Document downloads - Planning policy

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• Revised sustainability appraisal for the core strategy significant changes consultation (Nov 2011)

  • Significant Changes Sustainability Appraisal

    PDF 965.82 KB

  • Significant Changes SA Non-Technical summary

    PDF 127.52 KB

  • Appendix A SA

    PDF 382.9 KB

  • Appendix B Baseline

    PDF 1.82 MB

  • Appendix C SA

    PDF 71.14 KB

  • Appendix D SA

    PDF 121.98 KB

  • Appendix E SA

    PDF 713.9 KB

  • Appendix F DAMS

    PDF 1006.21 KB

  • Appendix G SA

    PDF 55.46 KB

  • Appendix H SA

    PDF 69.17 KB

  • Appendix I SA

    PDF 38.38 KB

• Watford District Plan 2000

  • Schedule of Watford District Plan 2000 Saved Policies post Core Strategy adoption

    PDF 78.8 KB

  • (Historical) List of WDP 2000 Saved Policies - Secretary of State's Direction September 2007

    PDF 16.69 KB

  • Proposal map

    PDF 13.71 MB

  • Town centre map

    PDF 1.56 MB

  • Contents

    PDF 23.06 KB

  • Preface

    PDF 29.97 KB

  • Chapter 1 - Introduction

    PDF 33.77 KB

  • Chapter 2 - Visions, Principles and Aims

    PDF 48.31 KB

  • Chapter 3 - Sustainable Environment

    PDF 169.07 KB

  • Map of landscape character areas

    PDF 174.11 KB

  • Chapter 4 - Movement

    PDF 123.72 KB

  • Map of Transport Plans and Green Routes

    PDF 175.03 KB

  • Chapter 5 - Housing

    PDF 118 KB

  • Chapter 6 - Employment

    PDF 73.54 KB

  • Chapter 7 - Shopping

    PDF 84.59 KB

  • Chapter 8 - Town Centre and Lower High Street

    PDF 38.79 KB

  • Chapter 9 - Leisure and Recreation

    PDF 70.26 KB

  • Chapter 10 - Community Services

    PDF 35.81 KB

  • Chapter 11 - Urban Design & Conservation

    PDF 126.73 KB

  • Chapter 12 - Implementation, Monitoring & Review

    PDF 130.14 KB

  • Map of historic environment character areas

    PDF 183.72 KB

  • Appendix 1 - Sustainability statement

    PDF 101.91 KB

  • Appendix 2 - Car and cycle parking standards

    PDF 141.71 KB

  • Map of car and cycle parking zones

    PDF 262.14 KB

  • Appendix 3 - Shops

    PDF 22.08 KB

  • Appendix 4 - Allotments

    PDF 20.63 KB

  • Appendix 6 - Locally listed buildings

    PDF 185.52 KB

  • Appendix 5 - Statutory listed buildings

    PDF 72 KB

• Locally Listed Buildings

  • Locally Listed Buildings in Watford

    PDF 2.77 MB

  • Nationally Listed Buildings

    PDF 1.56 MB

  • Bar Report 2011

    PDF 966.11 KB

• Conservation areas - maps and descriptions

  • A complete map of conservation areas in Watford

    JPG 195.54 KB

  • Conservation Areas Management Plan

    PDF 2.97 MB

  • Grove Mill Conservation Area Character Appraisal January 2017

    PDF 5.33 MB

  • Macdonnell Gardens CA Character Appraisal Adopted January 2012

    PDF 1.67 MB

  • High Street King Street CA Character Appraisal Adopted June 2013

    PDF 1.45 MB

  • Watford Heath Conservation Area Character Appraisal

    PDF 1.7 MB

  • Urban Design and Conservation Area Strategy

    PDF 290.27 KB

  • Oxhey Conservation Area Character Appraisal

    PDF 1.4 MB

  • St Mary's Conservation Area Character Appraisal adopted Dec 2015

    PDF 2.75 MB

  • Escourt Conservation Area Character Appraisal adopted Dec 2015

    PDF 2.02 MB

  • Nascot Conservation Area Character Appraisal adopted Dec 2015

    PDF 5.09 MB

  • Civic Core Conservation Area Character Appraisal adopted Dec 2015

    PDF 1.29 MB

  • Macdonnell Gardens CA Schedule of changes October 2017

    PDF 278.55 KB

  • Macdonnell Gardens Conservation Area Character Appraisal draft 2017

    PDF 6.15 MB

  • The Square Character Appraisal January 2017

    PDF 7.29 MB

• Supplementary Planning Guidance

  • Character of Area Study full version Adopted December 2011

    PDF 12 MB

  • Character of Area Study Intro and Index

    PDF 294.74 KB

  • Character of Area Study p10-102

    PDF 4.02 MB

