Bolsover Successful Healthy Places SPD 2025

Appendix

Local Plan for Bolsover District (March 2020)

Key Local Plan Objectives and Policies

Objectives

• Objective B: Climate Change
• Objective O: Placemaking (a-e)

Strategic Polices

• SS1: Sustainable Development
• SS4: Bolsover North
• SS5: Clowne Garden Village
• SS6: Strategic Site Allocation Bolsover Colliery
• SS9: Development in the Countryside

Living Communities Policies

• LC5: Applications for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Show People
• Policy LC7: Agricultural, Forestry and Other Occupational Dwellings in the Countryside

Working Communities Policies

• Policy WC5: Retail, Town Centre and Local Centre Development
• Policy WC7: Shirebrook Edge of Town Centre Allocations
• Policy WC8: South Normanton Edge of Town Centre Allocations

Sustainable Communities Policies

• Policy SC1: Development within the Development Envelope
• Policy SC2: Sustainable Design and Construction
• Policy SC3: High Quality Development
• Policy SC4: Comprehensive Development
• Policy SC10: Trees, Woodland and Hedgerows
• Policy SC16: Development Within or Impacting upon Conservation Areas
• Policy SC17: Development affecting Listed buildings and their settings
• Policy SC21: Non-Designated Local Heritage Assets

Infrastructure, Transport, Community and Recreation provision Policies

• Policy ITCR11: Parking Provision
• Policy ITCR12: Information Communication Technology and Telecommunications

National Planning Policy

• NPPF / Planning Practice Guidance
• National Design Guide
• National Model Design Code
• National Model Design Code
• Guidance Notes
• Manual for Streets

Local Planning Policy

• Bolsover District Local Plan
• Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD's)
• Interim Planning Guidance Notes

Useful references

• NPPF / Planning Practice Guidance
• National Design Guide
• National Model Design Code
• National Model Design Code
• Guidance Notes
• Manual for Streets

Other Useful references

Achieving well designed places through neighbourhood planning, Locality, 2019,
www.neighbourhoodplanning.org/toolkits- and-guidance/good-design-neighbourhood- planning

Manual for Streets 2, Department of Transport, 2010,
www.gov.uk/government/publications/manual-forstreets – 2

A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2018,
www.gov. uk/government/ publications/25-year- environment-plan

A guide to community-centred approaches for health and wellbeing, Public Health England, 2015,
www.gov.uk/government/publications/ health-and-wellbeing-aguide-to-community- centred-approaches

BIMBY (Beauty-In-My-Back-Yard) Manual and Toolkit, Prince's Foundation for Building Community,
www.bimby.org.uk

Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England's wildlife and ecosystem services, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, 2011,
www. gov.uk/government/publications/biodiversity- 2020-a-strategy-forengland-s-wildlife-and- ecosystem-services

BREEAM Technical Standards, BRE,
www.breeam.com

Building for a Healthy Life, Design for Homes and Urban Design Doctor, 2020,
www.designforhomes.org/wp-content/ uploads/2020/11/BFL-2020-Brochure.pdf

Increasing Residential Density in Historic Environments, Arup for Historic England, 2018,
www.historicengland.org.uk/images – books/ publications/increasingresidential-density-in- historic-environments

Spatial Planning for Health: An evidence resource for planning and designing healthier spaces, Public Health England, 2017,
www.gov. uk/government/publications/spatial-planning- for-health-evidencereview

The Clean Growth Strategy, Department for Business,Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2017,
www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean- growth-strategy

Understanding Place: Historic Area Assessments, Historic England, 2017,
www. historicengland.org.uk/images-books/ publications/understanding-placehistoric-area- assessments

Urban Characterisation, Historic England, 2019,
www.historicengland.org.uk/research/ methods/characterisation-2/urban- characterisation

Urban Design Compendium, Homes and Communities Agency, 2000,
www.udc.homesa

Design Criteria

The following criteria provide a set of key points from this document, that are referenced to the National Model Design Code. For more understanding it is recommended to read the referenced pages that provide greater insight into design rationale used. District-wide and specific local examples are provided.

