Supplementary Planning Guidance

Supplementary Planning Guidance may take a number of forms including guidelines, strategies and other additional guidance consistent with the policies within the UDP, as well as Regional and National Planning Guidance.

SPG’s do not carry the same weight as UDP policies with regard to the application of Section 54A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, but they nevertheless may be taken into account as a material consideration.

Topic based Supplementary Planning Guidance

Although prices are listed for hard copies of the following documents, many are available to download for free from the Planning Publications page on this site.

Supplementary Planning Guidance 1997
Residential Extension Guidelines 2003
Sustainable Mobile Telecommunication Development SPG 2004
Sustainability Checklist 2003
Planning Briefs
Planning Strategies

Supplementary Planning Guidance 1997

This covers general design standards and controls, additional standards and controls and residential standards and controls (incl. Private Amenity Space):

Supplementary Planning Guidance 1997 ( PDF Help, size 216kb)

SPG 1997 is available for purchase from the council for £12.50 (incl. p & p). Please send a cheque payable to London Borough of Hounslow to the address below.

Strategic Planning Team
Borough Planning Department
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN

Tel: 020 8583 5202
Fax: 020 8583 5233

E-mail: ldf@hounslow.gov.uk

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Residential Extension Guidelines 2003

The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide clear advice to our customers on what the Council consider to be acceptable forms of extension to residential properties. These Guidelines expand on the (UDP) Unitary Development Plan policies and explain the many types of residential extension that can be built. In most cases, drawings show both good and bad examples of the extension type. The acceptability of any extension will of course depend on both its size, design and position and the size, type and age of your and nearby houses. (download ( PDF Help, size 2217kb))

For further information and contact details, see ‘Introduction’ within the Guidelines.

Sustainable Mobile Telecommunication Development SPG 2004

The London Borough of Hounslow adopted Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) on Sustainable Mobile Telecommunication Development on the 4th of May 2004 (download ( Microsoft Word, size 789kb)).

Key elements of Planning Policy Guidance Note 8 Telecommunications, the Government's Code of Best Practice on Mobile Phone Network Development (Nov 2002) and other legislation have been incorporated into the Supplementary Planning Guidance, which there is a link to below .

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Sustainability Checklist 2003

The sustainability checklist is intended to help developers consider the potential effects of their proposal and encourage implementation of measures, which ensure that adverse effects are minimised (download ( Microsoft Word, size 80kb)).

The checklist should be completed for all planning applications involving: multiple dwellings, industrial, leisure, entertainment, commercial, retail, warehousing and transport infrastructure proposals. You are not required to complete the checklist for household extensions, shop fronts, telecommunications, trees, advertisements and lawful use applications.

The checklist is Supplementary Planning Guidance to the Unitary Development Plan and thereby constitutes a material planning consideration for development control.

Please return the completed checklist with your planning application to:

Development Control
Borough Planning Department
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN.

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Planning Briefs

Development Briefs have been prepared for a number of sites in the Borough including:

• Brunel University – Osterley Campus 2003  (download)

• Griffin Park, Braemar Road, Brentford 2002

• Former LT Sports Ground, Gresham Road 2002

• Hounslow Bus Garage and Adjoining Land Kingsley Road, London Road, Hounslow 2002

• Scottish Widows/ Kew Bridge Site, Land between Bridge Road and the River Thames, Brentford 2001 (download ( Microsoft Word, size 136kb))

• Heston Campus and TA Centre, Heston 2001

• Land Fronting South Ealing Road and Clayponds Gardens Estate Brentford 1999

• Key Site 1, Hounslow 1999

• Kew Bridge Road North Goods Yard, Lionel Road, Brentford 1999

• British Gas Site, Former St. George’s Church and Thames Water Site, High Street/Kew Bridge Road, Brentford 1998

• 741 London Road, Older People's Welface Centre, Draft Brief (download ( PDF Help, size 398kb))

• Feltham Arena/Blenheim Park 1999

• Land South of the High Street, Brentford (DS2) 1998

• Land to the South of Astronaut House, Hounslow Road, Feltham (Draft Brief) 1998

• The Centre and Highfield/ Homecourt, Feltham 1998

• Syon Park 1998

Planning Briefs are available from the Council. Please contact the relevant Area Planning Team in Development Control.

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Planning Strategies

These documents are available for purchase from the Council (Cost indicated in brackets below). Please send a cheque payable to ‘London Borough of Hounslow ‘ and marked for the attention of Sue Johnson to the address below.

Strategic Planning Team
Borough Planning Department
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN

Tel: 020 8583 5202
Fax: 020 8583 5233

E-mail: udp@hounslow.gov.uk

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