VALP Main Modifications

(12) Sustainability Appraisal Report Addendum to the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (October 2019)

(2) Habitats Regulation Assessment to the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (June 2019)

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Replace all references to 19,400 Aylesbury Vale OAN figure with 20,600

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Replace all references to 1,370 annual requirement figure with 1,430

(7) MM003

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Replace all references to 27,400 total requirement figure with 28,600

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1.13

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1.23

The Local Plan Policies Map show areas marked as 'not built development' on certain sites, which are required due to flood risk vulnerability covered in the SFRA and the Sequential Test and/or the recommendations from the Strategic Landscape and Visual Impact Capacity Study (2017). These areas should only comprise green infrastructure, landscape or biodiversity mitigation or water compatible development unless a sequential test has been passed. They do not denote the full extent of green infrastructure, landscape or other open space that may be needed within the site allocations. DELETED:The Masterplan Individual SPDs may set out further areas of open space and the DELETED:Council INSERTED:council may require additional green infrastructure or open space areas in considering the impacts of planning applications.

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1.62

To assess whether the Local Plan is meeting its aims and objectives we have identified a series of monitoring indicators. Where policies are failing to deliver the strategic objectives of this plan, necessary actions will be identified in the DELETED:Council's INSERTED:council's Annual Monitoring Report (AMR). DELETED:This may include an early review of the Plan.

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2.6 point 4

Development will be allocated in accordance with the settlement hierarchy taking a capacity-led approach. It is also an Aylesbury Garden Town first approach. Therefore the main focus of development will be in sustainable locations at Aylesbury Garden Town where the majority of development will be located. The remainder of housing will be then be located in the next most sustainable locations, the other strategic settlements, which are Buckingham, Haddenham, Winslow and Wendover,INSERTED:the north east of Aylesbury Vale adjacent to Milton Keynes, together with an appropriate level of development at the most sustainable settlements in the rural areas.

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3.15

A new settlement had been proposed to be part of the strategy for VALP in order to help deliver the housing requirement. As a result of the reduction in our housing figures, a new settlement is no longer part of this plan. DELETED:However, we fully anticipate the need to carry out an early review INSERTED:This will be reconsidered in any future Local Plan update to take into account newly emerging issues such as the Government's changed methodology on calculating housing need, as well as the impacts of major strategic schemes such as the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway, the London Plan and the expansion of HeathrowDELETED:, and we expect a new settlement to form part of that Local Plan review.

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3.17

In total, the development allocated in this plan, alongside existing commitments and completions totals DELETED:28,830INSERTED: 30,233, which represents a DELETED:5.2INSERTED: 5.7% buffer on top of the requirement to meet the district's own objectively assessed need and the unmet need from the other authorities (DELETED:27,400INSERTED:28,600). This gives sufficient flexibility in case sites do not come forward at the rate or density anticipated in the Plan.

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S2

The Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan will make provision for the delivery of the following in the period to 2033: DELETED:This is made up of:

 A total of INSERTED:at leastDELETED: 27,400INSERTED: 28,600 new homes in accordance with the spatial distribution set out below and in Table 1.

DELETED: 19,400 homes to meet the needs of Aylesbury Vale District

 2,250 homes to meet the needs of Wycombe District

 5,750 homes to meet the needs of Chiltern/South Bucks Districts

• Provision for the identified need of INSERTED:at least 27 hectares of employment land and additional provision of some employment land to contribute to the employment needs of the wider economic market area.
• Retail convenience floor space of INSERTED:at least 7,337 sqm^[1]and comparison floor space of INSERTED:at least 29,289 sqm^[2].
• Associated infrastructure to support the above.

The primary focus of strategic levels of growth and investment will be at Aylesbury, and development at Buckingham, Winslow, Wendover and Haddenham supported by growth at other larger, medium and smaller villages. The strategy also allocates growth at a site adjacent to Milton Keynes which reflects its status as a strategic settlement immediately adjacent to Aylesbury Vale District. The spatial distribution will be as set out below.

Strategic growth and investment will be concentrated in sustainable locations as follows:

1. Aylesbury Garden Town (comprising Aylesbury town and adjacent parts of surrounding parishes), will grow by DELETED:16,398INSERTED:16,586 new homes. It will be planned and developed drawing on Garden City principles which are set out in the Aylesbury Garden Town section, with high quality place-making and urban design principles at the core. This development will seek to support the revitalisation of the town centre. New housing will be delivered through existing commitments, including Berryfields and Kingsbrook, and complemented by other sustainable extensions and smaller scale development within the existing urban area. New homes to support economic growth will be accommodated through the effective use of previously developed land or sustainable greenfield urban fringe sites. These sites will provide or support delivery of identified strategic infrastructure requirements, and sustainable transport enhancements and make connections to strategic green infrastructure and the Vale's enterprise zones.
2. Buckingham will accommodate growth of DELETED:2,359INSERTED:2,166 new homes. This, growth will enhance the town centre and its function as a market town, and will support sustainable economic growth in the north of the district.
3. Haddenham will accommodate growth of DELETED:1,051INSERTED:1,032 new homes. This will be supported by infrastructure and recognise the important role of Haddenham and Thame railway station.
4. Winslow will accommodate growth of DELETED:1,166INSERTED:897 new homes, linked with the development of East-West Rail and the new railway station in Winslow.
5. Wendover will accommodate around DELETED:1,128INSERTED:1,132 new homes with 1,000 new homes at Halton Camp which is now confirmed to be closing in 2022 recognising the sustainability of Wendover and the railway station. No further growth is allocated at Wendover reflecting the environmental constraints of the surrounding AONB and Green Belt land.
6. Land DELETED:withinINSERTED: in the north east of Aylesbury Vale DELETED:adjacent to Milton Keynes will make provision for DELETED:2,212INSERTED:3,362 on a number of sites.
7. At larger villages, listed in INSERTED:Table 2DELETED:Policy S3, housing growth of DELETED:1,963INSERTED:2,271 will be at a scale in keeping with the local character This will help meet identified needs for investment in housing and improve the range and type of employment opportunities across the district.
8. At medium villages, listed in INSERTED:Table 2DELETED:Policy S3, there will be housing growth of DELETED:1,095INSERTED:1,282 at a scale in keeping with the local character and setting. This growth will be encouraged to help meet local housing and employment needs and to support the provision of services to the wider area.
9. At smaller villages, listed in INSERTED:Table 2DELETED:Policy S3, there will be more limited housing growth coming forward through either 'windfall' applications or neighbourhood plan allocations rather than allocations in this Plan.
10. Elsewhere in rural areas, housing development will be strictly limited. This is likely to be incremental infill development and should be principally in line with Policy D4 and other relevant policies in the Plan.

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Table 1

Updated figures - See separate document

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Table 2

Updated figures - See separate document

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3.22

INSERTED:Part of the character of Aylesbury Vale is the distribution of settlements with individual identities. Settlement identity therefore needs to be protected to retain this important element in the area's character. The Council will INSERTED:therefore seek to DELETED:preserve INSERTED:prevent the character and identities of neighbouring settlements or communities INSERTED:being degraded by development that would negatively affect their individual identities. To further protect the area's character the DELETED:CouncilINSERTED:council will INSERTED:also resist development that would compromise the open character of the countryside between settlements, especially where the gaps between them are already small.

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S3

The scale and distribution of development should accord with the settlement hierarchy set out in Table 2, DELETED:and the site allocation policies that arise from it INSERTED:and the requirements of Policy S1. Other than for specific proposals INSERTED:which accord with policies in the plan to support thriving rural communities and DELETED:land INSERTED:the development of allocations in the Plan, new development in the countryside should be avoided, especially where it would:

1. compromise the character of the countryside between settlements, and
2. result in a negative impact on the identities of neighbouring settlements or communities leading to their coalescenceDELETED:^[3]INSERTED:^[8].

In considering applications for building in the countryside the DELETED:Council INSERTED:council will have regard to maintaining the individual identity of villages and avoiding extensions to built-up areas that might lead to INSERTED:further coalescence between settlements.

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S3 footnotes 7&8

Coalescence is the merging INSERTED:or perceived merging or coming together of separate settlements to form a single entity

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3.32

At the draft plan stage the DELETED:Council INSERTED:council had also proposed two potential revisions to the boundary of the Green Belt to the north of Wendover. One revision was to provide a site for approximately 800 dwellings to the north of Wendover with the Green Belt removal potentially justified on the basis that there was very little capacity identified without this and another to remove part of RAF Halton as it is built up and has an urbanising effect within the Green Belt. Since then there has been an announcement that RAF Halton is to close by 2026DELETED:2 and an estimation for the amount of housing this site could deliver has been included in this plan in Policy D-HAL003. Because of the proximity of RAF Halton to Wendover it is considered that the justification for the site north of Wendover to provide 800 dwellings no longer exists as the capacity for housing in the area has significantly increased. Whilst theDELETED:re are arguments for releasing the RAF Halton site DELETED:still remain, because of the change in circumstances and the future work to be done around how the site is developed after its closure, it is considered premature to DELETED:define the boundary of the site to be releaseDELETED:d INSERTED:the site from the Green Belt. DELETED:This boundary will be defined in a future Local Plan review.

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DELETED:Infrastructure should be delivered in a timely manner and integrated alongside new development, with the specific phasing to be determined in agreement with the local planning authority.

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S5

All new development must provide appropriate on- and off‐site infrastructure (in accordance with the Infrastructure Delivery Plan) in order to:

1. avoid placing additional burden on the existing community
2. avoid or mitigate adverse social, economic and environmental impacts and
3. make good the loss or damage of social, economic and environmental assets.

In planning for new development, appropriate regard will be given to existing deficiencies in services and infrastructure provision. Development proposals must demonstrate that these have been taken into account when determining the infrastructure requirements for the new development. INSERTED:Development proposals must secure sufficient bin storage.

The provision of infrastructure should be linked directly to the phasing of development to ensure that infrastructure is provided in a timely and comprehensive manner to support new development.

Where an applicant advises that a proposal is unviable in light of the infrastructure requirement(s), open book calculations INSERTED:verified by an independent consultant approved by the council will need to be provided by the applicant DELETED:and then verified by an independent consultant verified by the Council at the expense of the applicant and be submitted to the Council for its consideration.

DELETED:A Community Infrastructure Levy or Local Infrastructure Tariff for Aylesbury Vale will be developed to secure funding for infrastructure. A supplementary planning document will be produced regarding the delivery and use of Section 106 planning obligation agreements.

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'Made' neighbourhood plans will not replace the Local Plan but will sit alongside it, with their policies applying ahead of similar policies in the Local Plan, e.g. in relation to parking requirements . The Council will work with local communities to deliver growth through neighbourhood plans and good communication between the Council and local communities will be essential. INSERTED:Importantly section 38(5) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires that any conflict between plan policies must be resolved in favour of the policy in the last document to become part of the development plan. The strategic policies in this plan will therefore override the policies in made neighbourhood plans except where specifically provided for in this plan's strategic policies.

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S8 and new paragraph 3.75

DELETED:S8 Neighbourhood plans

The preparation and production of neighbourhood plans will be supported. Neighbourhood plans should:

1. show how they are contributing towards the strategic policies of the Local Plan and be in general conformity with its strategic approach
2. clearly set out how they will promote sustainable development at the same level or above that which would be delivered through the Local Plan, and have regard to information on local need for new homes, jobs and facilities, for their plan area.

New paragraph:

INSERTED:3.75 To support neighbourhood plans and clarify their relationship with the Local Plan the local planning authority will expect the following principles to be applied in the development of neighbourhood plans.

Neighbourhood plans should:

1. show how they are contributing towards the strategic policies of the Local Plan and be in general conformity with its strategic approach
2. clearly set out how they will promote sustainable development at the same level or above that which would be delivered through the Local Plan, and have regard to information on local need for new homes, jobs and facilities, for their plan area.
3. Identify development opportunities in accordance with table 2 and policy H2 of this plan

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3.76

As required by the duty to co-operate, due consideration will be given DELETED:(including through a review of the Plan where appropriate) to the housing needs of other local planning authorities in circumstances when it has been clearly established through the Local Plan process that those needs must be met through provision in Aylesbury Vale.

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DELETED:On the basis of current available evidence, i It is envisaged that the Plan will need to be INSERTED:updated at some point in the future DELETED:reviewed soon after adoption. Regional, national and international connectivity schemes such as the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway and Heathrow expansion will potentially have a significant impact on the district in the future, and therefore will inevitably influence future planning. Other circumstances that would trigger either a review of the plan, or alternative sustainable sites to be brought forward, include:

• site allocations not coming forward at the rate anticipated in the housing trajectory, leading to development not being delivered at the rate expected in the plan
• evidence established through another Local Planning authority's Local Plan process show that its unmet need can only be accommodated in Aylesbury Vale
• changes to travel-to-work patterns
• changes in national planning policy and guidance that mean one or more of the policies in the Plan are not up to date, or
• evidence in the monitoring report shows that one or more of the policies in the Plan are not achieving the Plan's objectives or is working contrary to effective planning in the district.

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INSERTED:The National Planning Policy Framework requires authorities to demonstrate that they have a five year supply of 'deliverable' sites. A housing trajectory accompanying the Plan, INSERTED:Appendix A, shows how sitesINSERTED:, made up from existing commitments and VALP allocations, are envisaged to deliver housing over the Plan periodINSERTED:.DELETED:, INSERTED:This is based on discussions with developers, infrastructure providers and looking at previous delivery rates as well as other relevant factors. INSERTED:It DELETED:This illustrates that the Council will deliver the overall housing requirement and also maintain a five-year housing land supply INSERTED:of deliverable housing sites using the period 2018-2023. It will be kept up to date and monitored to ensure that the projected housing delivery is achieved. The trajectory sets out when delivery can reasonably be expected but does not prevent earlier or accelerated delivery.

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Annualising the overall housing requirement results in a yearly need to build DELETED:1,370INSERTED:1,430 homes. However there have already been DELETED:four INSERTED:six years of the Plan period with INSERTED:the majority of another one likely to have passed before the Plan is adopted. The delivery in these years, whilst significantly higher than delivery rates previously, has cumulatively fallen short of this target:

Update table 7 Housing delivery in the plan period

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To address this shortfall and provide the 5% buffer on top of the housing need required by the NPPF (it would increase to a 20% buffer in the event of persistent under-delivery), there needs to be an annual rate of delivery higher than DELETED:1,370 INSERTED:1,430 dwellings to ensure a five-year housing land supply.

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S9

The policies in the Plan will be monitored at least annually to ascertain whether or not they are fulfilling their aims.

The Plan will be reviewed, or proposals for alternative sustainable sites considered favourably (subject to compliance with other policies in the Plan), in any of the following circumstances:

1. Site allocations, INSERTED:committed sites, and windfall sites are not coming forward at the rate anticipated in the housing trajectory, leading to development not being delivered at the rate expected in the Plan
2. Evidence established through another local planning authority's Local Plan process show that its unmet need can only be accommodated in Aylesbury Vale
3. Changes in national planning policy and guidance that mean one or more of the policies in the Plan are not up to date, or
4. Evidence in the monitoring report shows that one or more of the policies in the plan are not achieving the Plan's objectives or is working contrary to effective planning in the district.

Irrespective of the above criteria, the Plan will DELETED:be reviewed INSERTED:have undergone a review within five years INSERTED:of the adoption of this plan.

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4.7

Taking forward past completions since 2013 (DELETED:2,861INSERTED:3,790 dwellings)¹³ and projected supply from existing allocated sites and other deliverable sites (DELETED:5,727)INSERTED:9,257 dwellings), this leaves DELETED:7,810INSERTED:3,539 dwellings to be allocated at Aylesbury in the VALP.

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4.18

Providing appropriate new infrastructure to support housing and employment development at Aylesbury is essential to the creation of sustainable garden communities. With growth comes an increased demand for additional community facilities and infrastructure, but it also brings about a need to integrate new developments into existing communities and vice versa. Infrastructure includes hard infrastructure such as roads and cycle routes, community infrastructure such as schools, higher education, healthcare facilities, and INSERTED:multi functional green infrastructure such as green spaces and wildlife corridors. DELETED: Policies D2 and S4 support infrastructure INSERTED:Policy S5 supports the VALP's Infrastructure deliveryINSERTED:, alongside the AGT Framework and Infrastructure SPD. Design and development of new communities and infrastructure should maximise opportunities for community cohesion.

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4.21

The green infrastructure DELETED:proposal map for this, shown below, sets out the DELETED:proposal area and some detail about the project. More information can be found in the green infrastructure proposals schedule in the delivery plan. Policy I1 supports the delivery of INSERTED:multi functional green infrastructure. INSERTED:In 2016 the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Natural Environment Partnership, which includes AVDC and BCC, produced a 'Vision and Principles for the Improvement of Green Infrastructure in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes' setting out a number of principles to support the delivery of high quality green infrastructure. The document serves as a supplementary update to the 2009 GI Strategy and should be implemented as part of policy I1.

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Map title

Aylesbury Linear Park Green Infrastructure DELETED:Proposals Map

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D1

D1 Delivering Aylesbury Garden Town

Aylesbury Garden Town is the focus for the majority of the district's growth. It should develop in accordance with the vision for Aylesbury Garden Town set out above and deliver key infrastructure requirements (in accordance with Policy S5).

Aylesbury will deliver INSERTED:at least 16,INSERTED:586 new homes. Taking account of commitments and completions, DELETED:7,810 INSERTED:3,539 homes are allocated at Aylesbury in the Plan. The Policies Map allocates the following major sites for development:

• South Aylesbury (D-AGT1)
  
• South west Aylesbury (D-AGT2)
  
• Aylesbury north of A41 (D-AGT3)
  
• Aylesbury south of A41 (D-AGT4)
  
• Berryfields, Aylesbury (D-AGT5)
  
• Kingsbrook, Aylesbury (D-AGT6)
  

The following smaller sites are also allocated:

• Ardenham Lane Aylesbury (D-AYL032)
• Land at Thame Road/Leach Road, Aylesbury (D-AYL073)
• Post Office Sorting Office Cambridge Street (D-AYL052)
• Land at the Junction of Buckingham Street & New Street (D-AYL059)

DELETED: Oaklands Hostel Aylesbury (D-AYL077)

• Hampden House (D-AYL063)
• Land North of Manor Hospital (D-AYL068)
• Rabans Lane (D-AYL115)

Provision will be made for employment within the enterprise zones and at identified employment sites across the town in line with Policy E1 and allocations AGT3, AGT4, AGT5 and AGT6.

DELETED:AllINSERTED:To comply with policy T1 Delivering The Sustainable Transport Vision, all development in Aylesbury INSERTED:Garden Town should make a significant contribution to meeting the Aylesbury Transport Strategy.

To complement housing and employment provision, developments in the town centre will contribute to consolidating and enhancing its role as set out in policy D7.

