Policy information sourced from South Bucks District Local Plan

H10 - RESIDENTIAL AREAS OF EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTER

Residential Areas of Exceptional Character are defined on the proposals map. Within any of these areas proposals for residential development including house extensions and ancillary buildings which would have an adverse effect on their exceptional character will not be permitted. In particular the Council will not normally permit proposals involving the development of sites which do not reflect the prevailing density of the area, the conversion of single dwellings into flats or the introduction of backland development. In assessing proposals the District Council will have particular regard to the following factors:

  • the plot of any proposed dwelling should be larger or similar in shape and size to that of the majority of others in the area of exceptional character; and
  • the plot frontage of any proposed dwelling should be larger or similar in width to that of the majority of others in the area of exceptional character; and
  • the siting of any proposed dwelling, extension or ancillary building should be consistent with the spacing and layout of dwellings in the vicinity of the application site in the area of exceptional character; and
  • the majority of important features which are characteristic of the site or the street scene should be retained, such features include for example trees, shrubs, hedges, walls, verges, lack of kerbs and footways; and
  • the design of each proposed dwelling extension or ancillary building should be of a high standard and compatible with the character and size of existing development in the vicinity of the application site; and
  • the proposal would comply with all the other polices in this Plan. Particular attention is drawn to polices H9 (Residential Layout and Design), TR5 (Accesses,Highway Works and Traffic Generation) and EP3 (Use, Design and Layout of Development).

For more information please see the Local Plan