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Renfrewshire’s Places
Residential Design Guide
March 2015
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Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Status of this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Using this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Policy Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Sustainable Placemaking . . . . . . . . . 6
Street Design Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Qualities of Successful Places. . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Renfrewshire’s Places . . . . . . . . . . .8
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Dargavel Village, Bishopton . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Charleston Square, Paisley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ferry Village, Renfrew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Oldhall and Ralston, Paisley . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Clippens and Brediland Roads, Linwood . . . . . . . 26
High Street, Lochwinnoch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Design Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Planning Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Roads Construction Consent . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Supporting Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Design Considerations . . . . . . . . . .36
Context and Character
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Identity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Redevelopment and Infill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Access and Connectivity
Connections to Wider Networks . . . . . . . . . . .40
Connections Within a Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Walkable Neighbourhoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Public Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Pedestrians and Cyclists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Layout and Built Form
Block Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Plots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Density and Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Achieving Appropriate Traffic Speed . . . . . . . . .49
Junction Types and Arrangements . . . . . . . . . .50
Streets for People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Integrating Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Emergency and Service Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Environment and Community
Housing Type and Tenure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Open Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Drainage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Buildings and Design
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Planting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Reducing Clutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Low Carbon Design and Energy Efficiency . . . . . .60
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Additional Information . . . . . . . . . 64
Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Useful Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Contents
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The Renfrewshire’s Places Residential
Design Guide sets out the objectives
of sustainable placemaking, design
considerations and the process through
which high quality designs can be achieved.
Design quality can be achieved in a variety
of different ways and there will not be a
single correct solution for a site.
Renfrewshire’s Places uses local examples
to illustrate some successful approaches to
sustainable placemaking in Renfrewshire.
Purpose
This gu ide provides advice which will be useful through
the pre-application and application stage for Planning
Permission and Roads Construction Consent of a
development.
The guide aims to provide an understanding of the
Renfrewshire context and illustrates appropriate ways
to respond to it, rather than setting out prescriptive or
universal design standards.
The purpose of the guidance document is to encourage
best practice and high quality design by showing
factors which should be considered through the design
process and appropriate ways of responding to these
considerations.
Status of this Guide
The Planning and Property Policy Board on 10 March
2015 approved the Renfrewshire’s Places Residential
Design Guide as a means to provide advice and
guidance to prospective developers.
Design is a material consideration in planning
assessments and is supported through national as well
as development plan policies.
Renfrewshire’s Places complements these policies and
shows how to deliver successful sustainable places in
Renfrewshire.
Renfrewshire’s Places is non-statutory guidance,
although this document will be a material
consideration in the determination of planning
applications.
Scope
This guidance has been prepared in support of
Delivering the Places Strategy in the Renfrewshire Local
Development Plan (LDP). It applies in all areas covered
by the places policies in the LDP
Introduction
Using this Guide
The electronic version of this document is interactive. It
contains navigation links which can be clicked to view
different sections and other online resources. You can
also use the navigation bar at the top of each page to
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Policy context
This guide shows how to deliver successful places in
Renfrewshire by addressing national and local policies.
designing
A Policy Statement for Scotland
streets
Policies
Street design must consider place before
movement.
Street design guidance, as set out in this
document, can be a material consideration in
determining planning applications and appeals.
Street design should meet the six qualities of
successful places, as set out in Designin g Places.
Street design should be based on balanced
decision-making and must adopt a
multidisciplinary collaborative approach.
Street design should run planning permission
and Road Construction Consent (RCC) processes
in parallel.
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ISBN: 978-0-7559-8264-6
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designing streets A PolicyStatement forScotland
CREATING PLACES
A policy statement on architecture
and place for Scotland
JAN GEHL
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MUIRHEAD NEILSTON NEMPHLAR NERSTON NETHERBURN NEW LANARK NEW STEVENSTON NEW TROWS NEWBIGGING NEWMAINS NEWTON MEARNS ORCHARD WOODS OVERTOWN PAISLEY ROAD WEST PARKHEAD PARTICK PETTINAIN PLAINS
POLLOK PORT GLASGOW POSSIL QUARRIERS VILLAGE QUARTER QUEENZIEBURN QUOTHQUAN RAVENSCRAIG RAVENSTRUTHER RENFREW RIGHEAD RIGSIDE ROBERTON ROSEBANK RUTHERGLEN SALSBURGH SANDFORD SHAWLANDS
SHAWSBURN SHETTLESTON SHIELDMUIR SHOTTS SPRINGBURN STEPPS STONEHOUSE STRATHAVEN SYMINGTON TANNOCHSIDE TARBRAX THANKERTON THORNLIEBANK THORNTONHALL TILLIETUDLEM TORRANCE TWECHAR UPPER BRAIDWOOD
UPPERTON VICTORIA ROAD VIEWPARK WALSTON WARDPARK WATERFOOT WATTSTON WEMYSS BAY WEST END WESTFIELD WILSONTOWN WISHAW WISTON WOOLFORDS YIELDSHIELDS ABINGTON AIRDRIE ALEXANDRIA ALLANTON ANNATHILL
ANNIESLAND ASHGILL AUCHENGRAY AUCHENHEATH AUCHINLOCH AULDHOUSE BAILLIESTON BANTON BARGEDDIE BARRHEAD BEARSDEN BELLSHILL BIGGAR BISHOPBRIGGS BISHOPTON BLACKWOOD BLAIRLINN LENZIEMILL BLANTYRE
BOGHEAD BONKLE BOTHWELL BRAEHEAD BRIDGE OF WEIR BROCKETSBRAE BROOKFIELD BROOMHOUSE CALDERBANK CALDERCRUIX CAMBUSLANG CANDY MILL CARDOWAN CARFIN CARLUKE CARMICHAEL CARMUNNOCK CARNWATH
CARSTAIRS CARTLAND CASTLECARY CASTLEMILK CHAPELHALL CHAPELTON CHRYSTON CLARKSTON CLEGHORN CLELAND CLIMPY CLYDEBANK COALBURN COATBRIDGE COULTER CRAWFORD CRAWFORDJOHN CRINDLEDYKE CROSSFORD CROY
CUMBERNAULD DALZIEL PARK DILLARBURN DOLPHINTON DOUGLAS WATER DRUMCHAPEL DRUMCLOG DUKE STREET DUMBARTON DUNSYRE EAGLESHAM EAST KILBRIDE EASTERHOUSE ELDERSLIE ELSRICKLE ELVANFOOT ERSKINE FERNIEGAIR
FORTH GARNKIRK GARTCOSH GARTLOCH GIFFNOCK GILMOURTON GLASGOW GLASSFORD GLENBOIG GLENMAVIS GLESPIN GOUROCK GOVAN GREENGAIRS GREENOCK HAMILTON HARESHAW HARTHILL HARTWOOD HARTWOODHILL HAWKSLAND
HAZELBANK HILLINGTON HOLYTOWN HOUSTON HOWWOOD HYNDFORDBRIDGE INCHINNAN INVERKIP JOHNSTONE KILBARCHAN KILMACOLM KILNCADZOW KILSYTH KIRKFIELDBANK KIRKINTILLOCH KIRKMUIRHILL KITTOCHSIDE LAMINGTON
LANARK LANGBANK LARKHALL LAW LEADHILLS LENNOXTOWN LESMAHAGOW LIBBERTON LINWOOD LOCHWINNOCH LONGRIGGEND LOWER BRAIDWOOD LUGGIEBANK MARNOCH MARYHILL MILLERSTON MILNGAVIE MILTON OF CAMPSIE
MOODIESBURN MORNINGSIDE MOSSEND MOTHERWELL MOUNT ELLEN MUIRHEAD NEILSTON NEMPHLAR NERSTON NETHERBURN NEW LANARK NEW STEVENSTON NEW TROWS NEWBIGGING NEWMAINS NEWTON MEARNS ORCHARD WOODS
OVERTOWN PAISLEY ROAD WEST PARKHEAD PARTICK PETTINAIN PLAINS POLLOK PORT GLASGOW POSSIL QUARRIERS VILLAGE QUARTER QUEENZIEBURN QUOTHQUAN RAVENSCRAIG RAVENSTRUTHER RENFREW RIGHEAD RIGSIDE ROBERTON
ROSEBANK RUTHERGLEN SALSBURGH SANDFORD SHAWLANDS SHAWSBURN SHETTLESTON SHIELDMUIR SHOTTS SPRINGBURN STEPPS STONEHOUSE STRATHAVEN SYMINGTON TANNOCHSIDE TARBRAX THANKERTON THORNLIEBANK
THORNTONHALL TILLIETUDLEM TORRANCE TWECHAR UPPER BRAIDWOOD UPPERTON VICTORIA ROAD VIEWPARK WALSTON WARDPARK WATERFOOT WATTSTON WEMYSS BAY WEST END WESTFIELD WILSONTOWN WISHAW WISTON WOOLFORDS
YIELDSHIELDS ABINGTON AIRDRIE ALEXANDRIA ALLANTON ANNATHILL ANNIESLAND ASHGILL AUCHENGRAY AUCHENHEATH AUCHINLOCH AULDHOUSE BAILLIESTON BANTON BARGEDDIE BARRHEAD BEARSDEN BELLSHILL BIGGAR
BISHOPBRIGGS BISHOPTON BLACKWOOD BLAIRLINN LENZIEMILL BLANTYRE BOGHEAD BONKLE BOTHWELL BRAEHEAD BRIDGE OF WEIR BROCKETSBRAE BROOKFIELD BROOMHOUSE CALDERBANK CALDERCRUIX CAMBUSLANG CANDY MILL
CARDOWAN CARFIN CARLUKE CARMICHAEL CARMUNNOCK CARNWATH CARSTAIRS CARTLAND CASTLECARY CASTLEMILK CHAPELHALL CHAPELTON CHRYSTON CLARKSTON CLEGHORN CLELAND CLIMPY CLYDEBANK COALBURN COATBRIDGE
