Adopted planning guidance

What is Supplementary Guidance?

Planning guidance are documents which further explain policies contained in our adopted development plan. Supplementary guidance may relate to how policy relates to a specific site or area, or be topic based, and are a material consideration when deciding planning applications.

Most types of supplementary guidance are subject to consultation when being prepared, in accordance with our Statement of Community Involvement.

Adopted Supplementary Planning Documents 

See below for adopted Supplementary Planning Documents:

• Arborfield Garrison SDL SPD (PDF document)
• North Wokingham SDL SPD (PDF document)
• South of M4 SDL SPD (PDF document)
• South Wokingham SDL SPD (PDF document) 
• Wokingham Town Centre SPD (PDF document)
• Infrastructure Delivery and Contributions SPD (PDF document)
• Sustainable Design and Construction SPD (PDF document) and its Companion to Sustainable Design and Construction SPD document (PDF document)   
• Interactive Borough Design Guide (PDF document) and Play Space Design Guide Technical Note (PDF document)
• Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) (PDF Document) 

Village Design Statements

See below for a list of Village Design Statements:

• Arborfield and Newland Village Design Statement (PDF document)
• Barkham Village Design Statement (PDF document)  
• Crowthorne Village Design Statement (PDF document)  
• A Design for Hurst (PDF document) 
• A Vision for Our Villages: Ryeish Green, Spencers Wood, Three Mile Cross (PDF document) 
• Riseley Village Design Statement (PDF document) 
• Ruscombe Village Design Statement (PDF document) 
• Shinfield School Green Village Character Statement (PDF document)
• Sonning Parish Design Statement (PDF document)
• Swallowfield Village Design Statement (PDF document) 
• Wargrave Parish Design Statement (PDF document) 
• Woodley Design Statement (PDF document)

Other supplementary guidance documents

See below for other supplementary guidance documents produced and other further information on specific topic areas:

• Climate Change Interim Policy Position Statement (PDF document)
• First Homes Interim Policy Statement (PDF document)
• Parking standards calculation document (Excel document)
• Highways development design guidance
• Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facilities Strategy (PDF document)
• Affordable Housing Position Statement (PDF document)
• Technical note on how the 25 degree and 45 degree tests are applied (PDF)
• Designated Conservation Areas
• Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area
• Self-build and custom housebuilding