AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT COUNCIL AAyylleessbbuurryy VVaallee DDiissttrriicctt LLooccaall PPllaann WWrriitttteenn SStatatteemmeenntt Part AVJJAANNUUAARRYYD 22000044 LPaPrtII The Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan is published in two parts: Part I - the Written Statement and Conservation Area map insets - and Part II which comprises the Proposals Map. The Written Statement and Proposals Map should be read in conjunction with each other. Part II contains 33 sheets to a scale of 1:20,000 covering the whole District - where necessary insets to a larger scale are included to show details clearly. It includes insets for Aylesbury, Buckingham, Haddenham, Wendover & Winslow on two loose sheets. Norman Skedge Director Department of Environment and Planning Friars Square Offices 4 Great Western Street Aylesbury Bucks HP20 2TW JANUARY 2004 Tel: 01296 585439 Fax: 01296 398665 Minicom: 01296 585055 DX: 4130 Aylesbury E-mail: [email protected] AVDLPForeword FOREWORD We live in times of constant change. This Development Plan, the most important yet produced for our District, reflects - even anticipates - change in a way that earlier plans did not come close to doing. Yet the Council's corporate mission - to make Aylesbury Vale the best possible place for people to live and work - remains a timeless guiding principle. So comprehensive is this District Local Plan for Aylesbury Vale that it will affect the lives of people over the next seven years to 2011. There are two main themes: sustainability and accessibility. Sustainability, in its purest sense, requires us to take no more from the environment than we put back. The Council has striven to minimise consumption of natural resources by looking carefully at the demands development makes on land, air and water, and its impact on the natural and historical environment. The Council has looked to development of 'brownfield' land and the role of public transport as main priorities. It is a matter of regret that development of 'greenfield' land is inevitable. Regional and county planning policies require Aylesbury Vale to accommodate growth greater than that required by its existing population. As regards accessibility, we have looked much further than just conventional transport considerations. Land use and development can disadvantage people already constrained by disability, remote location, or poverty. This Plan is one of a variety of measures the Council is using to redress the serious issue of social exclusion. Indeed, we seek to facilitate access to the planning process itself. Through extensive publicity and public consultation during the course of preparation of this Plan, the Council has sought to ensure that those who wished to do so had the opportunity, information and means to participate in shaping the policies and proposals. To all those who have contributed their ideas and opinions to the making of this Plan, thank you for your help. Councillor Hedley Cadd Councillor Mrs Carole Paternoster Chairman of Council Cabinet Member for Planned Development i Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan January 2004 AVDLP ii Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan January 2004 AVDLPContents CONTENTS i Foreword iii Contents xi List of Proposals 1 SUMMARY 2 INTRODUCTION 3 AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT 4 AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT LOCAL PLAN 4 FORMAT AND STATUS 5 STRUCTURE OF AVDLP 5 SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE (SPG) 5 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION 6 THE WIDER CONTEXT 6 Global 6 European 6 National 8 Regional and County 9 AYLESBURY VALE DISTRICT COUNCIL’S MISSION STATEMENT AND KEY AIMS 3 STRATEGY 11 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 11 Mission Statement 11 Environmental Objective 11 Social Objective 11 Economic Objective 12 COUNTY STRUCTURE PLAN DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS 13 INTEGRATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY iii Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan January 2004 AVDLPContents 13 DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 13 General Location of Development 14 AVDLP Housing Requirement 16 Aylesbury Development Strategy 17 Rural Areas Development Stategy 18 FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION 4 GENERAL POLICIES 19 HOUSING 19 A Choice of Dwelling Types 20 Affordable Housing and Low Cost Market Housing 20 Affordable Housing 21 Low Cost Market Housing 22 Affordable Housing for Local Needs in Rural Areas 24 Existing Dwellings 24 Maintenance of Housing Stock 24 Conversion of Dwellings 25 Changes of Use of Residential Accommodation 25 Protection of Amenity of Residents 26 Extension of Dwellings and Annexes 27 Mobile Homes/Residential Caravans/Residential Moorings 28 Gypsies 29 Travelling Show People 30 EMPLOYMENT 30 Introduction 31 Employment Growth and Strategic Land Requirements 32 Existing Employment Sites 33 Employment Site Development Densities 34 Working from Home 34 TRANSPORT 34 Introduction 35 Traffic in Towns and the Rural