Policy information sourced from Dacorum Core Strategy

CS12: Quality of Site Design

On each site development should:

  • provide a safe and satisfactory means of access for all users;
  • provide sufficient parking and sufficient space for servicing;
  • avoid visual intrusion, loss of sunlight and daylight, loss of privacy and disturbance to the surrounding properties;
  • retain important trees or replace them with suitable species if their loss is justified;
  • plant trees and shrubs to help assimilate development and softly screen settlement edges;
  • integrate with the streetscape character; and
  • respect adjoining properties in terms of:
    • layout;
    • security;
    • site coverage;
    • scale;
    • height;
    • bulk;
    • materials; and
    • landscaping and amenity space.

For more information please see the Core Strategy