COULTER CRAWFORD CRAWFORDJOHN CRINDLEDYKE CROSSFORD CROY CUMBERNAULD DALZIEL PARK DILLARBURN DOLPHINTON DOUGLAS WATER DRUMCHAPEL DRUMCLOG DUKE STREET DUMBARTON DUNSYRE EAGLESHAM EAST
KILBRIDE EASTERHOUSE ELDERSLIE ELSRICKLE ELVANFOOT ERSKINE FERNIEGAIR FORTH GARNKIRK GARTCOSH GARTLOCH GIFFNOCK GILMOURTON GLASGOW GLASSFORD GLENBOIG GLENMAVIS GLESPIN GOUROCK GOVAN GREENGAIRS
GREENOCK HAMILTON HARESHAW HARTHILL HARTWOOD HARTWOODHILL HAWKSLAND HAZELBANK HILLINGTON HOLYTOWN HOUSTON HOWWOOD HYNDFORDBRIDGE INCHINNAN INVERKIP JOHNSTONE KILBARCHAN KILMACOLM KILNCADZOW
KILSYTH KIRKFIELDBANK KIRKINTILLOCH KIRKMUIRHILL KITTOCHSIDE LAMINGTON LANARK LANGBANK LARKHALL LAW LEADHILLS LENNOXTOWN LESMAHAGOW LIBBERTON LINWOOD LOCHWINNOCH LONGRIGGEND LOWER BRAIDWOOD
LUGGIEBANK MARNOCH MARYHILL MILLERSTON MILNGAVIE MILTON OF CAMPSIE MOODIESBURN MORNINGSIDE MOSSEND MOTHERWELL MOUNT ELLEN MUIRHEAD NEILSTON NEMPHLAR NERSTON NETHERBURN NEW LANARK NEW
STEVENSTON NEW TROWS NEWBIGGING NEWMAINS NEWTON MEARNS ORCHARD WOODS OVERTOWN PAISLEY ROAD WEST PARKHEAD PARTICK PETTINAIN PLAINS POLLOK PORT GLASGOW POSSIL QUARRIERS VILLAGE QUARTER QUEENZIEBURN
QUOTHQUAN RAVENSCRAIG RAVENSTRUTHER RENFREW RIGHEAD RIGSIDE ROBERTON ROSEBANK RUTHERGLEN SALSBURGH SANDFORD SHAWLANDS SHAWSBURN SHETTLESTON SHIELDMUIR SHOTTS SPRINGBURN STEPPS STONEHOUSE
STRATHAVEN SYMINGTON TANNOCHSIDE TARBRAX THANKERTON THORNLIEBANK THORNTONHALL TILLIETUDLEM TORRANCE TWECHAR UPPER BRAIDWOOD UPPERTON VICTORIA ROAD VIEWPARK WALSTON WARDPARK WATERFOOT WATTSTON
WEMYSS BAY WEST END WESTFIELD WILSONTOWN WISHAW WISTON WOOLFORDS YIELDSHIELDS ABINGTON AIRDRIE ALEXANDRIA ALLANTON ANNATHILL ANNIESLAND ASHGILL AUCHENGRAY AUCHENHEATH AUCHINLOCH AULDHOUSE
BAILLIESTON BANTON BARGEDDIE BARRHEAD BEARSDEN BELLSHILL BIGGAR BISHOPBRIGGS BISHOPTON BLACKWOOD BLAIRLINN LENZIEMILL BLANTYRE BOGHEAD BONKLE BOTHWELL BRAEHEAD BRIDGE OF WEIR BROCKETSBRAE
BROOKFIELD BROOMHOUSE CALDERBANK CALDERCRUIX CAMBUSLANG CANDY MILL CARDOWAN CARFIN CARLUKE CARMICHAEL CARMUNNOCK CARNWATH CARSTAIRS CARTLAND CASTLECARY CASTLEMILK CHAPELHALL CHAPELTON
CHRYSTON CLARKSTON CLEGHORN CLELAND CLIMPY CLYDEBANK COALBURN COATBRIDGE COULTER CRAWFORD CRAWFORDJOHN CRINDLEDYKE CROSSFORD CROY CUMBERNAULD DALZIEL PARK DILLARBURN DOLPHINTON DOUGLAS WATER
DRUMCHAPEL DRUMCLOG DUKE STREET DUMBARTON DUNSYRE EAGLESHAM EAST KILBRIDE EASTERHOUSE ELDERSLIE ELSRICKLE ELVANFOOT ERSKINE FERNIEGAIR FORTH GARNKIRK GARTCOSH GARTLOCH GIFFNOCK GILMOURTON
GLASGOW GLASSFORD GLENBOIG GLENMAVIS GLESPIN GOUROCK GOVAN GREENGAIRS GREENOCK HAMILTON HARESHAW HARTHILL HARTWOOD HARTWOODHILL HAWKSLAND HAZELBANK HILLINGTON HOLYTOWN HOUSTON HOWWOOD
HYNDFORDBRIDGE INCHINNAN INVERKIP JOHNSTONE KILBARCHAN KILMACOLM KILNCADZOW KILSYTH KIRKFIELDBANK KIRKINTILLOCH KIRKMUIRHILL KITTOCHSIDE LAMINGTON LANARK LANGBANK LARKHALL LAW LEADHILLS LENNOXTOWN
LESMAHAGOW LIBBERTON LINWOOD LOCHWINNOCH LONGRIGGEND LOWER BRAIDWOOD LUGGIEBANK MARNOCH MARYHILL MILLERSTON MILNGAVIE MILTON OF CAMPSIE MOODIESBURN MORNINGSIDE MOSSEND MOTHERWELL MOUNT ELLEN
MUIRHEAD NEILSTON NEMPHLAR NERSTON NETHERBURN NEW LANARK NEW STEVENSTON NEW TROWS NEWBIGGING NEWMAINS NEWTON MEARNS ORCHARD WOODS OVERTOWN Paisley ROAD WEST PARKHEAD PARTICK PETTINAIN PLAINS
POLLOK PORT GLASGOW POSSIL QUARRIERS VILLAGE QUARTER QUEENZIEBURN QUOTHQUAN RAVENSCRAIG RAVENSTRUTHER RENFREW RIGHEAD RIGSIDE ROBERTON ROSEBANK RUTHERGLEN SALSBURGH SANDFORD SHAWLANDS
SHAWSBURN SHETTLESTON SHIELDMUIR SHOTTS SPRINGBURN STEPPS STONEHOUSE STRATHAVEN SYMINGTON TANNOCHSIDE TARBRAX THANKERTON THORNLIEBANK THORNTONHALL TILLIETUDLEM TORRANCE TWECHAR UPPER BRAIDWOOD
UPPERTON VICTORIA ROAD VIEWPARK WALSTON WARDPARK WATERFOOT WATTSTON WEMYSS BAY WEST END WESTFIELD WILSONTOWN WISHAW WISTON WOOLFORDS YIELDSHIELDS ABINGTON AIRDRIE ALEXANDRIA ALLANTON ANNATHILL
ANNIESLAND ASHGILL AUCHENGRAY AUCHENHEATH AUCHINLOCH AULDHOUSE BAILLIESTON BANTON BARGEDDIE BARRHEAD BEARSDEN BELLSHILL BIGGAR BISHOPBRIGGS BISHOPTON BLACKWOOD BLAIRLINN LENZIEMILL BLANTYRE
BOGHEAD BONKLE BOTHWELL BRAEHEAD BRIDGE OF WEIR BROCKETSBRAE BROOKFIELD BROOMHOUSE CALDERBANK CALDERCRUIX CAMBUSLANG CANDY MILL CARDOWAN CARFIN CARLUKE CARMICHAEL CARMUNNOCK CARNWATH
CARSTAIRS CARTLAND CASTLECARY CASTLEMILK CHAPELHALL CHAPELTON CHRYSTON CLARKSTON CLEGHORN CLELAND CLIMPY CLYDEBANK COALBURN COATBRIDGE COULTER CRAWFORD CRAWFORDJOHN CRINDLEDYKE CROSSFORD CROY
CUMBERNAULD DALZIEL PARK DILLARBURN DOLPHINTON DOUGLAS WATER DRUMCHAPEL DRUMCLOG DUKE STREET DUMBARTON DUNSYRE EAGLESHAM EAST KILBRIDE EASTERHOUSE ELDERSLIE ELSRICKLE ELVANFOOT ERSKINE FERNIEGAIR
FORTH GARNKIRK GARTCOSH GARTLOCH GIFFNOCK GILMOURTON GLASGOW GLASSFORD GLENBOIG GLENMAVIS GLESPIN GOUROCK GOVAN GREENGAIRS GREENOCK HAMILTON HARESHAW HARTHILL HARTWOOD HARTWOODHILL HAWKSLAND
HAZELBANK HILLINGTON HOLYTOWN HOUSTON HOWWOOD HYNDFORDBRIDGE INCHINNAN INVERKIP JOHNSTONE KILBARCHAN KILMACOLM KILNCADZOW KILSYTH KIRKFIELDBANK KIRKINTILLOCH KIRKMUIRHILL KITTOCHSIDE LAMINGTON
National Policy
Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), Creating
Places and Designing Streets set out
the Scottish Government’s policies and
aspirations for design and placemaking in
the built environment. SPP sets out the
principle that Planning should support Six
Qualities of Successful Places.
The SCOTS National
Roads Development
Guide supports Designing
Streets by providing
advice on its principles
without additional policy
requirements.
Clydeplan
The Glasgow and the Clyde Valley
Strategic Development Plan, adopts a
compact city model in order to achieve
its spatial vision. This approach to
urban sustainability has implications
for the design of places across the city
region and has informed the policies of
the Renfrewshire Local Development
Plan.
Renfrewshire Local Development Plan (LDP)
The six qualities are a key part of implementing the
spatial strategy for Renfrewshire.
Renfrewshire LDP
Supplementary Guidance
The Places Checklist highlights the key considerations
for creating successful places in Renfrewshire, this
incorporates the Street Design Hierarchy as well as
Design Considerations which go beyond street design
such as relating to built form and open space.
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Sustainable Placemaking
This diagram shows how the Street
Design Hierarchy from Designing Streets
has informed the design considerations
which are in the Local Development Plan
Supplementary Guidance Places checklist
and how these considerations contribute
to creating successful places. Examples
of how to address all of these design
considerations are highlighted in this guide.
Street Design Hierarchy
Street structure
Pedestrians and cyclists
Connections to Wider Networks
Connections Within a Place
Block Structure
Walkable Neighbourhoods
Public Transport
Context and Character
Orientation
Street layout
Achieving Appropriate Traffic Speed
Junction Types and Arrangements
Streets for People
Integrating Parking
Emergency and Service Vehicles
Street detail
Drainage
Utilities
Planting
Materials
Reducing Clutter
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Distinctive places have their own identity, this can be
created through drawing inspiration from the existing
character of the surrounding area such as local landscapes,
topography, ecology and natural features, building and
street forms, spaces and scales, skylines and materials.
Safe and Pleasant places are lively, with doors and
windows overlooking and opening onto streets and public
spaces; the mixture of uses encourage activity at different
times of day; there is a distinction between public and
private space with an attractive and well lit public realm.
Easy to Move Around and Beyond places have streets
which are designed to consider place quality before
movement, they are connected beyond their boundary,
have services within walking distance and put the needs of
pedestrians and cyclists before motorised transportation.
Welcoming places use landmark features, signs, views
and gateways to enable people to find their way around. A
clear hierarchy of streets and spaces as well as highlighted
landmark buildings and public art all help people to
understand a place feel comfortable within it.
Adaptable places are accessible and attractive to people
of all ages and abilities; they have a mixture of uses so
that people can live, work and play within them; they
accommodate a range of tenures and densities; and are
able to accommodate future changes of use.
Resource Efficient places reuse existing buildings and
previously developed land; are more dense and use
existing services; minimise energy use through orientation
towards the sun or being sheltered from the wind; using
energy efficient or local materials and renewable energy
technology; sustainable water and waste management and
protection of habitats and ecology.
Context and Character
Location
Context
Identity
Redevelopment and Infill
Access and Connectivity
Pedestrians and Cyclists
Connections to Wider Networks
Connections Within a Place
Walkable Neighbourhoods
Public Transport
Layout and Built Form
Block Structure
Orientation
Plots
Density and Form
Achieving Appropriate Traffic Speed
Junction Types and Arrangements
Streets for People
Integrating Parking
Emergency and Service Vehicles
Environment and Community
Housing Type and Tenure
Open Space
Drainage
Buildings and Design
Utilities
Planting
Materials
Reducing Clutter
Low Carbon Design
Energy Efficiency
Design Considerations Six Qualities of Successful Places
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5. Clippens and Brediland Roads, Linwood
Renfrewshire’s Places
6. High Street, Lochwinnoch
1. Dargavel Village, Bishopton
2. Charleston Square, Paisley
3. Ferry Village, Renfrew
4. Oldhall & Ralston, Paisley
Six of Renfrewshire’s places have been
selected and analysed to illustrate what
makes a successful place.
