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

Village Design Statements

See below for a list of Village Design Statements:

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

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)
• First Homes Interim Policy Statement (PDF)
• Parking standards calculation document (Excel)
• Highways development design guidance
• Open Space, Sport and Recreation Facilities Strategy (PDF)
• Affordable Housing Position Statement (PDF)
• 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