Hertsmere - SADM30 Design Principles

SADM30 - Design Principles

Development which complies with the policies in this Plan will be permitted provided it:

makes a positive contribution to the built and natural environment;
recognises and complements the particular local character of the area in which it is located, and
results in a high quality design.

In order to achieve a high quality design, a development must:

respect, enhance or improve the visual amenity of the area by virtue of its scale, mass, bulk, height, urban form; and
have limited impact on the amenity of occupiers of the site, its neighbours, and its surroundings in terms of outlook, privacy, light, nuisance and pollution.

Major development proposals will be permitted provided they also:

retain, enhance or create a high quality public or semi-public realm, in line with Hertsmere’s Streetscape Manual or successor document;
enhance legibility through the spatial pattern of development;
create a sense of place by complementing the local character, pattern of development or distinctiveness of its surroundings; and
ensure an appropriate degree of functionality in terms of internal space, accessibility for users, facility provision and waste storage.

Advertisement proposals will not be permitted unless they:

are sensitively located within the street scene;
are well designed and relate carefully to the scale, design and architectural features of any building on which they are placed;
include only illumination which is well designed and appropriate to the character, scale and design of the building on which it is placed and the area in which it is situated; and
will not have a detrimental impact on public safety

All development should be consistent with Hertsmere’s Planning and Design Guide SPD (and any successor document).

For more information please see the Hertsmere Policies Plan