Core Strategy Evidence Library

The core strategy is supported by a number of evidence base documents that the Council has had to refer to in preparing the core strategy. These documents and the submission draft of the core strategy were submitted to the Secretary of State for the purposes of the Examination in Public.

SD001 Darlington Infrastructure Delivery Plan: Publication Draft
SD002 Darlington Infrastructure Delivery Plan: Submission Draft
SD003 Core Strategy Strategic housing locations options appraisal
SD004 Housing Implementation Strategy
SD005 RSS Housing Provision Technical Annex
SD006 RSS Submission Draft Technical Paper No. 4 Housing
SD007 Economic Viability of Housing Land in Darlington including appendices
SD008 Darlington LDF Transport Area Action Plans
SD009 One Darlington: Perfectly Placed
SD010 Darlington's Climate Change Strategy 2006-10
SD011 Darlington Climate Change Action Plan 2009-10
SD012 Darlington Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Final Report
SD013 Darlington Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Update 1 Autumn 2009
SD014 Darlington Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Update 1 Autumn 2009: Executive Summary
SD015 Tees Valley Strategic Housing Market Assessment and Local Housing Assessment Report
SD016 Tees Valley Local Housing Assessment Update and Strategic Housing Market Assessment : Executive Summary [external link]
SD017 Darlington Employment Land Review Report and Recommendation
SD018 Darlington Update to 2009 Decentralised Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Study
SD019 Wind Farm Development and Landscape Capacity Study, East Durham Limestone and Tees Plain Report
SD020 Wind Farm Development and Landscape Capacity Study, East Durham Limestone and Tees Plain Addendum Report
SD021 Darlington Gateway Strategy
SD022 Tees Valley Hotel Futures
SD023 Tees Valley Hotel Futures Summary Report
SD024 2010 Update to Darlington Retail Study 2008
SD025 Statistical Update to Darlington Retail Study 2008
SD026 Darlington Retail Study 2008
SD027 Darlington Housing Strategy 2008-12
SD028 Private Sector Housing Renewal Strategy 2008-12
SD029 Tees Valley Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment 2009
SD030 Tees Valley Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Needs Assessment Survey Instruments
SD031 Tees Valley Green Infrastructure Study
SD032 Darlington Open Space Strategy 2007-17
SD033

Darlington Sport and Physical Activity Facilities Strategy

SD034

Darlington Playing Pitch Strategy including:

Appendix A (Surveys)
Appendix B (PPM Spreadsheets)
Appendix C (Site Visit Template Combined)
Appendix E (Locality issues)

SD035 Economic Viability of Non-Housing Land in Darlington including Appendix 1 (Base Results) and Appendix 2 (Rebase Results)
SD036

Darlington Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1:

Volume 1 - SFRA Understanding the SFRA Process
Volume 2 - SFRA Technical Report
Volume 3 - SFRA Guidance for Spatial and Development Management

Map A1 Darlington Flood Zones Map (single)
Additional Maps (Borough wide and/or detailed maps of the following: floodzones; flood depth; climate change sensitivity; flood risk management measures; areas vulnerable to surface water flooding; and watercourses

SD037 Darlington Borough Council Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, Final Report
SD038 PPS25 Sequential Test and Exception Test for the LDF Core Strategy
SD039 Darlington Connections Study: The Strategy and Proposal
SD040 Darlington Connections Study: Baseline + Issues and opportunities
SD041 Darlington, A Town on the Move: Second Local Transport Plan 2006-11 + Second Local Transport Plan Annexes including Darlington's Transport Strategy.
SD042 Darlington LDF Publication Draft Core Strategy, Equalities Assessment
SD043 Darlington LDF Draft Core Strategy, Disability Equalities Impact Assessment
SD044 Darlington Cross Town Route Technical Note
SD045 Adding to Quality: A Development Strategy for Darlington Town Centre
SD046 Commercial Street Development: Planning & Highway Requirements (Revised)
SD047 A66(T) Tees Valley Gateway Study
SD048 Darlington Characterisation Study
SD049 Tees Valley Climate Change Strategy
SD050 Tees Valley Economic and Regeneration Statement of Ambition
SD075 Darlington Local Development Framework; Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document
SD077 Accommodating for Growth Development Plan Document Issues and Options [pdf document]
SD078 Planning Obligation Supplementary Planning Document Scoping Report [pdf document]
SD079 Design of New Development Supplementary Planning Documents [pdf document]
SD080 Decentralised Renewable and Low Carbon Energy Study [pdf document]
SD084 Regional Economic Strategy 2006-2012 [pdf document, 5.7mb]
SD085 Darlington Eastern Town Centre Fringe Area Action Plan Scoping Report [pdf document, 513kb]
SD086 Darlington Eastern Town Centre Fringe Area Action Plan - Plan Boundary [pdf document]
SD087 Darlington Eastern Town Centre Fringe Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report [pdf document, 708kb]
SD088 Darlington Eastern Town Centre Fringe Area Action Plan Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report Appendices [pdf document, 2.2mb]
SD090 Case Law: Capel Parish Council and Surrey County Council [pdf document]


Planning Policy Statements/Guidance and Regional Spatial Strategy

All current Planning Policy Statements are available from the Department of Communities and Local Government [external link]

SD051 Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development
SD052 Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change Supplement to PPS1
SD053 Planning Policy Guidance 2: Green belts
SD054 Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing
SD055 Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Growth
SD056 Planning Policy Statement 5: Planning for the Historic Environment
SD057 Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas
SD058 Planning Policy Guidance 8: Telecommunications
SD059 Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation
SD060 Planning Policy Statement 10: Sustainable Waste Management
SD061 Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning
SD062 Planning Policy Guidance 13: Transport
SD063 Planning Policy Guidance 14: Development of Unstable Land
SD064 Planning Policy Guidance 14: Development of Unstable Land Annex 1 - Landslides and Planning
SD065 Planning Policy Guidance 14: Development of Unstable Land Annex 2 - Subsidence and Planning
SD066 Planning Policy Guidance 17: Planning for open space, sport and recreation
SD067 Planning Policy Guidance 18: Enforcing Planning Control
SD068 Planning Policy Guidance 19: Outdoor Advertisement Control
SD069 Planning Policy Guidance 20: Coastal Planning
SD070 Planning Policy Statement 22: Renewable Energy
SD071 Planning Policy Statement 23: Planning and Pollution Control
SD072 Planning Policy Guidance 24: Planning and Noise
SD073 Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk
SD074 Planning Policy Statement 25 Supplement: Development and Coastal Change
SD076 The North East of England Plan Regional Spatial Strategy to 2021
SD081 CLG Abolition of Regional Strategies letter 27 May 2010
SD082 CLG Revocation of Regional Strategies letter 6 July 2010
SD083 CLG Abolition of Regional Strategies letter 10 November 2010
SD089 CLG Abolition of Regional Strategies Letter 10 November 2010 website text