Supplementary Guidance (SG) offers more detailed guidance and expands upon existing policies and proposals contained in the Local Development Plan (LDP). Statutory SG is part of the development plan, giving it the same weight in decision making as the LDP. It is subject to consultation and must be approved by Scottish Ministers prior to adoption.
There are 17 SGs identified in the LDP, all of which seek to provide more detailed guidance on how particular LDP policies should be applied in practice.
Adopted Supplementary Guidance
The following 16 SGs are currently adopted:
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- SG01 Development in the Countryside
PDF file, 3.4 MB
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- SG02 Neighbourhood Design
PDF file, 4.6 MB
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- SG03 Residential Extensions and Alterations
PDF file, 837.1 KB
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- SG04 Shopfronts
PDF file, 4.3 MB
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- SG05 Biodiversity and Development
PDF file, 1.7 MB
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- SG06 Trees and Development
PDF file, 1.3 MB
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- SG08 Local Nature Conservation and Geodiversity Sites
PDF file, 9.9 MB
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- SG09 Landscape Character Assessment & Landscape Designations
PDF file, 6.3 MB
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- SG10 Education and New Housing Development
PDF file, 231.1 KB
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- SG11 Healthcare and New Housing Development
PDF file, 592.4 KB
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- SG12 Affordable Housing
PDF file, 3.3 MB
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- SG13 Open Space and New Development
PDF file, 993.4 KB
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- SG14 Spatial Framework and Guidance for Wind Energy Development
PDF file, 1.8 MB
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- SG15 Low and Zero Carbon Development
PDF file, 426 KB
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- SG16 Listed Buildings and Unlisted Properties in Conservation Areas
PDF file, 6.4 MB
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- SG17 Renewable Energy
PDF file, 2.3 MB
SG08 and SG09 Interactive Mapping
Interactive versions of the maps contained in SG08 and SG09 are now available.
SG13 accompanying documents
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- SG13 Environmental Report
PDF file, 489.3 KB
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- SG13 SEA Statement
PDF file, 1.1 MB
SG14 accompanying documents
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- SG14 Methodology for Community Separation zones
PDF file, 61.7 KB
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- SG14 Environmental Report
PDF file, 3 MB
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- SG14 SEA Statement
PDF file, 1.1 MB
Supplementary Guidance under preparation
SG07 Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Antonine Wall) World Heritage Site
SG07 will provide an updated version of the previous Antonine Wall SPG adopted October 2011 collectively by the 5 Councils along the Wall. Consultation on SG07 is dependent on timescales and co-ordination with the 5 other local authorities.
SG10 Education and New Housing Development
The revised version of this guidance was adopted on 06 November 2019, following Scottish Ministers' approval. The document was subject to an 11 week long consultation period ending 31 May 2019. View the consultation statement to find out who was consulted, the main issues raised and our response.
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- Consultation Statement for Revised SG10 Education and New Housing Development
PDF file, 242.6 KB