1. Delivering Quality (DQ)

DQ.1 Consider all Placemaking Characteristics as laid out in the NMDC at all stages of a design development. Pg 11             

DQ.2 Aim for Sustainable and Energy Efficient Homes. Pg 12-14

DQ.3 Demonstrate a context appraisal has been undertaken. Pg 15 C1.ii

DQ4 Take account of heritage, character and distinctiveness of the local area. Pg 16 C2.i

DQ.5 Use examples of good quality local precedents to show how new developments improve on what has gone by before. Pg 17-18 L1.i

DQ.6 Demonstrate the local landscape character and character type has informed the placemaking, pattern of development, building design and landscape character of the scheme. Pg 19 C1.ii

DQ.7 Show that a rational site planning and design process has been followed, considering access points, orientation, topography, drainage, existing structures, existing utilities, ground conditions, noise and air quality, landscape and ecology, and water. Pg 20 C1.iii

DQ.8 Explore the concept design to develop more than one visionary concept. Pg 20 L1.iii

DQ.9 Have Pre-application discussions at an early stage. Discuss design requirements and check the validation checklist. Pg 22

DQ.10 Follow Building for a Healthy Life considerations and structure a Design and Access Statement according to these considerations. Pg 22-24 R1.ii

2. Movement (M)

M.1 Create a movement network that is integrated and permeable. Provide all users with a real choice of movement, encouraging walking and cycling and easy access to public transport. Reduce the demand for road space, use shared space and establish priorities at junctions and crossings. Pg 29 M1.i

M.2 Create direct attractive green routes for pedestrians and cyclists with wider pavements and safe routes to school. Make routes easy to navigate with recognizable features, memorable spaces, and focal points that coincide with public space and landmark buildings. Combine two or three elements to create distinctive places, design views and use devices such as changes in surfaces, pillar and archways and public art to define defensible space and slow traffic. Pg 30 M2.i

M.3 Ensure all developments consider zero carbon, walkable and inclusive mobility, using wayfinding to aid accessibility. Pg 32 M2

M.4 Create safe, direct, active and well-lit routes that are overlooked and clearly defined between public and private space. Ensure everyday facilities including green areas are within 5 or 10 minutes walking distance. Pg 33 M1.2

M.5 Improve Pedestrian safety by using adequate footway widths, kerb line build-outs, preventing cars from blocking footways, more crossing points, better use of tactile paving, creating obstacle free routes, using median refuges, 20mph speed limits, strategically placed street furniture, friendly wall-drained paving surfaces and well-placed wayfinding. Pg 33 M2.ii

M.5 Ensure connections to the local countryside footpath network and multi-user trails. Check and provide improvements to existing and emerging cycle networks. Pg 35 M1.i

3. Green and Blue Infrastructure (BGI)

BGI.1 Green and Blue infrastructure should be an integral part of housing developments and multifunctional space linking to a wider network of green spaces and public rights of way, incorporating natural assets such as mature trees, hedgerows and watercourses, enhancing the character, biodiversity and landscape value to the area. Pg 38 N1.ii & N2.i

BGI.2 Development of SuDs should be integral and considered at the earlies stages of the layout of development to ensure future feasibility of designs. Pg 39 N2.ii

BGI.3 SuDs should be formulated on high quality landscape solutions that integrate well into the external public realm, improving the overall character of the development. Pg 41 N2.ii

4. Townscape (T)

T.1 Seamlessly integrate buildings with their surroundings, prioritise local identity and character, and avoid monotony by fostering a diverse and layered urban fabric that is both thoughtfully planned and allows for unexpected elements, including landscape, paving and open spaces that are attractive and stimulating. Pg44 B1.iii

T.2 Design development should be in three dimensions using vertical elements such as gateways, setbacks, window orientation, stepped changes in roof form and increases in scale to create focus. Pg 45 L.2

5. Public Spaces and Play Area (PS)

PS.1 Public Spaces and Play Areas: Outdoor spaces and play areas should be located on a main route and well overlooked from adjoining dwellings with opportunities for casual overlooking. Dwellings face towards the spaces but should have a buffer zone. Pg 91 P2.i

