Upcoming Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

This page contains information on forthcoming supplementary planning documents (SPDs).

Public Realm SPD

We are developing an updated Public Realm Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for Westminster. This is to replace the 2011 ‘Westminster Way’ SPD and other Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPGs) documents which were revoked following adoption of the City Plan in 2021.

The new SPD provides an opportunity to update the existing framework and reflect changes in our approach to public realm, and political priorities. It has a broader scope than the previous guidance containing key principles and guidance intended to support the implementation of City Plan policies across the City up to 2040.

Consultation

We are currently undertaking a six-week consultation, running from Monday 7 October to Monday 18 November 2024.

This is a formal first step to provide opportunities for everyone to have an input on the content and presentation of the draft document and its appendices, with a view of ensuring that the guidance is robust, accessible, easy to understand and easy to use.

We are asking respondents to:

identify any issues with the guidance
feedback on the documents usability and readability
highlight if there is anything missing or unclear

How to take part?

There are 15 chapters covering different areas concerning the Public Realm and two documents in the appendices, the Materials Palette and the Inclusive Design Guidance. Each guidance chapter and the two appendices have been given their own surveys on Commonplace so respondents can comment on specific guidance areas.

To take part, visit our Public Realm SPD consultation page

Consultation documents can be viewed below.

If you require hard copies of the consultation materials, these are available at the following locations:

Queen’s Park Library, 666 Harrow Rd, London W10 4NE
Church Street Library, 67 Church St, London NW8 8EU
Pimlico Library, Lupus St, Pimlico, London SW1V 3AT
Westminster City Council, City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QP (by prior arrangement. Email: [email protected])

Core documents

Westminster Streets and Spaces, draft public realm SPD PDF, 10.87 MB, 181 pages

Materials Palette (Appendix 1) PDF, 1.73 MB, 27 pages

Inclusive Design Guidance (Appendix 2) PDF, 5.85 MB, 189 pages

Supporting documents

Public Realm equalities impact assessment (EqIA) PDF, 1.05 MB, 25 pages

Public Realm SPD summary guide PDF, 243.97 KB, 13 pages

What happens next?

Following the consultation, we will:

Review and analyse all comments submitted.
Produce a consultation statement, setting out the main issues raised and how comments were considered.
Amend the SPD, where appropriate, reflecting on points raised during consultation.
Seek to adopt the SPD through a cabinet member decision. The final SPD will be submitted to cabinet members for adoption and if approved, the SPD will be considered as a material consideration when making planning decisions.