The Suffolk Design Guide for
Residential Areas was adopted as supplementary planning guidance by
all the Suffolk local planning authorities in 1993 and was slightly
revised in 2000 to acknowledge changes in planning policy guidance.
The guide's aims are to:
- promote a sustainable approach to the layout and design of
estate development;
- reflect the essential character of Suffolk in new housing
developments;
- improve the visual appearance of residential areas;
- improve the quality of life for residents;
- ensure the provision of a footway, cycle and road network which
is safe and convenient to use and which does not detract from the
attractiveness of the estate.
The guide should be read in conjunction with the
Specification for estate roads document which is also available
on this web site. The Suffolk local planning authorities are
considering carrying out a review of the guide but are awaiting the
publication of the "Manual for Streets" which has been commissioned
by the Department for Transport and the Office of the Deputy Prime
Minister.
Forward and Status of the Guide (PDF, 10.1Mb)
Introduction (PDF, 145 Kb)
Perceptions (PDF, 2.34Mb)
Shape of Development (PDF, 12.46Mb)
Materials (PDF, 6.75Mb)
Individual Dwellings (PDF, 9.1Mb)
Road Types In Detail (PDF, 6,26Mb)
Utilities, Services and Street Furniture (PDF, 2.03Mb)
Appendices (PDF, 1.26Mb)
Please visit the following link for information on Suffolk Design
Guide for Residential Areas Review
Suffolk Advisory Parking Standards
Suffolk Advisory Parking Standards (PDF, 504 Kb)
The Suffolk Advisory Parking Standards were adopted by the
County Council as Supplementary Planning Guidance in April 2002.
The Standards provide policy advice to those considering planning
applications for new development and set out advisory levels of
parking for particular types of scheme. The standards relate to car
and cycle parking. Car parking standards are expressed as maximum
standards whereas cycle parking standards are expressed as minimum
standards. This reflects Government advice in PPG13.
For further advice on the application of the standards please
contact:
Alan Newman
Telephone: 01473 264763
Email:
alan.newman@et.suffolkcc.gov.uk.