  • Character of Area Study p103-192

    PDF 4.2 MB

  • Character of Area Study p178-end

    PDF 4.2 MB

  • Shop Front Design Guide 2013

    PDF 1.77 MB

  • Conservation Management Plan 2013

    PDF 2.97 MB

  • Watford Streetscape Guide 2013

    PDF 2.59 MB

  • Watford Residential Design Guide Amended 2016

    PDF 5.17 MB

  • Skyline - Watford's Approach to Taller Buildings - Supplementary Planning Document

    PDF 5.67 MB

  • Cycle Parking Supplementary Planning Document 3rd July 2017

    PDF 2.79 MB

  • Commuted Sums for the Provision of Affordable Housing SPD November 2017

    PDF 1.12 MB

• Economic Development

  • Economic Development Strategy 2015-2020

    PDF 2.2 MB

• Statement of Community Involvement

  • Statement of Community Involvement - July 2017

    PDF 6.86 MB

• Strategic Housing Market Assessment - 2010

  • Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) - Main Report

    PDF 5.61 MB

  • Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) Executive Summary

    PDF 1.11 MB

• Right to build application form

  • Right to build application form

    PDF 321.29 KB

• CIL guidance notes

  • CIL guidance notes

    PDF 1.65 MB

• Local Plan Part 2

  • Response Form

    PDF 185.89 KB

  • Local Plan Part 2: Site Allocations and Development Management Policies

    PDF 17.14 MB

  • Policies Map

    PDF 2.13 MB

  • Statement of Representations Procedure

    PDF 212.77 KB

  • Guidance Notes to assist those responding to the Local Plan Part 2 Publication

    PDF 345.92 KB

• Cycle Parking Supplementary Planning Document

  • Cycle Parking Supplementary Planning Document

    PDF 2.79 MB

  • Cycle Parking SPD Adoption Statement

    PDF 63.14 KB

  • Cycle Parking SPD Consultation Statement

    PDF 170.38 KB

• Development briefs and other guidance documents

  • Leggatts Development Brief 2007

    PDF 382.68 KB

  • Locally Listed Buildings 2010

    PDF 2.77 MB

  • Watford Town Centre Waymarking Strategy 2012

    PDF 4.46 MB

  • Urban Design and Conservation Strategy 2012

    PDF 298.41 KB

  • Nationally Listed Buildings 2014

    PDF 1.56 MB

• Commuted Sums for the Provision of Affordable Housing SPD (2017)

  • Commuted Sums for the Provision of Affordable Housing SPD November 2017

    PDF 1.12 MB

  • Commuted Sums for the Provision of Affordable Housing Consultation Statement November 2017

    PDF 130.27 KB

  • Commuted Sums for the Provision of Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document - Adoption Statement November 2017

    PDF 86.22 KB

• Watford Junction Development Brief Supplementary Planning Document Consultation Statement

  • Watford Junction Development Brief SPD Consultation Statement

    PDF 887.91 KB

• Croxley View / Ascot Road Masterplan Study Supplementary Planning Document Consultation Statement

  • Croxley View / Ascot Road Masterplan Study Supplementary Planning Document Consultation Statement

    PDF 827.2 KB

• Charter Place Planning Brief Supplementary Planning Document

  • Charter Place Planning Brief SPD

    PDF 770.53 KB

• List of evidence and related documents relevant to the Core Strategy

  • WBC3 Watford Sustainable Community Strategy

    PDF 901.93 KB

  • DES2 Watford Character of Area Study December 2011

    PDF 12 MB

  • Tran6 Cycling Strategy

    PDF 211.46 KB

  • HOU2 Stage 2 review of the SW Herts SHLAA - July 2010

    PDF 574.84 KB

  • PRE5 Preferred Options Sustainability Appraisal Feb 2008

    PDF 372.27 KB

  • SUB8 Sustainablility Appraisal Report Revised November 2011 - Non Technical Summary

    PDF 125.87 KB

  • GI1 WBC Sports Facilities Study

    PDF 1.47 MB

  • TLC1 Watford Retail Study Supplementary Report

    PDF 3.09 MB

  • WBC5 Economic Strategy 2010-2015

    PDF 211.18 KB

  • TLC3 Watford Retail Study 2010 (Appendices) GVA Grimley

    PDF 584.53 KB

  • SUB2 Schedule of Proposed Significant Changes (A)

