The West Berkshire District Local Plan 1991-2006 (Saved Policies 2007)

Detailed policies and specific proposals guiding planning decisions

The saved policies of the West Berkshire District Local Plan 1991 - 2006 forms part of the current Local Plan for the district.

Saved policies are those policies that the Secretary of State agreed could continue to apply after 25 September 2007.

The Core Strategy and the Housing Site Allocations DPD replaced a number of the saved policies within the West Berkshire District Local Plan (1991-2006). The remaining policies are set out individually below.  

 Chapter 1 Introduction and Overall Strategy

•  Policy OVS5 Environmental Nuisance and Pollution Control [21kb]
•  Policy OVS6 Noise Pollution [14kb]
•  Policy OVS7 and OVS8 Hazardous Substances [14kb]

Chapter 2 Environment

•  Policy ENV16 Farm Diversification [16kb]
•  Policy ENV19 The Re-use and Adaptation of Rural Buildings [20kb] in its application to business uses only
•  Policy ENV27 Development on Existing Institutional and Educational sites in the Countryside [18kb]
•  Policy ENV29 Development involving Accommodation for Horses [17kb]

 Chapter 3 Housing

•  Policy HSG13 Residential Use of Space above Shops and Offices [13kb]
•  Policy HSG14 Retention of Mobile Home Parks [12kb]

Chapter 4 Economy

•  Policy ECON5 Town Centre Commercial Areas [18kb]
•  Policy ECON6 Future of the Former Greenham Common Airbase [19kb]
•  Policy ECON7 Safeguarding Rail-based Industry at Theale [16kb]

Chapter 5 Shopping

•  Policy SHOP1 Non Retail uses in Primary Shopping Frontage [13kb]
•  Policy SHOP3 Retail Areas and Retail Warehousing [13kb]
•  Policy SHOP5 The Encouragement of Local Village Shops [13kb]

Chapter 6 Transportation

•  Policy TRANS1A Road Schemes [20kb]
•  Policy TRANS1 Meeting the Transport Needs of New Development [18kb]
•  Policy TRANS3 A34/M4 Junction 13 - Chieveley [18kb]

Chapter 7 Recreation and Leisure

•  Policy RL1 Public Open Space Provision in Residential Development Schemes [19kb]
•  Policy RL2 Provision of Public Open Space (methods) [14kb]
•  Policy RL3 The Selection of Public Open Space and Recreation Sites [18kb]
•  Policy RL5 Policy on the Kennet and Avon Canal [18kb]
•  Policy RL5A The River Thames [15kb]

Appendices

•  Appendix 3 Mobile Home Sites [13kb]
•  Appendix 5 Parking Provision for New Development [22kb]
•  Appendix 9 Stages of Preparation [16kb]
•  Appendix 11 Hazardous Substances [12kb]
•  Appendix 13 Policies Not Saved [102kb]

You can read the  West Berkshire District Local Plan 1991-2006 Saved Policies - Main Report [1Mb] and the  Appendices [5Mb] online.

The Saved Polices are accompanied by the Archived Proposals Maps.