| Affordable
housing |
Housing
provided for those people who need to
be in an area but who are unable to afford open market prices
or rents. |
| After-use |
The final use to which former
mineral or waste disposal sites are returned |
| Ancient Semi Natural
Woodland |
Woodland likely
to have existed prior to 1600 and containing trees and shrubs
that are predominantly native. |
| Biodiversity |
The variety of life on Earth.
The term refers to all species of plants and animals, their
genetic variation and the complex ecosytems of which they
are part. |
| Brownfield land |
See Previously Developed Land |
| Bulky Goods |
Retail goods such as home
improvement and DIY products, major electrical items, motor
accessories, furniture, carpets and garden products. |
| Catchment Flood
Management Plans |
Prepared by the
Environment Agency to assess and address flood risk issues
within river catchments in a sustainable manner taking social,
economic and environmental considerations into account. |
| Cluster |
A geographical concentration
of inter connected businesses. |
| Combined heat and
power (CHP) |
Technology for energy
recovery systems which provides both
electricity and heat and can be linked to community heating
schemes or to individual premises. |
| Commitment |
A development proposal which
is allocated in a development plan or for which planning permission
has been granted. |
| Community Strategy |
Under the Local Government
Act 2000 a plan, developed by a local authority in partnership
with other public, private and community sector organisations,
to promote economic, social and environmental well-being of
the area, and to contribute to the achievement of sustainable
development. A Vision for Kent and More to Medway provide
these for the KCC area and Medway areas respectively. |
| Comparison Shopping |
Higher value non-food
goods (consumer durables such as clothing, footwear, jewellery,
books, etc) – purchases tend to be less frequent than everyday
items, and often involve comparison between different items
and brands. Traditionally associated with High Street shopping.
|
| Conservation Area |
An area designated under the
Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation
Areas) Act 1990 on account of its special architectural or
historic interest with the intention to preserve and enhance
its character and appearance. |
| Convenience Shopping |
Food, drink and
other frequently purchased lower value
items e.g. household cleaning materials, newspapers, confectionery. |
| Damaged land |
Derelict and/or despoiled
land, or other land in a degraded condition. |
| Derelict land |
Land so damaged by industrial
or other development that it is incapable of beneficial use
without treatment. |
| Despoiled land |
Land which is temporarily
damaged (e.g. an active mineral working or waste disposal
site) but which will see some restoration (e.g. through enforceable
planning conditions) to achieve a beneficial use. |
| Development |
The carrying out of building,
engineering, mining or other operations in, on, over or under
land, or the making of any material change in the use of any
buildings or other land. |
| Edge of centre |
A location within easy walking
distance of a town or district centre. |
| Energy from Waste |
The burning of waste to create
heat that can be used directly or to generate electricity. |
| Farm Diversification |
A broadening of
the economic base of agricultural enterprises
to include new crops, added value processing of crops, farm
shops, tourism or non agricultural commercial enterprises
which improve the viability of existing holdings. |
| Fresh Land |
Land outside the confines
of built-up areas, neither with planning permission nor already
allocated for new built development in a development plan. |
| Green Belt |
Predominantly open land around
urban areas and other settlements with the strategic role
of preventing the outward expansion of built up areas, safeguarding
the surrounding countryside from encroachment, assisting urban
regeneration and providing areas for outdoor recreation. |
| Green Corridors/Green
Grid |
A network of open
spaces, often linear in nature, where
possible linked and providing connections between town and
country. |
| Green Tourism |
Tourism projects and facilities
based on environmental good practice. |
| Greenfield land |
Previously undeveloped land
within or beyond the confines of built up areas. National
definition of this (PPG3) includes former mineral working
which has been the subject of an agreed restoration programme. |
| Greenhouse Gas |
A gas in the Earth’s atmosphere
(such as carbon dioxide) that absorbs infra-red radiation
emitted by the Earth’s surface as a result of exposure to
solar ultra-violet radiation, thus increasing the mean temperature
of the planet. |
| Household |
One person living alone or
a family or group of people living at the same address and
sharing domestic facilities and housekeeping arrangements. |
| Informal Recreation |
Recreation which does not
require formal facilities or organisation (e.g. walking in
the countryside). |
| Innovation Hub |
A location area designated
as a focus for growth based on the co-location of research
and business activities. |
| Landbank |
A supply of land intended
for a particular purpose. For minerals it relates to the mineral
reserves associated with land that has planning permission.
|
| Large food stores |
Superstores or large supermarkets
concentrating on the retailing of food and convenience goods
and occupying at least 1000 sq. m gross floorspace. |
| Listed Building |
Building of special historic
or architectural interest listed by the Secretary of State
for Culture, Media and Sport under the Town and Country Planning(Listed
Buildings & Conservation Areas ) Act 1990. |
| Local Development
Documents (LDDs) |
Proposed under
the Planning and Compulsory Purchase
Bill 2002. Will comprise both statutory development plan documents
and non statutory Supplementary Planning Documents. LDDs are
likely to include core policies, area action plans, proposals
map, site specific policies and a Statement of Community Involvement.
