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| Agenda 21 |
United Nations plan of world wide action to achieve sustainable development |
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| Bad Neighbour |
Uses which are likely to cause nuisance to surrounding areas (e.g. through noise, dust or fumes) |
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| BAP |
Biodiversity Action Plan |
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| BATNEEC |
Best available technology not entailing excessive cost |
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| Biodiversity |
Quantity and variety of all types of life form |
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| BPEO |
Best practicable environmental option |
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| Brundtland Report |
World Commission on Environment and Development (1987) |
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| BS |
British Standard |
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| CCTV |
Closed Circuit Television |
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| Change of Use |
Alteration in the use of land or buildings such that it comprises development for which planning permission would be required |
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| Circular |
Government policy guidance often relating to application of legislation |
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| CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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| Coastal Management |
Plan Formal plan for management of the coastline |
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| Coastal Protection Zone |
Area protected by planning policy from inappropriate development |
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| Conservation Area |
Designated area of special architectural or historic interest |
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| Controlled Waste |
Household, commercial and industrial waste |
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| Countryside Commission |
Government agency (now known as the Countryside Agency) which acts as an advocate for rural areas and rural life |
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| DB32 |
Design Bulletin 32 - Government advice on design and layout of roads |
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| DCPS |
Development Control Policy Statement - policy of this Plan setting out material planning considerations for particular types of development |
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| Energy Minerals |
Minerals used to produce energy |
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| English Nature |
Government agency which acts as an advocate for nature conservation |
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| English Partnerships |
Public body charged by Government with promotion of development and regeneration nationally |
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| Enterprise Zone |
Area exempt from some legislation and taxes in order to promote economic regeneration |
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| Environment Agency |
Government agency charged with the protection of the environment |
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| Environmental Impact Assessment |
Formal process of examining the likely impact of a proposed development on the environment |
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| EPA |
Environmental Protection Act |
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| Green Belt |
Planning policy which restricts development of open land around built up areas in the long term |
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| Ha. |
Hectares |
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| Health & Safety Executive [HSE] |
Public body responsible for enforcing health and safety legislation |
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| Highways Agency |
Government agency which maintains and develops principal (trunk) roads |
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| HIP |
Housing Investment Programme |
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| Housing Strategy Statement |
Produced by the Council to review housing performance and to set future priorities and objectives |
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| HAS |
Hazardous Substances Authority |
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| HWMZ |
Hadrians Wall Military Zone - World Heritage Site |
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| IPC |
Integrated Pollution Control |
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| LAAPC |
Local Authority Air Pollution Control |
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| LNR |
Local Nature Reserve |
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| Local Agenda 21 |
Plan of local action to achieve sustainable development |
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| Local Highway Authority |
Local Authority responsible for all highways except trunk roads and motorway |
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| Local Plan |
Detailed statutory land use planning document including proposals for specific sites |
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| LPA |
Local Planning Authority |
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| LTP |
Local Transport Plan |
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| MCR |
Metro complementary route - bus route linking metro stations and river ferry along A19 Corridor |
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| MPA |
Minerals Planning Authority |
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| MPG |
Minerals Planning Guidance - government policy advice |
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| Natura 2000 |
Sites of European nature conservation importance |
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| Nexus |
Passenger Transport Authority for Tyne and Wear |
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| NPFA |
National Playing Fields Association |
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| OneNE |
Government agency charged with economic development in and regeneration of North East England |
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| Permitted Development Rights |
Ability of property owners/occupiers to carry out some types of development without the need to make a planning application |
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| Planning Obligation |
Undertaking under the Planning Act 1990 by a body or individual to act, or not to act, in a particular way (e.g. payment of money by a developer for facilities or works necessary for a development to proceed) |
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| Playing Pitch Strategy |
North Tyneside Council's strategy for the future provision of playing fields |
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| Port of Tyne |
Statutory authority responsible for the operation of the River Tyne as a port |
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| PPG |
Planning Policy Guidance - a series of policy documents issued by the Government |
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| Ramsar Sites |
Wetlands recognised as being of international nature conservation importance |
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| Recreation Corridor |
Routes used for non motorised recreational travel |
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| RIGS |
Regionally important geological site |
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| RPG |
Regional Planning Guidance - documents setting out Government planning policy for a particular region |
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| S106 |
Obligation See planning obligation |
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| SAC |
Special Areas of Conservation - sites of European nature conservation importance due to their fauna, flora, or habitat |
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| Safeguarded Land |
Land not proposed for development in the present UDP, but identified as an area of search for development requirements (if any) beyond the UDP period |
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| Sequential Approach |
Analysis of potential alternative sites for a development beginning with the most accessible locations (e.g. town centres) and moving to less accessible sites |
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| SLCI |
Site of Local Conservation Interest (nature conservation sites of local significance) |
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| SNCI |
Site of Nature Conservation Importance - of regional significance |
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| SPA |
Special Protection Areas - sites of European nature conservation significance for wild birds |
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| Special Industries |
A former classification under planning legislation of particular industries with the potential for adverse environmental effects |
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| SPZ |
Simplified Planning Zone - an area where planning controls are relaxed in order to provide developers with more flexibility |
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| SRB |
Single Regeneration Budget - type of Government funding given to comprehensive proposals for regeneration of a particular area |
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| SSSI |
Site of Special Scientific Interest - a site of national nature conservation importance |
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| Structure Plan |
Strategic land use planning document, usually covering a whole county |
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| Supplementary Planning Guidance ( SPG) |
Detailed planning guidance produced by the Council which can take the form of design guides or area development briefs. It must be consistent with the development plan |
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| TPO |
Tree Preservation Order |
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| TPP |
Transport Policies and Programme - former comprehensive statement of a Council's transport policies and proposals, used as a bid for Government spending approval |
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| Transport Assessment |
Comprehensive assessment of the implications of a proposed development for private and public transport |
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| TWDC |
Former Tyne and Wear Development Corporation |
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| Tyne & Wear PTA |
Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority - see Nexus UDA Urban Development Area - area where an Urban Development Corporation (e.g. TWDC) exercises authority |
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| Use Classes |
Particular groups or categories of land use as defined by planning legislation |
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| VMNR |
Voluntary Marine Nature Reserve |
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| Waste Disposal Plan |
Former plan prepared by the Environment Agency for a group of local authority areas for waste disposal |
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| Windfall Site |
Site subject of proposals for (usually) housing which was not proposed for that use in the development plan |
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| World Heritage Site |
Site recognised by the United Nations as of outstanding cultural or natural value to humanity |
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| WRA |
Water Resources Act |
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| WRA |
Waste Regulation Authority |
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