The case studies have been selected to
represent neighbourhoods, in urban,
suburban and rural locations with both
private sector and social housing examples
shown.
NEILSTON ROAD
CHARLESTON
SQUARE
B-Plan
The analysis has been undertaken using a B-Plan,
which is a way of quickly highlighting the movement
network (yellow), open spaces (green) and buildings
(red). Lighter shades of yellow have been used to
differentiate areas for pedestrian movement and
lighter green has been used for private spaces.
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Inverclyde
North Ayrshire
East Renfrewshire
West Dunbartonshire
Paisley
Renfrew
Erskine
Linwood
Johnstone
Houston
Elderslie
Bishopton
Bridge of Weir
Kilbarchan
Lochwinnoch
Inchinnan
Howwood
Langbank
Brookeld
Paisley
Renfrew
Erskine
Linwood
Johnstone
Houston
Elderslie
Bishopton
Bridge of Weir
Kilbarchan
Lochwinnoch
Inchinnan
Howwood
Langbank
Brookeld
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SLATEFORD ROAD
MILLBANK CIRCLE
GATEHEAD CRESCENT
Dargavel Village, Bishopton
This neighbourhood is part of the
ongoing private sector led regeneration
of the previously developed Royal
Ordnance Factory site. The development
is largely suburban in character. It is
one of the first examples of applying
Designing Streets in Renfrewshire. The
development is expected to deliver 2500
houses, commercial and employment
space; a community woodland park;
recreation and open space areas;
community facilities; local services; retail
and educational provision.
B-Plan: Dargavel Village North
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Open Space
Left over strips
between rear
boundary fences are
not overlooked, serve
no purpose and can
be a maintenance
burden.
Connections to Wider Networks &
Pedestrians and Cyclists
Good connections to path network.
Achieving
Appropriate Traffic
Speed
Short streets which
limit forward vision
passively calm traffic.
Connections to Wider Networks
Retained accesses for future development make
the neighbourhood adaptable.
Connections Within a
Place & Block Structure
Irregular grid structure
provides visual interest
and ensures that
routes and spaces are
overlooked.
Connections Within
a Place & Block
Structure
Cul-de-sacs are often
the result of blocks
which are too large.
Housing Type and
Tenure
Little variation from
detached homes with
no tenure mix in these
early phases.
Walkable
Neighbourhoods
5 minute walk from
local services.
Pedestrians and
cyclists
Off-road cycle and
pedestrian route.
Public Transport
Bus routes will be
possible once further
phases are completed.
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Integrating Parking
Visitor parking bays can
prevent parking on the
carriageway or footway.
Pedestrians and Cyclists
Hierarchy of streets identified by
footways. Main routes have two
footways, secondary streets have
only one and minor accesses are
shared surfaces.
Achieving Appropriate
Traffic Speed
Road narrows and
winds to provide traffic
calming.
Identity
Existing landscape
features integrated
into development.
Pedestrians and
Cyclists & Walkable
Neighbourhoods
Links into village centre
and onto path network.
Gatehead Crescent
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Streets for People & Materials
Raised table with change in road
surface material distinguishes
transition to shared surface and aims
to indicate to drivers that there may be
pedestrians in the carriageway.
Utilities
Services are accommodated
within the footway.
Connections to Wider Network
Staircase connects pedestrians to
footpath network.
Integrating Parking
On plot parking remove cars
from the street. On plot parking
to the side of the house would
further improve the streetscene.
Millbank Circle
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Building to Building Distance 18m
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Achieving Appropriate Traffic Speed
This is the main access route into the
development and has been designed for
a high capacity. Introducing chicanes can
have a traffic calming effect.
Planting
Green verges
and trees which
highlight the
junction give
character to the
street.
Block Structure
Hierarchy of streets indicated by building
to building distance as well as carriageway
width. A change in hierarchy is signalled
by building at entrance to street being
stepped forward.
Slateford Road
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4
Public Transport
Street width enables service by
a bus route and traffic calming
features have been designed to
accommodate this provision.
Carriageway Width 6.5m
Carriageway Width 5.5m
Building to Building Distance 16.5m
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Charleston Square, Paisley
This development, built by Lorretto
Housing Association, reflects Designing
Streets principles. The urban form
reflects its location. Charleston Square,
which includes a supported housing
block for young people and a large
public open space at its centre, is an
award winning example of a low-carbon
housing development on the former
site of the South School. The design and
construction of the 53 houses followed
‘Passivhaus’ principles in order to achieve
a resource efficient development. All
properties benefit from roof mounted
photovoltaic panels.
NEILSTON ROAD
CHARLESTON
SQUARE
Connections to
Wider Networks
Single access into
square limits the
connectivity for
pedestrians and
vehicles.
Walkable
Neighbourhoods
Local services along
Neilston Road
within walking
distance.
Public Transport
There is a regular
bus service along
Neilston Road
and Paisley Canal
Railway Station is
within a 10 minute
walk.
Block Structure
All buildings front onto
open space.
Achieving Appropriate
Traffic Speed & Junction
Types and Arrangements
The carriageway narrows
and is raised to emphasise
the entrance to the shared
surface area.
B-Plan: Charleston Square
Connections to Wider
Networks
A direct pedestrian
link to the park and
school could improve
connectivity.
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Charleston Square
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Housing Type and
Tenure
There are a variety of
different house types
ranging from 1 bedroom
flats to 4 bedroom
houses, in addition to
the supported housing.
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Drainage
Permeable paving
is supplemented
by secondary
gullies to avoid
ponding.
2
Materials
Some paviors
have started to
crack at their
corners. Build
quality must be
able to cope with
service vehicles.
3
Identity & Materials
Brick gable features,
deep recessed windows
and doorways with
timber lining create a
unified appearance.
4
Pedestrians and
Cyclists & Streets for
People
Pedestrian and
vehicular areas are less
segregated without the
use of kerbs.
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Integrating Parking
Unallocated parking surrounds
the central open space. The
additional shared surface space
means that the area is adaptable
and can accommodate more
parking in the future.
Low Carbon Design
Photovoltaic panels
generate 71kW of
electricity on site.
Open Space & Planting
The open space contains
an equipped play area
which is overlooked
with trees and hedges
permitting good sightlines.
Reducing Clutter
Street lighting integrated
into design, bollard
lighting illuminates
footpaths within the
open space.
Charleston Square
Achieving
Appropriate Traffic
Speed
The angled open space
acts as traffic calming.
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Context and Character
The 3-storey townhouses, which front
onto Neilston Road, maintain a strong
building line on this key route and reflects
scale of surrounding area.
Density and Form
Massing reflects surrounding
buildings and the density is high
reflecting the urban location.
Walkable Neighbourhoods
Housing, including the supported
unit, and open space are the
only uses on site. There are local
services on Neilston Road.
Neilston Road
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This is a large scale private sector led
regeneration of a brownfield site at
the Renfrew riverside. Since 2004, the
masterplan has delivered approximately
half of more than 2000 proposed
homes. The masterplan envisages a
new urban quarter which seeks to
integrate fully with the existing built-
up area of Renfrew; creates a high
quality waterfront with public access,
linkages to walking and cycling routes
and reduces reliance on the car for short
trips. Although the masterplan pre-dates
Designing Streets, it established its own
guidelines for street design, which have
resulted in a high quality place being
created.
Ferry Village, Renfrew
Housing Type and
Tenure
Mixture of properties
ranging from flats
to terraces, and
semi-detached and
detached single
family homes.
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Open Space
Clydeview Park
provides a multi use
open space to serve
the residents of Ferry
Village and the wider
Renfrew area.
Integrating
Parking
Central parking
courts within
higher density
blocks enable
streets to be less
dominated by
cars.
Connections to
Wider Networks
Multiple accesses
to King’s Inch Road
and the Riverside
Walkway creates ease
of movement for
pedestrians, cyclists
and road users.
Context, Block
Structure &
Connections Within
a Place
Grid pattern reflects
the Victorian
tradition and enables
ease of movement
through the
neighbourhood.
Pedestrians and
Cyclists
The Riverside Walkway
increases access to the
waterfront and creates
a traffic free route to
amenties.
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Type and Tenure
Variety of housing types
adds visual interest.
Junction Types and
Arrangements &
Achieving Appropriate
Traffic Speed
Reduced turning radii
and sight lines have
been used throughout
the development to
calm traffic.
Integrating parking
130% parking achieved throughout.
A balance between on-street and
designated areas within blocks helps
to reduce impact on the pedestrian
environment.
Designating parking bays to individual
properties can undermine the flexible
approach to meeting requirements.
Planting
Trees and planting
at junction create
visual interest and
signify a break in
built edge.
Integrating Parking
Designated spaces
are not adopted by
the roads authority.
Locating them
behind the footway
is acceptable in quiet
neighbourhoods.
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Building lines close to the
back of footways create
enclosure.
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Crofton Drive
Achieving Appropriate
Traffic Speed &
Reducing Clutter
Narrowing of junction
and rumble strips
calm traffic without
use of signage or road
markings.
Integrating
Parking
Parking bays
highlighted by
use of coloured
paving, on street
bays provide traffic
calming.
Utilities & Plots
Service strips
integrated into
design with plot
edges defined by
planting.
Streets for People
Shared surface
provides a level
and welcoming
pedestrian
environment, this
is highlighted by
coloured block
paving.
Walkable
Neighbourhoods
Largely single use as
residential with amenity
space. There are however
multiple connections to
Renfrew and Braehead
which are within walking
distance.
Integrating Parking
Parking on the
footway suggests
not enough visitor
parking provision.
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Connections to Wider
Networks
Connecting Renfrew and
Braehead, King’s Inch Road
is the development’s central
boulevard.
Identity
The street is
overlooked by flats which
form a built edge.
Public Transport
The street is a bus corridor
and has been future proofed
to accommodate light rapid
transit in dedicated 3.3m
lanes.
Pedestrians and Cyclists
Segregated footways line
the street on both sides.
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Oldhall & Ralston, Paisley
Ralston is a suburban development on
the edge of Paisley. Some villas along
Glasgow Road date to the end of the
1800s, with much of the area built as
a large private sector led development
in the first half of the 20th Century.
Although the neighbourhood was
developed well before Designing Streets,
it has matured into a successful place
with many lessons for contemporary
developments. Ralston particularly
benefits from being a safe and pleasant
place popular with families and is also
very easy to move around and beyond
with a variety of local services within
walking distance.
B-Plan: Ralston
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Connections to Wider Networks
& Public Transport
Glasgow Road is a central
transport route which runs
through the neighbourhood. This
is a high frequency bus corridor.
Connections Within a Place
The irregular grid structure enables ease of
movement around the neighbourood.
Walkable Neighbourhoods &
Open Space
There are local shops, a church,
parkland, play areas, a sports centre,
halls and a library all within the
neighbourhood.
Location & Orientation
The street pattern responds to the
topography of the site, with many
buildings orientated so that they
are south facing.
Housing Type and Tenure
The majority of properties are
in private ownership. Most of
these are houses, rather than
flats, with a mixture of terraces,
semi-detached, bungalows and
larger detached properties.
