6 SHELTERS 6.5 Planning Service has produced A Document of Planning Principles With Regard to the Erection of New and Replacement Bus Shelters 9 (See Appendix 1).This sets out the policies and issues that will betaken into consideration in the submission and determination of applications for bus shelters. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 6.6 Shelters should be designed and sited to provide maximum weather protection, bearing in mind the prevailing winds and the need for protection against splashes from passing vehicles. 6.7 Shelters can also be designed to provide weather protection for pedal cycles (See Photos a and 6b). Photo a – Shelter for pedal cycles 9 A Document of Planning Principles With Regard to the Erection of New and Replacement Bus Shelters 28