The design and delivery of development within Aylesbury Garden Town should adhere to the following principles:

1. To create distinctive, INSERTED:inclusive, sustainable, high quality, successful new communities INSERTED:which support and enhance existing communities, with the highest quality, planning, design and management of the built and public realm. This will ensure that new garden communities and development within the Garden Town is distinctive, DELETED:enhancing INSERTED:creates a local identity, enhances local assets and DELETED:establishing INSERTED:establishes environments that promote health, happiness and well-being. DELETED:Detailed INSERTED:The Aylesbury Garden Town design principles will be set out in the AGT Framework and Infrastructure SPD and detailed design guidance will be set out within the overarching Aylesbury DELETED:Garden TownINSERTED:Vale District Design Guidance SPD and DELETED:individual site-specific supplementary planning documents (SPDs) INSERTED:AGT1 Masterplan SPD
2. Ensuring the right infrastructure is provided at the right time, ahead of or in tandem with the development that it supports, to address the impacts of new garden communities and to meet the needs of residents INSERTED:and the town's changing demographics (in accordance with Policy S5 and the Infrastructure Delivery Plan). DELETED:The Aylesbury Garden Town StrategicINSERTED:The AGT Framework and Infrastructure DELETED:DeliverySPD will set out in detail when infrastructure is required and how it will be delivered and funded
3. Community and stakeholder engagement is embedded within the design and delivery of the Garden Town from the outset. The stakeholder and engagement strategy for the Garden Town will need to be taken into account and long-term community engagement planned for
4. Development will be delivered to provide a truly balanced DELETED:andinclusive INSERTED:and accessible community DELETED:and INSERTED:that meet the needs of local people, including the mix of dwellings sizes, tenures and types including provision for custom and self build and for an ageing population (in line with policies H5DELETED: , H6 and DELETED:H7INSERTED:H6a, b and c); the Garden Town will also deliver housing for those most in need through delivery of a minimum of 25% affordable housing (in line with policy H1)
5. Providing and promoting opportunities for INSERTED:local employment for new and existing residents, both within and alongside new garden communities, to support and enhance the overall economic viability of Aylesbury Garden Town (inline with policies E1, E2, E3DELETED:, and E4 INSERTED:and E5)
6. Promote and encourage sustainable travel choices through DELETED:the requirement of travel INSERTED:integrated, forward looking and accessible transport options which support economic prosperity and wellbeing for residents. Travel plans INSERTED:will be required to increase walking, cycling and the promotion of public transport routes connecting new garden communities to the town and beyond. New development should be planned around a user hierarchy that places pedestrians and cyclists at the top. Consideration should also be given to delivering electric vehicle infrastructure in new development and disability discrimination requirements. Policies T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 and T7 should be taken into account
7. New garden communities should be designed to be easily accessible and INSERTED:maximize opportunities to integrate with existing communities to createINSERTED: healthy, sociable, vibrant and walkable neighbourhoods with equality of access for all to a range of community service and facilities including healthINSERTED:/wellbeing, education, retail, culture, community meeting spaces, multifunctional open space, sports and leisure facilities and well connected to public transport. Policies I2 and I3 should be taken into account.DELETED:SiteINSERTED:A site-specific supplementary planningDELETED:documents (SPDs INSERTED:document (SPD) will be developed as required to set out clear and detailed DELETED:requirements INSERTED:advice for place-making
8. Creation of distinctive environments which seek to achieve a minimum of 50% land within the proposed garden communities as local and strategic INSERTED:multi functional green infrastructure which should be designed as multifunctional, accessible, and maximise benefits DELETED:such as INSERTED:for wildlife, recreation and water management. This will include land required to mitigate the ecological and flood risk impacts of development. INSERTED:As part of the masterplan for allocated sites, areas of Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land will be preferred to be used for green infrastructure. Management regimes should be developed in tandem with the detailed development of GI for each of the garden communities. Policies I1, I2, I3, INSERTED:I4, I5, I6, NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4 and NE5 should be taken into account. INSERTED:A Site-specific DELETED:SPDs INSERTED:Masterplan SPD will be developed DELETED:as required INSERTED:for AGT1 Aylesbury South in order to set out clear and detailed DELETED:requirements INSERTED:advice for place-making
9. Establishing opportunities for appropriate and sustainable governance and stewardship arrangement for community assets including green space, public realm, community and other relevant facilities. Such arrangements should be funded by developments and include community representation
10. DELETED:To preserve or enhance heritage assets including through mitigation as required. INSERTED:New garden communities should be designed to be resilient places that allow for changing demographics, future growth and the impacts of climate change by anticipating opportunities for technological change including renewable energy measures and 5G.

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Given the large number of smaller INSERTED:parcels DELETED:sites that make up this allocation, an overall INSERTED:AGT1 MDELETED:mINSERTED:asterplan SPD will be essential to ensure a co-ordinated and comprehensive approach to development, and to guide phasing of the site. INSERTED:This must include a coordinated approach to vehicular access which should be achieved from the B4443 Lower Road and A413 Wendover Road.

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DELETED:Parts of the overall site have individual planning applications which are at varying stages. INSERTED:The current planning status of the site is as follows:

• The western parcel of SMD004 has DELETED:an as-yet undetermined application INSERTED: detailed permission for 125 dwellings INSERTED:and is under construction (18/00913/ADP16/04608/AOP)DELETED:. SMD018 has outline planning permission for 117 dwellings.

• INSERTED:There is an as yet undetermined application for 750 dwellings which covers the remainder of SMD004 as well as SMD006 (19/01628/AOP).

INSERTED:The 125 permitted dwellings are expected to be delivered between 2019 and 2022. The remainder of the site is to come forward DELETED:in the later years of the plan INSERTED:between 2024 and 2033, as it is dependent on the delivery of infrastructure related to the development of HS2. The AGT1 Masterplan SPD will provide further guidance and information on DELETED:phasing INSERTED:expected time of delivery.

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DELETED:A Master PlanINSERTED: The AGT1 Masterplan SPD for the site will DELETED:establish INSERTED:elaborate on policy D-AGT1 by advising on the site layout and disposition of land uses. DELETED:The development will adhere to the following place-shaping principles:

• integration between the existing built-up area of Aylesbury and new development
• maintain the settings and individual identity of Stoke Mandeville
• connections to existing footpaths and cycleways and to public transport, enabling sustainable travel
• take account of long-distance views across the site to the Chilterns AONB
• respond positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area
• provision of green corridors linking development with the surrounding communities and wider countryside.

The vision and objectives for the site are set out below:

• To create a new comprehensively planned garden community in an urban extension to the town which is derived from the field pattern and landscape features on the site.
• The design and layout of the site should take account of the proximity to lower density housing in Stoke Mandeville and the existing edge of Aylesbury.
• The site layout and design should also take account with key long-distance views to the Chiltern Hills.
• The scheme will also enable the delivery of a distributor road between Lower Road and Wendover Road to cross the railway line.
• Creating a high quality built and semi-natural environment, providing high quality housing for both the private and social sectors as well as provision of new community facilities.
• The site will be opened up to a range of open spaces, including the new linear park, and have been carefully designed to respect the identity and character of existing urban area.
• This mixed use development is in a highly accessible location that reinforces the town's infrastructure and provides homes, community facilities and recreational opportunities for its future residents and neighbours.

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D-AGT1 South Aylesbury

Add new row to policy below site size:

INSERTED:Expected time of delivery

125 homes to be delivered 2018-2023 and 875 homes to be delivered 2024-2033

Allocated for (key transport development and land use requirements)

• 1,000 dwellings
• One primary school
• Multi-functional green infrastructure

DELETED: Link road between Lower Road and Wendover Road

• Aylesbury South East Link Road (A413 to B4443 Lower Road)
• Local centre
• Cycling and walking links
  

Site-specific Requirements

Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the Plan, including the principles of development for Aylesbury Garden Town and the Masterplan SPD to be prepared for the site. In addition, proposals should comply with the following criteria:

1. Provision of land for DELETED:around INSERTED:at least 1,000 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character and identity, INSERTED:integrates new development with the existing built area of Aylesbury and responds positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area
2. Provision of 5 Gypsy and Traveller pitches
3. DELETED:Provision INSERTED:Prioritising the delivery of a dual carriageway distributor road between INSERTED:B4443 Lower Road and INSERTED:A413 Wendover Road to cross the railway line
4. Provision of new access points into the DELETED:sites INSERTED:development parcels from the B4443 (Lower Road) and A413 (Wendover Road). No vehicular access to or from the South East Aylesbury Link Road (SEALR) will be permitted to serve the development parcels.
5. Provision for public transport into the town and to surrounding areas
6. Existing vegetation should be retained where practicable, including existing woodlands and hedgerows. Existing public rights of way need to be retained and integrated into the development within safe and secure environments as part of a wider network of sustainable routes, to directly and appropriately link the site with surrounding communities and facilities
7. Proposals must retain and enhance existing habitats where practicable, including the creation of linkages with surrounding wildlife assets INSERTED:and green corridors linking development with the wider countryside and surrounding communities
8. Provision and management of 50% green infrastructure to link to other new development areas and the wider countryside INSERTED:as part of a high quality built and semi-natural environment
9. The development should be designed using a landscape-led approach including consideration of the long-distance views of the AONB INSERTED:and the field pattern and landscape features on the site
10. Detailed modelling will be required to confirm 1 in 20, 100 and 1,000 year extents and 1 in 100 year plus climate change extents on the ordinary watercourse (see SFRA Level 2)
11. Surface water modelling should be undertaken to define the level of surface water risk and the risk areas/flow paths. Climate change should be modelled using the +40% allowance (February 2016) for rainfall intensity. A surface water drainage strategy should ensure that the development does not increase flood risk elsewhere. Opportunity to mitigate against potential surface water flooding of Stoke Mandeville Hospital
12. Risk of overtopping or breach of the Aylesbury Arm (Grand Union Canal) should be modelled
13. The development should be designed using a sequential approach. Flood Zones 2 and 3, and 3a plus climate change (subject to a detailed flood risk assessment) should be preserved as green space INSERTED:as shown in the policies map as the area of 'not built development'.DELETED:, with built INSERTED:Built development INSERTED:should be restricted to Flood Zone 1
14. Drainage designs should 'design for exceedance' and accommodate existing surface water flow routes, with development located outside surface water flood areas
15. Provision of buffer between the new development and Stoke Mandeville INSERTED:to maintain the setting and individual identity of the village
16. Provision of land, buildings and car parking for a combined primary school, including playing field provision, INSERTED:and a contribution to upper school provision
17. Provision of land, buildings and car parking for a new local centre, including DELETED:community hallINSERTED: a minimum of 370 sq m of convenience retail floorspace
18. Provision of INSERTED:financial contributions towards off-siteDELETED:on-site health facilities DELETED:and community buildings, (including temporary buildings if necessary)
19. INSERTED:Provision of community buildings, including temporary buildings if necessary
20. Provision of and contribution to infrastructure as appropriate.
21. INSERTED:Retention of the Grade II listed Magpie Cottage within an appropriate setting

Implementation Approach

Development of the South Aylesbury Strategic Site Allocation will come forward towards the latter end of the Plan period, and only once a INSERTED:AGT1 Masterplan SPD for the allocation has been prepared and adopted by the Council. Proposals for development within the South Aylesbury Strategic Site Allocation will be expected to demonstrate how they positively contribute to the achievement of the SPD and the Aylesbury Garden Town Principles as set out in DELETED:Policies INSERTED:Policy D1 DELETED:and D2. Any development on this site should be in accordance with the overarching policies and principles for the development of Aylesbury Garden Town.

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The allocation comprises the following sites:

• Land between Oxford Road, Standalls Farm and Aylesbury INSERTED:(STO016 and SMD009) – up to DELETED:1,382INSERTED:1,400 dwellings
• Land at Lower Road Aylesbury INSERTED:(SMD012) – already DELETED:committed INSERTED:permitted for 190 dwellings

DELETED: Land between Marsh Lane, Princes Risborough Railway Line and Aylesbury – up to 168 dwellings.

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The majority of the allocation is planned to come forward DELETED:later in the Plan period INSERTED:between 2022 and 2033 and the delivery will be affected by the site'sDELETED: especially due to the relationship to and dependence on the delivery of HS2. The site comprises agricultural land located to the south and south-west of the built-up area of Aylesbury. To the north-east lies existing residential development fronting Lower Road, Bucks CC Sports Club and playing fields and Booker Park School. Part of the site wraps around the existing commercial buildings of the Fountain Business Centre and Stoke Mandeville Auto Centre. To the west and south lies open countryside.

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The site boundaries are defined by established hedgerows with occasional hedgerow trees. There are existing public footpaths which cross the fields to the west and south of the site. Two listed buildings are associated with Hall End Farmhouse and Stoke Cottage. Hartwell House historic park and garden and Hartwell conservation area and numerous listed buildings are located due west of the site. The HS2 route forming the southern boundary to the site could be a significant constraint and will have a potential effect on the developable area and mitigation. A noise buffer will be required which will reduce the developable area of the site. Delivery of access to the site will need to take into account the differing levels between the realigned DELETED:A410 INSERTED:A4010 and the underpass of the Aylesbury to Princes Risborough railway line. DELETED:This needs to be fully considered through the preparation of the SPD. There is an area of flood risk zone to the north of the site, from the Stoke Brook and surface water and groundwater flood risk as set out in the SFRA Level 2. Overhead power lines bisect the site to the south-west. The areas of the site in Flood Zones 2 and 3 and HS2 buffer zone will only be suitable for green infrastructure, a strategic link road and footpaths. There are existing hedges and mature trees including black poplars and these features must be retained. Highways impacts on Marsh Lane and sustainable transport options into Aylesbury need to be addressed.

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DELETED:The Masterplan SPD for the site will establish more detail with regard to the site layout and disposition of land uses. The development will adhere to the following place-shaping principles:

• Integration of new development with the existing build area of Aylesbury, and the surrounding countryside
• Consideration of the impact of HS2 and flood risk on the site
• Provide sustainable connections to existing urban area and to the countryside beyond through provision of cycleways, footpaths and access to public transport
• Take account of long-distance views across the site to the Chilterns AONB
• Respond positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area
• Provision of green corridors linking development with surrounding communities

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DELETED:The vision and objectives for the site are set out below:

• To create a new garden community derived from the field pattern and mature landscape features on the site.
• The design and layout of the site should take account of the proximity to lower density housing in Stoke Mandeville and the existing edge of Aylesbury. The site layout and design should also take account of key long-distance views to the Chiltern Hills, and also the new hard boundary of the site with HS2 and the associated linear park alongside it.
• The scheme will also enable the delivery of the South West Link Road, relieving traffic pressures in the town centre and enabling easier vehicular movement around Aylesbury.
• The site will improve and mitigate existing flood risk, and provide flood alleviation to Stoke Brook, through diversion of the brook and appropriate complementary measures, such as attenuation lakes, which provide betterment to the existing community.
• Creating a high quality built and semi-natural environment, providing high quality housing for both the private and social sectors as well as provision of new community facilities.
• The site will be opened up to a range of open spaces, including the new linear park, and have been carefully designed to respect the identity and character of the existing urban area.
• Further flood mitigation measures that will benefit the site and also cover part of the town will be provided, in addition to a sustainable urban drainage system to meet the needs of the development.
• This mixed use development is in a highly accessible location that reinforces the town's infrastructure and provides homes, community facilities and recreational opportunities for its future residents and neighbours.

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250 homes to be delivered 2018-2023 and 1,350 homes to be delivered 2024-2033

Allocated for (key development and land use requirements)

• DELETED:Around 1,550<At least> 1,590 dwellings
• One primary school
• Multi-functional green infrastructure (totalling 56.33ha)
• Strategic flood defences and surface water attenuation including flood mitigation via a diversion of Stoke Brook
• South West Link Road between Stoke Mandeville A4010 realignment and A418 Oxford Road single carriageway (safeguarded for future dualling) Junction improvements at A413 and A418
• Provision of a linear park
• Buffer zone for HS2 and noise mitigation
• Cycling and walking links

Site-specific Requirements

Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the Plan, including the principles of development for Aylesbury Garden TownDELETED: and the Masterplan SPD to be prepared for the site. In addition, proposals should comply with the following criteria:

1. INSERTED:Create a new garden community providingDELETED: Provision for land for DELETED:around INSERTED:at least DELETED:1,550 INSERTED:1590 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character and identity. INSERTED:The development should be integrated with the existing built area of Aylesbury and respond positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area to deliver a high quality built and semi-natural environment
2. The scheme will also enable the delivery of the South West Link Road, relieving traffic pressures in the town centre and enabling easier vehicular movement around Aylesbury
3. Provision of five Gypsy and Traveller pitches
4. Consideration must be given to the provision of a buffer and associated mitigation to reduce the impact on HS2 on the residents
5. Provision of land, building and car parking for one primary school with a pre-school, funding to support for a children's centre, upper school provision, grammar school provision, and expansion of existing special schools
6. Existing vegetation should be retained where practicable, including woodlands and hedgerows. Existing public rights of way need to be retained and integrated into the development within safe and secure environments as part of a wider network of sustainable routesINSERTED:, including pedestrian and cycle routes, to directly and appropriately link the site with surrounding communities and facilities.
7. Proposals must retain and enhance existing habitats where practicable, including the creation of linkagesINSERTED:, including green corridors, with surrounding wildlife assets INSERTED:and surrounding communities. The site will be opened up to a range of open spaces, including the new linear park alongside HS2, and have been carefully designed to respect the identity and character of the existing urban area
8. The development should be designed using a landscape-led approach including consideration of the long-distance views of the AONBINSERTED: respond positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area and reflecting the field pattern and mature landscape features on the site
9. Provision for public transport into the town and to surrounding areas
10. Detailed modelling will be required to confirm flood zone and climate change extents. The Environment Agency and lead local flood authority should be consulted to obtain the latest hydraulic modelling for the site at the time of the flood risk assessment. They will advise as to whether existing detailed models need to be updated
11. The development should be designed using a sequential approach. Flood Zones 2 and 3 and 3a plus climate change (subject to detailed flood risk assessment) should be preserved as green spaceINSERTED:, as shown in the policies map as the area of 'not built development'.DELETED: with built INSERTED:Built developmentINSERTED: should be restricted to Flood Zone 1
12. Residual risk to the site should be investigated, for example overtopping or breach of the Aylesbury Vale Flood Alleviation Scheme storage areas, risk of overtopping or breach from the Aylesbury Arm (Grand Union Canal), impact of blockage of the A418 culvert on flood risk and deployment of the temporary barriers at the Willows
13. Flood alleviation through measures identified in the SFRA Level 2 for investigation, including through flood alleviation systems benefitting the wider community and provision of sustainable drainage systems (SUDS), will be required to reduce pressure on the existing drainage network. INSERTED:The site will also provide flood alleviation to Stoke Brook through diversion of the brook and appropriate complementary measures, such as attenuation lakes.
14. Surface water modelling should be undertaken to define the level of surface water risk and the risk areas/flow paths. Climate change should be modelled using the +40% allowance (February 2016) for rainfall intensity. A surface water drainage strategy should ensure that the development does not increase flood risk elsewhere
15. A site drainage strategy should consider whether infiltration is feasible under all groundwater conditions and a site investigation carried out to identify likely groundwater levels. A potential detailed hydrogeological assessment may be required, subject to the outcomes of the site investigation. The site should be designed with consideration of potentially high groundwater levels, subject to the above. An assessment of modifications in the behaviour of the groundwater system underlying the site carried out due to the development and any proposed mitigation, together with assessment of off-site implications/impacts on groundwater flood risk, particularly to the communities of Walton Court, Southcourt and the Willows to the north. A drainage strategy should assess and detail the management of the above groundwater findings together with interactions with surface water and watercourses
16. The impact of the blockage of the culvert under the railway should be modelled
17. New major transport infrastructure such as DELETED:Stoke Mandeville A4010 realignment, INSERTED:the A413-A418 Link Road DELETED:and HS2 should be designed so that the potential loss of floodplain and change of flow pathways resulting from their implementation do not have an adverse effect on flood risk. They should also be designed to ensure that they remain operational and safe for users in times of flood
18. DELETED:Provision and management of 50% green infrastructure to link to other new development areas and the wider countryside, INSERTED:Integration of new development with existing built up area of Aylesbury and existing countryside through internal and external walking and cycling links and through 50% AnGST compliant GI and deliver open spaces that respect the character and identity of the existing urban area
19. Provision of DELETED:on-site<del/> INSERTED:financial contributions towards off-site health facilities DELETED:and community buildings (including temporary community buildings if necessary)
20. INSERTED:Provision of community buildings, including temporary buildings if necessary
21. Provision of and contribution to infrastructure as appropriate.
22. INSERTED:Retention of a suitable setting for Grade II listed Hall End farm house and Stoke Cottage

Implementation Approach

Development of the South west Aylesbury Strategic Site Allocation will come forward towards the latter end of the Plan period, and only once a Masterplan DELETED:and Delivery SPD for the allocation has been preparedDELETED: and adopted by the Council.

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The allocation comprises the following sites:

• WoodlandsDELETED::INSERTED:, College Road North (WTV018) – allocated for INSERTED:and has a resolution to grant permission subject to a Section 106 agreement for 1,100 dwellings (1,000 up to 2033 and 100 after the plan period) and 102,800 sqm of employment land alongside infrastructure. This site will form a key development area of employment and custom build housing to support the growth of the Garden Town
• Manor FarmDELETED::INSERTED:, Broughton (BIE022) – allocated for 350 dwellings
• Westonmead FarmDELETED::INSERTED:, A41 London Road (WTV017) – allocated for DELETED:60 INSERTED:157 dwellings
• College FarmDELETED:: INSERTED:(AST037 )– allocated for 250 dwellings

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INSERTED:The current planning status of the site is as follows:

• The area of the site known as Woodlands (WTV018) has a current planning application, 16/01040/AOP, which has a resolution to grant permission subject to a Section 106 agreement DELETED:as yet undetermined. It proposes up to 102,800 sqm of employment land, a strategic link road connecting with the ELR (N) and the A41 Aston Clinton Road, transport infrastructure, landscape, open space, flood mitigation and drainage, and up to 1,100 dwellings (including custom and self build units), and a 60-bed care home/extra care facility.
• INSERTED:Westonmead Farm (WTV017) has an as yet undetermined application in for 157 dwellings (19/00619/AOP).

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Development of INSERTED:the first 1,000 homes of Woodlands DELETED:this DELETED:site will commence within the first five years of the Plan period, INSERTED:projected to deliver between 2021 and 2033, with the final 100 delivering by 2034. DELETED:and INSERTED:Delivery of DELETED:will complete by the end of the Plan period INSERTED:the remainder of the site is expected between 2024 and 2033.

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DELETED:Detail about phasing and implementation will be set out in the Masterplan SPD for the site.

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DELETED:The Masterplan SPD for the site will establish more detail with regard to the site layout and disposition of land uses. The development will adhere to the following place-shaping principles:

• Integration of new development with the existing build area of Aylesbury, and the surrounding countryside
  
• Provision of employment to support the growth of the Garden Town
  
• Provide sustainable connections to existing urban area and to the countryside beyond through provision of cycleways, footpaths and access to public transport
  
• Take account of long-distance views across the site to the Chilterns AONB
  
• Respond positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area
  
• Provision of green corridors linking development with surrounding communities.

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DELETED:The vision and objectives for the site are set out below:

• A new garden community to the eastern edge of Aylesbury.
• An opportunity to provide much-needed infrastructure and employment for the Garden Town.
• This will provide a self-contained, employment-led, highly sustainable, community giving people who choose to live or work here easy access on foot or cycle to day-to-day facilities, all within an exceptional environment.
• The development will also provide high-quality homes to diversify Aylesbury's housing offer, with custom/self build, organised around a strong local centre and set within recreational space, sports facilities and green infrastructure networks which make up more than half of the development's total site area.
• It will deliver over 100,000sqm of high quality commercial development, a new sports village and a viable mix of around 1,6601,757 private and affordable dwellings(up to 2033) and associated physical and social infrastructure
• Through delivery of the Eastern Link Road South (ELR(S)) the site will reduce congestion and improve the quality of the town centre environment.
• By developing landmark sporting facilities with associated athletes' accommodation, development will build upon the Paralympic sporting heritage of Aylesbury and Stoke Mandeville.
• Green corridors for wildlife and people will link and extend the network of existing green infrastructure connecting and contributing to the Aylesbury linear park. The new community will capture the value of the Grand Union Canal by creating a new canal-side destination and bringing water into the design.

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30 homes to be delivered 2018-2023 and 1,727 homes to be delivered 2023-2033

Allocated for (key development and land use requirements)

• Around 102,800 sqm of employment land (B1 (25,600sqm), B2 (44,400 sqm) and B8 (32,800 sqm))
• DELETED:Around 1,660INSERTED:1,757 dwellings INSERTED:up to 2033 (including custom and self build units)
• 60 residential extra care units (Use Class C2)
• Mixed use local centre of around 4,000 sqm (Use Classes A1, A2, A5 and D1
• Strategic link road connecting with the ELR (N) and the A41 Aston Clinton Road
• Strategic flood defences
• Around DELETED:5,000 INSERTED:6,000 sqm hotel and conference centre (Use Class C1)
• A local centre
• Around 16ha for sports village and pitches
• Athletes' accommodation
• Around 2ha for a two-form entry primary school (D1)
• Open space totalling 0.2ha play areas, 74.2ha informal open spaces, 16.7ha formal open spaces, 1.2ha allotments/community orchards, and 5.5ha woodland area
• Landscape buffers and ecological mitigation
• Flood mitigation and drainage including sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)
• Cycling and walking links

Site specific requirements

Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the Plan, including the principles of development for Aylesbury Garden TownDELETED: and the Masterplan SPD to be prepared for the site. In addition, proposals should comply with the following criteria:

1. Provision for land for DELETED:around INSERTED:at least 1,DELETED:660INSERTED:757 dwellings (up to 2033) at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character and identity. The development should be integrated with the existing DELETED:build INSERTED:built area of Aylesbury, and maintain the settings and individual identity of Aston Clinton, Broughton and the existing urban edge INSERTED:as well as responding positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area including the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal
2. Provision of a distributor road between the ELR (N) and the A41 Aston Clinton Road and any related highway improvements INSERTED:to be delivered within five years of the development commencing
3. Provision of land, building and car parking for one primary school with a pre-school, funding to support a children's centre, upper school provision, grammar school provision, and expansion of existing special schools
4. Existing vegetation should be retained where practicable, including existing woodlands and hedgerows. Existing public rights of way need to be retained and integrated into the development within safe and secure environments as part of a wider network of sustainable routes, to directly and appropriately link the site with surrounding communities and facilities
5. Proposals must retain and enhance existing habitats where practicable, including the creation of linkages with surrounding wildlife assets
6. The development should be designed using a landscape-led approach including consideration of the long distance views of the AONB. Criteria f: The development should be designed using a landscape-led approach including consideration of the long distance views of the AONB INSERTED:and respond positively to best characteristics of surrounding area
7. Provision for INSERTED:cycleways, footpaths and public transport INSERTED:connections into the town and to surrounding areas. Active travel links to be established to Broughton Lane, the Garden INSERTED:Town Community and the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal
8. DELETED:Town-wide fINSERTED:Flood defences through a flood alleviation system benefitting the wider community and provision of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) will be required to reduce pressure on the existing drainage network
9. Detailed modelling will be required to confirm flood zone and climate change extents. The Environment Agency and lead local flood authority should be consulted to obtain the latest hydraulic modelling for the site at the time of the flood risk assessment. They will advise as to whether existing detailed models need to be updated
10. Reservoir flood risk to the site should be investigated, for example overtopping or breach of the Weston Turville Reservoir and also canal flood risk of overtopping or breach of the Aylesbury Arm (Grand Union Canal). The impact of blockage of the siphon under the canal or blockage of the culverted ordinary watercourse in the centre of the Woodlands part of the site should be considered. Mitigation for reservoir flood risk should be discussed with the Environment Agency
11. The development should be designed using a sequential approach. Flood Zones 2 and 3 and 3a plus climate change (subject to detailed flood risk assessment) should be DELETED:preserved as green space INSERTED:laid out for uses compatible with these Flood Zones with built development restricted to Flood Zone 1
12. New major transport infrastructure such as Eastern Link Road should be designed so that the potential loss of floodplain and change of flow pathways resulting from their implementation do not have an adverse effect on flood risk. They should also be designed to ensure that they remain operational and safe for users in times of flood
13. INSERTED:Land at Manor Farm (BIE022) shall not be developed until the Eastern Link Road (South) through the adjacent site WTV018 (Woodlands) has been delivered and opened to traffic. A planning application on site BIE022 must demonstrate that Flood Risk Exception Test Part 2 (See VALP Flood Risk Sequential Test 2017) has been met by a developer. The Exception Test Part 2 will be supported by a site specific Flood Risk Assessment (FRA) to support a planning application and shall demonstrate that access and egress from and to the development, via the ELR and on-site access routes, will be safe and operational in times of flooding. The main access to the site shall be from the ELR (S) and not from Broughton Lane. The FRA must meet all the recommendations for the site in the Aylesbury Vale SFRA Level 2 (2017) and VALP Policy I4.
14. Resilience measures will be required to ensure that development is safe if buildings are situated within Flood Zone 2
15. A surface water drainage strategy should ensure that the development does not increase flood risk elsewhere
16. DELETED:Provision and management of 50% of green infrastructure to link to other new development areas and the wider countryside.INSERTED: Integration of new development with existing built up area of Aylesbury and existing countryside through internal and external walking and cycling links and through 50% AnGST compliant GI .The site will also deliver a 16ha sports village and pitches
17. Landscape buffers to Broughton, Eastern Link Road and ecological mitigation supporting Kingsbrook
18. DELETED:Development restricted to the southern half of the site and the built-up area of the former farm buildings
19. DELETED:Landscape buffers to existing development on the northern part of the site at Westonmead Farm to integrate into open space proposals included with the Woodlands development proposalsINSERTED: At Westonmead Farm, development is to be kept to the southern section of the area. The northern section of the area identified as 'not built development' is to be retained for the Aylesbury Linear Park</green infrastructure (criteria p above)
20. Appropriate ecological mitigation
21. Provision INSERTED: for health facilities in consultation with the CCG. DELETED:of on-site reserved land and accommodation for a health facility conditioned through a request notification or equivalent financial contributions towards off-site health facilities and community buildings (including temporary buildings if necessary)
22. INSERTED:Provision of community buildings, including temporary buildings if necessary
23. Provision of and contribution to infrastructure as appropriate
24. INSERTED:Any proposal will need to ensure a condition is applied requiring the submission of a detailed Design Code (covering built form, highways and, landscaping) ahead of any Reserved Matters applications.

This site allocation contains 5 grade 2 listed canal structures along the Grand Union Canal to the north of the site. Along with the consideration of these structures, the setting of the list Listed Buildings adjacent to Woodlands located at Threshers DELETED:BernINSERTED:BarnINSERTED:, Turners Meadow at Aston Clinton and Burnham's Field at Weston Turville will also need to be considered in relation to any proposals.

Implementation Approach

Development of the Aylesbury north of the A41 strategic site allocation will come forward towards the latter end of the Plan period, in accordance with the Masterplan DELETED:and Delivery SPD for the allocationDELETED: that has been prepared and adopted by the Council.

Proposals for development within this strategic site allocation will be expected to demonstrate how they positively contribute to the achievement of DELETED:the SPD and the Aylesbury Garden Town Principles as set out in Policy D1.

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DELETED:Currently this site is the subject of two planning applications:

 Hampden Fields outline planning application (under consideration) reference 16/00424/AOP

 Land adjacent to Holiday Inn, planning application (under consideration) reference 16/03388/AOP.

INSERTED:The current planning status of the site is as follows:

• Land at Hampden Fields has a resolution to grant permission subject to a Section 106 agreement reference (16/00424/AOP)
• Land adjacent to Aston Clinton Holiday Inn (WTV019) , has an as yet undetermined application for 108 dwellings (16/03388/AOP)
• Land east of New Road, Weston Turville (WTV020) has detailed permission and is under construction (17/00533/ADP)
• Land Bounded By New Road And Aston Clinton Road (WTV025)has detailed permission and is under construction (16/01254/ADP)

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DELETED:The site will commence delivery within the end of the first five years, with the whole scheme being delivered by the end of the Plan period. INSERTED:Land Bounded By New Road And Aston Clinton Road is expected to be completed by 2020 and Land east of New Road is expected to complete by 2021. Land at Hampden Fields is projected to come forward between 2021 and 2033 and the remainder of the site between 2022 and 2026.

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Careful consideration needs to be given to phasing and co-ordination of the delivery of the whole siteDELETED: through the Masterplan and Delivery SPD.

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DELETED:The vision and objectives for the site are set out below:

• To create an urban extension to the town which is derived from the field pattern and mature landscape features on the site, the proximity to lower density housing in Stoke Mandeville and Weston Turville, together with key long-distance views to the Chiltern Hills AONB
• A mixed use development in a highly accessible location, that reinforces the town's infrastructure, and provides homes, community facilities and recreational and employment opportunities for its future residents and neighbours
• Creating a high quality built and semi-natural environment, providing high quality housing for both the private and social sectors as well as provision of new community facilities including schools and a new local centre which will include a range of facilities for future residents and workers
• Proposed employment development is provided in a strategic location which should be attractive to occupiers who seek an accessible, high quality location
• The scheme will also enable the delivery of the Southern Link Road and provides space for a new park & ride off the Aston Clinton Road (A41), relieving traffic pressures in the town centre and enabling easier vehicular movement
• The site will be opened up to a range of new parks and other open spaces, that have been carefully designed to respect the identity and character of Weston Turville

Town wide flood mitigation measures are proposed in addition to a sustainable urban drainage system to meet the needs of the development.

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INSERTED:Expected time of delivery

41 homes built up to 2018, 338 homes to be delivered 2018-2023 and 2,979 homes to be delivered 2023-2033

Site-specific Requirements

Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the Plan, including the principles of development for Aylesbury Garden Town and the Masterplan SPD to be prepared for the site. In addition, proposals should comply with the following criteria:

1. Provision of DELETED:land for around INSERTED:at least DELETED:3,111 INSERTED:3,358 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character and identity. The development should be integrated with the existing build area of Aylesbury, and maintain the settings, DELETED:and individual identity INSERTED:and character of Stoke Mandeville and Weston Turville

2. Provision of land, building and car parking for two primary schools each with a pre-school, a children's centre on one of the primary school sites and funding to support upper school provision, grammar school provision, and expansion of existing special schools

3. Existing vegetation INSERTED:and landscape features should be retained where practicable, including INSERTED:field patterns, existing woodlands and hedgerows. Existing public rights of way need to be retained and integrated into the development within safe and secure environments as part of a wider network of sustainable routes, to directly and appropriately link the site with surrounding communities and facilities INSERTED:utilising green corridors

4. Proposals must retain and enhance existing habitats where practicable, including the creation of linkages with surrounding wildlife assets. This includes the wildlife area within Bedgrove Park

5. The development should be designed using a landscape-led approach including consideration of the long-distance views of the AONB INSERTED:and respond positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area

6. Provision for INSERTED:cycleways, footpaths and public transport INSERTED:connections into the town and to surrounding areas

7. Town-wide flood defences through a flood alleviation system benefitting the wider community and provision of sustainable drainage system (SuDS) will be required to reduce pressure on the existing drainage network

8. Provision and management of 50% green infrastructure to link to other new development areas and the wider countryside

9. Detailed modelling will be required to confirm flood zone and climate change extents. The Environment Agency and lead local flood authority should be consulted to obtain the latest hydraulic modelling for the site at the time of the flood risk assessment. They will advise as to whether existing detailed models need to be updated

10. Residual risk to the site and reservoir flood risk to the site should be investigated, for example overtopping or breach of the Weston Turville Reservoir

11. The impact of blockage of structure(s) under Aston Clinton Road and on Bedgrove Road should also be modelled

12. Surface water modelling should be undertaken to define the level of surface water risk and the risk areas/flow paths. Climate change should be modelled using the +40% allowance (February 2016) for rainfall intensity. A surface water drainage strategy should ensure that the development does not increase flood risk elsewhere

13. The development should be designed using a sequential approach. Flood Zones 2 and 3 and 3a plus climate change (subject to detailed flood risk assessment) INSERTED:, as shown on the policies map as "areas of not built development", should be preserved as green space with built development restricted to Flood Zone 1

14. New major transport infrastructure such as Eastern Link Road should be designed so that the potential loss of floodplain and change of flow pathways resulting from their implementation do not have an adverse effect on flood risk. They should also be designed to ensure that they remain operational and safe for users in times of flood

15. Drainage designs should 'design for exceedance' and accommodate existing surface water flow routes, with development located outside of surface water flood risk areas

16. Provision of DELETED:on-site health facilities and community buildings (including temporary buildings if necessary) INSERTED:an on-site health facility. Where it is justified provision for expansion or an alternative larger site may need to be identified and secured for a multi purpose health facility to accommodate further growth and service demand to increase capacity.

17. INSERTED:Provision of community buildings, including temporary community buildings if necessary

18. Provision of and contribution to infrastructure as appropriate

19. INSERTED:Provision of employment land which is attractive to occupiers who seek an accessible, high quality location .

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DELETED:The vision and objectives for the site are outlined below:

• To create an efficient, attractive and sustainable environment in which to live, work and play, taking the form of development comprising distinctive linked / coalesced 'urban villages' reflecting local distinctiveness (with regards to pattern and form of development and building form and materials), set within a unifying planning and design framework.
• To achieve a diversity of layout and design which reflects the range of 'local distinctiveness'
• To recognise the proximity to the new railway station
• To retain the existing employment allocation providing opportunities to work locally and thus reduce the need to travel. Community facilities to come forward within a neighbourhood centre to provide local facilities to create a sustainable garden community.

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Site-specific Requirements

Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the Plan, including the principles of development for Aylesbury Garden TownDELETED: and the Masterplan SPD to be prepared for the site. In addition, proposals should comply with the following criteria:

1. employment allocation of 9ha split on two sites with a range of employment uses and space for start-up units in high quality buildings. The proposed development will add variety to the portfolio of employment in Aylesbury INSERTED:and retain existing provision
2. the district centre includes the secondary school, combined school, recreational facilities, shopping, key services and community facilities, some limited employment opportunities and residential development
3. the district centre is located at the intersection of the principal road, pedestrian and cycle networks, and consideration should be given to design to ensure public transport and sustainable travel choices are maximised INSERTED:whilst recognising proximity to the new railway station
4. incorporated within the district centre will be a series of related open spaces to contribute to the sense of place and quality of the centre
5. adequate parking should be provided. Parking should be located close to the Western Link Road
6. INSERTED:achieve a form of development comprising distinctive linked / coalesced 'urban villages' with a diversity of layout and design which reflects the range of 'local distinctiveness'.

Implementation Approach

Design proposals for both the employment allocation and district centre should be in line with the Berryfields MDA Development Brief (2004) and design codes and the Aylesbury Garden Town development principles within policy D1 and INSERTED:the subsequent supporting INSERTED:Aylesbury Garden Town INSERTED:Framework and InfrastructureDELETED:Supplementary Planning Documents DELETED:(SPDDELETED:s).

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The housing development is based on the principle of creating three villages within the overall framework of the site. Reserved matters have been approved DELETED:for two of the three villages, Oakfield Village and Orchard Green, comprisingINSERTED:for DELETED:1,353INSERTED:1,641 dwellings of which some DELETED:300 INSERTED:311 are complete DELETED:or INSERTED:with more under construction. Key elements of transport infrastructure including the Eastern Link Road and Stocklake Link are also well under way.INSERTED: The status of the three villages is as follows:

• Oakfield– detailed permission for 492 dwellings and under construction (14/03486/ADP)
• Canal Quarter – detailed permission for 288 dwellings (18/01153/ADP) and an as yet undetermined detailed application for 384 dwellings (19/01732/ADP)
• Orchard Green – detailed permission for 861 dwellings (15/01767/ADP)

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DELETED:Outline planning permission (10/02649/AOP) was granted in December 2013. Two villages have since had approved reserve matters. The site is being delivered according to the following phasing:

Phase 1: Years one to seven: the first phase of development would see the commencement of construction of approximately 770 residential units within the western village. Access to phase 1 will primarily be achieved through delivery of the initial section of the Stockdale Link Road, from its junction with Douglas Road and Oakfield Road. The first phase will see construction of the Stockdale Link Road to the east, beyond its junction with Broughton Lane, thus the proposed junction arrangements for Broughton Lane and Burcott Lane are also to be delivered in phase 1. Also in Phase 1 the remainder of the Stocklake Link Road and the northern section of the Eastern Link Road, from its junction with the A418 to the Stocklake Link Road, will be constructed.