Achieving Appropriate Traffic
Speed
Curves can limit forward visibility
and reduce driving speeds.
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Pedestrians and Cyclists
Wide roads with footways on both sides
make the area pedestrian friendly, no specific
cycling facilities would be required in a quiet
neighbourhood like this.
Streets for People
Low kerbs make footways more accessible for all
users. A defined kerb can help visually impaired
pedestrians.
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A consistent boundary treatment defines public
and private space contributing to the areas
character.
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Block Structure
Carriageway width is defined by the
character of the street. The distance
between buildings gives the area an
open spacious character.
Plots
Private space is strongly
defined by low walls, fences
and hedges.
Planting
Mature trees and hedges help to
provide a distinctive character.
Streets for People
Wide footways enable
access for pedestrians.
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Block Structure
Hierarchy of streets
is identified by street
width and building to
building distance.
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Streets for People
Dropped kerbs allow
pedestrians to cross
the road with ease.
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Walkable Neighbourhoods
Locating services near to a
junction ensures that they
are more accessible.
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Public Transport
Glasgow Road is served by
a frequent bus service.
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Clippens and Brediland Roads,
Linwood
This was the regeneration of seven
brownfield sites in Linwood by Sanctuary
Housing Association. The terraces are
distinctly urban while having a density
appropriate to its small town setting.
The proposal pre-dates Designing
Streets and was completed in 2011. The
reuse of previously developed land and
existing infrastructure makes this an
example of a resource efficient place
while the coloured glazed bricks help
to make the place distinctive. Although
the tenure mix is limited, the mixture
of 14 housing types helps this award
winning development to be a successful
sustainable place.
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Connections to Wider Networks &
Public Transport
Properties front onto or have access
to the main road which is a bus route.
Connections Within a Place &
Pedestrians and Cyclists
Footways and pedestrian routes through
the site mean that there is better
connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists
than there is for cars.
Block Structure &
Integrating Parking
Development has
integrated into
existing structure,
with a back-to-back
relationship. Some
perimeter blocks have
been formed enclosing
semi-private parking
courts.
Walkable
Neighbourhoods
Residential use
throughout, but
many services are
within walking
distance.
Emergency
and Service
Vehicles
Rear lanes
leading to street
side waste
collection area.
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Identity
The use of glazed and coloured
bricks gives a unified character.
The different coloured
detailing adds visual interest.
Context
Curved terraces at
Bridge of Weir Road
form a striking gateway
landmark.
Materials
Use of existing infrastructure is a
resource efficient approach to providing
footways, it should be considered
whether they need be upgraded or
replaced as part of the development.
Utilities
Service strips to front of properties
does not impact on footway design.
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Plots
Low fences enclosing front and
rear gardens. This defines the
public and private space, while
ensuring that streets and
parking courts are overlooked.
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Integrating Parking
Rear parking courts often have
a “sentry house” or pedestrian
through routes in order to provide
passive surveillance.
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Streets for People &
Materials
Block paving identifies start
of semi-private space. A tactile
change in material can aid
visually impaired pedestrians.
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Housing Type and Tenure
Housing mix ranges from single person to
large family homes. Some were available for
share equity.
Integrating Parking
Parking requirement is met by creating an overlooked
area set back from the street which ensures footways
and front gardens are not taken up by parking.
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Density and Form
Terraced and semi-detached
houses enabled a high number
of family homes to be delivered
in the the former footprint of 23
flatted blocks.
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High Street, Lochwinnoch
The historic centre of Lochwinnoch is
a good example of an urban centre in
a smaller settlement. The distinctive
village centre, which is a conservation
area, has many qualities which could
help contemporary developments
become successful places. Recent infill
developments have shown a resource
efficient approach by developing
brownfield sites within the village centre,
while the continued vibrancy shows the
value of being adaptable.
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Walkable
Neighbourhoods
Lochwinnoch is
compact with a variety
of services spread along
the Main Street and
within walking distance.
Pedestrians and Cyclists
Footways on both sides
of the street throughout
the centre. There are no
cycle lanes in the centre
but National Cycle Route
7 can be accessed at five
points to the south of the
village.
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Connections to Wider Networks
As a historic intersection of two through
routes the centre is well connected to
the rest of the village and beyond.
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Achieving Appropriate Traffic
Speed
Narrow enclosed streets help to
calm traffic.
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Connections Within a Place
Lanes provide pedestrian links to the
main routes and create interest.
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Public Transport
A bus route runs along Main
Street and there is a railway
station to the south of the village.
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Housing Type and Tenure
The mixture of flatted and terraced properties
seen on Main Street is reflected by this modern
addition.
Streets for People
The change of road surface material indicates
that this is a semi-private space and suitable
for all users.
Integrating Parking
Having the parking in this overlooked courtyard
arrangement reduces the impact of parking on
the main road.
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Main Street
Community Facilities
The village hall is at the cross and is an
accessible focal point for activity. The public
realm surrounding it is well used, with benches
and cycle parking which is well located.
Achieving Appropriate Traffic
Speed
Limited sightlines with pedestrian
priority crossing passively
constrains speeds.
Walkable Neighbourhoods
Lochwinnoch village centre achieves a
mixture of uses ensuring that amenities are
easily accessible throughout the village.
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Context
Maintaining
a sightline to
landmarks, like
the church gable,
emphasises the
unique character
of the High Street.
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Walkable
Neighbourhoods
Lochwinnoch has a
mixed use centre with
commercial premises as
well as homes spread
along the High Street.
Identity & Housing Type
and Tenure
This infill development of
council houses increased
the tenure mix within
the village. It reflects the
historic character by use
of materials and built form
such as building height
and line as well as window
detailing.
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Streets for People &
Integrating Parking
On street parking and narrow
footways can be problematic for
pedestrians. Stepping the new
development back increases the
footway space but maintains a
strong building line so that the
character of the place is not
undermined.
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Integrating Parking
A pend provides
pedestrian access to
back court parking. This
through route provides
passive surveillance of
the space to the rear.
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Process
Design Process
This diagram shows how the applications
for planning and roads construction
consent are assessed in parallel as well as
how these applications should be informed
by the design process.
The design process should be collaborative
and iterative. Early engagement with
the council will enable proposals to
be developed prior to submission of
applications.
Site Appraisal
An assessment should be made of all
economic, social and environmental
factors that can influence the design.
This appraisal should be detailed in
the design statement.
Analysis
Pulling together the site appraisal
along with the relevant policies and
guidance will help to identify the
key opportunities and priorities for
enhancement and preservation.
Developing the Design
Design concepts should be worked up
using the appraisal and place analysis
in relation to relevant policies. It may
be appropriate to discuss a number of
different options at pre-application
stage. This should be a creative
and iterative process between the
applicant and planning authority.
Testing the design concepts and finalising the masterplan
Illustrating a design in three
dimensions can help with
understanding a design concept. This
will be useful for public engagement.
It may also be useful to undertake a
quality audit at this stage.
Proposal
The scale of proposal will determine
the amount of supporting information
that is required when submitting a
planning application. Specific details
can be clarified during pre-application
consultation.
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Planning Applications
Road Construction Consent
Supporting Information
Application for Full
Planning Permission
or Approval of
Matters Specified in
Conditions for PPP
A proportionate
level of information
will be required to
support Full Planning
Permission or
Approval of Matters
application. Pre
application discussion
will indicate
requirements.
Pre Roads Construction Consent
There should be early and appropriate
involvement of roads officers for any
development proposals that requires
changes to roads (including carriageways,
footways and verges etc) or requires to build
new ways (roads, footways, cycleways etc).
This includes proposals that would have an
impact on pedestrian, cycle, bus, rail, other
transport, loading and car generation as
well as potential impacts on surrounding
infrastructure.
All enquiries for development proposals
should be directed to planning in the first
instance. Where an applicant makes contact
with the Roads Service in the first instance,
the planning team will be notified so that a
coordinated approach can be provided.
Applications for Roads Construction Consent
require about six weeks to process from
agreeing final proposals. Early contact with
roads officers is encouraged.
Application for Roads Construction
Consent
Applicants are encouraged to submit
applications for Roads Construction Consent
at the same time as Full Planning Permission
or Approval of Matters. This enables both
permissions to be considered at the same
time, although Roads Construction Consent
will not be granted until after planning
approval has been given.
Pre Application
Early engagement with the planning service is
encouraged.
Applicants for major or complex local applications are
invited to enter into a processing agreement.
The planning officer will engage with other council
officers as required on the following:
• Roads Development
• Lighting
• Maintenance
• Flood Management
• Building Standards
• Built Heritage/
Conservation
• Education
• Housing
• Open Space
• Waste
• Planning Policy
• Economic Development
Pre Application Advice will clarify which of the
information listed below will be required and when
it should be submitted in the Planning Application or
Roads Construction Consent processes
All applications
• Location Plan
• Site Plan
• Existing and proposed
site sections
• Soft/Hard Landscape
plan, including
streetscene, services
and street furniture
• Transport Assessment
• Existing and proposed
topographical survey
• Flood Risk Assessment
and Drainage Impact
Assessment
• Drainage Plan
• Longitudinal Sections
• Typical Cross Sections
• Site investigation
(contaminated land)
• Coal Authority Risk
Assessment
Planning Applications
• Existing and proposed
floor plans
• Existing and proposed
elevations
• Roof Plans
• Design Statement
• Design and Access
Statement
• Tree Survey
• Habitat and protected
species surveys
• Noise Impact
Assessment
• Air quality impact
assessment, including
where there is
consideration of
biomass as a heating/
energy source.
Roads Construction Consent Applications
• Stage 1 Quality audit
• Stage 2 Quality Audit
• Lighting Plan
• Utilities Plan
• A plan of areas
proposed for
adoption by the
council and details of
other maintenance
arrangements
Application for
Planning Permission in
Principle (PPP)
A proportionate level
of information will be
required to support a
PPP application. Pre
application discussion will
indicate requirements.
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Understanding how physical, historical and cultural
influences have shaped a place, should ensure that new
development fits in to the local landscape.
This development in Inchinnan retained the trees as a
natural heritage asset. The trees help to give the place a
unique character.
Paisley’s skyline is influenced as much by the
topography of the town centre as by the buildings
within it.
Identifying key views into a site has helped this
development at Fordbank, Johnstone to fit into the
landscape.
Protecting views of landmarks or the countryside
beyond a site can also enhance the area’s character.
Location
Development proposals should show an
understanding of the location that they
are developing including the wider area
characteristics, such as
• landscape character,
• topography,
• natural heritage; and
• views into and from the site.
All of the above should be considered during the
initial design appraisal of the site.
Renfrewshire is made up of seven landscape
character types, in three regional character areas.
These reflect physical, historical and cultural
influences including geology, drainage, landform,
landcover and land use.
New development should aim to respond to these
influences in order to build on the areas existing
character.
Topography is a key aspect of landscape; the ability
of a development to fit into the landscape will often
depend on the topography of the site.
Consideration should also be given to the potential
impact on the skyline.
Adopting an assets based approach to natural
heritage is encouraged. Features such as trees,
hedges and burns which provide character and
unique sense of place, can enhance a development
proposal if retained or improved.
Views into and out of a site should be considered
at an early stage. Areas where the development
may be highly visible causing potential impact
should be considered early in the design process and
illustrated in design statements.
