Policy information sourced from Dacorum Local Plan 2004 Alteration

116 Open Land in Towns and Large Villages

Open land forming part of the urban structure will be protected from building and other inappropriate development by applying the general provisions of Policy 9. Ancillary buildings and works, additions, replacement and redevelopment of buildings and changes of use must satisfy the conditions below:

  • the location, scale and use of the new development must be well related to the character of existing development, its use and its open land setting;
  • the integrity and future of the wider area of open land in which the new development is set must not be compromised;
  • in addition, in the case of sites which accommodate existing uses regarded as inappropriate to an open land area, proposals must:
    • not have a significant adverse impact on the character and environment of the site or its open land setting; or
    • result in overall environmental improvements to the site in relation to its open land setting.

Proposals to develop on other open land in towns and large villages will be assessed on the basis of the local contribution the land makes to leisure facilities, townscape, visual amenity, nature conservation and the general environment.

Measures to conserve and improve the attractiveness, variety and usefulness of all open land will be investigated, encouraged and promoted.

For more information please see the Local Plan