PS.1 Use planting and landform to enhance amenity. Include lighting where appropriate and create characterful play areas for all ages. Use inclusive design guidance . Use Guidance for Outdoor Sport and Play. Fields in Trust Oct 2016 Pg 92 N1.iii

6. Character (C)

C.1 Designs should create a distinctive character and its own identity, architectural styles, materials and finishes. Layouts should respond meaningfully to context, site conditions, community values and associations. Pg 48 L1.iii

C.2 Design proposals may depart from local context where a highly efficient design may be required depending on whether the local contextual relationship can accommodate such schemes. Pg 48 L1.iii

C.3 Distill existing identity, connecting with a place by appreciating both its unique and common elements, including its history and subtle details that contribute to its character. Produce thoughtful design, incorporating existing features, local materials, and important views, fosters this connection and distinguishes genuine place attachment Pg 49 L1.i

C.4 Create Character Areas, especially in larger scale developments by changing mix of uses, varying density and pattern of development, informed by street and place hierarchy. Introduce new elements particularly if a place has a weak, unremarkable character Pg 49 C1.i

C.5 Create a place and street hierarchy as a genuine response to the context and areas around. Use more than one developer or more than one architect to design different aspects of the scheme. Try to include bespoke designs into elements within a place. Adjust building setbacks, heights and enclosures, boundary treatments and materials and architectural attributes, Pg 51 M1.iii

C.6 Use a whole building, fabric first approach to retrofitting historic buildings. Prepare an Energy Plan for each building. Use small scale interventions. Multiple interventions should be based on an holistic and phased approach. Any opportunity to reveal or improve the significance of the building should be considered. Pg 52 R1.ii

7. Layout (L)

L.1 Developments should prioritize interconnected networks of routes and spaces to enhance walkability, cyclability, and public transport accessibility. Density should vary across the site, with higher densities near key facilities and services, and gradually decrease towards edges of countryside to create a balanced and sustainable urban grain. Pg 55 M1.i & B1.i

L.2 Use density and urban grain to distinguished type of settlement and area, especially between urban and rural. Respond to topography and countryside edges. Pg 56 B1.i, B1.ii & B1.iii

L.3 Create gentle densification by increasing the number and variety of homes in more suburban neighbourhoods. Produce innovative schemes that allow for increases in density. Pg 56 B1.iii

L.4 Hierarchy of street types should not be determined primarily by traffic capacity. They should contribute positively to the character of development. Avoid designs that are parking and highway space dominant. Pg 57 M1.iii

L.5 Ensure a clear distinction between public and private realm. Good overlooking, lighting, anticipate potential anti-social behaviour problem areas by designing out awkward of poorly located public space. Keep footpath links direct and short in length, parking areas overlooked, boundary treatments distinguish public private realm. Pg 57 N1.i & N1ii

L.5 Consult Secure by Design Homes Guide 2024. Pg 57 P3.i

L.6 Maximize passive solar gain by orienting dwellings within 30 degrees of south, while balancing this with other urban design considerations, and mitigating potential overheating through shading, appropriate window placement, and the use of thermal mass in construction Pg 58 R1.i

L.7 Settlement edges should be carefully designed with graded building densities, outward-facing dwellings, soft, planted boundaries, and appropriate landscape buffer areas (potentially 10-20m or greater) using native species, to mitigate visual intrusion and integrate development harmoniously into the surrounding countryside. Pg 59. P1.i

L.8 Design layouts with perimeter blocks of outward looking buildings with internal private gardens or courtyard areas. They can be formal or loosely laid out and well connected to create easy of movement through the layout. The size and shape depend on site context and character of surrounding streets. Each block can reflect a hierarchy in terms of density, height, scale and use, with primary entrances and daylight considerations influencing safety, depth and overlooking. Pg 61. B2.i

L.9 Block sizes can vary widely but blocks of 60-90m x 90-120m provide the optimum dimensions to support good pedestrian accessibility, vehicle movement and allow for sufficient back-to-back and side separation distances. Pg 62. B1.i