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of a grid during the towns planned expansion in the
18th century. The grid continues to define the urban
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The Ferry Village development at Renfrew uses the
slipway of the former Clyde Navigation Works to create
a waterfront setting for a new community.
In the smaller villages such as Howwood, new
developments should have a built form reflecting
this more rural context.
This council development fits well into the conservation
area in Lochwinnoch by adopting a vernacular palette
of materials and building style.
Context
It is important for development proposals
to demonstrate an understanding of the
settlement context in which they are to be built.
The origin and historical development of
settlements has a key impact on its character.
In Renfrewshire, these influences include a historic
religious centre at Paisley; the Royal Burgh of
Renfrew, 18th century planned communities
in Johnstone, Houston and Lochwinnoch; 19th
century railway suburbs and industrial towns as
well as a 20th century new town at Erskine.
The historical development of all of these places
has a lasting legacy in the location of landmarks,
public spaces and forms specific to a historical
function. The resulting pattern of settlement is
varied and complex.
An important aspect of understanding the
character of each place is identifying whether
they are urban or rural as well as the size of the
settlement, whether it is a village, town or part of a
larger conurbation.
Renfrewshire has a rich legacy of historical
buildings, ancient monuments and archaeological
sites.
Buildings, listed for their special historical interest,
can be found across Renfrewshire and there are
conservation areas, designated in order to preserve
their special character and identity, in Houston,
Bridge of Weir, Kilbarchan, Lochwinnoch as well as
Greenlaw, Thornly Park, Castlehead and the town
centre in Paisley.
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Identity
Successful places often have their own unique
character and identity. Taking inspiration from
existing built forms, typical materials and other
local characteristics can help a development to
establish its own identity.
Analysis of these characteristics should be
considered in design and access statements.
Many of the specific characteristics that give places
their unique identity are illustrated with relation to
this document’s other design considerations.
While there may be good reason to deviate from the
established development form, understanding how
these features relate to the identity will help to
create a successful place. For example, even small
architectural details like windows or dormers can
contribute to the character of an area if they are of a
consistent form or regularly spaced.
In some places there is a less pronounced character,
so development has an opportunity to create a
stronger identity through unifying architectural
elements, such as use of colour and consistent
materials.
In this regeneration project in Linwood, the use of
different coloured, glazed bricks throughout the
development shows design individuality. The consistent
boundary treatment throughout the development is a
unifying characteristic.
Consistent boundary treatment of stone walls and
gatepiers contribute to the Ranfurly Conservation
Area’s unique character in Bridge of Weir.
This modern block of townhouses in Paisley reflects the
scale and continues the building line of the adjacent
tenement. While the materials used and typology are
very different, the proportions of the windows are a
reference to the traditional form.
Uncharacteristic development within an area which has
a strong identity can undermine the character of the
area as a whole.
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Redevelopment and Infill
Redeveloping within existing places can help to
support local services and revitalise established
neighbourhoods. This resource efficient approach to
development makes use of existing infrastructure
and facilities. It is important for infill proposals to
show an understanding of the context and identity
in which they are being proposed. This will ensure
that they complement and enhance the existing
streetscape. Reuse of existing buildings is a way
of preserving the character of an area by returning
them to active use. Redevelopment of exiting
buildings can involve a change of use within the
existing form or more significant changes to the
internal structure of the building. Maintaining
existing features is encouraged particularly where
there is a historic interest.
At the former Hawkhead Hospital, Paisley the
development of new houses and flats has enabled the
conversion and refurbishment of a number of listed
buildings across the site.
The A Listed Anchor Mill in Paisley has been returned to
use by conversion to flats and offices.
The former St Margaret’s Hospital in Brodie Park
Crescent, Paisley was converted to flats in the 1990s.
The houses, built as part of this redevelopment, fit into
the setting of the grade B listed building by retaining
the original features such as boundary walls and
gatepiers.
This infill development at Gateside Place adopts a
sympathetic palette of materials in order to fit in with
the character of the conservation area in Kilbarchan.
The strong building line, with entrances onto the street
is also characteristic.
Conversion of historic buildings can return them to
active use while preserving the character of an area.
Converting the Ranfurly Church, Bridge of Weir to flats
was a resource efficient way to maintain the character
of the conservation area.
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Moorpark Square, Renfrew is well connected to the
main road network. Having a grid structure ensures
that there are many alternative routes for ease of
movement through the site and beyond.
Porterfield, Renfrew
Having two accesses to the main road gives people a
choice of routes to take. Connectivity could have been
improved by increasing the number of accesses.
Ferry Village, Renfrew
The Riverside Walkway creates a continuous pedestrian
and cycle connection from Ferry Village to Braehead.
Connections to Wider
Networks
Successful places are easy to move around with
good linkages to the wider area. They should be well
connected with multiple connections back to key
routes or into the surrounding neighbourhoods.
Successful places have street patterns which are
fully integrated with surrounding street and path
networks which encourage walking and cycling
especially when these routes connect to key
destinations.
Developing places which are permeable and have
multiple options for pedestrians, cyclists and
vehicles to pass through will be encouraged.
Visual connections to the surrounding area with
views of landmarks can help people to orientate
themselves within a neighbourhood.
At Machrie Crescent, Linwood, connectivity for
pedestrians and cyclists is ensured by having an access
route through the cul-de-sac.
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Having a visual connection to this landmark along
Church Street in Lochwinnoch can help people to
orientate themselves in the village.
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East Freelands, Erskine
Although this neighbourhood only has a single
vehicular access to the main road, it has good
internal connectivity and multiple pedestrian routes
throughout.
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residential, civic and retail uses from each other
discourages pedestrian movement and can increase
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Shuttle Street, Kilbarchan
Having a number of different routes that people and
vehicles can take helps reduce vehicle speeds and
create a more pedestrian friendly environment.
Station Road, Bishopton
Places which are compact and permeable encourage
people to walk instead of taking the car. Locating active
uses near to a pedestrian desire line will make them
more successful and sustainable.
Connections Within a Place
Proposed developments which provide for good
connectivity within a site for all groups of users
including cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles are
easy to move around.
Separation of land uses into zones connected by
distributor roads, can discourage walking.
A more appropriate pattern of development
creates a mixed and connected neighbourhood
where there are multiple and direct routes for all
users to pass through an area.
Encouraging pedestrian activity along overlooked
routes can help to creating a safe and pleasant
pedestrian environment which benefits from passive
surveillance.
The location of open spaces and active uses near to
key intersections can also make it easier to navigate
around a neighbourhood.
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Intersections which have a lot of people passing
through benefit from passive surveillance. This
makes them feel safer and can be good locations for
public spaces, like this one at the main crossroads in
Lochwinnoch village centre.
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Johnstone Castle has a permeable street network
with a number of different routes which make it easy
to move around. Local services are located near to
key routes and at intersections which makes them
accessible to pedestrians.
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Much of Ralston is outwith the 400m/5 minute
walking distance from Paisley’s East End Local Service
Centre. Having a small parade of shops at the corner
of Glasgow Road and Penilee Road means that services
are within walking distance.
Bridge of Weir’s compact form means that much of the
village is within a 400m or 5 minute walking distance
from the centre.
Much of the northern part of Ferry Village, Renfrew is
further than 400m/5 minute walking distance from
Renfrew and Braehead. Having good connections to
these centres can still encourage pedestrians to walk..
Walkable Neighbourhoods
Having a mix of uses within a 5-10 minute walking
distance from a neighbourhood will encourage
people to walk rather than taking a car. People are
more likely to take a car to a local service if the walk
would be more than 7 minutes.
This means that services should be located within
400-800m from residences.
Locating shops or play areas next to primary
routes and junctions will mean that they are more
accessible.
Residential densities will have a role to play in
supporting local services. Where services cannot be
located within walking distance then good public
transport links should be considered.
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The local service centre at Neilston Road, Paisley is
along this key route into the town centre and serves
people’s daily needs by having active uses on the
ground floor of the tenements.
400M
5 MINUTE WALK
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Johnstone town centre is well served by public
transport, with much of the centre being within a 10
minute/800m walk from the railway station and 5
minute/400m walk from a high frequency bus corridor.
When designing streets for bus traffic, swept path
analysis can help prevent overrun onto the footway.
Bus boarders at this bus stop in Linwood will help
pedestrians getting on and off the bus. The textured
raised surface will assist visually impaired passengers.
Glasgow Road in Ralston has bus stops all along its
length. Locating these near to junctions means that
they are more easily accessible for pedestrians.
Public Transport
Easy access to public transport will encourage a
more sustainable pattern of travel.
For bus services, a 400m or 5 minute walking
distance to a stop will be encouraged.
Swept path analysis will be required in order to
ensure that buses can be accommodated within
street designs, this will be crucial if buses are going
to penetrate the residential area.
Attention should also be given to the location
and design of bus stops, for example they should
be sited so they can easily be accessed by all
pedestrians and preferably located at junctions so
they can be accessed by more than one route on
foot.
Design features which make it easier for wheelchair
users or people with prams to enter a bus should
also be considered.
As with local services, higher residential densities
should be considered in areas with good public
transport provision, for example within 800m or 10
minutes from a railway station.
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400M
800M
5 MINUTE WALK
10 MINUTE WALK
BUS STOP
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The Riverside Walkway in Renfrew, provides an off road
cycle and pedestrian route connecting Ferry Village to
Braehead. The traffic free route enables pedestrians and
cyclists to travel in a direct and uninterrupted way.
Chicanes are a barrier to people with pushchairs,
wheelchairs and mobility scooters as well cyclists.
Alternatives, such as surface treatment or signage can
indicate the need to reduce speed without limiting
accessibility.
This junction in Paisley has been designed to enable
ease of movement for pedestrians. The dropped kerb
maintains the pedestrian desire line and the small
corner radii requires vehicles to slow down thereby
giving the pedestrian priority.
This development of student residences included
facilities for cycle parking within the design of the rear
courtyard.
Pedestrians and Cyclists
Ease of movement of pedestrians and cyclists should
be considered first in the street design hierarchy. This
means that priority should be given to needs of
pedestrians and cyclists in the design of layouts,
routes and junctions.
Routes are particularly suited to pedestrians and
cyclists where they are direct, follow desire lines,
have limited steep gradients, are barrier free and are
over looked.
New paths that go around the edges of
developments and to the rear of properties should
be discouraged.
Facilities to support cycling such as cycle paths or
parking should be considered early in the street
design process to try encouraging more cycle
usage.
Innovative approaches are supported for cycle
parking which can be included within garages,
bespoke cycling units, communal storage areas in
flats and on street cycle racks.
Any shared facilities should be secure, overlooked,
convenient and sheltered.
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At Machrie Crescent, Linwood, this infill development
maintains an 18m window to window relationship with
the existing built form. This ensures privacy and creates
public spaces which are overlooked and have eyes on
the street.
Ferry Village, Renfrew uses buildings and streets of
different heights and widths to identify the hierarchy of
streets. This improves legibility and enables people to
find their way around the neighbourhood.
Ralston and Oldhall are characterised by having a
strong grid structure, which is more formal north of
Glasgow Road and more irregular south of it. A grid
structure maximises through routes and can add to
passive surveillance.
In Bruce Road, Bishopton the introduction of a square
into the block structure helps to create a positive
character. Locating this greenspace at the junction with
the main road means that it is more accessible and can
help with navigation.
