Residents and businesses are being given more time to give their views on three draft Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) that are part of a series of proposed changes to the B&NES planning framework.

A six-week consultation on the Local Plan Partial Update (LPPU) and three SPDs: Houses in Multiple Occupancy; retrofitting energy efficiency measures to buildings; and Transport & Development, closed last Friday.

The LPPU consultation was a formal, statutory consultation, so it is not possible to extend the comments deadline, but the Council has decided to allow an additional week for comments on the three SPDs.

Councillor Tim Ball, cabinet member for Planning, said: “There has been significant public interest in the consultation and as part of our commitment to giving people a bigger say, the Council is extending the deadline for the submission of comments on the SPDs.”

Residents will now have until 5pm on Monday, October 18th to submit their comments.