L.10 Provision of cul-de-sac should be avoided where possible, only used where the site has constraints that prevent connection. Where they are allowed avoid overlong streets or too short to avoid parking and congested space around turning heads. Design turning heads to be part of the space and carefully arrange boundary treatments. Pg 63. P1.iii

8. Street Design & Parking (SD)

SD.1 Parking provision should be integrated into the design and layout of places, offering a balanced mix of solutions appropriate to the context, without visually dominating the environment, and contributing to attractive, convenient, and safe spaces. Pg 67 M3.i

SD.2 Designs should consider Planning Streets and Places 2024. At the earliest opportunity discuss designs with the Highways Authority. Prioritise pedestrian and cyclists first by designing for reducing traffic speeds and encouraging wider pavements and pedestrian friendly junctions. Rule: Where feasible use green technology such as solar lights and charging points. Pg 68 M3.ii

SD.3 Refer to 'Planning Streets and Places' when deciding street widths and arrangements. Work on the principle of using minimum widths where possible to reduce road space. Pg 69 M1.iii

SD.4 Avoid single surface areas that appear out of scale. Change material size and unit size according to space, defining vehicle routes, thresholds and entrances and key crossings. Pg 69 M2.ii

SD.5 Vehicle tracking drawings should be produced to show vehicle maneuvering avoids mounting pavements, parking areas and street trees. Pg 69 M3.iii

SD.6 Minimum pavements widths at 1.5m, subject to widening as necessary. Possible to have full width only on one side of street if small number of dwelling or narrow site. Coservation areas or rural settings require a variable approach. Pg 69 M1.iii

SD.7 Radii should not be more than 6m and can be reduced to smaller 2-4m in high pedestrian areas subject to tracking requirements being met. Pg 69 M2.ii

SD.8 Layouts should use a hierarchy of different widths and treatments from enhanced, informal streets to pedestrian priority private drives, private streets and courtyards. As shown in Planning Streets and Places 2024, Derbyshire County Council. Pg 76 M1.iii

SD.9 BDC may occasionally ask for different paving. Early discussion with Highways Department may be required. Pg 69 L1.i

SD.10 Street trees should be coordinated early on in the design to provide appropriate spacing. Pg 70 N3.iii

SD.11 The Council will encourage varied arrangements of enhanced street layouts with street trees along the sides or within central verges. Use dedicated cycle lanes or shared with carriageways and combined with footpaths with demarcation. Pg 71 M1.iii & N3.ii

SD.12 Street trees are required in all Enhanced and Informal Streets. Pg 72 M1.iii & N3.iii

SD.13 Pedestrian Priority streets are the default design standard for all new residential developments. Pg 72 M1.iii

SD.14 Public Rights of Way should be connected and designed to promote walkability and designed within attractive green corridors Pg 33 M2.i & N.1.i

9. Public Realm and Street Trees (PR)

PR.1 Priorities the retention of Street trees, placing the right tree in the right place, ensuring there is enough space for maturity. Design tree lined Avenues in larger schemes and reflect the hierarchy of streets. Pg 75 N3.iii

PR.2 Use of private garden space for trees will only be acceptable where space is tight and in limited circumstance. A Management Company landscape maintenance plan will be required. Pg 75 N3.ii

PR.3 Use placemaking principles to create High Quality Public realm integrated into surrounding street patterns. Ensure a landscape architect is used and design hard surfaces as well as soft planting. Submit with 3D visuals as part of overall design. Pg 76 P1 – P3

PR.4 Use a simple palette of complementary materials with choice of materials and planting reflecting street character. Co-originated street furniture, signage with paving steps and maps and boundary features. Ensure best choice of materials according to durability, maintainability, anti-slip and appearance Choose carefully. Pg 76 L1.i & L2.i

PR.5 Use paving to unify spaces, give direction, define areas for meeting and seating, crossings and pick up points. Pay special attention to the use of paving to aid mobility guidance and warning tactile pacing schemes. Use appropriate flexible and rigid materials for size and shape of spaces and account for weight of maintenance vehicles. Reduce large areas of tarmac. Pg 77 P1.i - P1.iii