Areas 35 New Development 37 Car Parking Guidelines 37 Public Transport 37 Buses 38 Rail 39 Taxi Services 39 Walking and Cycling 41 Roads 41 Motorways and Trunk Roads i iv Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan January 2004 AVDLPContents 41 County Roads 42 Other Road Schemes 42 Roadside Services 43 SHOPPING 45 DESIGN AND ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 46 CONSERVATION OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 47 Design Principles for New Development 48 Siting and Layout 48 Scale 49 Materials and Design Details 49 Development Density 51 Landscape Design 51 Hard Landscape Features 52 Planting and Soft Landscaping 52 Existing Vegetation 53 Black Poplars 53 Lighting 54 Advertisements 55 Safe and Secure Development 56 Supplementary Planning Guidance 56 Listed Buildings and Other Structures 57 Changes of Use 57 Alterations and Extensions 58 Demolition 58 Setting and Long Distance Views 59 Conservation Areas 59 New Development 60 Demolition 61 Trees 61 Advertisements 62 Archaeology and Ancient Monuments 63 Historic Parks and Gardens 64 CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT 64 Sites of Acknowledged Nature Conservation Value 65 Amenity Potential of Safeguarded Sites 65 Wildlife and Habitats 66 The Protection of Rivers and Surface Water 66 Flooding and Surface Water Management 67 Source Control 68 Ground Water Protection 68 TOURISM 68 Introduction v Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan January 2004 AVDLPContents 69 Serviced Accommodation 69 Hotels and Motels 70 Bed and Breakfast/Guest Houses 71 Self-Catering Holiday Cottages 71 Camping and Caravaning 72 Existing Tourist Attractions 73 RECREATION AND LEISURE 73 Introduction 73 Water-Based Recreation 74 Horse-Related Development 75 Noisy Sport and Recreation 76 Canalside Development 77 Picnic Areas 77 Footpaths 78 Bridleways 79 Cycling 79 Open Space 80 Protection of Existing Open Space 81 Play Space Provision for New Residential Development 81 Outdoor Play Space 83 Funds Provided in Lieu of Outdoor Play Space 84 Access, Location and Design of Outdoor Playing Space 84 Provision of Indoor Facilities 85 Provision of Amenity Areas 86 Allotments 86 COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES 87 OTHER MATTERS 87 Unneighbourly Uses 88 Noise-Sensitive Uses 89 Overhead Electricity Lines 89 In the Countryside 90 In Towns and Villages and Affecting New Development 90 New Development in Proximity to Existing Overhead Lines 91 Telecommunications 92 Hazardous Installations 93 Contaminated Sites 5 AYLESBURY 95 INTRODUCTION 95 AYLESBURY LAND USE/TRANSPORT STRATEGY vi Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan January 2004 AVDLPContents 98 Implementation 101 Phasing 102 HOUSING 102 Brownfield/Reallocated Housing Sites 104 Mixed Use Schemes (Category A) 104 Tring Road (former BPCC factory) 105 Stoke Mandeville Hospital 106 Bearbrook House, Oxford Road 108 Territorial Army Centre, Oxford Road 109 Ardenham Lane 110 Car Showroom, Park Street 111 General Brownfield Policy (Category B) 112 Reallocated Sites 113 MAJOR DEVELOPMENT AREAS 113 Introduction 115 Berryfields 117 Weedon Hill 119 Aston Clinton Road 120 EMPLOYMENT 121 Other Employment Sites 121 TRANSPORT 121 Public Transport 122 Buses 123 Rail 125 Cycling 126 Walking 126 Parking 128 Park-and-Ride 129 Highway Network and Proposals 129 TOWN CENTRE 129 Introduction 130 A Place to Shop 131 New Floorspace Requirements 131 Town Centre Comparison Goods 133 Retail Warehousing 134 Food Retailing 135 Primary Shopping Frontages and Central Shopping Area 137 A Place to Live and Work 139 A Place of Leisure 140 TOWNSCAPE DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT 140 Aylesbury Country Park vii Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan January 2004 AVDLPContents 6 BUCKINGHAM 141 INTRODUCTION 141 HOUSING 144 EMPLOYMENT 145 SHOPPING 146 TOWN CENTRE 150 CAR PARKING 150 TRANSPORT 152 TOWNSCAPE AND DESIGN 152 RIVERSIDE AMENITY FACILITIES 7 WENDOVER 155 INTRODUCTION 155 HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT 158 SHOPPING 159 CAR PARKING 159 TRANSPORT 160 TOWNSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT 8 HADDENHAM 161 INTRODUCTION 161 HOUSING 161 EMPLOYMENT 163 SHOPPING 163 TRANSPORT 9 WINSLOW 165 INTRODUCTION 165 HOUSING 167 EMPLOYMENT 168 SHOPPING 168 CAR PARKING 169 TRANSPORT 169 TOWNSCAPE AND ENVIRONMENT 10 RURAL AREAS 171 INTRODUCTION AND STRATEGY 171 THE COUNTRYSIDE 172 Coalescence of Settlements viii Aylesbury Vale District Local Plan January 2004 AVDLPContents 173 Curtilage Extensions 173 Countryside Recreation 174 Golf Courses 175 METROPOLITAN GREEN BELT 175 Control of Development Within the Metropolitan Green Belt 176 SPECIAL LANDSCAPE AREAS 176 The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 177 Other Important Landscapes 178 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY 178 Agricultural Land 179 Agricultural Buildings 180 RE-USE OF BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE 182 HOUSING 183 At Settlements Outside the Metropolitan Green Belt 185 In the Countryside 185 In the Metropolitan Green Belt 186 Replacement