PLANNING GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

TERM	EXPLANATION
ADC	Advert application
AMD	Amend (Non Material Amendment) – minor change to an application after planning permission has been given
AOD	Above Ordinance Datum. Height, in metres, above a fixed point. Used to assess matters of comparative heights in long distance views and flooding modelling
AQMA	Air Quality Management Area
BCN	Breach of Condition Notice. Formal enforcement action to secure compliance with a valid condition
CHA	County Highways Authority. Responsible for offering advice on highways issues relating to planning applications as well as highways maintenance and improvements
CIL	Community Infrastructure Levy – A levy on housing development to fund infrastructure in the borough
CLEUD/CLD	Certificate of Lawful Existing Use or Development. Formal procedure to ascertain whether a development which does not have planning permission is immune from enforcement action
CS&P DPD	Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document
COU	Change of use planning application
CPD	Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development. Formal procedure to ascertain whether a development is permitted development and does not require planning permission
Conservation Area	An area of special architectural or historic interest designated due to factors such as the layout of buildings, boundaries, characteristic materials, vistas and open spaces
DAS	Design and Access Statement. This is submitted with a planning application and sets out the design principles that the applicant has adopted to make the proposal fit into its wider context
Development Plan	The combined policy documents of the Local Plan, Minerals and Waste Plans. The Minerals and Waste Plans are prepared by Surrey County Council who has responsibility for these functions

DM	Development Management – the area of planning service that processes planning applications, planning appeals and enforcement work
DMPO	Development Management Procedure Order - This Order provides for procedures connected with planning applications, consultations in relation to planning applications, the determination of planning applications and appeals
DPH	Dwellings per Hectare (density)
EA	Environment Agency. Lead government agency advising on flooding and pollution control
EIA	Environmental Impact Assessment – formal environmental assessment of specific categories of development proposals
EHO	Environmental Health Officer
ES	Environmental Statement prepared under the Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations
FRA	Flood Risk Assessment
FUL	Full planning application
GPDO	General Permitted Development Order. Document which sets out categories of permitted development (see ‘PD' below)
HOU	Householder planning application
LBC	Listed Building Consent – consent to alter a listed building
LLFA	Lead Local Flood Authority
Local Plan	The current development policy document
LPA	Local Planning Authority
Material Considerations	Matters which are relevant in the determination of planning applications
MISC	Miscellaneous applications (usually a consultation by adjoining boroughs)
NPPF	National Planning Policy Framework, 2023. This is Policy issued by the Secretary of State detailing national planning policy within existing legislation
OUT	Outline planning application – obtaining the principle of development

PAP	Prior Approval application
PCN	Planning Contravention Notice. Formal notice, which requires information to be provided in connection with an enforcement investigation. It does not in itself constitute enforcement action
PD	Permitted development – works which can be undertaken without the need to submit a planning application
PDDC	Permitted Development New Dwelling in commercial or mixed use
PDDD	Permitted Development prior approval new dwelling on detached buildings
PDDN	Permitted Development prior approval demolish and construct new dwellings
PDDS	Permitted Development prior approval enlarge dwelling by additional storeys
PDDT	Permitted Development prior approval new dwelling on terraced buildings
PDH	Permitted Development Householder prior approval
PDNF	Permitted Development prior approval new dwellings on flats
PDO	Permitted Development prior approval conversion of office to residential.
PINS	Planning Inspectorate responsible for determining planning appeals on behalf of the Secretary of State
PIP	Permission in Principle application
POCA	Proceeds of Crime Act. Used by LPAs to obtain confiscation orders against those committing offences under the Town and County Planning Act 1990 following successful conviction
PPG	National Planning Practice Guidance. This is guidance issued by the Secretary of State detailing national planning practice and guidance within existing legislation. It is also known as NPPG National Planning Practice Guidance
Ramsar Site	A wetland of international importance
RIPA	Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act. Provides limitation on covert surveillance relating to enforcement investigation
RMA	Reserved Matters application – this follows on from an outline planning permission and deals with some or all of the outstanding details of the outline application including: appearance, means of access, landscaping, layout and scale

RVC	Removal or Variation of Condition on a planning permission
SAC	Special Area of Conservation – an SSSI additionally designated as a Special Area of Conservation under the European Community’s Habitats Directive 1992 in order to maintain or restore priority natural habitats and wild species
SCAMD	Surrey County Council amended application (minor changes following planning permission)
SCC	Surrey County Council planning application
SCI	Statement of Community Involvement. The document and policies that indicate how the community will be engaged in the preparation of the new Local Plan and in the determination of planning applications
Section 106 Agreement	A legal agreement for the provision of facilities and/or infrastructure either directly by a developer or through a financial contribution, to meet the needs arising out of a development. Can also prevent certain matters
SLAA	Strategic Land Availability Assessment
SNCI	Site of Nature Conservation Importance. A non-statutory designated area of county or regional wildlife value
SPA	Special Protection Area. An SSSI additionally designated a Special Protection Area under the European Community’s Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds 1979. The largest influence on the Borough is the Thames Basin Heath SPA (often referred to as the TBH SPA)
SPD	Supplementary Planning Document – provides additional advice on policies in Local Development Framework (replaces SPG)
SSSI	Site of Special Scientific Interest is a formal conservation designation, usually due to the rare species of flora or fauna it contains
SuDS	Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems. Providing urban drainage systems in a more environmentally sensitive way by systems designed to reduce the quantity of run-off, slow its velocity or provide for filtering, sedimentation and biological degradation of the water
Sustainable Development	Sustainable development is the core principle underpinning planning. It is defined as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”
T56	Telecom application 56 days to determine

TA	Transport Assessment – assessment of the traffic and transportation implications of a development proposal
TCA	Trees in a conservation area – six weeks’ notice to the LPA is required for works to trees in a conservation area. This gives an opportunity for the LPA to consider whether a tree preservation order should be made to protect the trees
TPO	Tree Preservation Order – where a tree or trees are formally protected, and prior consent is needed for pruning or felling
TRICS	Computerised database and trip rate analysis used to estimate traffic flows to and from a variety of land uses, to assess transportation implications of new development in southern England
Further definitions can be found in Annex 2 of the NPPF

Esmé Spinks 21/12/2023