Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning

Planning Policy Statement 12 (PPS12) explains what local spatial planning is, and how it benefits communities. It also sets out what the key ingredients of local spatial plans are and the key government policies on how they should be prepared. It should be taken into account by local planning authorities in preparing development plan documents and other local development documents.

This replaces Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Development Frameworks, published on 7 September 2004, and Creating Local Development Frameworks: A Companion guide to PPS12, published on 2 November 2004.

This also replaces Planning Policy Guidance 12: Development plans (PPG12) published on 14 December 1999.

View 'Planning Policy Statement 12: Local Spatial Planning' and related documents here.

Related documents and information:

• View the Planning Advisory Service's 'Plan Making Manual' which brings together council experience, useful advice and guidance in producing local development frameworks.
• View the 'Impact Assessment of introducing the new Planning Policy Statement 12' here.
• View the 'Local Development Frameworks streamlining: Summary of Responses to consultation' document here.
• View the 'Final Report: Spatial Plans in Practice - Supporting the reform of local planning' here.
• View the 'Infrastructure Delivery Spatial Plans in Practice - Supporting the reform of local planning' document here.
• View the 'Regional Spatial Strategy and Local Development Framework: Core Output Indicators - Update 2/2008' document here.