|
| Local Development
Framework (LDF) |
Proposed under
the Planning and Compulsory Purchase
Bill 2002 and representing a ‘folder’ of Local Development
Documents (LDDs). Will replace the current framework of District
Local Plans, Minerals and Waste Local Plans and Supplementary
Planning Guidance. |
| Local Plans |
The lower tier of the current
statutory development plan setting out detailed policies and
proposals for a local authority’s area, or for a particular
subject (e.g. the Kent Waste and Minerals Local Plans are
prepared for the KCC area). Local Plans are required to be
in general conformity with the adopted Structure plan for
the area. |
| Local Strategic
Partnership |
A mechanism for
community involvement, engaging a wide
range of interests including local business, residents, tenants
and voluntary groups. |
| Low Cost Market
Housing |
Housing provided
at a purchase price significantly below prevailing open market
prices in the locality. Does not mean either smaller housing
or housing built to a lower standard. |
| Mixed Use Development |
Areas where a mixture
of commercial, retail and residential
uses predominate thereby meeting social, economic and cultural
needs in one area and contributing to communities with good
access to a full range of services and reduced need to travel. |
| Net Density |
A measure of density which
includes only those areas to be developed. Land for major
distributor roads, primary schools, open space serving a wider
area and significant landscaping areas are not taken into
account. |
| Non-conforming use |
A land use that does not conform
to a development plan designation and may have an adverse
impact on an area’s principal use. |
| Previously Developed
Land |
Land in urban or
rural areas which is, or was, occupied
by a permanent (non-agricultural) structure and associated
fixed surface infrastructure, including the curtilage of the
development, It includes defence buildings and land used for
mineral extraction and waste disposal where provision for
restoration has not been made. |
| Out of Centre |
Locations separate from a
town or district centre but not necessarily outside existing
built up areas. |
| Quality Bus Partnership |
A co-operative arrangement
between local authorities and operators to improve bus services. |
| Regional Growth
Areas |
Areas identified
by Government in its Sustainable Communities
Plan (2003) as locations for major growth. Areas include Thames
Gateway (partly within Kent) and Ashford. |
| Retail warehousing |
Stores specialising in an
aspect of comparison goods retailing occupying a single-storey
warehouse-type building of 500 sq. m gross floorspace or more
with adjacent ground level car parking and frequently trading
in bulky goods such as home improvement products, major electrical
items, motor accessories, furniture, carpets and garden products. |
| Rural Service Centre |
Settlements within
rural areas which provide an important
service role (e.g. employment, shops, community facilities)
to their local population and their immediate rural hinterland. |
| Scheduled Ancient
Monument |
An archaeological
site of national importance included
within a schedule compiled by the Secretary of State for Culture,
Media and Sport under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological
Areas Act 1979 (as amended by the National Heritage Act 1983).
|
| Sequential approach
to the location of development/Sequential test |
A process that
assesses categories of site in turn in order to give priority
to certain types of land e.g. previously developed land and/or
to certain locations e.g. town centres/ areas well served
by public transport. |
| Shoreline Management
Plans (SMPs) |
Prepared by a grouping
of agencies including local maritime
authorities and the Environment Agency.
SMPs provide a large scale assessment of the risks associated
with coastal processes and present a framework to reduce these
risks to people, property and the environment. |
| Strategic Gap |
An area of predominantly open
land between existing urban areas which serves to maintain
their separate identity and prevent their coalescence with
each other or with smaller nearby settlements. |
| Supplementary Planning
Guidance (SPG) |
Elaboration and
interpretation of the policies of a
Development Plan to assist their implementation.
SPG is non-statutory but may be taken into account as a material
consideration in deciding planning applications. |
| Sustainability |
The maintenance of social,
economic and environmental systems in a way that avoids long-term
damage to the environment and depletion of natural resources. |
| Sustainable Development |
Development which
meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their own needs. |
| Thames Gateway |
The regional growth area on
both sides of the Thames Estuary within North Kent, South
Essex and East London which is of national and regional importance
for economic regeneration, redevelopment of brownfield sites
and the promotion of sustainable development. |
| Traffic calming |
Measures to reduce vehicle
speeds to improve safety and enhance an area’s quality of
life. |
| Travel Plans |
A package of practical measures
to encourage staff and/or users of a development to choose
alternatives to single occupancy car use and to reduce the
need to travel. |
| Urban Capacity |
The assessment of the potential
for additional housing that can be accommodated within an
urban area. |
| Urban Fringe |
Countryside on the periphery
of urban areas often subject to development pressures or activities
which threaten the appearance/management of the countryside. |
| Urban Renaissance |
The encouragement of renewal
and redevelopment of the urban environment to raise environmental
quality and reduce the pressure for the decentralisation of
people and economic activity from urban areas. |
| Use Classes |
A classification of land uses
for development control purposes defined by the Town &
Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 and subsequent amendment
orders.
Changes of use of buildings or other land between uses within
a single ‘use class’ are excluded from the definition of development
in the Town & Country Planning Act 1990, thus making planning
permission unnecessary. |
| The uses referred
to in the Fostering Prosperity Chapter are defined as follows |
A1 – shops
A2 – Financial/professional services
B1 – Business Use for all or
any of the following purposes:
(a) As an office other than a
use within Class A2 (financial and professional services)
(b) For research and development
of products or processes; or
(c) For any industrial process,
being a use which can be carried out in any residential
area without detriment to the amenity of that area by
reason of noise, vibration, smell, fumes, smoke, soot
, ash, dust or grit
B2 – General industrial processes
B8 – Storage or distribution |
|
| Waste |
Refers to all types of waste
including trade,commercial, industrial, construction and demolition,
agricultural ,mineral and quarrying and household waste. |
| Windfall sites |
Sites which become available
for development which were not previously identified as allocations
or identified as commitments through previous planning permissions. |
| World Heritage
Site |
A site approved
by the World Heritage Committee for inclusion on Unesco’s
World Heritage List. |
