Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan
S3 Settlement hierarchy and cohesive development
The scale and distribution of development should accord with the settlement hierarchy set out in Table 2, the site allocation policies that arise from it and the requirements of Policy S1. Other than for specific proposals which accord with policies in the plan to support thriving rural communities and the development of allocations in the Plan, new development in the countryside should be avoided, especially where it would:
- compromise the character of the countryside between settlements, and
- result in a negative impact on the identities of neighbouring settlements or communities leading to their coalescence.
In considering applications for building in the countryside the council will have regard to maintaining the individual identity of villages and avoiding extensions to built-up areas that might lead to further coalescence between settlements.
Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan