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Shopfront and Advertisement Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Following the Cabinet the Shopfront and Advertisement SPD was adopted in September 2017.

The purpose of the SPD is:

  • To improve the quality and appearance of the Borough’s retail and commercial centres whilst recognising and retaining its unique heritage and built environment;

  • To be responsive to the social and economic regeneration of the Borough;

  • To conserve traditional and historic shopfronts and commercial premises;

  • To prevent unsympathetic alterations to existing shopfronts;

  • To provide detailed information for proposals to be submitted for schemes of amendments and new shopfronts.


A copy of the Adopted SPD along with the consultation statement and an Adoption Statement can be downloaded below.