any identified Gypsy and Traveller needs.
Minerals and Waste

Hertfordshire County Council is responsible for minerals and waste planning.
Stevenage Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

The Stevenage Design Guide SPD was adopted by the council on 21st October 2009.