Woking Borough Council

Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight SPD

The Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight SPD, adopted on 10 February 2022, provides detailed guidance on achieving suitable outlook, amenity, privacy, daylight and sunlight in new residential developments, whilst safeguarding the distinctive attributes of adjoining residential areas. It supplements various design policies in the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies DPD - full details are provided in Chapter 1 of the document.

This SPD superceded the previous version, dated 2008. It was adopted after a period of consultation in Autumn 2021 - all responses were taken into account before finalising the document for adoption. The SPD is a material consideration in determining planning applications and other planning decisions.  

The Outlook, Amenity, Privacy and Daylight SPD can be downloaded using the following link:

Supporting Documents