PR.6 Boundary Treatments: If required, Select according to function. Ensure right height and continuity. Walls should not dominate the street scene. Close boarded fences should not be seen from public realm. Pg 77 H2.iii

PR.7 Avoid clutter by minimizing amount of street furniture, streetlights and bollards. Avoid creating left over spaces that cars may use, and disguise Bin collection points. Pg 77 P1.i – P3.ii

PR.8 Planting schemes should be considered as part of the overall design creating character, scale and continuity through use of focus, corridors and changes in scale. It can be used to control heat and shade, whilst improving biodiversity. Plants should be well positioned with space to thrive in its environment, both above and below ground. Nature based planting schemes are encouraged with the use of hedgerows in front gardens. Pg 78 N3.iii

PR.9 In public open spaces 100% native schemes will be encouraged, whilst more ornamental up to 50% can be used within residential gardens. Pg 78 N3.iii

PR.10 Planting scheme design should account for Biodiversity Net Gain. Applicants to consider creating or enhancing existing habitats to achieve 10% Biodiversity net gain on all large planning application. Pg 79 N3.i

PR.11 Planting schemes should use structural planting to add character, improve natural assets, emphasis natural planting and reinforce wider landscape character. Pg 79 N1.iii

PR.12 Planting should support secure by design principles by providing buffer zones between public and private space, avoid creating areas of concealment, and impeding natural surveillance. Pg 79 N1.iii

PR.13 Integrate biodiversity net gain by improving links and corridors for wildlife movement, creating different size islands and reserves for wildlife habitats. Different types from woodlands, groves, shrub and meadows with

10. Amenity (A)

A.1 Design for privacy and amenity by considering the living conditions of both existing and future residents, addressing factors like noise, light, and outlook. While traditional separation distances offer guidance, prioritize thoughtful design to balance privacy with varied and interesting built environments, especially in higher-density areas. Demonstrate how designs meet these amenity considerations, referencing specific guidelines such as 'Site Layout planning for daylight and Sunlight' BR209, June 2022 for window placement and separation distances. Pg 84 H1.i & H2.i

A.2 Minimum separation distances between facing habitable rooms will be 21m (at 90 degree) reducing to 12m (between 50 and 70 degrees) where windows can be angled to reduce direct sightlines. Specific site conditions such as sloping sites, existing patterns of development or appropriate screening could be achieved. Pg 85 H2.i

A.3 To reduce the effect of direct overlooking from new houses, first floor habitable room windows directly facing a rear boundary should not normally be sited closer than 10.5m to the boundary of an adjoining residential garden. Pg 86 H2.iii

A.4 45 Degree Rule – Take an angle of 45 degrees from the centre of an affected window or 1.6m above ground level for patio doors, as a guide to assess whether there will be overshadowing. If any projected building line falls within this 45-degree line it would have an impact on the amenity of the window in question. Pg 87 H2.i

Rule 98: 25 degree rule – Take an angle of 25 degrees upwards to assess whether the height of any building's opposite will affect the amenity of a principal room. Any building within this angle will have an overbearing impact. Pg 87 H2.i

A.5 Outdoor Amenity Space. Family houses in the range of 70-100sqm, but no less than 50sqm. Small gardens orientated to south and longer gardens to north. Flats should meet 25sqm per flat (can be provided communally or included within balcony space.) Parking areas and garages are not included. Pg 88 H2.iii

A.6 Outlook. All dwellings should be provided with a reasonable outlook, unsightly spaces or buildings , poorly designed fences and rear walls and inappropriate settings will not be acceptable. Pg 89 H3.iii

11. Place Hierarchy

PH.1 Develop a hierarchy among buildings and spaces, encompassing town squares, village greens, and road crossings. Architecture should reinforce the importance of significant buildings, while focal spaces and minor nodes contribute to the overall character. Pg 94 P1.i – P1.iii

PH.2 Hierarchy of place can include the following: Entrance Gateways, Main Streets, Main Focal Points such as a public square, Secondary streets, Minor Streets, Mews Streets, Green Edge Access Ways. Variety of scale of places, typology of streets and focal buildings creates character. Pg 95 P1.i – P3.ii