Block Structure
A clear and defined block structure can make an
area easier to move around. The street pattern can
take a variety of forms, from grid layouts to more
irregular arrangements or concentric rings.
Introducing courtyards, squares and avenues into
this pattern can create interest.
It is important to maintaining a relationship of fronts
facing to each other with backs hidden, this helps to
define public and private space.
Different boundary and architectural treatments
also emphasise this difference.
The hierarchy of streets should be signalled by
the street width and character of the buildings
that sit on them. Character should determine the
separation distance between fronts of buildings as
well as the location of taller buildings, open spaces
and active uses.
Privacy is a consideration that influences the
separation distances between rear elevations.
In order to maintain privacy between habitable
rooms, a minimum distance of 9m from the rear
elevation of the residential unit to the rear boundary
is suggested to achieve a separation distance of 18m
between rear windows. A greater separation distance
may be required for larger buildings with guidelines
set out below.
One to Two Storey 9m
Three Storey 11m
Four Storey 13m
Five Storey 15m
>Five Storey Individual circumstances will
be considered.
Daylight will also need to be considered in this
respect.
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This infill development in Lochwinnoch has been built
directly on the plot edge, which is characteristic in this
conservation area. The location of houses in relation to
the plot edge is often defined by local characteristics.
In Bishopton, these houses have space between
the property and the plot edge to allow for parking
between the houses. This allows parking on the plot
without impacting on the streetscene by having
vehicles within the front curtilage.
Boundary treatments should clearly define the
separation between public and private space. This
image from Moorpark, Renfrew shows a more
successful approach to this on the right.
The position of the building line in relation to the plot
edge should be defined by the character of the street.
These tenements front directly onto the footway
overlooking Glasgow Road, but 7.5m front gardens
provide a setback on Greenlaw Avenue
Plots
The setting of buildings within plots can have an
impact on the character of a place. The plot width,
distance of the buildings from the edge of the plot
and the distance between buildings should all be
considered.
The size and dimension of a plot should be derived
from the character of the place, smaller narrow plots
will help to create visual interest and can sustain a
higher build density but variation in plot sizes across
a development helps to identify the urban structure
and supports a variation of densities.
The position of buildings within the plot will very
much depend on the character of the street.
In order to provide adequate private open space
an indicative guidelines of 70:30 open space to
plot coverage for detached and semi-detached
dwellings and 60:40 for terraced properties will be
encouraged.
A minimum separation distance of 4m is suggested
from gable to gable.
Plot boundaries are another key consideration.
Separation of public and private space should be
clearly defined by boundary treatments. This shows
ownership of spaces and helps to create a safe and
pleasant environment.
In some neighbourhoods, a uniform identity is
created by using hedges, walls or railings of the same
height and form to denote the edge between the
street and the plot.
Building to Building Distance 5m
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This infill development on Neilston Road, Paisley
continues the existing building line. It also reflects
the existing built form by having the same number of
stories.
Stepping this infill development back from the historic
building line at High Street, Lochwinnoch enables the
footway to be widened. The scale and form of the new
development mean that this narrow set back does not
undermine the character of the street.
In Storie Street, Paisley, the student flats reflect the
massing of the adjacent tenements. This is achieved
even with the addition of two stories.
In Ferry Village, Renfrew having higher density
properties fronting onto King’s Inch Road, helps to
support this public transport provision along this
corridor.
Density and Form
Building lines, roof lines and building heights can
create local character, whether consistently applied
or with repeating elements to create rhythm.
The scale, height and massing of proposed
developments should be sympathetic to the
surrounding environment.
Proposed buildings should be of similar scale and
reflect the form, including detailing, of adjacent
properties. For infill developments an elevation in
context will be required to show these relationships.
New development should achieve a density that
is appropriate to the location. Uniform densities
across a development are rarely successful and
should be discouraged.
Proposing a range of densities across a site helps
create a distinctive place. Using a range of house
types especially across larger housing sites helps
achieve a varied density.
Higher density developments make efficient use
of the land available, help to reduce land take and
contribute to the viability of local services and
public transport.
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These streets in Kilbarchan run from east to west and
are stepped up the hill which allows for maximum solar
gain.
Forbes Place, Paisley
This narrow intimate street is an example of where
the context would allow a variation from the 25° rule.
Larger windows go some way to addressing the need
for light in this instance.
The 25 degree rule provides a guideline for ensuring
that buildings receive a reasonable amount of
sunlight. The method uses a 25° line drawn in section
from the horizontal midpoint of the ground floor
window. Taller buildings will often need a greater
separation distance in order to ensure that enough
sunlight can reach the ground floor windows.
The narrow streets at the historic centre of Houston
provide shelter from the prevailing wind.
Orientation
Maximising the environmental benefits of a
development through orientation requires
consideration of the solar path and the prevailing
wind direction.
Orientation of buildings and streets towards the
solar path can increase the daylight which can reach
into buildings and maximise the sunlight reaching
the public realm.
Building heights and the distances between buildings
also influences the amount of solar gain that
buildings and spaces receive. Habitable rooms and
public spaces should be orientated towards the
solar path.
New developments should not cause a
detrimental loss of natural light to existing
properties and should themselves receive a
reasonable amount of daylight.
Daylight should be able to penetrate at least halfway
into habitable rooms. At least half of a private
garden spaces should also be able to receive sunlight
between spring and autumn.
Consideration should also be given to prevailing
wind conditions so as to ensure on-street shelter
and minimise the impact of cold air infiltration
into buildings.
Consideration of the prevailing wind direction
can influence the direction of streets, the scale of
individual buildings, street width and the relationship
of a settlement to natural landscape features.
25°
1.8m
12m
18m
24m
9.5m
25°
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Narrowing of the carriageway can be a significant
influence on driver speed. This can be achieved through
physical narrowing, as here in Renfrew town centre.
Limiting forward visibility can encourage drivers to slow
down. In East Freelands, Erskine, this has been achieved
with winding streets. Short streets with turns also can
achieve this effect.
This street in Crofton Drive, Renfrew has a number
of features to influence driver behaviour. The street is
narrowed, both physically and by the parking bay; the
colour of the road surface and rumble strips provide
cues to slow down.
In Lochwinnoch village centre the change of priority at
the cross disrupts traffic flow. Having the pedestrian
priority crossing at this point adds to the traffic calming
effect.
Achieving Appropriate
Traffic Speed
In order to create safe and pleasant pedestrian
environments street design for residential
neighbourhoods should aim to achieve a design
speed of 20 mph.
A key part of achieving this is to influence driver
behaviour to reduce vehicle speed without
introducing unsympathetic traffic calming measures.
Narrowing the carriageway and changing of
road surface materials can both give a visual and
physical signal to motorists that they should
slow down.
Visually narrowing the carriageway with buildings
closer together or street trees can be as effective as
narrowing the carriageway width physically as a way
to influence driver speed.
Limiting forward visibility through winding roads,
having short streets with turns or by introducing
physical features into the carriageway can helps to
reduce driving speeds while changes in priority can
interrupt driver flow.
Objects which appear to narrow the carriageway
encourage drivers to slow down due to barrier shyness,
this effect can be achieved with street trees or on street
parking.
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The small corner radii and low visibility for vehicles
emerging from this junction on Lochwinnoch High
Street means that drivers need to slow down. This
favours pedestrian movement.
At Burnbrae Drive, Linwood a squareabout has been
used to manage potential user conflict at this junction.
The area has been highlighted with different coloured
paving and is a raised table so that road users know to
slow down.
Kirklands in Renfrew has a number of enclosed turning
areas with the character of courtyards. If turning areas
are required a tracking assessment should be made.
Additional parking has been allocated to help keep the
turning area clear.
Causeyside Street, Paisley is a good example of how
block size determines the spacing between junctions.
The block size decreases closer to the town centre,
as there is an increased need for permeability and
pedestrian movement.
Junction Types and
Arrangements
Junctions should be designed to meet the needs
of pedestrians in the first instance and should
reflect the street design, use and demand.
Tight corners are an effective method for reducing
traffic speed. Using different materials to
change from one street to another and using
raised junctions to provide a crossing point for
pedestrians can also help reduce vehicle speed.
Visibility splays at junctions and along the street will
be required to demonstrate that oncoming vehicles
will be able to stop within the relevant stopping
sight distance (SSD) as set out in Designing Streets.
Visibility should be measured both horizontally and
vertically to check there are no obstructions.
Junctions that can be used in residential areas
include cross roads and staggered junctions, formal
and informal squares and mini roundabouts. As
junctions are usually places of high accessibility
and have good surveillance they can be ideal
locations for facilities such as shops or public
transport stops.
Turning areas may be required in some instances,
the form of the turning areas should be determined
by a vehicle tracking assessment, and relate
to surrounding environment rather than being
determined by standard geometries.
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90m
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Although having a pend access to these flats’ parking
area helps to maintain a continuous frontage, having
entrances onto the street would help create pedestrian
activity.
Renfrew Town Centre
Level surfaces make it easier for pedestrians,
particularly wheelchair users, to move around.
In Charleston Square, Paisley the shared surface area
is less formally set out with space for visitor and
residents’ parking needs without formal bays. Not
having traffic management features signals that the
area is suitable for all users.
Lade Court, Lochwinnoch
While narrow gravel footways can contribute to the
areas unique character, consideration should be given
to accessibility for all users.
Streets for People
The shape of streets can be a strong unifying
element of the character of a place, whether
they are typically straight or curved, the width of
carriageways and footways as well as materials can
all have an impact on the sense of place created.
Streets should be designed to allow for and
encourage social interaction. This includes spaces
where children can play or local residents can
interact.
Ideally this can be created through shared spaces
where pedestrians are considered first before
vehicle users. Shared surfaces will only be successful
if accompanied by measures which encourage
vehicle users to reduce their speed without assuming
priority.
Innovative approaches are welcomed when
developing shared surfaces. The general principles
are to encourage low vehicle speed and social
interaction by creating an environment in which
pedestrians can walk or stop and chat without
feeling intimidated by motor traffic.
Shared surfaces make it easier for people to move
around, particularly wheelchair users and people
pushing wheeled equipment such as prams.
Shared surfaces can be challenging for visually
impaired pedestrians. The use of tactile surfaces and
changes of level can assist visually impaired users
and guide dogs to navigate shared space.
Streets which are overlooked with buildings which
have entrances and windows facing onto them are
safe and pleasant for pedestrians.
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At Burnbrae Road, Linwood visitor parking is
accommodated in half size parking bays. These spaces
provide traffic calming by narrowing the carriageway
and can be adopted by the roads authority because
they are not allocated to a single residence.
The flatted development at Ferry Village, Renfrew is
served by rear parking areas which are enclosed and
overlooked by the flats which they serve. The parking
allocation would have provided more flexibility if bays
had not been allocated to individual flats.
Parking at Charleston Square has been provided in
a perpendicular arrangement. Bays have not been
identified or allocated, which means they are a shared
resource for all residents and visitors.
Garages are not counted towards parking requirements
as they are often not used for cars. At Stirling Drive,
Linwood the use of car ports provides covered parking
without the risk of creating additional demand for on-
street parking.
Integrating Parking
Parking arrangements are often related to the width
of plots and street character. Places with on street
parking, on plot, or back court parking will all have a
different sense of place.
Consideration should be given to the impact that
parking will have on the streetscene. Parking
provision of 1.3 spaces per residential dwelling is
encouraged.
