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Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Local Plan Saved Policies

Revised List of Policies Still in Operation

The Secretary of State has directed that under Paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 8 to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act from 27th September 2007, the policies of the Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Local Plan that will continue to form part of the Development Plan comprise:
 

 
Policy Number Policy Name
GP1 General Requirements for Development
GP2 Character and Setting
GP3 Landscaping of Development
GP4 Alterations and Extensions
GP5 Residential Extensions of Two or More Storeys
HS1 Allocated Housing Sites
HS2 Residential Development on Sites Within Shrewsbury Not Allocated Under Policy HS1
HS3 Housing in Villages with Development Boundaries
HS4 Residential Development in the Rural Areas
HS7 (amended) Exceptions Housing Schemes
HS8 (amended) Affordable Housing Within New Housing Developments
HS10 Replacement Dwellings in the Countryside
HS11 Residential Nursing Homes
HS12*
HS13 Residential Use of Upper Floors of Commercial Buildings within the River Loop
HS14 Kingsland Area of High Residential Amenity
HS16 Re-use and Adaptation of Rural Buildings for Residential Use
EM1 Allocated Employment Sites
EM2 Protection of Employment Land
EM3 Employment Development in the Rural Area
EM4 Re-use and Adaptation of Rural Buildings for Employment uses
EM5 Class B1 (a) Business Uses within the River Loop
EM6 Class B1 Development within Shrewsbury Urban Area
EM8 Nesscliffe Training Camp
S1 Town Centre Shopping Area
S2 Primary/Secondary Shopping Streets
S3 Change of Use of Shops Outside of Town Centre
S4 Local Convenience Shopping Within the Shrewsbury Urban Area
S6 Out of Centre Retailing
S7 Village Shops
S9 Garden Centres
HE2 Protection of Archaeological Remains
HE4 Demolition of Listed Buildings
HE5 Alteration to Listed Buildings
HE6 New Uses for Listed Buildings
HE7 Development Affecting the Setting of a Listed Building
HE8 New Development in or adjacent to Conservation Areas
HE9 Demolition of Buildings in Conservation Areas
HE11 Historic Parks and Gardens
HE12 Conservation Area Skylines
HE13 Historic Battlefields
LNC3 Development in the Countryside
LNC4 Green Spaces
LNC5 Nature Conservation Sites of International Importance
LNC6 Conservation of National Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest
LNC7 Conservation of Regional and Local Sites of Ecological, Geological and Physiographical Importance
LNC9 Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
LNC10 Trees and Woodlands
LNC11 Community Woodlands
LNC12 Arboretum
TLR1 Tourism Leisure and Entertainment Development within the Urban Area of Shrewsbury
TLR2 Facilities for Tourism, Leisure and Recreation Outside the Urban Area
TLR4 Golf Courses/Facilities
TLR5 New Indoor Recreation Facilities
TLR6 Recreational Open Space
TLR7 Playing Fields within Educational Establishments
TLR8 Open Space Provision in New Residential Development
TLR10 Riverside Walks
TLR11 Shrewsbury – Newport Canal
TLR12 Holiday Camping and Touring Caravan Sites
TLR13 Holiday Caravan Parks and Chalets
T4 Pedestrian Priority Areas
T5 Cycle Routes
T8 Park and Ride
T9 Disused Rail Corridors
T11 Rail Freight
T13 Parking Within the River Loop
T14 Parking Standards Outside the River Loop
T16 North West Relief Road
T18 Roadside Services
INF1 Capacity of Existing Infrastructure
INF2 Services and Infrastructure Provision
INF8 Development in Areas at Risk from Flooding
INF16 Energy Efficiency
INF17 Telecommunications
INF18 New Community Facilities
INF19 Protection of Community Facilities
INF20 Proposed Community Facilities
 

*HS12: Residential Areas within the River Loop

Expired Policies

The following Policies have expired on 27th September 2007

Chapter 2 - General Policies

  • GP6 Access for People with Impaired Mobility
  • GP7 Advertisements
  • GP8 Advertisement Hoardings
  • GP9 Shopfronts and Fascia/Hanging Signs
  • GP10 Agricultural Related Development in the Countryside

Chapter 3 - Housing

  • HS5 Agriculture/Forestry Workers' Dwellings
  • HS6 Removal of Agricultural/Forestry Occupancy Conditions
  • HS9 Conversion of Houses to Flats or Multiple Occupation
  • HS15 Gypsy Sites

Chapter 4 - Employment

  • EM7 Taxi Hire/Car Hire
  • EM9 Relocation of the Livestock Market
 
Chapter 5 - Shopping
  • S5 Class A3 Uses
  • S8 Farm Shops and Nurseries
  • S10 Open Air Markets

Chapter 6 - Historic Environment

  • HE1 Churches and Chapels
  • HE3 The Protection of Nationally Important Monuments
  • HE10 Shopfronts on Listed Buildings and in Conservation Areas

Chapter 7 - Landscape and Nature Conservation

  • LNC1 Protection of the Natural Heritage
  • LNC2 Agricultural Land
  • LNC8 Species Protection

Chapter 8 - Tourism, Leisure and Recreation

  • TLR3 Noisy Sport/Recreational Uses
  • TLR9 Public Rights of Way
  • TLR14 New Football Stadium

Chapter 9 - Transport

  • T1 Development Likely to Generate a Significant Number of Trips
  • T2 Trunks Roads and Development
  • T3 Pedestrian Facilities
  • T6 Cycling
  • T7 Bus Facilities
  • T10 Rail Transport
  • T12 Traffic Calming
  • T15 Design of New Car Parks
  • T17 Nesscliffe Bypass
  • T19 Lorry Parking

Chapter 10 - Infrastructure

  • INF3 Waste Water and Sewage Disposal
  • INF4 Pollution
  • INF5 Light Polluction
  • INF6 Surface Water Protection
  • INF7 Groundwater Protection
  • INF9 Development Likely to Increase the Risk of Flooding
  • INF10 Development on or adjacent to Landfill Sites
  • INF11 Development on Unstable Land
  • INF12 Potentially Contaminated Land
  • INF13 Hazardous Installations
  • INF14 Development in the Vicinity of Hazardous Installations
  • INF15 Renewable Energy Schemes.