About the ESPD

About the ESPD

The Environmental SPD (ESPD) sits within a wider suite of policies, strategies and action plans to address local, national and global environmental issues. The ESPD takes account of these, ranging from the Climate Change Commission’s 6th Carbon Budget to Westminster’s Climate Emergency Action Plan. 

This Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) provides guidance for developers on how they can meet the environmental policies within Westminster’s City Plan 2019 –2040. This SPD does not introduce new planning policies into the development plan, it is however, a material planning consideration. The ESPD covers seven environmental topics:

• Air Quality
• Local Environmental Impacts
• Greening & Biodiversity
• Flood Risk
• Energy
• Waste Management
• Sustainable Design

Aims of the Consultation

We asked respondents to:

• Identify any issues with the guidance
• Feedback on the documents usability and readability 
• Highlight if there is anything missing or unclear

Note: The consultation will run from Monday 20th January to Monday 3rd March. 

Please see below for the full document.

If you would like to stay up-to-date on information regarding the ESPD, please follow this link to sign up:

Planning Policy Consultation Database