Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan
NE7 Best and most versatile agricultural land
Subject to the development allocations set out in the VALP, the council will seek to protect the best and most versatile farmland for the longer term. Proposals involving development of agricultural land shall be accompanied by an assessment identifying the Grades (1 to 5) Agricultural Land Classification. Where development involving best and more versatile agricultural land (Grades 1, 2 and 3a) is proposed, those areas on site should be preferentially used as green open space and built structures avoided. Where significant development would result in the loss of best and more versatile agricultural land, planning consent will not be granted unless:
- There are no otherwise suitable sites of poorer agricultural quality that can accommodate the development, and
- The benefits of the proposed development outweighs the harm resulting from the significant loss of agricultural land.
Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan