Appendix 2 – Glossary
| Affordable housing | Defined by the Government in PPS3 ‘Housing’ as: ‘Affordable housing includes social rented and intermediate housing, provided to specified eligible households whose needs are not met by the market. Affordable housing should: - meet the needs of eligible households including availability at a cost low enough for them to afford, determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. - include provision for the home to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households or, if these restrictions are lifted, for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision’. |
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| Annual Monitoring Report (AMR) | A document, which forms part of the Local Development Framework, and which assesses the extent to which policies are being implemented successfully and reviews the progress of the Local Development Scheme. | ||||||||||||
| Appropriate Assessment | An assessment of the effects of a plan or development proposal on designated sites of international importance for nature conservation required by Article 6 of the European Habitats Directive. | ||||||||||||
| BREEAM | Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method. Assessment methods and tools designed to help construction professionals understand and mitigate the environmental impacts of the developments they design and build. | ||||||||||||
| Community Plan | A plan, now known as a sustainable community strategy, to coordinate the actions of different organisations in improving the well-being of their areas. The Spelthorne Community Plan is produced by the Local Strategic Partnership. | ||||||||||||
| Conservation Area | An area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. Conservation Areas are designated by local authorities in accordance with statutory procedures. | ||||||||||||
| Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) | An order issued by the government or a local authority to acquire land or buildings for public interest purposes. | ||||||||||||
| Development Plan | This consists of the relevant regional spatial strategy, plus development plan documents prepared by district councils, unitary authorities and, in the case of minerals and waste plans, by county councils. Planning applications must be determined in accordance with the statutory development plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise. | ||||||||||||
| Development Plan Document (DPD) | Spatial planning documents that are subject to independent examination and, together with the Regional Spatial Strategy, form the Development Plan for the area. | ||||||||||||
| Employment Area | An area which has been identified and safeguarded for employment purposes. | ||||||||||||
| Flood Risk Assessment | PPS25 ‘Development and Flood Risk’ requires Flood Risk Assessments to be carried out to the appropriate degree at all levels of the planning process, to assess the risks of all forms of flooding to and from development taking climate change into account and to inform the application of the sequential approach. | ||||||||||||
| Green Belt | A designation for land around certain cities and large built-up areas, where strict planning controls apply in order to keep land permanently open and undeveloped and to check further growth of built up areas. Guidance on the purposes and use of land in the Green Belt is set out in PPG2. | ||||||||||||
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) | A relative index that combines a number of indicators, chosen to cover a range of economic, social and housing issues, into a single deprivation score for defined areas. The IMD can help to identify areas for regeneration. | ||||||||||||
| Key Diagram | A diagram used to illustrate the broad location of future development in a Regional Spatial Strategy or Core Strategy. | ||||||||||||
| Listed Building | A building of special architectural or historic interest included on a list produced by the Government. There are additional planning controls over demolition and alteration of listed buildings. | ||||||||||||
| Local Development Documents (LDDs) | Documents which, together, set out the Council’s policies relating to the development and use of land. They include Development Plan Documents. | ||||||||||||
| Local Development Framework (LDF) | The collective name for all the documents produced by the Council that together form the planning policy framework for the area. It includes Development Plan Documents, Supplementary Planning Documents, the Statement of Community Involvement, the Local Development Scheme and the Annual Monitoring Report | ||||||||||||
| Local Development Scheme (LDS) | A document setting out the programme for preparing Local Development Documents in the Local Development Framework. | ||||||||||||
| Local List of Buildings and Structures of Architectural or Historic Interest | A list of buildings and structures of local architectural or historic interest produced by the Council following consultation with relevant organisations and individuals. | ||||||||||||
| Local Plan | The existing development plan that has been largely replaced by the new Development Plan Document except for ‘saved’ policies and proposals. The Spelthorne Borough Local Plan was adopted in 2001. | ||||||||||||
| Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) | A formal partnership of local public, private, voluntary and community sector groups, intended to coordinate future planning and provision of services through the preparation of the Sustainable Community Strategy. | ||||||||||||
| Local Transport Plan (LTP) | A plan produced by the County Council setting out a 5 year programme of transport improvements. It is used to bid for funding from the Government for transport improvements. Development Plan Documents produced by Spelthorne have to be consistent with the LTP. | ||||||||||||
