AGLV

Area of Great Landscape Value

AONB

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (the North Devon AONB)

BAP

Biodiversity Action Plan

CA

Conservation Area

CBA

Chris Blandford Associates

CHP

Combined Heat and Power

CPA

Coastal Preservation Area

cSAC

Candidate Special Area of Conservation

DCC

Devon County Council

DCIS

Devon Corporate Information Service (Devon County Council)

DETR

(former) Department of the Environment, Transport, and the Regions

DLTP

Devon Local Transport Plan

DOE

(former) Department of the Environment

DRIS

(former) Devon Research and Intelligence Services (Devon County Council)

DRN

Devon Road Network

DRS

District Recreation Strategy

EA

Environment Agency

EC

European Community

GEA

General Employment Area

GPDO

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 as amended

GDPO

The Town and Country Planning (General Development Procedure) Order 1995 as amended

ha

hectare(s)

HIPS

Housing Investment Programme and Strategy

HMO

House in Multiple Occupation

HQRN

High Quality Road Network

LA21

Local Agenda 21 /Local Action 21

LAP

Local Area for Play

LDD

Local Development Document

LEAP

Local Equipped Area for Play

LNR

Local Nature Reserve

LPA

Local Planning Authority

LPALP

Devon Landscape Policy Areas Local Plan

LTP

Local Transport Plan

MAFF

(former) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food

MAH

Major-accident Hazard

MLWM

Mean Low Water Mark (of Tides)

MNR

Marine Nature Reserve (ie Lundy)

MUGA

Multi-use Games Area

NEAP

Neighbourhood Equipped Area for Play

NI

Notifiable Installation (Major Hazard)

NNR

National Nature Reserve

NPFA

National Playing Fields Association

ODPM

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

ONS

Office for National Statistics

PPA

Parking Provision Assessment

PPG

Planning Policy Guidance Note

PPS

Planning Policy Statement

RIGS

Regionally Important Geological /Geomorphologic Site

RQO

River Quality Objective

RSL

Registered Social Landlord

RSS

Regional Spatial Strategy

SAC

Special Area of Conservation

SAM

Scheduled Ancient Monument

SPA

Special Protection Area for Birds

SPD

Supplementary Planning Document

SPG

Supplementary Planning Guidance

SSSI

Site of Special Scientific Interest

STW

Sewage Treatment Works

T&CP

Town and Country Planning

TPO

Tree Preservation Order

UCO

The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1995 as amended