PH.3 Order of place hierarchy should be tuned to reflect the nature of the settlement and be appropriate to the scale, role and character. Where buildings of status already exist (either within or outside the site) they should be integrated as part fo the scheme, providing an appropriate setting or creating views. Pg 96 B1.i

PH.4 Buildings of greater stature, scale, richness and quality should be used to terminate vistas in streets, createfocal points in a groups and form gateways. Pg 97 B1.iii & B2iii

PH.5 Corner Houses should articulate the corner and address both frontages. Bespoke approaches to house-types, expressing height, prominent entrances, building form, use architecture and quality of materials to provide emphasis. In mixed schemes active ground floors used to enliven a junction. Use differences to improve legibility in larger schemes. maximise windows on both frontages whilst maintaining privacy. Pg 98-99 B1.iii & B2.i

PH.6 Corners can be square, concave or convex in building form. Square allow for continuity of street form. Private gardens and garden walls can be disruptive. Concave also allows for a curving plan, results in larger gardens and spacious green frontage. Convex can result in smaller gardens and more overlooking but works well with street continuity. Use of curved frontages, increased height and changes in architecture and materials emphasis importance of corners. Pg 99 B2.ii

PH.7 Houses should have the main façade facing the street. With main entrance clearly visible, and less private spaces inside arranged for overlooking. Blank elevations should be avoided, and active frontages maximised. Pg 100 B2.ii

PH.8 Private backs, Rear gardens providing privacy and security. Clearly defined with enclosure. Arrange rear gardens to face onto rear gardens. Limit access and use a single point of entry which is overlooked for security. Shared or communal gardens use buildings to define edges. Maintain privacy for ground floor flats. Pg 101 H2.iii

PH.9 Continuity within a street should be informed by its context. Arrange frontages to provide a cohesive edge to the street. Semi continuous frontages can be achieved by linking houses, outbuildings and garages using connecting walls. Building lines can be set back or projected to create visual interest. A softer looser knit patterns will be appropriate in village setting. Pg 102-103 C1.ii & B2.ii

PH.10 Frontages can be regular, flush and continuous, or regular flush and shallow with projections. Indented and discontinuous can still create a strong building line. Whereas informal/organic and semi continuous can still form a degree of enclosure and character in the streets. Pg 101 B2.ii

PH.11 Street Enclosure: Define street enclosure by ensuing the height of the buildings are proportionate to the size and space to create hierarchy of spaces between importance and intimacy and legibility. Pg 104 B2.iii

PH.12 Boundary fences and walls to define public and private space, influence local character. Use local materials, details and traditions. Relate to context. Rural areas will have stone walls and hedges. Timber fences should be avoided. Railings appropriate to urban and rural. Modest brick wall and railings used for defensible spaces to small front gardens. A visible side wall on a corner plot should be finished to a high standard and quality in brick or stone. In a rural setting appropriate fencing can be acceptable such as post and rail and hit and miss. Pg 106 H2.iii

PH.13 Set-backs provide semi-private defensible and private space that defines the character of street and help with noise. They accommodate storage and servicing requirements and provide scope for off street parking. Careful attention to be given to entrances and threshold design. Generally, 1.5m to 4m to include modest front gardens in urban areas, 4-6m in suburban areas providing greater separation and scope for off-street parking, and greater in rural areas appropriate to context. Pg 106-107 B2.11

12. Building Design

BD.1 Utilise building forms that create clear definition and enclosure of the street. Use forms that support the townscape role of the building. Use wide, frontage, shallow plan frontages, informal and more flexible and vernacular, associated with village style. Narrow fronted, deep plan buildings associated with urban settings. Consider heat loss in the configuration of the building. Terraces are more thermally efficient that detached and semi-detached. Pg 110-111 B1iii & R1.ii

BD.2 Building Type and Role: Building elevations must respond to both their surrounding context and their role within the local hierarchy, such as visual stops, landmarks, or defining focal spaces. A high-level of architectural design, detailing, and material quality is required for focal buildings and a good quality for standard building fabric. House types should be adaptable to various locations within the streetscape and local hierarchy. The repetitive use of a limited number of standard house types is discouraged. Pg 112 B1.iii & l1.i