Residents’ parking should be provided within the
curtilage of the dwelling where possible or within
private parking areas.
Private parking areas should be distinguished from
the carriageway through a change of use of material
or landscaping.
Allocated spaces are not encouraged, as unallocated
spaces provide a greater degree of flexibility.
Visitor parking should be on-street and
unallocated.
In Dundonald Road, Gallowhill having parking bays in
the street is a flexible way of accommodating parking
needs without needing to use front garden spaces.
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This fire path has been designed to sensitively fit in
with the conservation area’s character at Oakshaw,
Paisley. It shows how fire service requirements can be
accommodated sensitively through design.
Kerb materials may need to be sunken and more
resilient to take occasional overrun by large vehicles.
At North Road, Johnstone a small area has been set
aside at the edge of the footway to accommodate bins.
This prevents bins obstructing pedestrian access.
Charleston Square, Paisley
Where there is on street collection of bins,
consideration should be given to the impact that this
has on pedestrian movement.
Emergency and Service
Vehicles
Street layouts should be designed to
accommodate emergency and service vehicles
without compromising a positive sense of place.
Swept path analysis is a useful tool to ensure street
layouts are of a satisfactory standard for both
emergency and service vehicles.
Well connected street networks can have significant
advantages especially for service vehicles as a
shorter route can be used to cover a given area and
reversing may be avoid.
Developers are required to ensure there is
adequate storage for general needs as well as
for waste and recycling. An innovative approach
would be encouraged in developing sufficient
storage as households are required to separate and
store different recyclable waste. Bin storage areas
should be located to allow convenient access for
residents.
Consideration should also be given for residents to
have the ability to compost within their garden or
within their development.
Refuse vehicles must be able to access and turn in
streets whilst collecting kerbside refuse however this
should not be detriment to the quality and design of
the streetscape.
Communal bin storage areas in high density
developments should be integrated into buildings.
Bin storage areas should be safe and secure, well lit
and ventilated and be easily accessible.
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Moorpark, Renfrew was a successful regeneration
project which saw the delivery of private sector housing
following the redevelopment of some of the council’s
housing stock. This creates an area with a good mixture
of tenures.
Ferry Village, Renfrew has a range of different house
types including, flats, townhouses, terraces, semi-
detached and detached properties. Although the tenure
mix is all private there are homes for sale and to rent.
The regeneration in Linwood saw 14 different house
types developed ranging from single person to large
family homes. The development was largely for social
rent but some tenure mix was provided with shared
equity houses for sale.
During the early development phases of Dargavel
Village, Bishopton, there is a very limited mixture of
housing types or tenures. There is very little variation
from detached or semi-detached homes for sale.
Housing Type and Tenure
Some areas are characterised by the types of housing
that are prevalent, whether these are detached villas,
terraces, tenements, a mixture of these or otherwise.
The council aim to ensure that there is a mix
of dwelling types and sizes to meet a range of
housing needs as this helps create sustainable
communities.
Developers will be encouraged to provide a range of
house sizes and types, which meet the needs of the
housing market.
Developers of large scale residential developments
will especially be encouraged to offer a range of
housing options to cater for a large cross section of
the population.
Where different tenures are provided the design
and materials should be kept similar even if the
types of property are different so it is not obvious
which is open market housing and which is social
housing.
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Torran Drive, Erskine includes a landscaped greenspace
at its centre. The space is overlooked on all sides, has
footpaths connecting through it and includes a small
play area for the residents.
This left over open space between the backs of the
new and existing developments would have been
better if it was overlooked to provide a safe connection
through it. Left over space of any scale risks becoming a
maintenance burden unless it is accessible and usable.
At Fordbank, Johnstone, retaining an area with mature
trees at the centre of the development was a key
concept for the design. This area now includes a small
play area to serve the development.
The Clyde View Park, in Renfrew contains informal
recreational space, play areas and a kick pitch.
Developments near to high quality existing facilities
may not require to construct additional provision.
Open Space
Provision of both amenity and recreational open
space are an important and valuable part of
making sustainable places.
The need to agree details regarding the maintenance
of such areas prior to development commencing on
site will be a condition of planning consent.
The requirements set out below are a guide as the
council is aware that many factors including house
sizes, density of development, existing landscape
features and open space needed within a specific
development will influence the level, type and
location of open space provision.
Having open spaces overlooked by active
frontages is encouraged.
Where it can not be shown that open space provision
has been adequately incorporated into the design of
a place, the following minimum standards may be
applied.
Children’s Play Areas are sought for all housing
developments in excess of 50 units. Provision should
be equivalent to 1 square meter per house in the
form of a single area serving 50-150 houses.
A Kick Pitch or other appropriate recreational space
to serve the scale of development will be sought for
developments of 100 houses or more, requirements
will be agreed with the council.
The design of open spaces can provide opportunities
to provide sustainable water management
solutions. Consideration should be given to meeting
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS)
requirements within open spaces by including
features for surface level water management.
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4. Safeguarding the network of small local
neighbourhood retail facilities. This kind of very local
independent retail provision is well supported by local
residents, often employs local people and also retains
spending in the local economy.
5. Enhancing the provision and improve the quality
of open space and water courses by encouraging bio-
diversity, de-culverting and using sustainable urban drainage
systems to improve amenity and access to countryside.
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and surface water management constraints. This includes
de-culverting particular water courses and reducing water
entering the system. The opportunities that result include
increased habitat and improved habitat networks using
Integrated Habitat Network (IHN) planning, improved
amenity space with scope to promote water and landscaped
routes. The implications include reduced long-term
maintenance costs and more attractive development sites.
6. Promoting a series of housing clusters with
mixed communities catering for a range of incomes,
house types and tenures. This includes offering more
housing options for elderly people. The residential areas
accommodate sustainable urban drainage corridors and look
to orientate houses to the south and include amenity space
and public realm, streetscape and landscape areas that take
account of microclimate, overshadowing, prevailing winds
etc. The aim is to developed safe and secure places with
passive surveillance, regular activity and good lighting.
7. Promoting green Infrastructure and a low carbon
future in Johnstone South West to include the existing
ecosystems, green spaces and water as integral to the
Masterplan to deliver environmental and quality of life
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access and community use of the Rannoch and Bluebell
Woods.
These swales at Glenpatrick Road, Elderslie manage
the surface water run off from the residences and the
road. Although SUDS of this scale are unlikely to be
necessary for all developments, early consultation with
the council will identify requirements.
Trees, planting and green areas can help to absorb
surface water. In Johnstone Street, Paisley the street
trees will help with sustainable water management.
In Charleston Square, Paisley porous paving has been
used in conjunction with secondary gullies to provide
surface water drainage. Care should be taken during
construction to ensure that spaces between paviors are
not blocked with sand.
The SUDS ponds at Cockelshill Park help to manage
the surface water run off from the Renfrew Care Home.
The SUDS have been designed to reduce the flood risk
of both the new development and the surrounding
neighbourhoods.
In Johnstone South West, the integrated green
infrastructure study and charrette put the sustainable
management of water at the centre of the design
proposals for the area.
Drainage
Renfrewshire Council recommends drainage to be
considered at an early stage and early engagement
is recommended in order to discuss drainage
requirements, constraints and potential solutions.
Renfrewshire Council supports the vision of
The Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage
Partnership (MGSDP) to manage rainfall to end
uncontrolled flooding and improve water quality.
This vision is guided by the following principles.
• Enhancement of our urban biodiversity and
landscape;
• Reconnection to our waterways;
• Design for the severity of the rain;
• Presumption that water will be kept on the surface;
• Creation of integrated blue-green networks;
• Integrated urban masterplanning and design;
• Sustainable and affordable drainage solutions;
• Climate-change ready.
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In Charleston Square, Paisley utilities are incorporated
into the shared surface area without impacting on the
design of the space.
The service strip is formed by a grass area to the front
of the garden fence for these houses in Linwood. This
helps to maintain a coherent quality to the place.
Utilities
Utilities and servicing are a necessary component
of street design which can have a significant impact
on the character of a place.
Accommodating these should be based on the
specific requirements rather than a standards
based approach. The location of services should aim
to maintain the character of the place and generally
should be in land which can be adopted by the roads
authority.
Grouping services together can limit the impact
that they will have on the character of a place.
The requirement for access to utilities should not
prevent the use of boundary treatments which
distinguishing public and private space.
Planting can be used to highlight the edge of private
and public space. This development in Cotton Street,
Paisley uses Beech hedges to clearly signify the edge of
the street.
Preserving existing trees can be an important aspect
of creating the character in a place. In Brodie Park
Crescent, Paisley retaining these mature trees along
with new planting enhances the setting of the listed
building.
Planting
Planting and retaining existing trees can help
to create distinctive places. Particular species of
trees and hedges may be common within an area
and the pattern of public and private spaces can
also be characteristic. The benefits of planting can
also include sustainable water management,
biodiversity and impact on microclimate.
Consideration should be given to retaining
existing trees or fresh planting of semi-mature
trees. Where street trees are proposed in footways
the width of the footway may need to be wider to
remain accessible for all users.
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In Renfrew town centre, the use of different paving
materials has been used to create a more pedestrian
friendly environment. Changing material colours and
textures can highlight the edge of footways in level
surface areas.
The use of materials in construction of buildings has
a significant impact on the character of a place. The
use of black and glazed bricks of different colours gives
these houses in Linwood a unique character.
Sometimes it is more appropriate to make reference
to the existing materials that are used in an area. In
Paisley town centre these new flats use stone cladding
in response to the buildings across the street.
Materials
Local and characteristic materials can help to tie
an area together. The use of slate, sandstone or a
unifying painted finish can tie buildings together as
a place.
Equally a unified approach to road surface materials
can give an area a distinctive character.
The key considerations in the choice of
carriageway and footway materials should be
durability, safety, sustainability and context.
The use of different materials can help to highlight
the hierarchy of streets. A visible change of material
can help drivers to identify a change in road priority
and can indicate when a carriageway is shared
surface.
Long term maintenance should also be considered
at an early stage with arrangements agreed with the
council.
The choice of construction materials for buildings
will often depend on context. Making reference to
existing materials and forms is encouraged.
The use of local materials can enhance the local
identity and are more sustainable. Variation in the
palette of materials can add visual interest to a
place.
Materials need to be resilient enough to bear the
weight of service vehicles. This block paving at
Charleston Square, Paisley is starting to wear at the
corners. This is most evident at the corners of the
square where vehicles have been turning.
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Street furniture should be located where it will
encourage and not obstruct pedestrian activity. The
location of this bench in Lochwinnoch High Street
encourages people to use the public space at the
crossroads.
Removing the railings at this corner on Causeyside
Street, Paisley has helped to icrease pedestrian
accessibility and improved the quality of the public
realm in the town centre.
This fire path sign has been designed so as not to be
intrusive into the character of the conservation area at
Oakshaw, Paisley. Reducing the number of signs and
impact that they have is desirable in residential areas.
In this example bollard lighting has been used
to illuminate the footpaths in the open space at
Charleston Square. This more sensitive approach
was agreed with the council in order to meet the
requirements of the adopting authority.
Reducing Clutter
Lighting, street furniture, signs, guard railings
and traffic calming features all have to be
accommodated within the streetscene and can
have an impact on the character of a place.
