Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan

S4 Green Belt

Within the Green Belt (as defined on the Policies Map), land will be protected from inappropriate development in accordance with national policy. Small-scale development as set out below will be supported providing that their provision preserves the openness of the Green Belt, and does not conflict with the purposes of including land within it:

  • for the purposes of agriculture, forestry, appropriate facilities for outdoor sport and outdoor recreation or cemeteries
  • if within the existing developed footprint of settlements within the Green Belt, residential infilling of small gaps in developed frontages with one or two dwellings will be permitted if it is in keeping with the scale and spacing of nearby dwellings and the character of the surroundings
  • for the conversion of buildings of permanent and substantial construction where there is no greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt and the form, bulk and design of any conversion is in keeping with the surroundings and does not involve major or complete reconstruction. Permission for the conversion of such buildings may include conditions regulating further building extensions, and the use of land associated with the building
  • replacement of existing buildings in the Green Belt by new buildings that are not significantly larger in volume, normally by no more than 25-30% as measured externally of the original building (as it was first built or stood on 1 July 1948)
  • extensions and alterations to buildings in the Green Belt that are not out of proportion with the original building, normally no more than 25-30% volume increase of the original building
  • the redevelopment of previously developed sites where the gross floorspace of the new building(s) is not out of proportion to the original building(s), normally by no more than 25-30% increase of the original building (as measured externally), and the buildings are positioned on land previously built on.

Measures to improve public access to the Green Belt areas will be encouraged.

Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan