Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) are Local Development Documents which can be prepared to support development plan policies. SPDs may be area-specific or topic-based.

A number of new SPDs have been adopted to support Burnley's Local Plan. These are:

• Shopfront & Advertisement Design SPD (adopted)
• Developer Contributions SPD (adopted) 
• Air Quality Management: Protecting Health and Addressing Climate Change SPD (adopted) 

Further SPDs are being prepared.  These are:

• Residential Extensions SPD
• Planning for Health SPD
• Design Guide: Addressing Quality and Climate Change SPD
• Local List SPD

Non-Statutory Plans and Guidance

Plans and strategies not prepared as formal SPDs may also be material considerations in the determining of relevant planning applications, particularly where these have been prepared in consultation. Such strategies will have less 'weight' as planning policy terms than statutorily prepared documents.

A number of SPDs were adopted to support the previous Local Plan and two of these are still retained for the time being as informal guidance.