Consideration and design of street furniture can help
to reduce clutter. Consideration should be given
to what signs are necessary and what could be
indicated in another way for example through
design features such as road surface materials or
narrowing of the carriageway.
Design and location of lighting fixtures should be
agreed with the council in advance.
Unnecessary fencing and railings are a barrier to
movement and can detract from the character of an
area.
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The council development at Barrhead Road, Paisley
uses solar thermal panels to help with heating water
and reduce energy bills for residents.
Terraced and flatted properties tend to have higher
energy performance than detached properties. These
townhouses in Crofton Avenue, Renfrew have a higher
level of energy performance because less external walls
being exposed to the elements.
Low Carbon Design and
Energy Efficiency
Low carbon design requires the consideration of
a number of factors, both active carbon reducing
technologies such as solar panels and passive
factors such as orientation, siting, ventilation and
sustainable materials.
Consideration should be given to maximising the
use of daylight and solar heat gains by sensitively
locating buildings, their windows and roofs towards
the solar path. Consideration should be given to the
impact that built form can have on energy efficiency.
Building standards require an increasing level
of energy efficiency in new developments and
refurbishments.
Planning can have a role with considerations such
as orientation, materials and built form having a
significant impact on the energy efficiency of a
development.
These houses at Tannahill Crescent, Johnstone use
heating and ventilation systems to maximise energy
efficiency and reduce heat loss. The houses met the
silver level of the 2011 sustainable development
building standard.
These flats at Maple Drive, Johnstone have been
refurbished in order to provide a higher level of energy
efficiency. The external wall insulation can reduce
energy consumption by up 25%.
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10
15
Detached
House
Semi-
Detached
Top Floor
Flat
Mid-
Terrace
Middle
Floor Flat
Adapted from Sustainable Housing Design Guide for Scotland,
F. Stevenson & N. Williams, 2007
Thousands of units (kilowatt hours) per year
All houses and flats are assumed to
be the same size and have the same
proportion of window to outside wall
Relative amount of energy used each year by house type
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Glossary
Accessibility
The ease with which a building, place or
facility can be reached by people and/or
goods and services. This includes elderly
and disabled people, those with young
children and those encumbered with
luggage or shopping.
Active frontage
The frontage or edge of a building or
space that has windows and doors as
opposed to blank walls, fences and
garages.
Adopt
Add to the Local Roads Authority’s list of
public roads.
Allocated Parking Spaces
Parking spaces or driveways which are
for the exclusive use of the residents of
the individual dwelling and their visitors.
B Plan
From German Bebaungsplan, a plan that
uses colour to highlight the components
of a development layout e.g. red for
buildings, green for open spaces and
yellow streets and paths.
Biodiversity
The variability in living organisms and
the ecological complexes of which they
are part.
Built form
Buildings and structures.
Carriageway
That part of a road intended for use by
vehicular traffic. Auxiliary traffic lanes,
passing places lay-bys and bus bays are
included.
Cycle Lane/Cycleway
Part of the carriageway intended for
use by cyclists only. Part of the road,
but separate from the carriageway.
Pedestrians and cyclists may share a
cycleway or they may be segregated
from each other.
Daylight
The volume of natural light that enters
a building to provide satisfactory
illumination of internal accommodation
between dawn and dusk.
Desire lines
The shortest, most direct route between
facilities or places. Even when obstacles
are in the way, people will still try to
follow the desire line.
Dropped Kerb
A dipped section of kerb to allow people
in wheelchairs or with buggies to cross
the road.
Eyes on the street
People whose presence in adjacent
buildings or on the street make it feel
safer.
Footway
A surface reserved for pedestrians; can
include cyclists if a core path.
Housing/Tenure mix
The range of housing in an area or
development in terms of such factors as
its type, size, affordability, accessibility
or tenure.
In-curtilage parking
Parking within a building’s site boundary,
rather than on a public street or space
Landcover
Buildings, structures, surfaces and
vegetation (including agricultural
land uses).
Landform
The shape of the land. Landform can be
described in terms such as elevation or
shape
Landscape character
The distinct nature of an area of land
in terms of such elements as its shape,
geology, soils, vegetation, land uses and
settlement patterns.
Legibility
The quality of a place as being
welcoming, understood easily by its
users and easy for visitors to orientate
themselves in.
Massing
The combined effect of the arrangement,
volume and shape of a building or group
of buildings.
Material Consideration
A consideration that must be taken into
account, where relevant, in a decision on
a planning application.
Mixed use
A mix of uses within a building, on a site
or within a particular area. ‘Horizontal’
mixed uses are side by side, usually
in different buildings. ‘Vertical’ mixed
uses are on different floor of the same
building. Places which have a mix of uses
are likely to be lively at different times
for different reasons.
Passive Solar gain
The effect of the sun’s heat on the
temperature of a building’s fabric and
ambient indoor temperatures, thus
minimising heating requirements in
winter.
Passive Surveillance
The discouragement to wrong-doing by
the presence of passers-by or the ability
of people to be seen out of surrounding
windows. Also known as Natural
surveillance (or supervision).
Passivhaus Standard
A voluntary standard for construction of
“a building, for which thermal comfort
can be achieved solely by post-heating
or post-cooling of the fresh air mass,
which is required to achieve sufficient
indoor air quality conditions – without
the need for additional recirculation of
air.”
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Path/Footpath
A highway on which the public has a
right of way on foot only.
Pavement
1 (UK) The raised surface for pedestrians
beside a street or road. 2 (US) The
structure of a road, including its surface
and underlying structure. 3 A paved
surface.
Permeability
The degree to which an area has a choice
of routes through it.
Placemaking
Creating somewhere with a distinct
identity.
Primary route
A street upon which more movement,
variety and activity takes place than on
smaller surrounding ones.
Private space
The parts of a village, town or city to
which public access is restricted.
Public space/realm
The parts of a village, town or city
(whether publicly or privately owned)
that are available, without charge, for
everyone to use or see, including streets,
squares and parks.
Road
Any way (other than a waterway) over
which there is a public right of passage
(by whatever means) and including
the verge and any bridge (whether
permanent or temporary) over which
or any tunnel through which, the way
passes; includes carriageway, cycleway
and footway.
Roads Construction Consent
The authority to construct a new road
or an extension of an existing road
irrespective of whether or not such
roads are to be submitted for adoption
as public granted by the Local Roads
Authority under Section 21 of the Roads
(Scotland) Act 1984.
Semi-private space
Space that may be privately owned or
managed but into which the members
of the public may enter if they have a
legitimate reason, such as a front garden.
Service Strip
Reservation for Statutory Undertaker
services (gas, water, etc) normally
located within confines of footway or
verge.
Settlement pattern
The distinctive way in which the roads,
fields, paths and buildings are laid out in
a particular place.
Shared Surface
Pedestrian priority area shared with
cycles and motor vehicles.
SSD
Stopping Sight Distance is the distance
within which drivers need to be able
to see ahead and stop from at a given
speed.
Streetscape
The appearance of a street; the street
and all the elements associated with it.
Streetscene
The roadways, pavements, street
furniture signage and other elements
that together comprise the street
environment.
SUDS
Sustainable Urban Drainage System.
Physical structures built to receive
surface water runoff including
constructed wetlands, detention basins,
infiltration devices, permeable surfaces
retention ponds and swales.
Sunlight
Sunlight refers to direct sunshine and is
much brighter than ambient daylight.
Swale
A linear depression (often beside a road)
that allows rainwater to soak away.
Swept path
The plan envelope shape that a vehicle
makes when carrying out a manoeuvre
like turning.
Topography
1 A description or representation of
artificial or natural features on or of the
ground. 2 Mapping the shape of the land
surface.
Transport Assessment
A report which assessed the impact of
a new development on the road and
transportation network.
Unallocated/Visitor Parking Spaces
Parking spaces which do not relate
directly to any particular dwellings and
are considered to be for the use of either
residents or visitors on a “first come first
served” basis.
Urban structure
The framework of routes and spaces that
connect locally and more widely, and
the way developments, routes and open
spaces relate to one another.
Verge
Soft landscaped area adjacent to the
road.
Vernacular
The way in which ordinary buildings were
built in a particular place before local
styles, techniques and materials were
superseded by imports.
Walkability
The ease with which it is possible to
walk around an area, from one point to
another or from housing to facilities.
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Additional Information
Scottish Government Policy
Scottish Planning Policy:
www.gov.scot
Designing Streets:
A Policy Statement for Scotland:
www.gov.scot
Creating Places - A policy statement on
architecture and place for Scotland:
Publication:
www.gov.scot
Further information:
www.creatingplacesscotland.org
Planning Series Circular 3/2013: Development
Management Procedures:
www.gov.scot
Scottish Government Guidance
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 33, Development of
Contaminated Land:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 44, Fitting new
housing developments into the landscape:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 51, Planning,
Environmental Protection and Regulation:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 58, Environmental
Impact Assessment:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 61, Planning and
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 65, Planning and Open
Space:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 67, Housing quality:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 68, Design
Statements:
www.gov.scot
Online Planning Advice on Flood Risk
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 72, Housing in the
Countryside:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 77, Designing Safer
Places:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note (PAN) 79, Water and
Drainage:
www.gov.scot
Planning Avice Note (PAN) 83, Master Planning:
www.gov.scot
Planning Advice Note 1/2011, Planning and Noise:
www.gov.scot
Sustainable Housing Design Guide:
www.gov.scot
Green Infrastructure: Design and Placemaking:
www.gov.scot
Development Plan Policy
Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Strategic
Development Plan:
www.clydeplan-sdpa.gov.uk
Renfrewshire Local Development Plan:
www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Renfrewshire LDP New Development
Supplementary Guidance:
www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
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Renfrewshire’s Character
Glasgow and Clyde Valley Landscape Character
Assessment:
www.snh.org.uk
Paisley Town Centre Conservation Area -
Character Appraisal:
www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Johnstone South West Charrette Report:
www.scotland.gov.uk
Johnstone South West - Integrated Green
Infrastructure Design Study:
www.gcvgreennetwork.gov.uk
Other Guidance
SCOTS National Roads Development Guide:
www.scotsnet.org.uk
Historic Scotland’s New Design
in Historic Settings:
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Cycle by Design:
www.transportscotland.gov.uk
Passivhaus:
www.passivhaus.org.uk
Sustainable Energy in the Built Environment - Best
Practice for Scottish Planners:
www.rtpi.org.uk
Site layout planning for daylight and sunlight: a
guide to good practice (BR 209):
www.bre.co.uk
Outdoor Access Code:
www.outdooraccess-scotland.com
Development Management Guidance on drainage
requirements is available on Renfrewshire
Council’s web page :
www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Contact Us
Roads Development Team
Community Resources
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley, PA1 1BR
Phone: 0300 300 0380
Email: pt@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Web: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Development Management
Development and Housing Services
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley, PA1 1JD
Phone: 0300 300 0144
Email: dc@renfrewshire.gov.uk
Web: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Useful Contacts
Architecture and Design Scotland
www.ads.org.uk
Clydeplan Strategic Development Planning
Authority:
www.clydeplan-sdpa.gov.uk
Historic Scotland
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk
Scottish Environment Protection Agency
www.sepa.org.uk
Scottish Natural Heritage
www.snh.gov.uk/planning-and-development
Scottish Water
www.scottishwater.co.uk
Transport Scotland
www.transportscotland.gov.uk
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