Supplementary Planning Documents

In addition to the main documents that form the Local Development Framework, Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) provide guidance on specific planning policies. All SPDs which were adopted by the former authorities of Chester City Council, Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council and Vale Royal Borough Council will continue to be used in determining planning applications within the former councils' boundaries until they are replaced by new Cheshire West and Chester SPDs . To read the documents for each area click the links below.

Chester

Ellesmere Port and Neston

Vale Royal

Village Design Statements

Village Design Statements ( VDSs ) and Town Design Statements ( TDSs ) are SPDs which set out the specific nature of the landscape and features which make each parish distinctive, with guidelines on how to encourage new development that enhances and compliments what already exists. To read more about VDSs and TDSs , visit our Village Design Statements web page.