INDEX OF PLANNING POLICIES
CHAPTER 1: SUSTAINABILITY
Policy SUS1 Sustainable Development Principles
Policy SUS2 Energy
Policy SUS3 Waste and Recycling
Policy SUS4 Minerals
Policy SUS5 Pollution
Policy SUS6 Air Quality
Policy SUS7 Air Quality Management Areas
Policy SUS8 Noisy Development
Policy SUS9 Requirement for a Noise Impact Study
Policy SUS10 Noise Sensitive Development
Policy SUS11 Light Pollution and Floodlighting
Policy SUS12 Development on Contaminated Land
Policy SUS13 Hazardous Substances
Policy SUS14 Water Supply Waste Water Treatment and Water Conservation
Policy SUS15 Ground and Surface Water Protection
Policy SUS16 Flood Risk Assessments
Policy SUS17 Flood Prevention
Policy SUS18 Surface Water Drainage
Sustainability Checklist
CHAPTER 2: GREEN BELT AND COUNTRYSIDE
Policy GBC1 Revisions To Green Belt Boundary
Policy GBC2 Development Within The Metropolitan Green Belt
Policy GBC3 Agricultural And Forestry Buildings
Policy GBC4 Agricultural And Forestry Dwellings
Policy GBC5 Removal Of Agricultural Occupancy Conditions
Policy GBC6 Proposals For Non Agricultural Uses Of Green Belt Land
Policy GBC7 Buildings Required In Association With Predominantly Open Uses Of Green Belt Land.
Policy GBC8 Ancillary Dwellings In The Green Belt
Policy GBC9 Removal Of Restrictive (Non Agricultural) Occupancy Conditions
Policy GBC10 Travelling Showpeople.
Policy GBC11 Extension And Alteration Of Existing Dwellings In The Green Belt including free standing buildings within the residential curtilage)
Policy GBC12 Extension Of Residential Curtilage
Policy GBC13 Replacement Dwellings In The Green Belt
Policy GBC14 Rural Diversification
Policy GBC15 Re-Use Of Existing Buildings
Policy GBC16 Landscape Character Areas and Enhancement
Policy GBC17 Protection And Enhancement Of Public Rights Of Way
Policy GBC18 Protection of Internationally Important Wildlife Sites
Policy GBC19 Protection For Sites Of Wildlife And Nature Interest
Policy GBC20 Protected Species
CHAPTER 3: HOUSING
Policy H1 Residential Land Supply
Policy H2 Maximising the Development Potential from sites
Policy H3 Strategic Housing Allocations
Policy H4 Short Term Housing Allocations 2005 - 2008
Policy H5 Longer Term Housing Allocations 2008-2011
Policy H6 Protecting The Amenity Of Existing Residential Areas
Policy H7 Retention or Refurbishment of Existing Housing Stock
Policy H8 Design Quality of Development
Policy H9 Conversion Of Existing Residential Property To Self Contained Flats (previously H10)
Policy H10 Residential Conversion Of Non Residential Premises
Policy H11 Housing Densities In New Development On Unallocated Housing Sites
Policy H12 Housing Mix
Policy H13 Affordable Housing
Policy H14 Securing Provision Of Affordable Housing
Policy H15 Affordable Housing: Ensuring Continuing Benefits
Policy H16 Residential Care Homes
Policy H17 Sheltered Housing
Policy H18 Hostel Accommodation
Policy H19 Loss of Specialist Residential Accommodation
CHAPTER 4: EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION
Policy EMP1 Employment Areas
Policy EMP2 Park Plaza Employment Site
Policy EMP3 North East Hoddesdon Key Site
Policy EMP4 Essex Road Improvement Scheme
Policy EMP5 Employment Uses in Town Centres
Policy EMP6 Local Employment Sites
Policy EMP7 Incompatible Employment Uses
Policy EMP8 Home Working
Policy EMP9 Small Business Units
Policy EMP10 Hertford Regional College
Policy EMP11 Replacement of St Mary’s High School
Policy EMP12 Nurseries and Creches