Phase 2: Years two to 10: the second phase of development would provide an additional 780 dwellings, the first primary school and, should it be required, the secondary school site.

Phase 3: Years five to 16: the final broad phase would deliver the final 900 residential units, the second primary school and the 10ha of employment land.

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DELETED:The vision and objectives of the site are outlined below:

• The delivery of a well-designed, connected, safe and integrated urban extension to Aylesbury that will deliver essential market and affordable homes, jobs, community facilities and infrastructure of town- and county-wide significance whilst protecting and enhancing environmental assets. The delivery of infrastructure of town and county-wide importance underpins this vision, namely:
• 1. Construction of a substantial part of the Aylesbury Eastern Link Road, the complete construction of the rural section of the Stocklake Link Road and with contributions to secure the complete length of the Eastern Link Road (i.e. land from the Barratt-funded section adjacent to the Grand Union Canal to the A41(Aston Clinton Road Major Development Area)
  2. Traffic calming scheme to the village of Bierton to improve road safety and the quality of life for the existing residents
  3. Improvements to the Aylesbury Town Centre flood alleviation scheme
  4. Green infrastructure comprising 67% of the gross site area. The hierarchy and integrated network of green spaces will incorporate recreation and sports facilities, public open space, play areas, allotments and orchards, sustainable drainage, nature reserves and ecological enhancement areas, and education/interpretation facilities as well as attractive pedestrian and cycle routes to the town centre
  5. New education facilities, including a new site for a new secondary school and two new primary schools.

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Site specific requirements

Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the Plan, including the principles of development for Aylesbury Garden TownDELETED: and the Masterplan SPD to be prepared for the site.

1. Provision for land for DELETED:around INSERTED:at least 2,450 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character and identity
2. Provision of land, building and car parking for two primary schools and land for a secondary school
3. Existing vegetation should be retained where practicable, including existing woodlands and hedgerows. Existing public rights of way need to be retained and integrated into the development within safe and secure environments as part of a wider network of sustainable routes, to directly and appropriately link the site with surrounding communities and facilities
4. Proposals must retain and enhance existing habitats where practicable, including the creation of linkages with surrounding wildlife assets. A new wetland park should be provided
5. The development should be designed using a landscape-led approach including consideration of the long-distance views of the AONBINSERTED: as well as of potential landscape visual impact from the AONB
6. Provision for public transport into the town and to surrounding areas
7. A flood alleviation system benefitting the wider community and provision of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) will be required to reduce pressure on the existing drainage network
8. Provision and management of 50% green infrastructure to link to other new development areas and the wider countryside.INSERTED:This should incorporate: recreation and sports facilities, public open space, play areas, allotments and orchards, sustainable drainage, nature reserves and ecological enhancement areas, education/interpretation facilities and attractive pedestrian and cycle routes to the town centre
9. Provision of on-site health facilities and community buildings DELETED:(including temporary buildings if necessary)
10. Provision of and contribution to infrastructure as appropriate.
11. INSERTED:A traffic calming scheme to the village of Bierton

Implementation Approach

Two villages already have reserved matters approved planning applications. Construction is already under way to develop the site in accordance with the planning permissions, the approved development brief and principles within Policy D1 and any subsequent supporting Garden Town.

A concept masterplanDELETED:/SPD for the third village should be prepared and adopted to inform the submission of a design code and reserve matters for that village. Design should take account of the over-arching Garden Town principles (policy D1) and details within the INSERTED:Aylesbury Garden Town Framework and Infrastructure SPD DELETED:Garden Town Design SPD to ensure comprehensive development. The SPD should demonstrate how the village links to and contributes to the delivery of Aylesbury Garden Town as a whole.

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Policy criterion a. The site will make provision for DELETED:around INSERTED:at least 14 dwellings notwithstanding any permitted development rights, at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character including the listed buildings nearby including Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital and Ardenham House. The western section of the site is the only part suitable for redevelopment. Fairfax House is not being allocated for housing as it is currently well occupied, housing the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust (VAHT). This is a prominent entrance to the town and any proposal should be designed to accord with the DELETED:design INSERTED:District Design SPD and express an exemplary design

Policy criterion e. The existing trees and hedgerows DELETED:[and/or anything else] should be retained

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Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the plan. In addition, proposals should comply with all of the following criteria:

1. The site will make provision for INSERTED:at least39 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character. Part of the site should be retained for hospital services

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1. The site will make provision for DELETED:around INSERTED:at least 200 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent residential character north of the railway line

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INSERTED: Delivering site allocations in the rest of the district

INSERTED:In order to fulfil the level of growth for Aylesbury Vale set out in policy S2 Spatial Strategy for Growth, sites have also been allocated at other settlements in the district as well as at Aylesbury Garden Town. Allocating sites in the Local Plan allows growth to be located in the most suitable sites in the most sustainable locations by taking into account, through further assessment beyond the HELAA, factors such as landscape, flooding, settlement form and site availability.

This section deals with the strategic settlements of Buckingham, Haddenham, Winslow and Wendover (Aylesbury is covered in the previous sub-section and is considered to be a sub-regional strategic settlement). The strategic settlements are the most sustainable towns and villages in the district as they have the highest provision of services and facilities and are therefore the focus for the majority of the rest of the district’s development. As set out in Policies S2 and S3, the strategic settlements (excluding Aylesbury) will provide a total of DELETED:5,730INSERTED:5,227new homes between 2013 and 2033. Those sites that already have planning permission (as at DELETED:2016/17INSERTED:2017/18) and homes already built in the period 2013-DELETED:2017INSERTED:2018 are included in the total to be provided.

INSERTED:Aylesbury Vale will deliver a total of 30,233 new homes across the Plan period. Taking account of commitments, completions and allocations in Aylesbury Garden Town already listed in policy D1, and a windfall allowance, 12,759 homes are allocated across the rest of the district.

Buckingham, Haddenham and Winslow all have neighbourhood plans which have had a high level of community support, albeit the housing policies in the Haddenham neighbourhood plan have since been quashed. This Plan aims to reflect the need for housing delivery in the most sustainable locations whilst not undermining the aims of the neighbourhood plans, taking the quashed allocations, where possible, in the Haddenham neighbourhood plan as the community’s preference for the location of development. This Plan allocates DELETED:the reserve sites at Buckingham and Haddenham, and just one site beyond the neighbourhood DELETED:plan’sINSERTED:plans’ expectations/allocations, at Haddenham and Winslow, specifically north of Rosemary Lane at Haddenham (DELETED:315INSERTED:at least 269 homes) and east of the B4033 at Winslow (DELETED:585INSERTED:at least 315), and allocates two further sites at Buckingham, reflecting it being the second most sustainable settlement in the district, specifically Moreton Road at Buckingham (130 homes) and land off Osier Way, south of A421 and east of Gawcott Road (420 homes).

In terms of Wendover, approximately 1,000 homes will come forward during the Plan period at RAF Halton Camp after its closure in 2022. This is considered to be a realistic and somewhat conservative estimate, and the figure could increase as detailed masterplanning is developed.

INSERTED:The Local Plan also allocates sites for growth within Aylesbury Vale at the edge of Milton Keynes namely North East Aylesbury Vale and this area forms its own category in the settlement hierarchy. The same appraisal process detailed above has been followed to select these sites and consideration has also been given to Milton Keynes’ capacity to accommodate further growth.

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DELETED:A masterplan supplementary planning document (SPD) for the site will establish the site layout and disposition of land uses. The development will adhere to the following place shaping principles:

• provide a long term defensible boundary to the western edge of Milton Keynes recognise recognising that, whilst being located totally within Aylesbury Vale, the development will use some facilities in Milton Keynes, given its proximity. Milton Keynes also provides access point into the site
• ensure the long term retention of Newton Longville and Whaddon as separate communities with unique identities, and protect them and other neighbouring communities, (including Mursley and Far Bletchley), from direct and indirect negative impacts generated by the development
• be deliverable so as to maximise speed of delivery, enable faster delivery of key infrastructure whilst minimising disruption and delay
• provide a sustainable and strategic approach to flood mitigation and urban drainage, linked to multi-functional green infrastructure, to control surface water flows and flooding, (as set out in the Milton Keynes Strategic Flood Risk Assessment and Water Cycle Study)
• ensure green infrastructure and green open space is provided in the form of a liner park to the south of the site to minimise impacts to Howe Park Wood site of special scientific interest (SSSI) and that there are adequate green links to neighbouring Tattenhoe Park
• infrastructure will need to be provided and phased alongside development, the details of which will be agreed through developer contribution agreements

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DELETED:100 INSERTED:150 homes to be delivered DELETED:2017-2022 INSERTED:2018-2023 and DELETED:1,755 INSERTED:1,705 homes to be delivered DELETED:from INSERTED:2024-2033

Allocated for (key development and land use requirements)

Resolution to approve - 15/00314/AOP – Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for a mixed use sustainable urban extension on land to the south west of Milton Keynes to provide up to 1,855 mixed tenure dwellings; an employment area (B1); a neighbourhood centre including retail (A1/A2/A3/A4/A5), community (D1/D2) and residential (C3) uses; a primary and a secondary school; a grid road reserve; multi- functional green space; a sustainable drainage system; and associated access, drainage and public transport infrastructure.

Access into the site is a matter for consideration in this application and as submitted, there are three points of access proposed from the development onto the local highway network at the following locations: Whaddon Road, Buckingham Road and A421 Standing Way. Of these three access/egress points serving the site, Buckingham Road and A421 Standing Way are both within the control of Milton Keynes Council and Whaddon Road is within the control of Aylesbury Vale District Council.

Highway Improvements by Condition(s)

• Buckingham Road Access signalised gyratory including Stage 1 Road Safety Audit
• Whaddon Road Access speed limit reduction and further detailed design

Highway Improvements by s106 agreement(s)

• A421 Standing Way left in only junction and further detailed design
• Signalisation of the priority junctions of the A421/ Warren Road and A421/Shucklow Hill/Little Horwood Road.
• In order to mitigate the potential impact in Whaddon a financial contribution is required towards road safety improvements on Coddimoor Lane and Stock Lane
• Newton Longville Traffic Calming Proposals. Currently this is an indicative scheme which may include enhanced gateway features on all roads leading into the village and raised junction tables and signing/lining

Internal Road Layout

• INSERTED:The objective is to ensure that high quality walking, cycling and public transport links to and from Newton Longville, Bletchley and the city of Milton Keynes are an integral part of the development. A new network of primary streets will form the principal circulation route for all vehicular traffic including a bus route. The route will connect with the existing highway network at the three access points. Plans should show that the primary street is to be at least 7.3m wide, with a footway/cycleway of 3m wide and will need to consider drop off provision, widened footways, crossing points, road signage and lining to provide for a serviced school site

Grid Road

• Whilst the site only requires a single carriageway road for access, a dual carriageway could be provided in the future. The land for the grid road will need to be adequately secured in the S106 Agreement for the future extension of Snelshall Street (V1) so that AVDC/BCC can develop and implement a scheme in the future

Public rights of way

• A number of improvements to the surfacing of the local footpaths will be required within the site and be completed as part of the development and a financial contribution is to be secured as part of the Section 106 Agreement for those routes outside of the site. The improvements within the site include:

• ensure a Redway compliant Grid Road reserve to link with existing PROW
• upgrade of footpath and resurface between Weasel Lane and the railway underpass; route to be dedicated as a public bridleway
• resurface byway in Newton Longville Parish and in Mursley Parish between Dagnall House Buckingham Road to the adopted highway
• INSERTED:Provision should be made for adequate green links to Tattenhoe Park
  

Public Transport Provision

• The enhancement of the existing bus service or provision of a new service to operate between the proposed development and Central Milton Keynes (CMK) via the existing rail station will be required and included within the Framework Travel Plan.

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Site-specific Requirements

Conserving and enhancing the natural environment. In terms of the impact on the landscape, site proposal should use land efficiently and create a well-defined boundary INSERTED:as the western edge of Milton Keynes between the settlement and the country side, INSERTED:ensuring that Newton Longville, Whaddon, Mursley and Far Bletchley remain separately identifiable

Landscape

Site proposals will be required to respect and complement the physical characteristics of the site and its surroundings,INSERTED: including the implementation of a defensible boundary along the western edge of Milton Keynes. Proposals will be required to identify the building tradition of the locality, and the scale and context of the setting, the natural qualities and features of the area, and the effect of the development on important public views and skylines INSERTED:including the protection of Newton Longville and Whaddon villages.

Air Quality

An air quality assessment will be required and its content and conclusions accepted prior to construction phases.

Noise contamination

An Environmental Management plan will be required via a condition and with detailed consideration of the layout at reserved matters stageINSERTED: to take account of the delivery of EWR, safeguarding against noise. A condition can be attached in case any contamination is found.

Conservation

The significance of any heritage assets affected including any contribution made by their setting will need to be considered. When considering the impact on the significance, great weight should be given to the asset's conservation. The protection and enhancement of sites of archaeological importance needs to be considered.

Ecology Biodiversity

Proposals will need to quantify ecological impacts in a meaningful way to enable pre and post development comparison, sufficient to objectively assess net losses or gains and to provide for multifunctional habitats. Proposals will need to minimise the impact on Howe Park Wood SSSI.

Trees and hedgerows

An DELETED:aboricultrural INSERTED:arboricultural survey has been undertaken for the site and has identified that trees of A and B category are to be retained and incorporated into any development. New structural and screen tree planting, hedge and shrub planting will be required as part of the future detailed scheme.

Place-Making Framework

The site will comprise: residential development; employment area; neighbourhood centre; land for a three form entry primary school with early years provision and four form entry secondary school; green infrastructure and associated drainageDELETED:,INSERTED:; INSERTED:and highway and transport infrastructure.DELETED: and the INSERTED:The proposed distribution of uses across the site are set in the parameters plan.

Community facilities and Green Infrastructure

The site will need to make provision for a comprehensive network of multifunctional open spaces and green corridors INSERTED:including a linear park to the south of the site with both formal and areas of informal public open space. This will include 53.67ha of green open space and 1.18ha of allotment land, nine locally equipped areas of play (LEAPs) and also two neighbourhood equipped areas of play, which each include a multi use games area. In addition to the provision of LEAPs and NEAPs on site, youth shelter, a multi-use games area (MUGA), sports hall, changing pavilion, skateboard park, sports pitches, cricket wicket, tennis courts and a community centre will be required through a S106 Agreement. INSERTED:The existing woodland priority habitat in the north of the site should be retained Multi functional Green Infrastructure will be required to control surface water flows and flooding. INSERTED:Impact on the Howe Wood SSSI must be kept to a minimum and green links to Tattenhoe Park must be provided.

Flood Mitigation – Provision of a sustainable and strategic flood mitigation and urban drainage scheme linked to multi functional Green Infrastructure must be provided.

Education

The site will need to makeDELETED:s provision for a three-form entry primary school, with early years pre-school facilities on 3ha of land and a secondary school on 5.2ha of land. Provision is also made for accessible recreation and community uses to serve the new residents, designed and located with the intention to be complementary to the delivery of the new schools.

Health Facilities

A contribution towards or delivery of a healthcare facilities either by way of site provision in an accessible location or direct funding to provide for a minimum 4GP with reserve to 6GP surgery will be required at reserved matters or detail stages.

Local Centre

The site will need to make provision for a neighbourhood centre on 0.67ha of land to include retail (A1/A2/A3/A5 and A5) and community facilities (D1 and D2).

Employment Area

The site will need to make provision for an employment area (B1) on 2.07ha of land.

Implementation Approach

An updated illustrated masterplan has been submitted in support of the planning application. The masterplan aims to encourage walking and cycling as realistic alternatives to that of the private car, through high quality infrastructure. The masterplan identifies 'alternative' Redway routes through the site which is considered a positive benefit and will need to be developed further as part of any future reserved matter applications.

The details of the cycle and pedestrian infrastructure within the siteINSERTED: and linking to Newton Longville, Bletchley and Central Milton Keynes will need to form and be considered as part of any future reserved matters application.

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As set out in the spatial strategy (S2), sites are allocated based on the capacity of a settlement to accommodate development, taking into account factors such as landscape, flooding and settlement form as well as site availability. Site-specific allocations for strategic settlements DELETED:(other than Aylesbury), INSERTED:the north east of Aylesbury Vale, larger and medium villages are set out in the following sections. INSERTED:The sites at these allocations are sufficient to meet the development needs for the area.

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Sites DELETED:not allocated in this Plan, DELETED:or in a made Neighbourhood Plan INSERTED:or committed by planning permission will DELETED:not normally DELETED:be permitted, as INSERTED:deliver the district's required level of growth DELETED:is to be met in full DELETED:by these allocations. INSERTED: Proposals for development in other locations will be determined on the basis of the policies within this Plan and made Neighbourhood plans. The only exceptions to this are where the Council's monitoring of delivery across the district shows that the allocated sites are not being delivered at the expected rate,DELETED: or INSERTED:and where the proposals are for small-scale areas of land in accordance with Policy D2. Proposals will need to be accompanied by evidence demonstrating how the site can be delivered in a timely manner and meet all of the criteria in the Policy below.

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INSERTED:1. Small scale development and infilling

Development INSERTED:proposals in strategic settlements, larger and medium villages that are not allocated in this plan or in a made neighbourhood plan will be restricted to small scale areas of land within the built-up areas of settlements. Subject to other policies in the Plan, permission will be granted for development comprising:

1. infilling of small gaps in developed frontages in keeping with the scale and spacing of nearby dwellings and the character of the surroundings, or
2. development that consolidates existing settlement patterns without harming important settlement characteristics, and does not comprise partial development of a larger site

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INSERTED:2. Larger scale development

Exceptionally furtherDELETED: Further development beyond allocated sites and small-scale development as set out in criteria a) or b) above will only be permitted where the Council's monitoring of housing delivery across the district shows that the allocated sites are not being delivered at the anticipated rate. Proposals will need to be accompanied by evidence demonstrating how the site can be delivered in a timely manner. The proposal must contribute to the sustainability of that settlement, be in accordance with all applicable policies in the Plan, and fulfil all of the following criteria:

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3. be located within or adjacent to the existing developed footprint of the settlement * DELETED:or, INSERTED:except where there is a made neighbourhood plan which DELETED:includes INSERTED:defines a settlement INSERTED:or development boundary, INSERTED:where the site DELETED:is INSERTED:should be located entirely within that settlement boundary
4. not lead to coalescence with any neighbouring settlement
5. be of a scale and in a location that is in keeping with the existing form of the settlement, and not adversely affect its character and appearance
6. respect and retain natural boundaries and features such as trees, hedgerows, embankments and drainage ditches
7. not have any adverse impact on environmental assets such as landscape, historic environment, biodiversity, waterways, open space and green infrastructure, and
8. provide appropriate infrastructure provision such as waste water drainage and highways.

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*the existing developed footprint is defined as 'the continuous built form of the village, and excludes individual buildings and groups of dispersed buildingsDELETED:,INSERTED:.DELETED: This includesINSERTED: The exclusion covers former agricultural barns that have been converted, agricultural buildings and associated land on the edge of the village…

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Buckingham, Haddenham and Winslow all have neighbourhood plans which have had a high level of community support, albeit the housing policies in the Haddenham neighbourhood plan have since been quashed. This Plan aims to reflect the need for housing delivery in the most sustainable locations whilst not undermining the aims of the neighbourhood plans, taking the quashed allocations, where possible, in the Haddenham neighbourhood plan as the community's preference for the location of development. This Plan allocates DELETED:the reserve sites at Buckingham and Haddenham, and just one site beyond the neighbourhood DELETED:plan's INSERTED:plans' expectations/allocations, at Haddenham and Winslow, specifically north of Rosemary Lane at Haddenham (DELETED:315 INSERTED:at least 269 homes) and east of the B4033 at Winslow (DELETED:585 INSERTED:at least 315), and allocates two further sites at Buckingham, reflecting it being the second most sustainable settlement in the district, specifically Moreton Road at Buckingham ( at least 130 homes) and land off Osier Way, south of A421 and east of Gawcott Road (at least 420 homes).

