Supplementary Planning Documents

The High Quality Design SPD provides guidance on the implementation of local planning policies in the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.4 (BORLP4) and will be a material planning consideration in the determination of planning applications. Guidance is provided on a range of issues including:

• Layout and proposed development;
• Views and vistas;
• Ease of movement, connectivity and legibility;
• Designing out crime, including through 'Secured by Design';
• Private amenity space and public open space;
• Boundary treatments and landscaping;
• Lightning and noise impacts;
• Overlooking and space standards.

The SPD was adopted by the Borough Council on 24th June 2019 - download the adoption statement here.

A consultation summary document detailing the consultation undertaken during preparation of the SPD can be downloaded here.

Planning Obligations for Education Contributions SPD (2007)

The purpose of this SPD is to provide further guidance and expand upon the current adopted policies on planning obligations previously set out in Policy L.2 of the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.3. and Policy IMP.1 of the Worcestershire County Structure Plan 1996-2011.

Further reading on this:

• Updated table of charges (April 2012)
• Find out more about Section 106 Planning Obligations for Education in Worcestershire.

Open Space Provision SPD (2007)

The purpose of this Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) was to provide more detailed guidance on Policy R.3 'Provision of Informal Unrestricted Open Spaces', Policy R.4 'Provision and Location of Children's Play Areas', and Policy R.5 'Playing pitch provision' of the Borough of Redditch Local Plan No.3 (LP No.3).

Local Plan No.3 set standards for the provision of informal unrestricted open spaces in relation to new housing development.

Designing for Community Safety SPD (2006) - NOW SUPERSEDED

The purpose of this Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) is to promote the principles of community safety and crime prevention through the design and development process to ensure that environments in Redditch are safe, sustainable and attractive.

There are many different approaches to crime prevention and there is some debate as to the most appropriate methods. However, there is strong guidance on this issue from the Government through its document 'Safer Places' (ODPM & Home Office, 2004) which promotes a range of measures in support of well designed sustainable places that do not fail people and stand the test of time.

It is intended that the guidance in this SPD promotes crime prevention measures in support of general good design and 'place 'making' principles.

This guidance should therefore sit alongside a range of other Policy and Guidance at the national, regional and local level in particular the Government's guidance on design and Supplementary Planning Guidance 'Encouraging Good Design' (2001).

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