| Net Dwelling Density | Defined in PPS3 ‘Housing’ as: ‘Net dwelling density is calculated by including only those site areas which will be developed for housing and directly associated uses, including access roads within the site, private garden space, car parking areas, incidental open space and landscaping and children’s play areas, where these are provided’. |
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| Previously Developed Land (PDL) | Land that is or was occupied by a permanent structure (excluding agricultural or forestry buildings), and associated fixed-surface infrastructure. The definition covers the curtilage of the development. PPS3 Housing Annex B sets out a detailed definition. | ||||||||||||
| Planning Brief | A document giving detailed advice on how a specific site should be developed. | ||||||||||||
| Planning Policy Guidance (PPG) | Issued by central government setting out its national land use policies on different areas of planning. These are gradually being replaced by Planning Policy Statements. | ||||||||||||
| Planning Policy Statement (PPS) | A statement of national planning policy produced by the Government. Regional and district level plans have to be consistent with Government Planning Policy Statements. | ||||||||||||
| Proposals Map | A map showing how the policies contained in adopted Development Plan Documents relate to specific areas of land. It must be updated each time a new DPD is adopted. | ||||||||||||
| Ramsar | Wetland sites of international importance designated under the Ramsar convention. Many Ramsar sites are also Special Protection Areas classified under The Birds Directive. | ||||||||||||
| Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East | A plan for the future development of the South East region. It includes figures for new housing development for individual districts. The plan is currently in draft form and will eventually be approved by the Government following an independent examination. Development Plan Documents produced by Spelthorne have to be in conformity with the Regional Spatial Strategy for the South East. | ||||||||||||
| Registered Social Landlord (RSL) | Technical name for a body registered with the Housing Corporation. Most housing associations are RSLs. They own or manage affordable homes, both social rented and intermediate. | ||||||||||||
| Saved Policies | Local Plan Policies which have been ‘saved’ by virtue of a direction from the Secretary of State so that they continue to have effect after the expiry of the adopted Local Plan. | ||||||||||||
| Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI) | Non-statutory sites which have been identified because their flora and fauna are of County or Regional wildlife value. | ||||||||||||
| Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) | Area designated under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act, 1949, and re-notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, as being of special importance by reason of its flora, fauna or geological features. | ||||||||||||
| Special Protection Area (SPA) | An area of international importance for bird conservation defined under the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC): The Birds Directive (see also Ramsar). | ||||||||||||
| Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) | An LDF document setting out how the Council will involve the community in preparing plans and considering planning applications. | ||||||||||||
| Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) | A report which sets out the likely significant effects of a plan or programme on the environment. SEA is incorporated into SA in the preparation of DPDs. | ||||||||||||
| Strategic Flood Risk Assessment | An assessment of the effects of a plan on flood risk. It is distinct from an individual flood risk assessment which examines the implications for flood risk of a specific development. | ||||||||||||
| Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) | An assessment required by PPS3 Housing to demonstrate how sufficient housing land will be delivered to meet a community’s need for more homes. | ||||||||||||
| Structure Plan | A plan for the future development of the County produced by the County Council. Structure Plans are being phased out. | ||||||||||||
| Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) | An LDF document providing supplementary advice on the application of policies in Development Plan Documents. Supplementary Planning Documents are not subject to independent examination and cannot be used to introduce new policies. | ||||||||||||
| Sustainability Appraisal (SA) | An appraisal of the economic, environmental and social effects of a plan carried out from the outset of the preparation process to allow decisions to be made that accord with sustainable development. The results of the sustainability appraisal are contained in a separate report. | ||||||||||||
| Sustainable Development | Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The principle of ‘sustainability’ is concerned with controlling and reducing damage to the environment, including longer term interested of preserving the ozone layer and finite resources. | ||||||||||||
| Urban Area | The urban areas shown on the Key Diagram comprise all land and uses which are not within the Metropolitan Green Belt. These include the built up areas of the Borough, together with highways land and areas of open land used for recreation and as public or private open space. The definition of urban areas does not include any isolated residential or commercial development located within and ‘washed over’ by the Green Belt. | ||||||||||||
| Use Class | The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) puts uses of land and buildings into various categories. A ‘use class’ is a grouping together of similar land uses. The following list sets out the description of use classes A1 – A5 relating to shopping and town centre activities. For a full list of use classes reference should be made to the full Order. |
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