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Site DELETED:CriteriaINSERTED:specific requirements:

1. Provision DELETED:of around INSERTED:at least 130 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character

11. An assessment of sewerage capacity DELETED:and water resources and water supply network will be required in consultation with Anglian Water. The water supply INSERTED:network is likely to require an DELETED:infrastructure upgrade by Anglian Water to serve the level of growth on the site. The Buckingham Wastewater Treatment Works needs upgrading and the delivery of the site will need to INSERTED:be aligned DELETED:work with INSERTED:investment in Anglian Water's DELETED:aINSERTED:Asset DELETED:mINSERTED:Management DELETED:pINSERTED:Plan DELETED:for delivering the needed upgrade. The surface water network capacity for the sewerage system also needs upgrading.
12. INSERTED:A financial contribution will be needed towards funding appropriate elements of the Buckingham Transport Strategy
13. Amenity land which is to be provided with a NEAP and LEAP with sports pitches. The amenity land, subject to agreement, would be transferred to the Town Council following a maintenance period and a commuted sum paid to the Town Council for the upkeep of that land.

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Size (hectares)

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Current neighbourhood plan status

Neighbourhood plan, made in October 2015. The land has no notation but is outside the settlement boundary. INSERTED:The neighbourhood plan is in early stages of review.

DELETED:Phasing INSERTED:Expected time of delivery

DELETED:100 INSERTED:150 homes to be delivered 2018-INSERTED:2023 and DELETED:320 INSERTED:270 homes DELETED:from INSERTED:to be delivered DELETED:2024INSERTED:2023-2033

DELETED:Site Criteria: INSERTED:Site-specific requirements

Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the Plan. In addition, proposals should comply with all of the following criteria:

1. Provision of DELETED:of around INSERTED:at least 420 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character and identity
2. The development shall be based on a design code to be prepared for the site because it is a large strategic site in a sensitive location on the edge of the settlement
3. The site will be designed using a landscape-led approach. The development design and layout will be informed by a full detailed landscape and visual impact assessment (LVIA) to be submitted and agreed by the Council. A landscape mitigation scheme that reduces wider landscape and visual impact will be required on the southern boundaries of the site
4. The development must provide a satisfactory vehicular access to be agreed with Buckinghamshire County Council. The DELETED:primary vehicular access should be off Gawcott Road and Osier Way. A transport assessment will be required to demonstrate access and impact are acceptable and achievable by all modes of transport
5. DELETED:An ecological management plan (EMP) shall be submitted to the Council for approval. Wooded areas on the site have a high ecology impact and these would need to be retained along with the provision of 20m buffer either side of the stream and pond
6. At the planning application stage, a site-specific flood risk assessment and surface water drainage strategy will be required. Any development must have consideration for its impact on the Buckingham and River Ouzel IDB drainage district and be aware of its byelaws. Detailed modelling will be required to confirm the 1 in 20, 100 and 1,000 year extents and 1 in 100 year plus climate change extents on the ordinary watercourse through the centre of the site. Other sources of flooding, particularly surface water flow routes, should be considered as part of a site-specific flood risk assessment. Development proposals must meet the 'Guidance for site design and making development safe' in the SFRA Level 2
7. Drainage designs should 'design for exceedance' and accommodate existing surface water flood routes e.g. from Gawcott Fields.

DELETED:h. An assessment of sewerage capacity DELETED:and water resources and water supply INSERTED:network will be required in consultation,m.m.,m,m.,m,m with Anglian Water. The water supply INSERTED:network is likely to require an DELETED:infrastructure upgrade by Anglian Water to serve the level of growth on the site. The Buckingham Wastewater Treatment Works needs upgrading and the delivery of the site will need to INSERTED:be aligned DELETED:work with INSERTED:investment in Anglian Water's DELETED:a INSERTED:Asset DELETED:m INSERTED:Management DELETED:p INSERTED:Plan DELETED:for delivering the needed upgrade. The surface water network capacity for the sewerage system also needs upgrading.

DELETED:i. INSERTED:A financial contribution will be required towards funding appropriate elements of the Buckingham Transport Strategy

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DELETED:Site criteria INSERTED:Site specific requirements

1. Provision of DELETED:around at leastDELETED:315INSERTED:269 dwellings

8. The site should be accessed via Churchway with the retention of the existing footpaths and further provision of pedestrian and cycle linkages through the site and into the village including along Churchway, to the train station and with connections with the adjoining approved Haddenham Airfield development DELETED:if appropriate and possible INSERTED:(site HAD005 on the VALP Policies Map)

Size (hectares)

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The proximity of the Chilterns AONB will need to be addressed in the design and layout of any development. The masterplan SPD for the site will establish the site layout and disposition of land uses.INSERTED:The amount and quality of existing sports provision within the allocation and elsewhere around the camp is a valuable asset which is why policy D-HAL003 requires its retention wherever possible in any proposed redevelopment.

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4.137DELETED: The development of this site will adhere to the following place-shaping principles: In the first phases, development will be concentrated on those areas that are already built-up, through the redevelopment or remodelling of existing buildings.

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INSERTED:Expected time of delivery

No homes to be delivered 2018-2023 and 1,000 homes to be delivered 2023-2033

Site-specific Requirements

Development proposals must be accompanied by the information required in the Council's Local Validation List and comply with all other relevant policies in the plan, including the principles of development for Aylesbury Garden Town and the Masterplan SPD to be prepared for the site. In addition, proposals should comply with the following criteria:

1. Provision of land for INSERTED:at least 1,000 dwellings during this plan period at a density that takes account of the existing curtilage, INSERTED:the scale and massing of the buildings on the site, and that of the adjacent settlement character and identity if appropriate, INSERTED:as well as retaining the openness of the green belt
2. Be planned INSERTED:in a manner that responds positively to the best characteristics of the surrounding area using a landscape-led approach, taking account of the character and setting of the Chilterns AONB
3. Provision of junction improvements onto the B4009 Upper Icknield Way
4. Provision for public transport into Wendover and to surrounding areas
5. Establishment of and safeguarding for a network of cycling and walking links INSERTED:to and from Aylesbury Town and to the wider area
6. Provision of INSERTED:50% green infrastructureINSERTED:, to reflect the high level of open space already present on the site including green corridors, to link to other new development areas and the wider countryside
7. Provision of land, buildings and car parking for a combined primary school including playing field provision
8. Provision of land, buildings and car parking for a new local centre including community hall.
9. INSERTED:The conservation and enhancement of heritage assets and their settings whilst ensuring viable uses consistent with their conservation
10. The retention of existing sports facilities as part of a long term strategy for sport and recreation to serve new residents and the existing community

Phasing and Delivery Programme

Development of this site will come forward towards the latter part of the plan period as the site will not be INSERTED:fully released until DELETED:2022INSERTED: 2025.

INSERTED:Further DELETED:DINSERTED:detail about phasing and implementation will be set out in the masterplan SPD for the site

Implementation Approach

Development at RAF Halton will come forward towards the latter end of the Plan period, and only once a masterplan SPD for the allocation has been prepared and adopted by the Council. Proposals for development within the RAF Halton Strategic Site Allocation will be expected to demonstrate how they INSERTED:deliver a comprehensive redevelopment of this site and positively contribute to the achievement of the SPD and the Aylesbury Garden Town principles as set out in Policy D1.

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4. INSERTED:The built form of the development will be limited to areas outside of those shown on the VALP Policies Map as 'Not built development'.DELETED: The development will limit built form beyond the watercourse, development will only be to the south of this nearest to the existing built-up area and the proposed railway station
5. The existing trees, hedgerows and ponds should be retained INSERTED:or if necessary replanted and where possible integrated into the green infrastructure provision. There should be an ecological buffer provided along the watercourse to the north of the site

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Allocations are made at the following larger villages:

DELETED: Steeple Claydon (118)

• Stone (DELETED:10INSERTED:26)
• Whitchurch (22)

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INSERTED:Sites allocated in this Plan or in a made Neighbourhood Plan or committed by planning permission will normally deliver the district's required level of growth in full. Proposals for development in other locations will be determined on the basis of the policies within this Plan and made Neighbourhood plans. Exceptionally additional larger scale DELETED:DINSERTED:development INSERTED:proposed in the larger villages INSERTED:on land that is not allocated in the Local Plan or a neighbourhood plan DELETED:only will INSERTED:only be permitted DELETED:in exceptional circumstances where it can be demonstrated INSERTED:through the council's monitoring of housing delivery that sites allocated are not INSERTED:being delivered DELETED:coming forward at the rate anticipated. Proposals will need to be accompanied by evidence demonstrating how the site can be delivered in a timely manner, along with satisfying each of the criteria set out in policy D2 above.

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Allocated for

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Allocations are therefore made at the following medium villages:

• Cuddington (DELETED:21INSERTED:23)
• Ickford (DELETED:20INSERTED:30)
• Maids Moreton (170)
• Marsh Gibbon (9)
• Newton Longville (17)
• Quainton (37)

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INSERTED:Sites allocated in this Plan or in a made Neighbourhood Plan or committed by planning permission will normally deliver the district's required level of growth in full. Proposals for development in other locations will be determined on the basis of the policies within this Plan and made Neighbourhood plans. Exceptionally DELETED:AINSERTED:additional INSERTED:larger scale development INSERTED:proposed in the medium villages INSERTED:on sites that are not allocated either in the Local Plan or neighbourhood plan will only be permitted DELETED:in exceptional circumstances where it can be demonstrated INSERTED:through the council's monitoring of housing delivery that sites allocated are not INSERTED:being delivered DELETED:coming forward at the rate anticipated. Proposals will need to be accompanied by evidence demonstrating how the site can be delivered in a timely manner, along with satisfying the each of the criteria set out in Policy INSERTED:D2 DELETED:D4 above.

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Allocated for

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Source

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Current neighbourhood plan status

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DELETED:Phasing INSERTED:Expected time of delivery

DELETED:This site is expected to be delivered between 2018-2023.INSERTED:30 homes to be delivered 2018-2023 and no homes to be delivered 2023-2033

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DELETED:Phasing Expected time of delivery

DELETED:The site is expected to be delivered between 2017 and 2022. INSERTED:105 homes to be delivered 2018-2023 and 65 homes to be delivered 2023-2033

Site DELETED:Criteria INSERTED:specific requirements:

1. Provision of INSERTED:at least 170 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character and identity and the edge of countryside location

3. ADELETED: satisfactory INSERTED:newDELETED: vehicular INSERTED:means of access INSERTED:to Foscote Road and Walnut Drive, including satisfactory visibility splays to Foscote Road, a scheme for parking, INSERTED:garaging, manoeuvring and a cyclINSERTED:ing DELETED:e and walking DELETED:movement strategy DELETED:needs to be proposed in a transport assessment and transport statement INSERTED:must be agreed by the Council setting out necessary highways improvements INSERTED:including triggers associated with the progress of the development DELETED:as required

5. An updated assessment of wastewater treatment works capacity DELETED:and surface water network capacity needs to be carried out, working with Anglian Water, to identify the need for infrastructure upgrades and how and when these will be carried out to inform site delivery. Furthermore, development shall not begin until a surface water drainage scheme for the site, based on sustainable drainage principles and an assessment of the hydrological and hydro-geological context of the development, has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning authority

14. INSERTED:A financial contribution will be required towards funding appropriate elements of the Buckingham Transport Strategy

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1. Provision for INSERTED:at least DELETED:around 13 dwellings at a density that takes account of the adjacent settlement character and identity

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INSERTED:The overall spatial strategy set out in policy S2 is to direct new development to the larger settlements, with moderate amounts of development in villages and very restricted development in the other settlements that are not defined as villages in the settlement hierarchy. This is because the 'other' settlements in the settlement hierarchy have very limited facilities and are therefore not regarded as sustainable locations for strategic growth. Importantly the communities in those 'other' settlements can still however seek to allocate land for development in neighbourhood plans. DELETED:New housing development at other settlements will be very strictly controlled to ensure that new development is directed to the most sustainable locations in the district. The replacement of existing homes and the infilling of one or two homes in an otherwise built-up frontage INSERTED:is not regarded as strategic growth and will also generally be acceptable, provided that the proposal is in accordance with all other relevant policies in the INSERTED:development plan DELETED:Local Plan.

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D4 Housing at other settlements

In other settlements, where there is no made neighbourhood plan in place, permission for the construction of new homes will only be granted:

DELETED:a. in the exceptional circumstances of providing affordable housing to meet local housing needs established through a housing need survey, or housing necessary for the purposes of essential rural needs, or

for infilling of small gaps in developed frontages with one or two homes in keeping with the scale and spacing of nearby homes and for the replacement of existing homes in their original curtilage, where there would be no adverse effect on the character of the countryside or other planning interests, subject to other policies in the Local Plan.

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Continuing provision of land and premises suitable for employment uses is needed, of a type and scale appropriate to the characteristics of the local area. This should provide sufficient opportunities for employment needs to be met locally, reduce the need to travel to work, and promote economic growth and social inclusion. This will be achieved by the protection of suitable existing employment sites, (including enterprise zones), from other forms of development, existing commitments and allocationsINSERTED:, as set out in policies E1 and E2. A flexible approach is required to allow employment development to come forward on other suitable sites where a specific requirement needs to be met. Re-use or replacement of an existing building in an urban or rural area will be supported provided INSERTED:it is appropriate as per the conditions of policy D5 DELETED:this is well designed, appropriate to its context having regard to the scale of the proposal, location and impact on the surrounding area.

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Criterion d. through the appropriate re-use or replacement of an existing building INSERTED:provided this is well designed, appropriate to its context having regard to the scale of the proposal, location and impact on the surrounding area.Or,

Woodlands, College Road (part of INSERTED:Arla/WoodlandsDELETED:/Arla Enterprise Zone): 25,600 sqm B1b, 44,400 sqm B2 and 32,800 sqm B8 (total 102,800 b use) (see Policy D-AGT3 )

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The policies map also identifies an area for the Aylesbury transport hub. This area is allocated for comprehensive mixed use redevelopment including co-locating the bus and railway stations to create a new public transport interchange, provision of new residential units, public realm improvements, connectivity improvements to the rest of the town, new open space, INSERTED:new green infrastructure (in line with policy NE1 and I1) and other main town centre uses including a new hotel and the relocation of the superstore.

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Elsewhere in the town centre, proposals for retail and other main town centre uses will be supported to reflect Aylesbury's status as Garden Town and the opportunities this will bring. Proposals should contribute positively to improving the quality of the town centre and delivering the vision and strategic aims for the town centre set out above and in accordance with the latest published town centre plan. Proposals should have particular regard to enhancements to the built environment, improvements for pedestrian access and environmental enhancements INSERTED:(in line with policy NE1 and I1) to the public realm.

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DELETED:The Housing and Planning Act 2016 introduced starter homes into legislation. They are expected to be added to the definition of affordable housing, will cost 20% less than market value for first time buyers and regulations to control their provision were expected. However the Government has since produced a Housing White Paper (HWP)(February 2017) which has suggested a different approach to their provision and revisions to the definition of affordable housing. This means that the policy and supporting evidence will probably need to be altered from that set out below before the Plan is adopted.

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Policy H1 states that affordable housing will be sought on developments of 11 or more dwellings or, to prevent the development of sites with large houses at very low densities simply to avoid the threshold, sites of 0.3 hectares or larger. This reflects the recently introduced Government threshold of 10 dwellings or fewer under which Section 106 planning obligations for affordable housing should not be sought. DELETED:Where the affordable housing policy would result in a requirement that more than half of an affordable home should be provided, the calculation will be rounded upwards and where it would be less than 0.5 a financial contribution of equivalent value may be sought.

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Applicants seeking a lower percentage of affordable housing than sought by the policy must demonstrate why it is not economically viable to provide the required level. Open book calculations INSERTED:verified by an independent consultant chosen by the Council will need to be provided by the applicant INSERTED:to demonstrate why the required level of affordable housing cannot be provided DELETED:and then verified at their expense by an independent consultant chosen by the Council who will then give it their consideration. Applicants will need to demonstrate that the viability assessment in place to support the Local Plan does not address the factors that they consider make the proposed development of the site unviable. Where development is demonstrated to be unviable, further negotiations will take place including consideration of the mix and type of social housing proposed, to test whether there is a better and more viable arrangement.

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Residential developments of 11 or more dwellings gross or sites of 0.3ha or more will be required to provide a minimum of 25% affordable homes on site INSERTED:except where a different requirement already applies in a neighbourhood plan which has been made before the adoption of VALP. In addition:

1. The type, size, tenure and location of affordable housing will be agreed with the Council, taking account of the Council's most up-to-date evidence on housing need and any available evidence

DELETED:b. Where an applicant advises that a proposal is unviable in the light of the above policy requirement, other policy requirements, specific site characteristics and other financial factors, an INSERTED:independently assessed* open book financial appraisal of the development should be provided by the applicant DELETED:which will then be independently assessed at the expense of the applicant*

3. Exceptionally affordable housing provision may be provided off-site or a financial contribution made in lieu of such provision. This will need to be justified as an exception to normal policy as part of the planning application.
4. Where a site forms part of a larger site of a size which is capable of being developed, the affordable housing requirements will be applied on a cumulative basis.
5. The affordable homes will be expected to be integrated throughout the development site in accordance with the adopted Supplementary Planning Document.
6. INSERTED:Where the affordable housing policy would result in a requirement that more than half of an affordable home should be provided, the calculation will be rounded upwards and where it would be less than 0.5 a financial contribution of equivalent value may be sought.

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It is expected that rural exception sites will generally deliver 100% affordable housing. In some cases however, as recognised in paragraph 54 of the NPPF, some 'market housing' may be appropriate on sites where it can be demonstrated that the market housing is necessary to cross-subsidise the delivery of significant additional affordable housing within the scheme. On the basis of the NPPF text it is considered that 'some 'cannot mean more than 50% of the houses within an exception site being market housing. In order for the Council to establish if market housing is required, and if so the quantity, the applicant will be expected to provide an INSERTED:independently assessed open book financial appraisal of the developmentDELETED:. This will then be independently assessed at the expense of the developer to demonstrate the viability of the revised scheme.

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National policy (National Planning Policy Framework paragraph 55) states that 'Local Planning authorities should avoid new isolated homes in the countryside, unless there are special circumstances such as the essential need for a rural worker to live permanently at or near their place of work in the countryside'.

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DELETED:The following policy sets out the Council's approach to the provision of dwellings for agricultural, forestry and other full-time workers in the countryside where there is an essential need for them to live at or near their place of work.

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DELETED:The Council may permit temporary agricultural, forestry operations or other rural-based enterprises workers' dwellings where the need for a permanent dwelling cannot currently be proved.

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DELETED:The Council will control the occupancy of any occupational dwelling by condition or planning obligation. It will seek to secure such dwellings to support the rural economy unless it can be shown that an essential need on or within the vicinity of the site no longer exists.

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DELETED:In considering whether the need is essential in any particular case, the Council will consider the requirements of the enterprise concerned and not the personal preferences or circumstance of any of the individuals involved.

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DELETED:Functional need and financial test

DELETED:The Council will seek functional and financial justification for all occupational dwellings in the countryside. The particular assessments applied can be different depending on whether the application is for a dwelling for an agricultural, forestry or other essential rural worker and whether the application is for temporary or permanent accommodation.

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DELETED:By itself the protection of livestock from theft or injury by intruders will not be sufficient to justify the need for a new agricultural dwelling. Requirements arising from food processing or agricultural contracting, as opposed to agriculture, also cannot be used to justify an agricultural dwelling, nor can agricultural needs justify the provision of isolated new dwellings as retirement homes for farmers.

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DELETED:It is unlikely that an essential functional need for a dwelling for a forestry worker could be justified given the nature of forestry due to its limited scale in the district, and having regard to conventional methods of forestry management (which can involve the use of a seasonal or peripatetic workforce). Special circumstances, such as the need to service the intensive nursery production of trees, may however do so.

