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Buildings: Disabled

Volume 489: debated on Tuesday 17 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which planning (a) policy statement and (b) guidance notes issued by her Department contain information on the provision of access for disabled people. (264322)

The following planning policy statements and guidance notes issued by CLG (and predecessor Departments) contain information on the provision of access for disabled people:

Planning Policy Statement 1: Delivering Sustainable Development (PPS1) (2005)

Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3) (2006)

Consultation Paper on new Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Development (2007)

Urban Design in the Planning System: Towards Better Practice (2000)

Planning and access for disabled people: a good practice guide (2003)

Planning Policy Statement 6: Planning for Town Centres (PPS6) (2005)

Planning Policy Statement 7: Sustainable Development in Rural Areas (PPS7) (2004)

Planning Policy Guidance 13: Transport (PPG 13) (2001)

Guidance on Transport Assessment (2007)

Using the Planning Process to Secure Travel Plans: Best Practice Guidance for Local Authorities, Developers and Occupiers (2002)

Planning Policy Guidance Note 15: Planning and the Historic Environment (PPG15) (1994)

Assessing Needs and Opportunities: A Companion Guide to PPG17 (2002)

Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk (PPS25) (2006)

Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk - Practice Guide (2008)

DCLG Circular 01/2006 Guidance on Changes to the Development Control System Diversity and Equality in Planning: A good practice guide (2005)

The Manual for Streets (2007)

Better Places to Live by Design: A Companion Guide to PPG3 (2001)

Safer Places: The Planning System and Crime Prevention (2004)

The Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations 2004.