Policy information sourced from South Bucks District Local Plan

C1 - DEVELOPMENT WITHIN A CONSERVATION AREA

Development within a Conservation Area that fails to preserve or enhance its character or appearance will not be permitted. Development will only be permitted where:

  • the proposal would preserve or enhance important features which contribute to the character or appearance of the Conservation Area including:
    • views into or out of the Conservation Area,
    • hedges or trees,
    • walls and other means of enclosure,
    • spaces between buildings,
    • roofscape; and
  • the proposal would be of a high standard of design sympathetic to the existing building or site and the Conservation Area as a whole in terms of its;
    • siting and layout,
    • plot size,
    • size in relation to its plot or curtilage,
    • scale, height and bulk,
    • horizontal and vertical emphasis,
    • external appearance of the building and detailed design of fenestration features or other notable features,
    • type, quality, colour and texture of materials; and
  • the proposal would comply with all the other policies in this Plan. Particular attention is drawn to policies EP3 (Use, Design and Layout of Development), EP7 (Signs and Advertisements), TR5 (Accesses, Highway Works and Traffic Generation) and TR7 (Parking Provision).

For more information please see the Local Plan