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DELETED:There may also be instances where special justification exists for new isolated dwellings associated with other rural-based enterprises. The essential need for a rural worker's dwelling should be justified in relation to the activities and operations of the business, not the personal preferences or circumstances of the individuals involved, or for security reasons. In these cases, the enterprise itself, including any development necessary for the operation of the enterprise, must be acceptable in planning terms and permitted in that rural location, regardless of the consideration of any proposed associated dwelling.

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DELETED:A proposal should be supported by a business plan and accounts prepared by a suitably qualified person, and be accompanied by evidence of how the maintenance or growth of the enterprise will be funded. Applying the financial test can also help to establish the size and design of the dwelling the farming, forestry or rural business unit can sustain. In applying this test, the Council will take a realistic approach to the level of profitability, taking account the nature of the enterprise concerned.

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DELETED:The Council will investigate if it believes genuine need may not exist. For example, the Council may look into the history of an agricultural holding, area of forestry or rural business to establish the recent pattern of use of land and buildings. This may include whether any dwellings, or buildings suitable for conversion to dwellings, have recently been separated from the farmland, area of forestry or rural business concerned. Such activity may indicate a lack of a genuine need and in such circumstances an occupational dwelling will not be permitted.

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DELETED:The functional need for temporary accommodation will need to be justified in the same way as the need for a permanent occupational dwelling, except that need will have to be demonstrated in relation to the new enterprise. Clear evidence of a firm intention and ability to develop the enterprise, such as significant investment in new buildings and equipment, will have to be available. The Council will also require evidence that the functional need could not be fulfilled in any other way.

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DELETED:In the case of assessing financial need, the Council will require the available evidence to demonstrate that the proposed enterprise has been planned on a sound financial basis with a reasonable prospect of delivering a sustainable profit before or by the expiry of the temporary period that the proposal seeks to secure.

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DELETED:The temporary dwelling should take the form of a caravan, a wooden structure or other temporary accommodation which can be easily dismantled. This is because any temporary permission will be granted for a specified period that will usually be for no longer than three years. Conditions will be imposed requiring its removal at the end of that period. Strong and clear justification will be required to support any proposals that a temporary period should extended.

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DELETED:The Council will not normally give temporary permission in a location where a permanent dwelling would not be permitted, or grant successive extensions to a temporary permission over a period of more than three years. If permission for a permanent dwelling is subsequently sought, the merits of the proposal will be assessed against the criteria in this policy relating to permanent occupational dwellings in the countryside.

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DELETED:Where a dwelling for a farm, forestry or essential rural worker is proposed, the Council will also usually seek to impose, as part of any permission, conditions removing permitted development rights to ensure the continued viability of the property for its intended use. Permitted development rights allow certain developments, such as extensions, within the curtilage of a dwelling house that could result in an occupational dwelling increasing to a size either not justified by the identified functional requirement of the unit, or becoming too expensive for any future potential occupier to buy or rent.

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DELETED:The Council would not expect an occupational dwelling for an essential rural worker to be severed from the business unit to which it is tied, unless the business fails. In particular the Council would be unlikely to support any subsequent application to remove an occupational condition on such a severed dwelling or any future application for a new dwelling relating to the business. Even if the business to which the dwelling relates fails, the Council would expect every reasonable effort to be made to retain the occupational dwelling. The Council would apply the same principles as it would to a proposal to remove an agricultural or forestry condition.

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DELETED:Proposals for the removal of an agricultural or forestry occupancy condition will be considered on the basis of an up-to-date assessment of the demand for farm or forestry dwellings in the locality and not just on the particular farm or forestry holding. When considering proposals to remove the occupancy condition for an essential rural worker, the Council will need to be convinced that the dwelling is no longer needed for the continuing rural enterprise or, in the event that the enterprise fails, is not needed for any proposed new use with planning permission or to meet a wider need in the locality for an occupational dwelling for an agricultural, forestry or essential rural worker.

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In the countryside INSERTED:existing dwellings already form a part of the landscape and associations with other buildings and with infrastructure are already established. Therefore, outside the Green Belt, the replacement of existing dwellings INSERTED:with a similar dwelling will generally be acceptable. Whilst accepting the principle of the erection of replacement dwellings, it is important to take into account the overall effect of the proposed replacement INSERTED:on its surroundings. INSERTED:To avoid harmful impacts The effects of the proposed replacement should be compared with the impact of the existing dwelling. If the dwelling INSERTED:being allowed exceeds the original size, the Council may impose a condition withdrawing future permitted development rights INSERTED:to prevent further expansion harming the surrounding area. For the purpose of the comparison the term 'dwelling' will not include any detached garaging or domestic outbuildings.

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INSERTED:Developers are expected to provide housing solutions that contribute to meeting the housing needs of the housing market area, as identified in the latest Housing and Employment Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and in any other appropriate local evidence. This means new residential development should maintain, provide or contribute to a mix of housing tenures, types and sizes to help support the creation of mixed, balanced and inclusive communities.

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A variety of housing types and sizes is necessary to meetINSERTED: current and future housing DELETED:the needs of the local population to enable households to more easily find housing which suits their needs and that they can afford. During consultations many residents commented that the proportion of larger houses in new developments was too large and more smaller units should be available. INSERTED:The housing mix will be agreed taking into account the council's most up-to-date evidence on housing need and any evidence available regarding local market conditions. It is imperative to recognise that an appropriate housing mix will vary between urban and rural locations for example, large scale flatted development are not generally provided on small sites in villages.

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INSERTED:Meeting Accommodation Needs

H6INSERTED:a Housing Mix

New residential development DELETED:should INSERTED:will be expected to provide a mix of DELETED:housing types and sizes INSERTED:homes to meet current and INSERTED:expected future DELETED:housing needs INSERTED:requirements in the interests of meeting housing need and creating socially mixed and inclusive communities. The mix of housing will be DELETED:agreed INSERTED:negotiated having regard to DELETED:taking into account the Council's most up-to-date evidence on housing need, INSERTED:available DELETED:and any evidenceINSERTED: from developers on DELETED:available regarding local market conditions INSERTED:and shall be in general conformity with AVDC latest evidence* and Neighbourhood Development Plan evidence where applicable for the relevant area.

*AVDC latest evidence is in the Buckinghamshire HEDNA update Dec 2016, but this will be subject to monitoring and review. this will be updated periodically.

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Housing for older people

As set out DELETED:in INSERTED:at paragraph 50 of the NPPF INSERTED:2012, DELETED:plans INSERTED:local planning authorities should DELETED:plan INSERTED:aim for a mix of housing to meet the needs of different groups in the community – including DELETED:the elderly (paragraph 50)INSERTED: older people. The Demographic projections in the HEDNA's housing needs assessment show that the population of Buckinghamshire is likely to increase by between 64,700 and 73,700 people over the 20-year period 2013-2033. The number of people aged 75 or over Is projected to increase by around DELETED:35,000 INSERTED:32,100, approximately DELETED:around half INSERTED:of the DELETED:total INSERTED:projected growth.INSERTED: It follows that there is likely to be a significant need for housing which will be able to meet the needs of older people. DELETED:Those that do move home are therefore likely to need accessible housing that can meet the needs of older people. Specialist provision for older people is split into the following categories:

• mainstream (including adapted and wheelchair homes)
• specialised housing (including extra care and sheltered housing)
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The INSERTED:Buckinghamshire HEDNA INSERTED:Update 2016 identifies the following demand for housing for older peopleINSERTED: in Aylesbury Vale:

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DELETED:It is important to note that The objectively assessed housing need (OAN) for the districtINSERTED:'s older people set out in the table above does not include the projected increase of theINSERTED: 75+ institutional population INSERTED:in Aylesbury Vale (INSERTED:which includeINSERTED:esDELETED:ing INSERTED:older people in residential care homes and nursing homes (Use Class C2)). For the district, it is projectedINSERTED: in the HEDNA that the institutional INSERTED:Class C2 population aged 75+ will increase by DELETED:1,160 INSERTED:1,020 people INSERTED:over the plan period. Housing need for older people will therefore need to be met through a mixture of normal housing (Use Class C3) and institutional provision (Use Class C3).

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Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) has prepared DELETED:a INSERTED:several documentINSERTED:s: 'Housing for Older Citizens in Buckinghamshire'INSERTED:; 'Market Position Statement for Specialised Housing' Update and Recommendations report – December 2016 Housing; and the Learning Improvement Network (LIN) 'Older and Vulnerable Adults Housing' report. These indicate a significant need for accommodation for older people on the basis of population forecasts. DELETED:This sets out how housing for older people should be delivered, but will need to be interpreted to ensure that its provisions meet the content of the HEDNA. We will continue working with BCC as this document and their strategy evolve, to ensure that the Plan reflects their expectations and objectives.

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INSERTED:In order to properly assess the need for residential care for older people it is important to differentiate between C2 (residential institutions) and C3 (residential dwelling house) provision for older people. Table 14 provides an analysis of the generic types of residential care and services offered, and the typical use class each type falls under. The types of accommodation identified in Table 14 are mostly provided through the private sector. However, services may be commissioned through Buckinghamshire County Council Health and Adult Social Care Services to provide an element of C2 care. AVDC will secure allocations for residential care to meet the forecast C2 demand. DELETED:The Plan will expect all larger developments in strategic settlements (Aylesbury, Buckingham, Haddenham, Wendover and Winslow) to provide an element of self-contained extra care dwellings as part of the overall housing mix, or an equivalent amount in an alternative location if this is agreed to be more appropriate. This will be based on the BCC document's expectations and requirements. It is considered that the 'larger' residential schemes referred to in the policy will be for more than 300 houses.

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INSERTED:Recent appeal decisions, both locally and nationally, have found that some of the categories defined as C3 housing in the HEDNA should instead be identified as C2 institutional uses, based on an analysis of the care available/provided and levels of self-containment. On that basis, AVDC considers that some of the Use Class C3 or normal housing provision for the older people identified in the HEDNA should instead be included within the requirement for Use Class C2 or institutional accommodation for older people. These fall under the Extra Care (570), Sheltered 'plus'/enhanced sheltered (260) and Dementia (80) categories listed in the HEDNA table included above, and totals 910 units. This figure must be added to the overall projected aged 75+ institutional population increase demand for older people accommodation of 1,020 units. The resultant overall requirement for C2 older people provision therefore equates to 1,930 units need over the plan period (2013-2033).

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INSERTED:The remaining category in the HEDNA table is Leasehold Schemes for the Elderly (LSE), which totals 1,530 units. LSE units are still regarded as Use Class C3 housing given their lack of obligatory care packages or communal facilities. Such housing is normally provided by Registered Providers (RPs) and is another category of intermediate affordable housing beyond that addressed by policy H1. The LSE classification is now referred to as Older Persons Shared Ownership (OPSO) housing.

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INSERTED:5.65 In order to satisfy the HEDNA requirement for OPSO/LSE housing, RPs will be able to apply for funding to deliver these schemes through the Homes England Shared Ownership and Affordable Housing Programme 2016-2021. Individuals are also able to directly access OPSO housing through the Help to Buy initiative. The Help to Buy initiative sets out the eligibility criteria for applying for an OPSO scheme. The eligibility criteria will apply to occupants/owners of OPSO housing and provides, amongst other criteria that applicants must have a maximum annual household income threshold of £80,000 and be aged over 55. Under the OPSO scheme, the maximum equity share which can be owned is 75% of the value of the home. Once this percentage has been reached, the remaining 25% of the equity share remains with the equity loan holders.

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INSERTED:In order to identify the remaining need for C2 provision, an assessment of previous C2 commitments and completions was undertaken from the start of the plan period in 2013 to the end of the housing supply record in VALP to 2018. This figure currently stands at 1,130 units completed or committed since 2013. The remaining need of 800 units constitutes the local plan requirement of 800 units of C2 accommodation for older people which needs to be identified for the rest of the plan period (2018-2033).

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INSERTED:Although paragraph 47 of the NPPF 2012 applies to housing growth, AVDC considers it best practise that C2 provision for older people should be made for a supply of specific, developable sites or broad locations for growth for years 1-5 of the remaining plan period (2018-2023). Dividing the overall remaining local plan C2 older person's requirement of 800 units by the remaining plan period of 15 years gives a per annum figure of 53 units. This equates to 266 units over years 1-5 needing to be allocated on specific developable sites. For the remaining 10 years of the plan period, years 6-15, AVDC considers it prudent to identify specific, developable sites where it is possible so that the remaining C2 requirement of 534 houses can be delivered. If this is not possible, it is considered acceptable to identify broad locations where portions of the remaining 534 units C2 older person's provision can be accommodated. Some of the C2 requirement may be met by mixed C2 and C3 schemes.

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INSERTED:To aid in the categorisation of planning applications for older person's accommodation the following table provides an illustration of the types of accommodation for older people and the services they provide. The definitions in Table 14 have been accepted at previous examinations in public and recognised as industry standard definitions within the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN).

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INSERTED:To allocate the 266 units needed to meet the C2 older persons' units requirement for 2018 – 2023, an assessment of suitable housing and employment HELAA sites was undertaken. A conservative estimation of developable area, density and site capacity was applied based on previous commitments and completions for C2 developments. Allowances were made for amenity space as well as other non-residential land use. To determine the broad capacity for each site, the assessment utilised two density categories – urban and less urban. 70 uph (units per hectare) was identified as an appropriate density for sites that have a less urban and more suburban or edge of settlement characteristic, and 100 uph was identified as appropriate for sites that are in an urban setting, where a higher density would be more suitable. Sites subsequently allocated for C2 use following this assessment process are listed in part a. of policy H6b.

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INSERTED:In order to show how the remaining 534 C2 older persons' units requirement for 2023 - 2033 will be delivered, broad locations for growth have been identified in policy H6 b. Areas identified have been assessed as having the basic capacity to support C2 development for older persons. However, there is currently insufficient technical evidence and/or supporting infrastructure to make specific allocations. In addition, the provisions made in E1 Protection of key employment sites give sufficient flexibility for uses other than B1, B2 or B8 – including C2. Policy E2 Other employment sites also contains sufficient flexibility in its provisions for the redevelopment/reuse of sites outside key employment areas.

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The Buckinghamshire HEDNA identifies the proportion of dwellings in new developments that should comply with categories two and three above, based on the likely future need for housing for older and disabled people (including wheelchair user dwellings).INSERTED: It recommends that all dwellings should be built to at least category 2 standards and that 10% of general housing and 15% of affordable housing should be built to category 3 standards. The reasons for this are set out below. However it is currently Government guidance that wheelchair accessible (category 3) homes should only be applied to dwellings where the local authority is responsible for allocating or nominating a person to live in that dwelling so local plan policies should not require market housing to be wheelchair accessible. Moreover Government guidance advises that category 2 and 3 dwellings (which require step free access) should not apply to developments (in particular low rise flatted developments) if it is not viable to do so.

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INSERTED:Evidence for the proportion of wheelchair-using households compared with the overall household population is not available below the national level as the information is not collected in the Census however, AVDC Housing are bringing forward properties where they have been adapted to meet the needs for the mobility impaired including wheelchair users when there is knowledge of local need. AVDC Housing also facilitate a high number of retrospective adaptations using Disabled Facilities Grant monies, part of which is advance funded in a lump sum using Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust as the largest provider. The number of claimants where someone within the household (claimant, partner, dependant, non-dependant, boarder/sub-tenant) is in receipt of DLA or PIP stands at 1,168 and this demand continues.

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H6c Accessibility

DELETED:All new residential development should meet Category 2 (Accessible and Adaptable Dwellings) of Approved Document M: Volume 1, 10% of market housing should meet Category 3 of Approved Document M: Volume 1, and 15% of affordable housing should meet Category 3.

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DELETED:Following concern about the size of homes currently being built, the Government has introduced Technical Housing Standards (March 2015) which set out requirements for the gross internal floor area of new homes dependent on the number of people expected to live there, as well as floor areas and dimensions for key parts of the home (notably bedrooms), storage requirements and floor to ceiling heights. The implementation of the new space standards is dependent on viability testing and evidence of need. Currently there is no evidence that space provision in new dwellings in Aylesbury Vale is below that set out in the standards.

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DELETED:Nevertheless it is considered that a policy should be included to require new housing developments to provide sufficient space to meet the needs of expected occupiers. Further information about the Council's expectations will be provided within a design SPD. The provision of space within new dwellings will be kept under review and should evidence emerge to justify the implementation of the Government's space standards the need for a policy to implement them will be considered in any review of the Plan.

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DELETED:Applicants will need to provide a schedule of floor areas for each type of dwelling unit proposed.

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E1 Protection of key employment sites INSERTED:and enterprise zones

Key employment sites will be protected through the following criteria:

1. Within key employment sites (listed above and identified on the Policies Map) applications for B1 (light industrial), B2 (general industrial), B8 (storage and distribution) will be permitted. Other similar uses will be permitted subject to proposals not having a significant adverse impact on surrounding land uses.
2. The use of key employment sites for employment purposes other than B1, B2 and B8 may be appropriate, if it can be proven that the use provides on-site support facilities, or demonstrates similar economic enhancement to B1/B2/B8 uses. Such development will not prejudice the efficient and effective use of the remainder of the employment area.
3. Main town centre uses INSERTED:that do not fall within B1, B2 or B8 will not be supported, except as an ancillary facility to service a key employment site. Exceptionally, uses which have trade links with employment uses or are un-neighbourly in character, (such as car showrooms, tyre and exhaust centres, or trade counters), may be permitted on employment sites which have good access to a range of transport options.
4. Other uses that do not provide direct, on-going local employment opportunities will not be permitted.

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Where there is no reasonable prospect of an employment site being used for employment purposes, alternative uses may be considered. Where an application is made for an alternative use other than employment, DELETED:the following information will be sought INSERTED:to determine whether there are any reasons why the site is unsuitable for an employment use, if there are any other suitable sites in the vicinity and whether the site has been suitably marketed. DELETED: :

• a description of any problems caused by the employment use, together with any evidence, the measures considered to try and mitigate these issues, and an explanation of why these problems could not be overcome
• any other reasons why the site is thought unsuitable for employment uses
• details of how the property has been marketed, including for sale or rent, over what period and for what price (and how the asking price was calculated), what use(s) it was marketed for, where it was advertised, and whether there have been any offers received, and
• what other suitable, viable, alternative sites are available locally for employment uses, (this should include an assessment of existing sites and premises, in addition to land allocated by the Local Plan and where appropriate neighbourhood plans).

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E2 Other employment sites

Outside key employment sites, the redevelopment and/or reuse of employment sites to an alternative employment use will normally be permitted provided all of the following criteria apply:

1. DELETED:Where it INSERTED:The development will not prejudice the efficient and effective use of the remainder of the employment area
2. INSERTED:Any existing B1, B2 and B8 businesses affected by the loss of employment land will be relocated to alternative premises so viable businesses are not affected
3. INSERTED:The site has been marketed as an employment site for an employment use suitable to the site and location at a suitable price, by appropriate means for at least two years with no viable interestDELETED:, and
4. INSERTED:There is a substantial over-supply of suitable alternative employment sites in the local area, and
5. INSERTED:There are specific issues with the continued use of the site for employment which cannot be mitigated sufficiently.

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In existing employment areas, change of use of existing premises DELETED:will be considered for INSERTED:to complementary facilities DELETED:provided these are INSERTED:need to be suitably located and DELETED:would not compromise surrounding employment uses. Where new employment areas are proposed, the need for such facilities should be considered as part of the overall development scheme.

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In all cases, INSERTED:the DELETED:only facilities INSERTED:need to be of an appropriate nature and scale to meet the needs of employees DELETED:will be permitted. Appropriate leisure facilities may include fitness centres/clubs and indoor sports facilities, which cannot be accommodated within the town centre or on an edge-of-centre site.

