In recent years many planning policy documents and related publications have only been available in digital form. Once they are superceded it is often impossible to obtain copies, even though they provide a useful insight into how policy has changed and evolved into its current form, and in the case of guidance and other documents, may still contain valuable lessons and evidence that remains relevant.
NRPF has obtained permission from DCLG to maintain a free and publicly accessible archive of such items that are relevant to retail planning although of course in the case of planning policy guidance and statements these have now been superseded by the NPPF and NPPG.
Policy documents
- Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Growth (2009)
- Planning for Town Centres: Practice guidance on need, impact and the sequential approach (2009)
- Proposed Changes to Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (July 2008)
- Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (2005)
- Planning Policy Guidance 6: Town Centres and Retail Developments (June 1996)
- Planning Policy Guidance 6: Town Centres and Retail Developments (July 1993)
- Planning Policy Guidance 6: Major Retail Development (January 1988)
- Development Control Policy Note 13 (1977)
- Written Ministerial Statement by Tony McNulty (April 2003)
- Government’s Response to ETRA Select Committee Report on the Environmental Impact of Supermarket Competition (May 2000)
- Contribution to Commons Debate by Richard Caborn (March 1999)
- Parliamentary Answer by Richard Caborn (February 1999)
- Parliamentary Answer by Nick Raynsford (December 1997)
- Government’s Response to Environment Select Committee Report on Shopping Centres (July 1997)
- Policy Evaluation of the Effectiveness of PPG6 (January 2004)
- The Impact of Large Foodstores on Market Towns and District Centres (September 1998)
- Vital and Viable Town Centres: Meeting the Challenge (1994)