BD.3 Try to harmonise where a prevalent character exists. Avoid arbitrary mixing of styles. Reflect historic styles with similar scale, proportions and materials. Where contemporary ground them by using locally distinctive materials to ground them. Pg 113 L1.i & L2i

BD.4 Detail and Richness. Details should be considered as integral part of the building design and proportionate to role and position of house in the place. Each component must be well designed, using locally distinctive details and materials. Avoid stick on additional and one size fits all solutions. Salvage and re-use elements from the past. Ensure windows and doors have sufficient recess and articulation. Provide decorative details such as lintels and cills, use brick patterns such as stringlines and dentil strips, and detailing such as corbelling to eaves and verges, and decorative door surrounds. Pg 114 L2.i

BD.5 Maximise daylight in habitable rooms by orienting buildings appropriately. Favor south and west elevations for light, while recognizing potential overheating. North and east elevations receive minimal direct sunlight. Avoid single-aspect and back-to-back dwellings. Design layouts that incorporate sunny garden areas. Pg 115 H2.i & R.1.i

BD.6 Homes should be capable of meeting the changing needs of their occupants, accommodating the needs of a growing family, store a pushchair, provide a space for study, or home working. Or making adjustments to cope with infirmity or disability. Future Proofing homes usually takes the form of either enlargement of internal alterations to suite a particular need. Homes should aim towards fulfilling M4(2) Part M of the \ Building regulations creating both accessible and adaptable homes. Hallways must achieve a minimum width and sockets must be sited in a more accessible position. The potential for a dwelling to be expanded should be considered at the design stage. Pg 116 U2.1 & H1.i

BD.7 Entrances and Access: Locate entrances primarily on front elevations and address as major design elements appropriate in scale and appearance reflecting its status in the townscape. They should be visible and accessible, well lit, with safe access to the dwelling and not impeded by parking or level changes. Consider attractive surrounds, canopies or recessed entrances that proved attractive and function detail and social space. Pg 115 L1.i

BD.8 Use a limited palette of high-quality, locally relevant materials and harmonious colours that reinforce the site’s context and strengthen local distinctiveness, avoiding arbitrary variety and harsh contrasts; prioritize traditional materials or recycled options where appropriate to integrate the development while respecting
existing character. Pg 114 L2.i

BD.9 Roof spaces should be design to allow for future conversion with appropriate pitch and adequate height and space. Construct to allow for useable space and plan for future fire protection. Pg 117 L2.i

13. Materials

Ma.1 Use durable, maintainable, and locally relevant materials over low cost or inauthentic options, and ensure materials are located for ease of maintenance. Use materials that are sustainable by checking embodied energy, longevity and renewable nature. Pg 105 R2.i

14. Servicing

S.1 Servicing areas, including bin storage, utility meters, and bike/pushchair storage, must be designed to minimize visual impact and anti-social nuisance, providing adequate space and convenient access while adhering to local waste collection requirements, including bin size, placement (away from windows and within specified distances), and avoiding transport through main building areas. Pg 129 H1.i

S.2 Bin storage should be conveniently located for easy collection, ideally outside buildings (except garages), and if on frontages, designed to minimize visual intrusion while balancing convenience and robustness. Pg 130 H1.i

S.3 Rear-access paths for terraced housing should generally be avoided due to space inefficiency, safety concerns, and potential for visual detraction. If an access path is necessary, it should be a "ginnel" between units below an oversailing storey for privacy and security. If unavoidable for multiple dwellings, minimize their length and the number of properties served, and use open/trellis boundaries to allow for overlooking. Pg 131 H2.ii

S.4 Ensure residents carry waste no more than 30m. Waste operatives should only carry 4-wheeled bins a maximum of 10m and 2-wheeled bins a maximum of 15m (with potential for 30m in certain cases). Ensure bin placement avoids pedestrian obstruction. Consult with the waste collection department in cases where the distance is further to see if acceptable. Do not obstruct walkways. Bin collection areas may need to be sensitively designed and managed. Pg 132 M3.iii