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DELETED:The Council’s preference is for retail development to take place within a town centre. Larger scale retail development may be accommodated at an edge or out-of-centre location, provided it does not harm the vitality or viability of the town centre. All potential out-of-town retail development will be required to consider the sequential test set out in national policy (NPPF paragraphs 24-27).

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DELETED:Where the type of goods sold and the particular retail format cannot reasonably be accommodated within an existing town centre, the first choice for alternative development sites should be edge-of-centre i.e. sites which directly adjoin, or can be reasonably related to, the existing town centre.

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DELETED:If such sites cannot meet the demand for additional floor space, then out-of-centre development can be considered for retailing such as superstores. This type of development may be acceptable on a peripheral site away from the town centre, providing it does not adversely affect the vitality and viability of the existing town centre, taking into account the cumulative effects of existing and proposed development.

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DELETED:Aylesbury Vale Retail Impact Thresholds report recommends that the Plan sets a local floor space threshold of 400 sqm (gross) above which an impact assessment will be required to accompany retail proposals outside town centres. INSERTED:The 2017 Aylesbury Vale Retail Impact Thresholds report recommends that a 400sqm district-wide floorspace threshold should be set, above which an impact assessment will be required to accompany retail proposals outside town centres.. However In August 2018, GL Hearn produced a supplement to the 2017 Aylesbury Vale Retail Impact Thresholds report, which recommended retaining the 400 sqm local floorspace threshold for the district, but with the addition of a separate local floorspace threshold of 1,500sqm for Aylesbury. For other main town centre uses the national DELETED:threashold INSERTED:threshold will apply. The impact assessment should comply with NPPF requirements in paragraph 26 by considering the impact of proposals on existing and planned investment in a town centre and the impact on town centre vitality and viability. The Council will expect any impact assessment to be proportionate to the scale and nature of the proposal and expected impact and will work proactively with applicants when scoping and agreeing the level of supporting retail information required.

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DELETED:Development outside town centres should be accessible to the community by foot, car, public transport and cycling. In addition, sufficient car parking should be provided on site and developments should not add to traffic generation on the surrounding roads and in the town centre. Sites proposed for such development should not be required for other uses such as employment uses or housing.

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DELETED:A sequential test will be applied to planning applications INSERTED:Proposals for main town centre uses that INSERTED:do not comprise small scale rural development and are not DELETED:in an existing centre³¹. INSERTED:within defined town centres^[4] will undergo the following sequential test:

Main DELETED:TINSERTED:townINSERTED: centre uses should primarily be located within defined town centres. If no suitable sites are available within defined town centres, main town centre uses should be located in DELETED:town centres, then edge of INSERTED:defined town centre locations. Only when no suitable sites are DELETED:not available INSERTED:in edge of defined town centre locations will out of town centre sites be considered. DELETED:In terms of INSERTED:When considering edge INSERTED:of centre and out ofDELETED:-town centre proposals, preference DELETED:will INSERTED:should be given to accessible sites that are well connected to the town centre. DELETED:Proposals outside defined INSERTED:In assessing suitability, factors such as viability, town INSERTED:centre vitality and availability should be considered.

INSERTED:In addition to the above sequential test, proposals for DELETED:non-food retail and DELETED:food retailing INSERTED:leisure, including extensions, INSERTED:on sites not allocated in plans and located outside defined town centres will be granted subject to compliance with all the following criteria:

1. The proposal DELETED:does INSERTED:would not have a significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of the defined town centres, either as an individual development or cumulatively with similar existing or proposed developments. INSERTED:An impact assessment submitted with the application if the proposal is likely to only affect the Aylesbury town centre and the proposal is 1,500 square metres or more., or, If the proposal is likely to affect any other defined town centre, and the proposal is 400 square metres or more will assist the council in making this assessment;

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Primary shopping frontages are those which include a high proportion of retail units. Aylesbury Vale Retail Study 2015 defines these for Aylesbury (as shown on the Policies Map) and Buckingham Neighbourhood Plan defines these for Buckingham. Recognising the importance of the retail role of primary shopping frontages, and of having a mix of uses within town centres, the Council will seek to ensure that A1 (shops) continue to predominate, while allowing some provision of A3 (restaurants and cafes) and A2 uses, provided the overall mix of uses is considered acceptable^[5] . DELETED:Residential development will be encouraged in the primary shopping frontages above ground floor level.

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A number of outer shopping streets in Aylesbury have been defined as secondary shopping frontages (as shown on the Policies Map). Similarly, Buckingham Neighbourhood Plan also defines secondary shopping frontages. These provide greater opportunities for a diversity of uses. Again, recognising the value of a mix of uses within the town centre including the secondary frontages, non-retail uses such as offices, hotels and medical practitioners may be permitted, providing that they contribute positively to the vitality and viability of the town centre. DELETED:Residential development will be encouraged in the secondary shopping frontages above ground floor level.

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Primary shopping frontages

Within the primary shopping frontages in the town centres (as shown on the Policies Map) at ground floor level, only A1, A2 and A3 uses will be permitted. A2 and A3 uses will be permitted where they adjoin an A1 use, subject to achieving a good mix of retail uses overall provided the proposal:

1. either cumulatively or individually is considered to contribute positively to the vitality and viability of the area*
2. would not result in the loss of an A1 use on a visually prominent site.

Consideration will be given to the size of the shop unit, the width of the shop frontage and surrounding uses.

The window and entrance should relate well to the design of the building and to the street scene and its setting. Regard should be given to Aylesbury Vale Shop Front Design Guide in the design of business and shop frontages.

Residential development will be encouraged within the primary shopping frontage above ground floor level.

*This should take account of the mix of uses in the primary frontage, what is there currently and what development is committed, location, prominence and length of frontage of the premises, nature of the use proposed, including the level of pedestrian activity associated with it, and the number of ground floor vacancies in the area.

Secondary shopping frontages

Within defined secondary shopping frontages, (as shown on the Policies Map), the development, improvement or expansion of retail and DELETED:appropriate non-retail INSERTED:main town centre uses and/or change of use of retail premises to DELETED:appropriate non-retail INSERTED:main town centre uses will be permitted provided the proposal:

3. either cumulatively or individually, is considered to contribute positively to the vitality and viability of the area*
4. would not result in more than three non-A1 uses in a row, and
5. would not result in the loss of an A1 use on a visually prominent site.

A window and entrance should be provided or retained which relates well to the design of the building and to the street scene and its setting. Regard should be given to Aylesbury Vale Shop Front Design Guide in the design of business and shop frontages.

Residential development will be encouraged within the secondary shopping frontage above ground floor level.

*This should take account of the mix of uses in the secondary frontage, what is there currently and what development is committed, location, prominence and length of frontage of the premises, nature of the use proposed, including the level of pedestrian activity associated with it, and the number of ground floor vacancies in the area.

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Applications for tourism and leisure development in the countryside will need to be justified by the applicant INSERTED:to show that it meets demand.DELETED: The Council will require a marketing strategy and business plan to be submitted to explain how the development will achieve a high quality tourism product that meets demand. Proposals must demonstrate that their benefits outweigh harm, and that they do not cause an unacceptable impact to traffic on the local road network. Tourism and leisure development should benefit local businesses, the environment, communities and visitors in the long term. The Council will seek the right form of development in the right location, with evidence that the need is not already being met by existing provision.

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E7 Tourism development

The Council will promote a growing, sustainable tourism sector, and INSERTED:will support proposals DELETED:Proposals for new or expanded tourism, visitor or leisure facilities DELETED:will be supported within or adjacent to settlements.

Elsewhere, DELETED:the nature of the proposed development must justify a countryside location and minimise environmental impacts, and avoid unacceptable traffic impact on the local road network. Development proposals will be supported where they meet all the following criteria: INSERTED:proposed development must:

1. involve the conversion or replacement of buildings which form part of an existing tourist facility or well designed new building(s) which promotes diversification of agricultural and other land-based rural businesses,
2. justify a countryside location and minimise environmental impacts, and
3. demonstrate that the need is not met by existing provision within nearby settlements.

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6.31 To continue to be vibrant and competitive the tourism sector needs good quality built and temporary tourist accommodation to cater for the range of visitors and reflect visitor needs.

• For the purposes of this Plan, built tourist accommodation refers to permanent tourist accommodation such as hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs and holiday lets (residential homes restricted to holiday use). It excludes more temporary and mobile units such as caravans (even though these may remain in situ for many years) and second homes.

DELETED:• Where built tourist accommodation is permitted in a location where open market housing would normally be refused, the Council will restrict its occupation to ensure it remains in use as tourist accommodation.

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It would also be unduly restrictive to limit the development of existing accommodation in the countryside. In order to support existing businesses INSERTED:therefore, the expansion of built tourist accommodation and sites DELETED:will be allowed where this INSERTED:in a way that will improveDELETED:s the quality of the accommodation on offer and the appearance of the site, DELETED:provided that INSERTED:as long as DELETED:that there is no significant harm DELETED:and development would be consistent with the other policies of this Plan INSERTED:to the surrounding area, may be allowed subject to the details of a proposal.

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The information required in support of applications is likely to vary greatly depending on the nature of the proposal, its scale and location. Proposals for accommodation in less accessible locations should normally include INSERTED:more information on INSERTED:things like the long-term viability of the enterprise, DELETED:a clear justification of why such a INSERTED:less accessible location is needed, and INSERTED:what the benefits to the local INSERTED:area might be DELETED:economy. DELETED:As a town centre use, hotels should also comply with Policy E2. Where the impact of a new out-of-centre hotel would undermine the viability and contribution of more central hotels, or prejudice the potential to secure further hotel development on a more central site, development should be refused.

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Tourist accommodation INSERTED:like hotels and guest houses provideDELETED:s INSERTED:a critical support to tourist attractions and facilities and contributes to the economy through its support of retail, food and drink and travel services. It is therefore important to ensure that the loss of INSERTED:accommodation stock is carefully considered, particularly with regard to the hotels and larger guesthouses in the area INSERTED:due to the potential impact of a loss. DELETED:As a guide this means those that have at least six guest bedrooms. However it is also important to recognise that changes in the market will mean that some types of built tourist accommodation may become less attractive to visitors. If the offer cannot be improved, INSERTED:then falling profits would INSERTED:probably result in poorly maintained and ultimately failing accommodation, neither of which is a desirable outcome. DELETED:A INSERTED:Therefore the council will take a flexible approach DELETED:will be needed in assessing to what extent the loss of such facilities should be resisted. Applicants will be required to demonstrate that real effort has been made to retain the tourist accommodation INSERTED:in accord with the requirements of the policy. DELETED:Evidence submitted should typically include

• reasons why there is no longer a market for the premises in its tourist function
• details of how the property has been marketed, the length of time that the marketing was active and any changes during this period, the sale asking price, the level of interest generated and any offers received
• in the case of a reduction in size, the economic impact on the ongoing viability of the business.

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INSERTED:The council is also concerned that viability of existing provision could be detrimentally affected by the provision of more accommodation than an area needs. As a result if DELETED:Should the district INSERTED:should ever reach the situation where there is no need for further tourist accommodation, either overall or in a more specific location, an application for new or expanded tourist accommodation will require DELETED:a INSERTED:the submission of viability DELETED:study INSERTED:evidence.

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DELETED:Proposals INSERTED:As there are similar factors to take in to account as for permanent tourist accommodation it will be important for both static and touring caravan sites as well as those for chalets and camping DELETED:will INSERTED:to be judged against the criterion specified in Policy E8. In certain circumstances DELETED:restrictions will be applied through the imposition of planning conditionsINSERTED:, to avoid the continual residential use of a siteINSERTED:and the potential negative impacts that would have, restrictions will be applied through the imposition of planning conditions. This reflects the need to preserve the supply of visitor accommodation in order to respond to demand, and equally that such sites may not be in a location considered sustainable for occupation as primary residences. Similarly, conditions may also be imposed to restrict seasonal occupancy of sites where considered necessary to safeguard landscape character through, for example, the winter months.

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In addition to the need to obtain planning permission INSERTED:it should be noted that, caravan, camping and chalet operators must obtain a site licence. The site licence, issued by Environmental Health, covers such matters as the number and standard of spacing of the caravans, and hygiene.

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Tourist accommodation in strategic settlements and large or medium villages, including new build, extensions or additions to existing facilities, will be supported where:

1. The proposal is located within designated town centre of strategic settlements or in large or medium village centres that are sustainable and accessible by a choice of transport modes, or
2. Where a sequential test has been applied to a proposal on the edge or outside town centres and it has been satisfactorily demonstrated that there is no significant adverse impact on the vitality and viability of the surrounding town centres, and is accessible by a choice of transport modes.

Tourist accommodation in smaller villages, other settlements or in the countryside outside the Green Belt will be supported where:

3. It would involve the conversion of existing buildings in accordance with policy C1
4. It would be sustainable and accessible by a choice of transport modes
5. The applicant has satisfactorily demonstrated that the facilities are required to support a

particular rural tourist facility or countryside attraction

6. It would support sustainable tourism or leisure developments and benefit the economy of the and enhance community facilities, and
7. The scale, design and use of the proposal is compatible with its wider landscape, surrounding environment or townscape setting and would not detract from the character or appearance of the area.

Proposals that would result in the permanent loss or reduction in size of tourist accommodation INSERTED:with at least 6 bedrooms will be resisted unless it can be demonstrated that their tourist function is no longer viable and the site has been marketed for a minimum period of 12 months at a price commensurate with its use INSERTED:with details of levels of interest and offers received , that there is no longer a market for the premises in its tourist function and, in the case of a reduction in size, that the ongoing business will remain viable.

For proposals involving the provision of new camping and touring caravan sites or the expansion of existing sites, as well as other considerations set out in this plan, particular attention will be given to ensuring that:

8. The location, access and scale of facilities can be satisfactorily accommodated within the landscape character of the area, and where appropriate, is supplemented with additional landscaping
9. The site is well served by public transport or walking or cycling networks
10. The proposal does not cause significant highway problems
11. Facilities and buildings associated with the proposal are constructed of appropriate materials, are of a scale appropriate to the locality and are landscaped effectively to minimise any visual impact, and
12. Essential facilities such as toilets, showers and wash facilities are adequately provided for.

In granting permission, the DELETED:Council INSERTED:council will impose conditions to control the use and occupation of DELETED:holiday INSERTED:tourist accommodation.INSERTED: This includes situations where built tourist accommodation is permitted in a location where open market housing would normally be refused, therefore the council will restrict its occupation to ensure it remains in use as tourist accommodation.

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In cases where the Council considers the building too large in relation to the holding, DELETED:the Council may require evidence to support the need for the building INSERTED:could include, DELETED:such as stocking rates and storage requirements.

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The development of new agricultural buildings or extensions of existing buildings will be permitted where all the following criteria are met:

1. The development is necessary for the purposes of agriculture on the unit or locally where facilities are to be shared
2. The size is commensurate with the needs of the holding
3. There are no existing buildings on the unit which are capable of re-use, and
4. The use of the building would not unreasonably harm any aspect of the amenity of nearby residents.

The scale, siting, design, external appearance and construction of the buildings and any associated hardstandings or parking should be:

5. Appropriate for the proposed use, and
6. Sited close to existing buildings and designed in order to minimise adverse impact on the INSERTED:openness of the countryside, landscape character, residential amenity and reflect the operational requirements of the holding. INSERTED:Where the Council considers the building too large in relation to the holding, the Council may require evidence to support the need for the building.

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In early 2016 Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) commissioned AECOM to develop a transport strategy for Aylesbury in order to support and accommodate future planned growth and the upcoming release of the Plan. This is known as the Aylesbury Transport Strategy (ATS), which DELETED:will be a plan for transport in Aylesbury, setting, INSERTED:sets out the improvements needed to support the planned growth of the town between 2016 - 2033. The VALP identifies Aylesbury as playing a substantial and critical role in delivering growth for the district and the rest of Buckinghamshire. The town has been awarded Government backing as a Garden Town and will be a focus for developing the ATS and prioritising investment in multi-modal transport infrastructure. The strategy DELETED:is also DELETED:intended to address INSERTED:addresses current issues on the transport network and therefore represents the opportunity for a single coordinated approach to planning improvements and upgrades to the transport network and will form a key transport policy document for both BCC and AVDC. The focus of the strategy is Aylesbury town centre and its immediate urban area, however the growth and travel patterns were considered in a much wider context, including most of the Aylesbury Vale area.DELETED: A list of mitigation schemes can be found in the Aylesbury Transport Strategy which is on the Council's website^[6].

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DELETED:The ATS will be used to justify the INSERTED:Transport measures and interventions INSERTED:contained in the ATS are required to facilitate growth in the Aylesbury Garden Town. The INSERTED:key measures and interventions are set out in Policy [T3] below and supported by the Infrastructure Delivery Plan. The proposed growth will be planned in a way which minimises the need to travel by private car, with more and more people choosing to walk, cycle or use public transport. Traffic growth will be managed to control congestion and provide opportunities to significantly maximise infrastructure improvements including:

• increased public transport, building on the success of the Aylesbury Rainbow bus routes
• increased walking and cycling facilities, building on the success of the Aylesbury Gemstone cycleways
• improving road infrastructure linking new developments to the town, which will create a series of link roads around the town
• enhancements to the regional rail infrastructure linking us to neighbouring growth areas

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The growth aspirations in the DELETED:Plan INSERTED:VALP are likely to have an impact on transport requirements in Buckingham; DELETED:any INSERTED:and may therefore necessitate a number of improvements in/around the town. The aim of the Buckingham Transport Strategy (BTS) is to consider these growth aspirations holistically and propose measures that address their impacts as a whole, rather than the impact of each individual development INSERTED:and support schemes contained in VALP.

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DELETED:The BTS is expected to provide a guiding transport policy for Buckingham, to prioritise transport schemes for the area, and to promote a coordinated approach towards transport investment. A list of mitigation schemes can be found in the Buckingham Transport Strategy which is on the Council's website^[7].

INSERTED:The BTS has been used as one of a series of evidence documents to support the infrastructure identified in VALP under Policy T3.

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DELETED:Development proposals should be consistent with and contribute to the implementation of the transport policies and objectives set out in the Buckinghamshire Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP). The Council, Buckinghamshire County Council and, where appropriate, Highways England, will work together to achieve the objectives and implement the proposals in the LTP, with particular emphasisINSERTED:The strategy to deliver sustainable transport in Aylesbury Vale is based on encouraging modal shift with greater use of more sustainable forms of transport and improving the safety of all road users.

The CouncilINSERTED:, Buckinghamshire County Council and, where appropriate, Highways England, will DELETED:aim INSERTED:work together to achieve this strategy and those improvements required to deliver it. The Council will seek to ensure that development proposals will deliver DELETED:the improvements identified in the INSERTED:highway and transport DELETED:studies that underpin the Local Transport Plan INSERTED:improvements to ensure new housing and employment development identified in the Local Plan period does not create a DELETED:significant negative INSERTED:severe impact on the highway and public transportation network INSERTED:and encourages modal shift with greater use of more sustainable forms of transport..

The Council will assist in delivering the pedestrian, cycle, public transportation and public realm improvements DELETED:identified in Aylesbury town centre through INSERTED:to deliver the Aylesbury Garden Town initiative DELETED:and Aylesbury Transport Strategy as well as DELETED:the proposed INSERTED:any required improvements to the transportation network in Buckingham DELETED:through INSERTED:and other areas of the DELETED:Buckingham Transport Strategy INSERTED:district as required to DELETED:help create INSERTED:deliver sustainable, healthy and thriving communities.

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DELETED:Planning applications will be assessed as to whether the implementation of a protected transport scheme would be prejudiced by a development proposal, the nature of the proposal, the programming of the transport scheme, and the extent to which implementation of the scheme would be compromised by the carrying out of the proposed development.

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T2 DELETED:ProtectedINSERTED: Supporting and protecting transport schemes

Planning permission will not be granted for development that would prejudice the implementation of existing or protected transport schemes including the implementation of the East West Rail project including new stations and DELETED:twin tracking to the south of Aylesbury.

