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Technical Advice Notes provide technical planning policy advice to developers and decision-makers.

  • Technical Advice Note 1 - Housing

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  • Technical Advice Note 2 - Employment and Skills

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  • Technical Advice Note 3 - Waste Storage

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  • Technical Advice Note 4 - Community Pubs

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  • Technical Advice Note 5 - Health Impact Assessments

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  • Technical Advice Note 6 - Residential Basement Development

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  • Technical Advice Note 7 - High Buildings

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  • Technical Advice Note 8 - Biodiversity

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  • Technical Advice Note 9 - Green Spaces

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  • Technical Advice Note 10 - Shopfronts and Signage

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  • Technical Advice Note 12 - Car and Bicycle Parking

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  • Technical Advice Note 14 - Sustainable Design and Construction

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  • Technical Advice Note 15 - Heritage Retrofit Guidance: Energy Efficiency and Carbon Reduction

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  • Technical Advice Note 16 - First Homes

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  • Technical Advice Note 17 - Botley Road Retail Park Development Brief

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  • Technical Advice Note 18 - Biodiversity Net Gain and the Local Plan 2036

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