MetroGreen Area Action Plan documents and evidence library
Submission documents
Sub 1
MetroGreen Area Action Plan Submission Draft (PDF, 3 MB)
Sub 2
Sub 3
MetroGreen Area Action Plan Policies Map
Sub 4
Final Sustainability Appraisal Report March 2026 (PDF, 1 MB)
Final Sustainability Appraisal Report Appendices March 2026 (PDF, 973 KB)
Sub 5
Final Area Action Plan Evidence March 2026 (PDF, 1 MB)
Sub 6
Final Sustainability Appraisal Report Health Impact Assessment March 2026 (PDF, 443 KB)
Sub 7
Sustainability Appraisal Post-Adoption Statement March 2026 (PDF, 458 KB)
Sub 8
Habitat Regulation Assessment Topic Paper (PDF, 314 KB)
Sub 9
Local Development Scheme 2017 (Word doc, 3 MB)
Local Development Scheme 2020 (Word doc, 2 MB)
Local Development Scheme 2023 (Word doc, 1008 KB)
Local Development Scheme 2025 to 2028
Sub 10
Statement of Community Involvement 2017 (Word doc, 151 KB)
Statement of Community Involvement 2019 (Word doc, 138 KB)
Statement of Community Involvement 2020 (PDF, 563 KB)
Statement of Community Involvement 2025 (PDF, 595 KB)
Sub 11
Duty to Cooperate Statement Report (PDF, 1 MB)
Duty to Cooperate Statement with Environment Agency (PDF, 276 KB)
Duty to Cooperate Statement with National Highways (PDF, 262 KB)
Duty to Cooperate Statement with Historic England (PDF, 270 KB)
Duty to Cooperate Statement with Metrocentre Partnership (PDF, 292 KB)
Sub 12
Appendix A - MetroGreen AAP Feedback Report (PDF, 4 MB)
Appendix B - Statement of Representations Procedure (PDF, 132 KB)
Appendix C - Email to representors (PDF, 235 KB)
Appendix D - MetroGreen Poster October 2025 (PDF, 1 MB)
Appendix E - Press Releases (PDF, 245 KB)
Appendix F - MetroGreen social launch (PDF, 199 KB)
Appendix G - Regulation 19 Representations Summaries and Council Responses (PDF, 369 KB)
Statement of Consultation Report (PDF, 1 MB)
Sub 13
PlanX reps by policy (Excel doc, 45 KB)
PlanX reps full schedule (Excel doc, 72 KB)
Redacted emails
Charles Roberts email (PDF, 102 KB)
Church Commissioners for England email (PDF, 700 KB)
Environment Agency email (PDF, 147 KB)
Hedley Planning Services P Conroy and J Redman email (PDF, 574 KB)
Hedley Planning Services Joe Ridgeon email (PDF, 251 KB)
Historic England email (PDF, 298 KB)
Home Builders Federation email (PDF, 510 KB)
LDA Design on behalf of MetroCentre Partnership (PDF, 237 KB)
Montagu Evans on behalf of Commercial Development Projects Ltd (PDF, 3 MB)
National Highways email (PDF, 175 KB)
Natural England email (PDF, 119 KB)
Pegasus Group on behalf of Bellway Homes Limited email (PDF, 477 KB)
Pegasus Group on behalf of Bluefield Renewable Developments Limited email (PDF, 1 MB)
Pegasus Group on behalf of Taylor Wimpey Strategic Land email (PDF, 500 KB)
Persimmon Homes email (PDF, 279 KB)
Sport England email (PDF, 1 MB)
The Banks Group email (PDF, 340 KB)
Sub 14
Letter of support from Homes England (PDF, 311 KB)
Sub 15
Notice of Submission (PDF, 98 KB)
Sub 16
AAP Submission letter (PDF, 171 KB)
Sub 17
Statement of Representations Procedure (PDF, 178 KB)
Sub 18
List of proposed additional modifications following Reg 19 consultation (PDF, 204 KB)
Sub 19
AAP pre-examination actions (PDF, 149 KB)
Sub 20
Pre-examination checklist - May 2026 (PDF, 289 KB)
Sub 21
Submission document index (Excel doc, 17 KB)
Background evidence
Spatial vision
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 – MetroGreen Spatial Framework & Design Guide (PDF, 29 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 3 - Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report (PDF, 3 MB)
MetroGreen AAP_Appendix A, Annex B Viewpoint Sheets (PDF, 48 MB)
MetroGreen AAP_Appendix C; Ecology Figures (PDF, 12 MB)
MetroGreen AAP_Appendix D; Constraints & Capacity Plans (PDF, 18 MB)
MetroGreen AAP_Appendix A, Annex A Figures (PDF, 17 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Vision and Objectives (PDF, 13 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Review of Existing Planning Policies and Strategies (PDF, 1 MB)
Housing
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Homes Report (PDF, 2 MB)
Office, retail and leisure
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Office Retail and Leisure Report (PDF, 1 MB)
Energy, utilities and social infrastructure
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 - Social Infrastructure Review (PDF, 1 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Utilities Study (1 of 2) (PDF, 27 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Utilities Study(2 of 2) (PDF, 20 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Utilities Study(3 of 3) (PDF, 32 MB)
Green infrastructure and the natural environment
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 - Green Infrastructure Strategy (PDF, 16 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 - Remediation Options Appraisal (PDF, 362 KB)
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 - Water Framework Directive Assessment (PDF, 4 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 3 - Ecological Report (PDF, 5 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 2 - Landscape and Visual Appraisal (PDF, 3 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Air Quality Desktop Assessment (PDF, 958 KB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Noise Assessment (PDF, 1 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Archaeological Assessment Report (PDF, 4 MB)
Transport and accessibility
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 - Transport Strategy (PDF, 1 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 3 - Transport and Accessibility Mitigation Report (PDF, 9 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Transport and Accessibility Report (PDF, 12 MB)
Flood risk and water management
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 – Flood Risk Policy Compliance Report (PDF, 2 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 – Flood Risk and Water Management Strategy (PDF, 21 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Evidence Stage 1 Flood Risk and Water Management Report (PDF, 28 MB)
Viability and delivery
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 - Delivery Report (PDF, 5 MB)
MetroGreen AAP Stage 5 - Viability Report (PDF, 1 MB)
Previous consultations
Metrogreen AAP-Stage 2 Options Development Report (PDF, 3 MB)
MetroGreen Options Sustainability Appraisal For Consultation Jan20 (PDF, 2 MB)
MetroGreen Stage 2 - Pre-consultation Options Report July20 (PDF, 1 MB)
MetroGreen Landowner and Investor Workshop Feedback Report Dec2019 (PDF, 882 KB)
MetroGreen preferred spatial option plan (PDF, 493 KB)
MetroGreen Stage 2 Preferred Spatial Option Consultation Feedback Report (PDF, 190 KB)
MetroGreen Communication and Engagement Plan (PDF, 7 MB)