The Council will continue to work with High Speed 2 Ltd with the aim of influencing the design and construction of the route through Aylesbury Vale to minimise adverse impacts and maximise any benefits that arise from the proposal INSERTED:including support of the Stoke Mandeville A4010 realignment. Subject to being within the provisions of the Act, the implementation of HS2 will also be expected to:

1. deliver high-quality design to protect local communities and the environment
2. prevent or reduce prejudicial effects on road safety or on the free flow of traffic and to preserve sites of archaeological or historic interest or nature conservation value
3. ensure that community and other benefits are fully realised.

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T3 Supporting INSERTED:local transport schemes

The DELETED:Council INSERTED:council will actively support key transport proposals including those identified in both the Aylesbury Transport Strategy and Buckingham Transport Strategy.

DELETED:The route for the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway has yet to be agreed. The scheme is supported by the Council and once the agreed route is confirmed and further information is made available the scheme route will be protected in any review to the VALP.

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DELETED:New development will be required to evidence that there is sufficient capacity in the transport network to accommodate the increase in demand to travel as a result of the development. Where a new development is likely to have significant transport implications (see relevant DfT guidance for thresholds), a transport assessment and travel plan will be required and submitted in support of the planning application for the development.

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Vehicle parking standards including DELETED:cycle INSERTED:cyclesINSERTED: and DELETED:motorcycle parking, based on Trip Rate Information Computer System data (TRICS), together with standards for non residential uses proposed within the district INSERTED:motorcycles , are DELETED:included within set out in INSERTED:Appendix B of the DELETED:design SPD.INSERTED:VALP.

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Vehicle Parking

DELETED:Development INSERTED:All development must provide an appropriate level of INSERTED:car parking, DELETED:taking INSERTED:in accordance with the standards set out in Appendix B. If a particular type of development is not covered by the standards set out in Appendix B then the following criteria will be taken into account INSERTED:in determining the appropriate level of parking:

1. The accessibility of the site, including the availability of public transport, and
2. The type, mix and use of development
3. INSERTED:Local car ownership levels
4. INSERTED:Security and public realm
5. INSERTED:Provision for both on street and off street parking where appropriate

DELETED:Garages/integral garages/car ports will not be included within the allocation of parking spaces unless they meet a minimum internal size as set out in the design SPD.

Design must enable and encourage the maximum use of sustainable modes of transport, including provision for cyclists and low-emission vehicles. Within Aylesbury, Buckingham, Haddenham, Wendover, and Winslow infrastructure for electric vehicles should be built into new major development schemes where local centres are proposed.

Vehicle parking standards will be set out in the design SPD.

INSERTED:Rear parking courts will only be provided in exceptional circumstances where no alternative parking can be provided and where the rear parking court is well located in terms of the development it serves, is overlooked, enclosed and secure. The provision of garages and/or car ports will not be counted as a parking space for a development unless they are of at least the size set out in Appendix B

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Footpaths and cycle routes

For development which will have implications for the footpath and cycle route networks all the following criteria will apply:

1. The delivery of a strategic cycle network and improvements to the footpaths will be supported in accordance with DELETED:any county-wide or local cycle strategies INSERTED:schemes identified in Policy T3 Supporting Local Transport Schemes and in the IDP Appendix
2. DELETED:The Council will protect existing cycle routes from adverse effects of new development. In dealing with planning applications the DELETED:Council INSERTED:council will seek new or improved cycle access and facilities INSERTED:where necessary, including cycle storage, and will use planning conditions or legal agreements to secure such arrangement.
3. DELETED:The Council will safeguard existing pedestrian routes from adverse effects of new development. Development proposals must provide for direct, convenient and safe pedestrian movement and routes, connected where appropriate to the existing pedestrian network and alongside strategic routes. In deciding planning applications the DELETED:Council INSERTED:council will use planning conditions or legal agreements to secure the provision of new footpaths and the improvement of existing routes.
4. The DELETED:Council INSERTED:council will ensure that networks of pedestrian and cycle routes are provided to give easy access into and through new developments and to adjacent areas, and also to public transport services.

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INSERTED:An electric vehicle charging scheme submitted in support of a planning application will also need to include information that identifies how the charging equipment will be managed, e.g. who can use the charging points, payment arrangements, who will maintain the equipment.

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INSERTED:The standards used in this policy have been derived by reflecting the uptake in electric vehicles both nationally and locally and in line with other local authorities with a similar level of growth in the demand for electric vehicle and who have adopted standards to reflect this. (Lancaster City Council Provision of Electric Vehicle Charging Points for New Development Guidance for Developers September 2017).

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The historic environment is an asset of great cultural, social, economic and environmental value. It contributes significantly to our quality of life and to the character of the district, representing a non-renewable resource that once lost is gone forever. Heritage assets are defined as those parts of the historic environment that have significance because of their historic, archaeological, architectural or artistic interest, over and above their functional utility. Significance can be made up of many different aspects of an asset's interest, and may be harmed by development directly affecting the physical fabric of the asset or within the setting of the asset. INSERTED:Government planning policy sets out that local planning authorities should set out in their Local Plan a positive strategy for the conservation and enjoyment of the historic environment. The following paragraphs supporting policy BE1 'Heritage assets' are the response to that requirement.

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Designated heritage assets are a World Heritage site, scheduled monument, listed building, registered park and garden, registered battlefield, or conservation area. Designated heritage assets are protected by statute, as set out in relevant legislation, as well as by policy contained within the NPPF. INSERTED:Where a designated heritage asset is affected by development proposed in this plan the appropriate policy makes specific reference to the heritage asset so that it can be taken into account in assessing relevant planning applications.

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The historic environment, unique in its character, quality and diversity across the Vale is important and will be preserved or enhanced. All development, including new buildings, alterations, extensions, changes of use and demolitions, should seek to conserve heritage assets in a manner appropriate to their significance, including their setting, and seek enhancement wherever possible.

Proposals for development shall contribute to heritage values and local distinctiveness. Where a development proposal is likely to affect a designated heritage asset andINSERTED:/or its settingINSERTED:negatively, the significance of the heritage asset DELETED:and the impact of the proposal must be fully assessed and supported in the submission of an application. INSERTED:The impact of the proposal must be assessed in proportion to the significance of the heritage asset and supported in the submission of an application. Heritage statements and/or archaeological evaluations will be required for any proposals related to or impacting on a heritage asset and/or known possible archaeological site.

Proposals which affect the significance of a non-designated heritage asset should be properly considered, weighing the direct and indirect impacts upon the asset and its setting. There will be a presumption in favour of retaining heritage assets wherever practical, including archaeological remains in situ, unless it can be demonstrated that the harm will be outweighed by the benefits of the development.

The Council will:

1. Support development proposals that do not cause harm to, or which better reveal the significance of heritage assets
2. Require development proposals that INSERTED:would cause substantial harm to, or loss of a designated heritage asset and its significance, including its setting, to provide a thorough heritage assessment setting out a clear and convincing justification as to why that harm is considered acceptable INSERTED:on the basis of public benefits that outweigh that harm or the four circumstances in paragraph 133 of the NPPF all apply. Where that DELETED:caseINSERTED:justification cannot be demonstrated proposals will not be supported DELETED:unless the harm or loss is necessary to achieve substantial public benefits that outweigh the harm or loss and accord with the requirements of national guidance, and
3. Require development proposals that cause less than substantial harm to a designated heritage asset to weigh the level of harm against the public benefits that may be gained by the proposal, including securing its optimum viable use.

Developments affecting a heritage asset should achieve a high quality design in accordance with DELETED:adopted INSERTED:the District Design SPD and the Council will encourage modern, innovative design which respects and complements the heritage context in terms of scale, massing, design, detailing and use.

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All new development proposals shall DELETED:follow the guidance set out within the Council's design SPD and shall respect and complement the INSERTED:following criteria:

1. The physical characteristics of the site and its surroundings including the scale and context of the site and its setting
2. The local distinctiveness and vernacular character of the locality, in terms of ordering, form, proportions, architectural detailing and materials
3. The natural qualities and features of the area, and
4. The effect on important public views and skylines.

INSERTED:More guidance on the detail for the application and implementation of this policy will be provided in the District Design SPD.

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Proposed densities of developments should DELETED:reflect those INSERTED:generally constitute effective use of the land and reflect the densitiesof their surroundings, and will be DELETED:determined INSERTED:appraisedon a site-by-site basis INSERTED:to ensure satisfactory residential amenity. Where large scale developments are proposed, particularly towards the edge of settlements, higher density areas should be located towards the centre of the sites whilst the rural edge should be a lower density. INSERTED:The district design SPD will provide further guidance to assist applicants on this matter.

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Section 9

Merge and reorder the policies and supporting text for NE1 and NE2:

Move paragraph 9.6 to be 9.1, 9.7 becomes 9.2, 9.8 becomes 9.3, 9.9 becomes 9.3, 9.10 becomes 9.5, 9.11 becomes 9.6, 9.12 becomes 9.7, 9.13 becomes 9.8. then follow with new paragraph as new paragraph 9.9:

INSERTED:Priority habitats are those habitats that were identified as being the most threatened and requiring conservation action under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP). Priority habitats and priority species are not always fully protected under UK wildlife laws. However, they can be sensitive to development and both national and local priority species and habitats are capable of being a material consideration when determining planning applications. Priority Habitats in Aylesbury Vale include the following: Lowland Calcareous Grassland, Lowland Meadow, Lowland Beech and Yew Woodland, Lowland Mixed Deciduous, Wet Woodland Wood Pasture and Parkland, Flood Plain Grazing Marsh, Eutrophic Standing Water, Lowland Fens, Ponds, Reedbeds, Rivers, Arable Field Margins, Hedgerows, Lowland Heathland, Open Mosaic Habitats on Previously Developed Land, Traditional Orchard. Although not always protected under UK wildlife laws, these sites may have been designated as nationally important such as a SSSI, Ancient Woodland or locally important, such as a Local Wildlife Site.

Move paragraph 9.14 to be 9.10, 9.15 becomes 9.11, 9.16 becomes 9.12, 9.17 becomes 9.13, then follow with a new paragraph as paragraph 9.14:

INSERTED:A biometric calculator applies a statistical analysis to biological data and measures the habitat gains or losses of a development and then quantifies how many "biodiversity units" would be lost or gained. Any development would need to generate a net gain so the unit figure would need to be positive. A negative unit loss would need to be offset. The biodiversity unit value can be equated to monetary value, and the relevant details will be considered in the SPD. In this way, a calculator quantifies how many biodiversity units would need to be paid for by a development in order to offset any biodiversity loss. Offset providers are able to offer for sale conservation projects that deliver biodiversity units, and these may be bought by a developer. Developer contributions will need to seek to show a net gain on the biometric calculator. Prior to the SPD being adopted, or a Buckinghamshire Biometric Calculator being formally agreed between Buckinghamshire Councils, Warwickshire's current Biometric Calculator should be used to determine the quantitative ecological impact of any development.

Then paragraphs 9.1, 9.3 and 9.4 (with amendments to them as detailed below) are renumbered – para 9.1 becomes 9.15, 9.2 becomes 9.60. Paragraph 9.3 becomes 9.7, paragraph 9.4 becomes 9.16

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are hugely important to AVDC as these are sites of national importance for flora, fauna, geological and physiographical (landform) features. They are statutorily protected from harm under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. DELETED:Proposed development that would have an adverse effect on a SSSI, whether individually or in combination with other developments, will not normally be permitted.

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Local geological sites, being of regional significance, are also accorded a high degree of importance. The district has 14 such sites, and in terms of size the most significant are Brill Hill, College Lake, the Ridgeway Complex, Ivinghoe Beacon to Inchcombe Hill and Wendover Woods. DELETED:Any development that adversely impacts upon one of these sites would need to be extremely well justified.

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Local nature reserves are places with wildlife or geological features that are of special interest locally. There are local nature reserves at Buckingham (Buckingham Sand Pit, Coombs Quarry) and at Haddenham (Snakemoor). DELETED:Development proposals adversely affecting a local nature reserve will be considered on a case-by-case basis, according to the amount of information available about the site and its significance, relative to the type, scale and benefits of the development being proposed and any mitigation. Any mitigation strategy will need to include co-operation with the nature reserve managers.

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Development proposals that would lead to an individual or cumulative significant adverse impact on INSERTED:an internationally or nationally important Protected Site or species DELETED:SSSIs, or irreplaceable habitats such as ancient woodland or ancient trees the Council will be refused unless exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated DELETED:and that the impacts to the site are clearly out weighed by the benefits of development INSERTED:as follows:

DELETED:Sufficient information must be provided for the Council to assess the significance of the impact against the importance of the protected site and the species which depend upon it. This will include the area around the protected site. Planning permission will be granted only where:

1. the benefits of the development affecting the site INSERTED:significantly and demonstrably DELETED:clearly outweigh INSERTED:both the DELETED:any adverse impacts DELETED:on the protected site and the ecosystem it provides INSERTED:that it is likely to have on the features of the site that make it of special scientific interest and any broader impacts on the national network of Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and
2. the loss can be mitigated and compensation can be provided to achieve a net gain in biodiversity/geodiversity.DELETED:development has followed a mitigation hierarchy of avoid, then mitigate if avoidance cannot be achieved – then compensate/offset if mitigation cannot be achieved. Avoidance will require the applicant the applicant to demonstrate that the development could not be located in an alternative, less harmful location

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The DELETED:Council will INSERTED:approach through Policy NE1 is to consider planning applications for development affecting any of these sites against criteria weighted according to their ecological status and protection within INSERTED:the hierarchy of sites, which assesses a particular site's local, national and international status DELETED:(the hierarchy of sites). INSERTED:A site's DELETED:Their local context is particularly important. DELETED:Therefore a INSERTED:A particular habitat or species may be nationally frequent but extremely rare locally, or nationally scarce and locally frequent. Examples of this include native black poplar, water vole, otter or Bechsteins bat, INSERTED:which are locally frequent but nationally rare. DELETED:Development affecting any of these sites or species is expected to result in appropriate mitigation and where possible a net gain to their area or populations.

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Many species INSERTED:have historically been entirely DELETED:depend INSERTED:dependent on human habitation for their reproductive success.INSERTED: However, DELETED:Modern INSERTED:modern housing standards significantly reduce opportunities for these species. Consequently, where appropriate, features for biodiversity within development will be expected. Simple, inexpensive measures can result in significant gains and these are listed in Appendix 2 of the Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Natural Environment report ‘Vision and Principles for the Improvement of Green Infrastructure in Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes’ (September 2016). DELETED:These measures, if required, are INSERTED:Such measures will be expected to be permanent in order to deliver meaningful ecological gain and protection. INSERTED:The location of any features for biodiversity provided in a development is very important. DELETED:Therefore these INSERTED:Biodiversity features will be expected to be DELETED:built INSERTED:integrated into suitable structures rather than provided as vulnerable, isolated and temporary boxesINSERTED: in order to help ensure the success of such features.

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In order to INSERTED:implement DELETED: achieve criterion (a) of the policy below, a supplementary planning document (SPD) will be prepared, working with the other Buckinghamshire councils DELETED:on a mechanism, to INSERTED:explain how the policy objective of DELETED:achieve no net loss and 'net gain' INSERTED:can be achieved. 'Net gain' means protecting existing habitats and ensuring lost or degraded environmental features are compensated for by restoring or creating environmental features that are of greater value to wildlife and people.The SPD will consider the possibilities of adopting a biometrics calculator to quantify gains and losses DELETED:and consider the threshold of development this should apply to, INSERTED:and how the INSERTED:requirement for net gain DELETED:system will be managed and monitored.

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At end of Policy NE4: Any other (non-major) development can also have an impact on the AONB and its setting and will be required to meet criteria a., d. and e. above. INSERTED:Any development likely to impact on the AONB should provide a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) in line with the Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment - version 3 or as amended.

The Chilterns AONB and setting

The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is a nationally designated landscape and as such permission for major developments will be refused unless exceptional circumstances prevail as defined by national planning policy.

Proposals for any major development affecting the AONB must demonstrate they:

1. conserve and enhance, in accordance with criteria f-m below, the Chiltern AONB’s special qualities, distinctive character, tranquillity and remoteness in accordance with national planning policy and the overall purpose of the AONB designation
2. are appropriate to the economic, social and environmental wellbeing of the area or is desirable for its understanding and enjoyment
3. within the AONB areas, meet the aims of the statutory Chilterns AONB Management Plan39, making practical and financial contributions as appropriate;
4. within the AONB area, have had regard to the Chilterns Building Design Guide and technical notes by being of high quality design which respects the natural beauty of the Chilterns, its traditional built character and reinforces the sense of place and local character, and
5. avoids adverse impacts from individual proposals (including their cumulative effects), unless these can be satisfactorily mitigated.

In the case of major developments, actions to conserve and enhance the AONB shall be informed by landscape and visual impact assessment, having considered all relevant landscape character assessments, and shall focus upon:

6. the Chilterns AONB’s special qualities which include the steep chalk escarpment with areas of flower-rich downland, broadleaved woodlands (especially beech), commons, tranquil valleys, the network of ancient routes, villages with their brick and flint houses, chalk streams and a rich historic environment of hillforts and chalk figures
7. the scope for enhancing and restoring those parts of the landscape which are degraded or subject to existing intrusive developments, utilities or infrastructure
8. locally distinctive patterns and species composition of natural features such as chalk downland, trees, hedgerows, woodland, field boundaries, rivers and chalk streams
9. the locally distinctive character of settlements and their landscape settings, including the transition between man-made and natural landscapes at the edge of settlements;
10. visually sensitive skylines, geological and topographical features
11. landscapes of cultural, historic and heritage value
12. important views and visual amenity from public vantage points, including key views from the steep north-west facing chalk escarpment overlooking the low clay vale, and foreground views back to the AONB, and
13. tranquillity, remoteness and the need to avoid intrusion from light pollution, noise, and transport.

Any other (non-major) development can also have an impact on the AONB and its setting and will be required to meet criteria a., d. and e. above. INSERTED:Any development likely to impact on the AONB should provide a Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) in line with the Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment - version 3 or as amended.

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NE5 Landscape character and locally important landscape

DELETED:To ensure that the district's landscape character is maintained, development must have regard to the 2008 LCA (as amended 2015 and any future review). Development must recognise the individual character and distinctiveness of particular landscape character areas set out in the INSERTED:Landscape Character AssessmentINSERTED: (LCA) their sensitivity to change and contribution to a sense of place. Development should consider the DELETED:role INSERTED:characteristics of the landscape character area INSERTED:by DELETED:andDELETED: meetINSERTED:ing all of the following criteria:

1. DELETED:be grouped where possible with existing buildings to minimise impact on visual amenity
2. be located to avoid the loss of important on-site views and off-site views towards important landscape features
3. DELETED:reflect INSERTED:respect local character and distinctiveness in terms of settlement form and field pattern, topography and ecological value
4. Carefully consider spacing, height, scale, plot shape and size, elevations, roofline and pitch, overall colour palette, texture and boundary treatment (walls, hedges, fences and gates)
5. minimise the impact of lighting to avoid blurring the distinction between urban and rural areas, and in areas which are intrinsically dark and to avoid light pollution to the night sky
6. ensure that the INSERTED:development is DELETED:buildings and any outdoor storage and parking areas are not visually prominent in the landscapeINSERTED:, and
7. not generate an unacceptable level and/or frequency of noise in areas relatively undisturbed by noise and valued for their recreational or amenity value

The first stage in mitigating impact is to avoid INSERTED:any DELETED:the identified INSERTED:significant adverse DELETED:harmful impact. Where it is accepted there will be harm to the landscape character, specific on-site mitigation will be required INSERTED:to minimise that harm and, as a last resort, compensation INSERTED:may DELETED:will be required appropriate as part of a planning application. INSERTED:This reflects the mitigation hierarchy set out in paragraph 152 of the NPPF (2012). Applicants must consider the enhancement opportunities identified in the LCA and how they apply to a specific site.