CHAPTER 5: RETAIL AND TOWN CENTRES
Policy RTC1 Hierarchy of Town and Local Centres
Policy RTC2 Vitality and Viability of Town and District Centres
Policy RTC3 Developers’ Contributions
Policy RTC4 Criteria for assessing new retail proposals
Policy RTC5 Non-retail uses within Core frontages of Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross Town Centres
Policy RTC6 Non-retail uses other than in Core Town Centre frontages
Policy RTC7 Proposals for Class A3 and similar uses
Policy RTC8 Shop Fronts
Policy RTC9 Shop and Business Fascias
Policy RTC10 Residential Use in Town Centres
Hierarchy of shopping centres (previously RTC15)
CHAPTER 6: GREATER BROOKFIELD
Policy BFC1 Comprehensive approach to Development at Greater Brookfield
Policy BFC2 Land at Canada Fields
Policy BFC3 Land at Brookfield Farm and Brookfield Retail Park
Policy BFC4 New River Trading Estate
Policy BFC5 Redevelopment of Household Waste site and Highway Depot
Policy BFC6 Land west of Halfhide Lane (Halfhide Lane site)
Policy BFC7 Relocation of Travellers
Policy BFC8 Impact of development on the highway network within the Greater Brookfield Locality
Policy BFC9 Design & Appearance
Policy BFC10 Protection of the setting of the Green Belt and Great Cambridge Road
Policy BFC11 Pedestrian links beside The New River
CHAPTER 7: COMMUNITY, LEISURE & TOURISM
Policy CLT1 Community, Open Space and Recreational Facilities (previously LT1)
Policy CLT2 Childrens Play Areas
Policy CLT3 Maintenance of Landscaping/Open Space
Policy CLT4 Lee Valley Regional Park
Policy CLT5 Hotels and Overnight Accommodation
Policy CLT6 Bed and Breakfast Accommodation
Schedule of Open Spaces and Recreation Grounds
CHAPTER 8: HERITAGE AND DESIGN
Policy HD1 Effect of development on nationally important Sites and Monuments
Policy HD2 Requirements for evaluation of Heritage Asset
Policy HD3 Preservation of Heritage Asset
Policy HD4 Demolition
Policy HD5 Alterations and Extensions to Listed Buildings
Policy HD6 Other Development affecting a listed building and its curtilage
Policy HD7 Enabling development
Policy HD8 Condition of buildings
Policy HD9 Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest
Policy HD10 New Buildings and Changes of Use of Existing Buildings in Conservation Areas
Policy HD11 Demolition within conservation areas
Policy HD12 Development adjoining, or visually related to, Conservation Areas
Policy HD13 Design Principles
Policy HD14 Design Statement on Local Character
Policy HD15 Comprehensive approach to Urban Regeneration
Policy HD16 Prevention of Town Cramming
Policy HD17 Retention/Enhancement of Landscape Features
Policy HD18 Trees, Hedgerows and Woodlands
Policy HD19 Waterside Green Chains
Policy HD20 Water courses in urban areas
Policy HD21 Protection of open spaces not included within the hierarchy of open space
Policy HD22 Community Safety
Policy HD23 Access for the disabled
Policy HD24 Telecommunications
CHAPTER 9: TRANSPORT
Policy T1 Local Transport Plan
Policy T2 Passenger Transport and Interchange Facilities
Policy T3 Transport and New Development
Policy T4 Green Travel Plans
Policy T5 Development Standards
Policy T6 Rural Roads
Policy T7 Home Zones
Policy T8 Greater Brookfield Area
Policy T9 Pedestrian Needs
Policy T10 Cycling Provision
Policy T11 Car Parking
Car Parking Standards
CHAPTER 10: IMPLEMENTATION
Policy IMP1 Monitoring and Review
Policy IMP2 Community and Infrastructure needs linked to new development
Policy IMP3 Enforcement