S.5 Street layouts must facilitate service vehicle access, including waste collection, without sacrificing the quality of the public realm. Turning areas, when necessary, should be integrated into usable public spaces rather than dictating the layout, and layouts should ideally facilitate through routes to minimise reversing. Adequate parking provision and swept path analysis are essential to ensure service vehicles can manoeuvre effectively and safely, while maintaining pedestrian and traffic flow. Consideration must be given to vehicle dimensions and turning requirements. The Council currently uses an Olympus 27L – 8x4MS Chassis. Pg 133 M3.iii

S.6 Waste bin storage locations must be designed to allow waste collection vehicles to approach within 25 meters, with a maximum 12-meter reversing distance, on a gradient not exceeding 1:12. Steps should be avoided with a maximum of three for containers up to 250 liters only. Refer to BS 5906:2005 for recommended distances. Pg 133 M3.iii

S.7 Use NHBC Foundation Report NF60 for best practice design solutions that work with the character and style of the housing typology. Pg 134 B1.iii

S.8 Dwelling must provide storage space for dirty items, bicycles, pushchairs, shopping trolleys, garden tools and so on, preferably in outbuildings or garages sized for a car and storage. If there is no convenient access to secure external storage, outside items may potentially be stored internally, in addition to normal domestic storage space. For flats, communal stores should be weather protected, easily accessible, safe and personalised wherever possible. Pg 135 M3.iii

S.9 Utility boxes must not be located on front elevations and be discretely located elsewhere, coloured to blend with surrounding materials, with safe, accessible, and secure access. Where there are no options but to place on front elevations they should be disguised or colour coded to match the elevation materials. Pg 136 L2.i

S.10 Air source heat pumps should not be located on primary elevations or between the house and the highway. Match to wall colour and minimize reflected surface. Where viewed from the public realm, they should be disguised within an enclosure. Pg 113 L2.i

15. Maintenance (Mn)

Mn.1 Design for long-term quality by considering maintainability and cost-effectiveness from the outset, using robust materials to minimise future maintenance expenses. Pg 140 2.ii

Mn.2 Ensure early collaboration with highway authorities, especially for non-standard designs. Use Planning for Streets and Places (Sept 2024) , to secure highway adoption without sacrificing public realm quality. Pg 140

Mn.3 Safety and Quality Audits may be required for innovative or non-standard designs, requiring early discussion with highway authorities. For standard residential street designs, safety audits are generally unnecessary. Pg 140 L1.i

Mn.4 Conduct early swept path analysis to provide evidence of adequate vehicle maneuverability and select road materials capable of withstanding anticipated traffic loads. Pg 140

Mn.5 A commuted sum must be discussed with the Highways Authority for increased maintenance where any non-standard features have been agreed (such as alternative materials, street trees/planting and extraneous areas of street space), This will ensure adoption of the highway, facilitated through Section 3 or 278 agreement. Pg 141 M2.ii

Mn.6 For maintenance purposes, new street trees require that adequate growing space and planting conditions are specified by a suitably qualified landscape professional, either within a dedicated verge or tree pit. Use robust protection for the trees by use of tree grilles where required in areas of hard paving. Demonstrate compliance Planning for Streets and Places, Sept 2024 to enable adoption by the Highways Authority. Enter into early discussions where non-standard arrangements are proposed. Pg 142 N3.iii

Mn.7 Public space and Parks will require adoption by the Local Authority and subject to developers meeting obligations in respect of transfer of lane and commuted sums towards future maintenance set out in a Section 106 Agreement. Maintenance issues should be discussed early on to ensure commuted sums. Pg 143 M3.iii & L1.i

Mn.8 Public spaces (public or private) that are not conveyed for adoption must have suitable alternative arrangement for their management and maintenance and accessibility. Such as a Management company, charitable trust or other arrangement through a constituted body of a group of residents or business. Pg 143 L1.i

Mn.9 Water and Sewerage companies can adopt SuDs schemes. Developers are advised to explore potential routes to adoption early on in the design of scheme and engage with the LPPA and LLFA to explore
mechanisms for adoption. Pg 143 N2.ii & L1.i