The site allocation policies in this Plan identify the sites that are required to prepare a Development Brief and Design Code.

Any site that meets the following criteria will be required to prepare a Development Brief and/or a Design Code:

A Development Brief must be prepared by the developer and endorsed by the Council prior to the determination of a full or outline planning application, and be accompanied by an Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement Plan, to demonstrate delivery of biodiversity net gain in accordance with National Policy, where it meets one or more of the following criteria:

1. Development exceeds 300 dwellings; or

2. On sites below 300 dwellings, where there are complex or sensitive design issues.

A site-wide Design Code will be required for residential developments in excess of 300 dwellings, commercial developments where the total floorspace exceeds 50,000sqm, or for sites below this threshold where:

3. The site is made up of multiple, related sites that will be built out in phases over a long period of time; or

4. The site is in multiple ownership and coordination between the parties is necessary; or

5. The site is likely to be developed by two or more different developers; or

6. A well-considered approach to design is required due to its sensitivity or the sensitivity of the surrounding area.

Sites over 500 dwellings will also require an Area Specific Design Code for each phase of the development.

For more information, please visit the Central Befordshire Local Plan