Flintshire County Council Unitary Development Plan 2000-2015
Adopted 28th September 2011
Policy Index
Chapter 3 Part 1Policies
STR1 New Development
STR2 Transport and Communications
STR3 Employment
STR5 Shopping Centres and Commercial Development
STR7 Natural Environment
STR8 Built Environment
STR9 Welsh Language and Culture
STR11 Sport, Leisure and Recreation
Chapter 4 General Development Considerations
GEN1 General Requirements for Development
GEN2 Development Inside Settlement Boundaries
GEN3 Development in the Open Countryside
GEN4 Green Barriers
GEN5 Environmental Assessment
GEN6 Welsh Language and Culture
Chapter 5 Design
D1 Design Quality, Location and Layout
D2 Design
D3 Landscaping
D4 Outdoor Lighting
D5 Crime Prevention
D6 Public Art
D7 Outdoor Advertisements
Chapter 6 Trees, Woodlands and Hedgerows
TWH1 Development Affecting Trees and Woodlands
TWH2 Protection of Hedgerows
TWH3 Woodland Planting and Management
Chapter 7 Landscapes
L1 Landscape Character
L2 Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
L3 Green Spaces
L4 Common Land
L5 Environmental Improvement Schemes
L6 The Undeveloped Coast
Chapter 8 Wildlife and Biodiversity
WB1 Species Protection
WB2 Sites of International Importance
WB3 Statutory Sites of National Importance
WB4 Local Sites of Wildlife and Geological Importance
WB5 Undesignated Wildlife Habitats
WB6 Enhancement of Nature Conservation Interests
Chapter 9 Historic Environment
HE1 Development Affecting Conservation Areas
HE2 Development affecting Listed Buildings and their Settings
HE3 Demolition in Conservation Areas
HE4 Buildings of Local Interest
HE5 Protection of Registered Landscapes, Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest
HE6 Scheduled Ancient Monuments and other Nationally Important Archaeological Sites
HE7 Other Sites of Lesser Archaeological Significance
HE8 Recording of Historic Features
Chapter 10 Access and Communications
AC1 Facilities for the Disabled
AC2 Pedestrian Provision and Public Rights of Way
AC3 Cycling Provision
AC4 Travel Plans for Major Traffic Generating Development
AC5 New / Improvements to Public Transport Facilities
AC6 Railway Stations
AC7 Protection of Disused Railway Lines
AC9 Provision of New Railfreight Facilities
AC10 Mostyn Docks
AC11 Other Docks / Jetties
AC12 Airport Safeguarding Zone
AC13 Access and Traffic Impact
AC14 Traffic Calming
AC15 Traffic Management
AC16 Road Improvements / New Roads Design
AC17 Safeguarded Routes
AC18 Parking Provision and New Development
AC19 Lay-by and Picnic Areas
AC20 Lorry Parks
AC21 Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles
AC22 Location of Installations
AC23 New Development and Interference with Telecommunications Signals
AC24 Cable Installation
Chapter 11 Housing
HSG1 New Housing Development Proposals
HSG2 Housing at Croes Atti, Flint
HSG2A Strategic Mixed Use Development: Land North West of Garden City
HSG2B Former Holywell Textile Mill
HSG3 Housing on Unallocated Sites Within Settlement Boundaries
HSG4 New Dwellings Outside Settlement Boundaries
HSG5 Limited Infill Development Outside Settlement Boundaries
HSG6 Replacement Dwellings Outside Settlement Boundaries
HSG7 Change of Use to Residential Outside Settlement Boundaries
HSG8 Density of Development
HSG9 Housing Mix and Type
HSG10 Affordable Housing Within Settlement Boundaries
HSG11 Affordable Housing in Rural Areas
HSG12 House Extensions and Alterations
HSG13 Annex Accommodation
HSG14 Gypsy Sites
HSG15 Re-use/Conversion of Large Houses/Former Residential Institutional Buildings Outside Settlement Boundaries
Chapter 12 Shopping Centres and Commercial Development
S1 Commercial Allocations
S2 Shop-front Design
S3 Integrating New Commercial Development
S4 Small Scale Shopping Within Settlements
S5 Small Scale Shopping Outside Settlements
S6 Large Shopping Developments
S7 Retail Frontages Within Town Centre Core Retail Areas
S8 Hot Food Takeaways, Restaurants and Cafes
S9 Non-Retail Commercial Development
S10 Conversion of Upper Floors
S11 Retention of Local Facilities
S12 Markets and Car Boot Sales
Chapter 13 Employment
EM1 General Employment Land Allocations
EM2 High Quality Site Allocations
EM3 Development Zones and Principal Employment Areas
EM4 Location of Other Employment Development
EM5 Expansion of Existing Concerns
EM6 Protection of Employment Land
EM7 Bad Neighbour Industry
Chapter 14 Rural Enterprise and Agriculture
RE1 Protection of Agricultural Land
RE2 New Agricultural and Forestry Buildings
RE3 Intensive Livestock Units
RE4 Small Scale Rural Enterprises
RE5 Small Scale Farm Diversification
Chapter 15 Sport and Recreation
SR1 Sports, Recreation or Cultural Facilities
SR2 Outdoor Acitivities
SR3 Golf Facilities
SR4 Protecting Recreational Open Space
SR5 Outdoor Playing Space and New Residential Development
SR6 Allotments
SR7 Allocated Sites for Outdoor Playing Space
SR8 The Dee Estuary Corridor
Chapter 16 Tourism
T1 Tourist Attractions
T2 Serviced Tourist Accommodation
T3 Self-Catering Tourist Accommodation
T4 New Static Caravans and Chalet Holiday Sites
T5 Extension of Existing Static Caravan and Chalet Holiday Sites
T6 Touring Caravan Sites
T7 Tent Camping Sites
T8 Holiday Occupancy Conditions
T9 Small Scale Tourism Based Farm Diversification
T10 Greenfield Valley
Chapter 17 Community Facilities
CF1 Retention of Existing Facilities
CF2 Development of New Facilities
CF3 New Primary School
CF4 New Health Clinic
CF5 New Community Centres
CF6 Service Provision
CF7 Development by Utilities
Chapter 18 Minerals
MIN1 Guiding Minerals Development
MIN2 Minerals Development
MIN3 Controlling Minerals Operations
MIN4 Restoration and Aftercare
MIN5 Dormant, Inactive and Interim Development Order Sites
MIN6 Review of Mineral Permissions
MIN7 Exploration for Minerals
MIN8 Protection of Mineral Interests
MIN9 Borrow Pits
MIN10 Mineral Buffer Zones
Chapter 19 Energy, Waste and Pollution
EWP1 Sustainable Energy Generation
EWP2 Energy Efficiency in New Development
EWP3 Renewable Energy in New Development
EWP4 Wind Turbine Development
EWP5 Other Forms of Renewable Energy Generation
EWP6 Areas of Search for New Waste Management Facilities
EWP7 Managing Waste Sustainably
EWP8 Control of Waste Development and Operations
EWP9 New Development and Waste Management Facilities
EWP10 Re-using Development Waste
EWP11 Development On or Adjacent To Landfill Sites
EWP14 Derelict and Contaminated Land
EWP15 Development of Unstable Land
EWP16 Water Resources
EWP17 Flood Risk
Chapter 20 Implementation
IMP1 Planning Conditions and Planning Obligations