Supplementary planning documents and guidance

Supplementary Planning Documents

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) add further detail to the policies in the Local Plan.  SPDs have been subject to public consultation and are a material consideration in determining planning applications.

The following development brief SPDs establish aims and principles for particular development sites:-

• Gedling Colliery and Chase Farm Development Brief SPD (June 2008)
• Dark Lane, Calverton, Development Brief SPD (July 2008)
• Top Wighay Farm Development Brief SPD (February 2017)
• Development brief for three sites to the north east of Arnold (January 2019)

The following topic-based SPDs provide planning guidance on specific policy matters:-

• Open Space Provision for New Housing Development SPG (November 2001)
• Affordable Housing SPD (December 2009) -  Policy LPD 36 of the Local Planning Document (2018) gives policy weight to these standards
• Parking Provision for Residential and Non-Residential Developments SPD (February 2022)
• Gedling Borough Council Design Code Framework (November 2024) – a Borough wide design code which sets out clear requirements and guidance for the design of new residential development.
  
  • Design Code - Major Sites of 10 or more dwellings
  • Design Code - Small sites of up to 9 dwellings
  • Design Code - Extensions and alterations to dwellings
  • Background Document - Core Document
  • Background Document - Observation Library
• Shopfront SPD (May 2025)

Planning guidance

Informal planning guidance documents have a similar function to SPDs, although they have less weight in determining planning applications as they have not been formally consulted on or their contents may not be appropriate for an SPD.

• Planning Obligations Protocol - June 2014 

• Nottinghamshire County Council Planning Obligations Strategy

• Guidance on air quality and emissions mitigation Aug 2015 - Policy LPD 11 of the Local Development Plan gives policy weight to this guidance.
• Willow Farm Informal Planning Guidance - This Informal Planning Guidance sets out aims and principles for the Willow Farm Development site
• Low carbon planning guidance for Gedling Borough
• Position Statement on Green Belt Policies LPD 13 and LPD 14 of the Local Planning Document Feb 2022
• Further position statement on Green Belt Policy LPD 13 clarifies the definition of ‘as originally constructed’ as it relates to buildings in the green belt: Position Statement on Green Belt Policy LPD 13
• An Interim Planning Policy Statement on First Homes was approved by Gedling Borough's Cabinet on the 6th October 2022 and is available here: Final Interim Planning Policy First Homes The Statement is informed by the First Homes Assessment for Greater Nottingham 2022 (ICENI)
• Planning Guidance on Biodiversity Net Gain was approved on 18th April 2024 and is available here: Bio Diversity Net Gain Guidance
• Murals guidance was approved on 22nd May 2025 and is available here: Murals Guidance May 2025
• Grey Belt Position Statement - 25th September 2025
• An Assessment Framework has been agreed with other South Nottinghamshire authorities to inform future Green Belt Review.  A separate document summarises comments received on the draft document and sets out any changes made: Green Belt Assessment Framework Green Belt Assessment Framework - summary of comments