Contents 2017

Chapter 1: Foreword

Chapter 2: Introduction

Chapter 3: Vision and Objectives

Chapter 4: Planning Policies and Proposals for Land Use

• 4.1: Theme 1: A City with a Sustainable Future
  • Policy S1: Sustainable Development Requirements of All Development and Re-development Sites
  • Policy S2: Sustainable Development Requirements of All New Building Developments Including Renovations and Extensions
• 4.2(a): Theme 2: A Beautiful and Historic City – Heritage
  • Policy H1: Protection of the World Heritage Site
  • Policy H2: The Conservation Areas
  • Policy H3: The Character Areas
  • Policy H4: Our Neighbourhood Outside the Conservation Areas
  • Policy H5: Listed buildings, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Registered Parks and Gardens and Registered Battlefields
  • Policy H6: Non-designated Heritage Assets
• 4.2(b): Theme 2: A Beautiful and Historic City – Green Infrastructure
  • Policy G1: Preserving and Enhancing Green Infrastructure
  • Policy G2: Designation of Local Green Spaces
  • Policy G3: Creation of the Emerald Network
  • Policy G4: Enhancing the Beneficial Use of the Green Belt
• 4.3: Theme 3: A City With a Diverse and Resilient Economy
  • Policy E1: Larger Employment Sites
  • Policy E2: Other Employment Sites
  • Policy E3: Retail Development
  • Policy E4: Primary and Secondary Frontages
• 4.4: Theme 4: A City With Attractive and Affordable Places to Live
  • Policy D1: Land for Residential Development
  • Policy D2: Student Accommodation in Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
  • Policy D3: Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA)
  • Policy D4: Housing for Older People and People with Disabilities
  • Policy D5: Meeting Other Housing Needs
  • Policy D6: Design of New and Renovated Housing to the Highest Standards
• 4.5: Theme 5: A City With a Modern and Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
  • Policy T1: Accessibility of Proposed Developments
  • Policy T2: Designing for Sustainable Transport
  • Policy T3: Residential Car Parking in the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ)
  • Policy T4: Residential Storage for Cycles and Mobility Aids
• 4.6: Theme 6: A City with an Enriched Community Life
  • Policy C1: Community Arts Facilities
  • Policy C2: Information Hub
  • Policy C3: Provision of New Community Facilities
  • Policy C4: Protection of an Existing Community Facility
  • Policy C5: Protection of Urban Open Spaces
  • Policy C6: Health Care and Social Care Facilities

Chapter 5: Implementation and Monitoring

Appendix A: Projects to Improve the Economic, Social and Environmental Realm

Appendix B: Description of the Characters Areas in the Durham City Conservation Area

Appendix C: List of Non-Designated Heritage Assets, and of Buildings at Risk (both Designated and Non-Designated)

• Table C1
• Table C2

Appendix D: Population, Households, Housing and Sites

• Population
• Households
• Housing Sites

Appendix E

• Table E1
• Table E2
• Table E3
• Table E4
• E5

References to Evidence Base

Maps

The consultation on the draft Plan as now closed. However, the Plan is still available for viewing on the Web above, or as downloadable pdf files from here.

We thank everyone who has sent in a response.

The next stage for the Plan is as follows:

• to collate the responses and place them in the public domain
• to analyse the responses and to amend the draft plan as applicable
• to place the results of this process into the public domain