Supplementary planning documents (SPDs)

Supplementary Planning Documents are non-statutory planning documents prepared by the Council in consultation with the local community. These documents are intended to provide additional information to assist with the interpretation and implementation of policies set out within the Trafford Local Plan: Core Strategy and the "saved" Policies and Proposals of the Revised UDP.

SPDs will be taken into account as a material consideration when the Council makes its decision on the many planning applications that are submitted. The weight given to Trafford's SPDs is considerable, as they are prepared in consultation with the public, revised and then approved for development control purposes by the Council.

The adopted SPDs are:

• Revised SPD1 – Planning Obligations 2014
• SPD2 – A56 Corridor Development Guidelines
• SPD3 – Parking Standards and Design
• SPD4 – A Guide for Designing Housing Extensions and Alterations
• SPD5 – Conservation Areas
• SPD6 – Houses in Multiple Occupation
• SPD7 – Trafford Design Code
• Holcroft Moss SPD