    PDF 5.13 MB

  • ECON1 Economic Development and Employment Topic Paper December 2010

    PDF 211.18 KB

  • PRE3 Preferred Options Consultation Summary

    PDF 433.19 KB

  • HOU1 Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (Tribal Urban Studio, October 2008, update April 2010)

    PDF 809.97 KB

  • WBC2 Statement of Community Involvement 2006

    PDF 462.1 KB

  • SUB3 Schedule of Proposed Minor Changes (B)

    PDF 61.36 KB

  • REP1- Copy of Representations - Publication Stage

    PDF 12.85 MB

  • ECON3 Hertfordshire London Arc Jobs Growth and Employment Land Final Report, Executive Summary and Appendices (March 2009)

    PDF 2.15 MB

  • Tran2 - South West Herts Transport Modelling - Three Rivers & Watford Ldf Technical Notes - December 2011

    PDF 9.37 MB

  • PRE6 Summary of July 2010 Consultation Shop responses

    PDF 158.05 KB

  • PRE4 Watford Development Plan Document Strategic Environment Assessment and Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report

    PDF 1.19 MB

  • HOU7 - Housing Numbers Report September 2010

    PDF 23.16 KB

  • SD5 The Colne Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy

    PDF 871.32 KB

  • SUB1 Core Strategy Pre-Submission (Publication) Version

    PDF 1.86 MB

  • TLC 4 Retail Study 2005 Supplementary Report

    PDF 35.01 KB

  • TLC12 A new Morrisons for Watford

    PDF 182.46 KB

  • TLC9 PPS4 Compliant Study looking at commercial leisure and hotels (GVA Grimley, September 2010)

    PDF 3.33 MB

  • WBC4 Watford Borough Council Corporate Plan

    PDF 283.6 KB

  • REG3 Hertfordshire Structure Plan 1991-2011

    PDF 976.52 KB

  • HOU6 Housing Report (October 2011)

    PDF 16.9 KB

  • TRAN 8 Delivering a Sustainable Transport System (DaSTS, 2010)

    PDF 3.15 MB

  • GI4 Open Spaces (PPG 17) Study May 2010

    PDF 254.02 KB

  • SUB6 Core Strategy Pre-submission May 2011

    PDF 793.6 KB

  • ECON2 Employment Market Assessment (GVA, Grimley, Nov 2010)

    PDF 4.08 MB

  • TRAN1 Transport Topic Paper May 2011

    PDF 97.55 KB

  • PRE2 Preferred Options consultation

    PDF 393.03 KB

  • TLC6 Town Centre Retail Provision

    PDF 43.58 KB

  • SUB4 Core Strategy Significant Changes Consultation (Document marked up with changes in Schedules A and B)

    PDF 2.92 MB

  • SD4 Climate Change Strategic Framework for Hertfordshire

    PDF 2.75 MB

  • SD6 Thames River Basin Management Plan

    PDF 3.37 MB

  • WBC6 Local Development Scheme

    PDF 77.5 KB

  • INF1 Watford Borough Green Infrastructure Plan Appendices (Landuse Planning, March 2011)

    PDF 4.84 MB

  • Annual Monitoring Report 2011

    PDF 1.19 MB

  • SUB3 Schedule of Proposed Minor Changes

    PDF 61.36 KB

  • TLC5 Watford Retail Study 2005

    PDF 153.55 KB

  • PRE1 Issues & Options Consultation December 2005

    PDF 471.42 KB

  • TLC10 St Albans Study March 2005

    PDF 14.05 MB

  • TLC2 Watford Retail Study November 2010 final

    PDF 3.09 MB

  • HOU5 - Affordable Housing & Section 106 Viability Study Development & Economic Topic Paper (WBC, Dec 2010)

    PDF 1.52 MB

  • WBC1 Statement of Community Involvement

    PDF 117.15 KB

  • GI 6 Sports Development Framework

    PDF 6.24 MB

  • SFRA

    PDF 4.87 MB

  • INF1 Watford Infrastructure Delivery Plan 2010

    PDF 988.03 KB

  • SD1 Water Cycle Study May 2010

    PDF 4.79 MB

  • GI3 WBC Infrastructure Plan Appendices (Landuse Planning, March 2011)

    PDF 4.84 MB

  • SUB5 Schedule of Further Proposed Minor Changes (C)

    PDF 32.54 KB

  • SUB 10 Core Strategy Submission - Equalities Impact Assessment Nov 2011

    PDF 557.92 KB

Sub–categories of Planning policy

• Current planning policy
• Local plan
• Conservation areas and listed buildings
• Population and Statistics