Planning Policies
Here are the links to the listed Planning Policies
'Bold Type' Policies
These are the policies themselves without the explanatory text in the Bristol Local Plan (BLP) .
The 1997 Adopted Local Plan is, at present, the main document used to determine planning applications in Bristol. Policies in the plan should be referred to by anyone wishing to submit a planning application. The Policies in the 1997 Local Plan are referred to by the planning officer in his report to the planning committee.
1997 Adopted Local Plan Saved Policies
In 1997, policies in the Adopted Local Plan were reviewed and most were saved for future use.
(8 policies were not saved.)
2003 Proposed Alterations to the Local Plan
In 2003, the council published Proposed Alterations to the Bristol Local Plan.
The proposed alterations are a material consideration when determining planning applications but generally carry less weight than policies in the Adopted Local Plan.
Supplementary Policy and Guidance
A series of Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD) and Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) have been produced to provide greater detail on policies within the Local Plan and support decisions on planning applications.
Bristol Development Framework (BDF)
Bristol City Council is producing a new suite of planning documents to guide development decisions in the city over a 20-year period. Together these documents make up the Bristol Development Framework (BDF), which will gradually replace the Local Plan.
BDF Core Strategy: Publication Version
The Core Strategy sets out the council's strategic approach to shaping the future of the city.
Once adopted it will become the key overarching policy document within the Bristol Development Framework, and all other policy documents will need to have regard to and be in conformity with it.
Regional Spatial Strategy
The Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) is a new kind of plan for the South West for up to the year 2026. It is be the main policy document setting out the spatial strategy for growth and development in the region, and the strategic policies that will shape this.
See Draft RSS SWUntil a new strategy is published, RPG10 (see below) comprises the Regional Spatial Strategy.
Regional Planning Guidance 10
RPG10 (published in 2001) provides the current spatial planning strategy and context for the South West region to the year 2016. It will be superseded by the Regional Spatial Strategy when that is published.
Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPGs) and Planning Policy Statements (PPS)
Planning Policy Guidance Notes (PPGs) and their replacements Planning Policy Statements (PPSs) are prepared by the government after public consultation to explain statutory provisions and provide guidance to local authorities and others on planning policy and the operation of the planning system.
They also explain the relationship between planning policies and other policies which have an important bearing on issues of development and land use.
Local authorities must take their contents into account in preparing their development plans.
The guidance may also be relevant to decisions on individual planning applications and appeals.
