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Structure Plan New
Dwelling Provision For Chiltern District |
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POLICY H1 |
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Provision will be made within
Chiltern District for a net addition of about 1800 dwellings in the
period 1991-2006, of which about 1500 will be provided between 1991
and 2001 and about 300 between 2001 and 2006. |
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The new dwellings will come
from the following sources: |
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i) |
Identified Housing Sites
as shown on the Proposals Map (Policy H2). |
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ii) |
Dwellings permitted in
accordance with Policies H3, H4 and H7 on land in the built-up areas
excluded from the Green Belt. |
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iii) |
Dwellings permitted in
the Green Belt in accordance with Policies GB2, GB3, GB4, GB5, GB10,
GB11, GB17 and GB21. |
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The term "net addition"
refers to all additions to the dwelling stock (ie., completed dwellings),
as at 31 March 1991, from all sources, including those resulting from
new construction, conversions and changes of use, less demolitions
and any other permanent losses to the dwelling stock. Any dwellings
provided within the affordable category, as defined in Policy H6,
will also contribute to the total and individual dwelling requirements.
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Identified Housing
Sites As Defined On The Proposals Map |
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POLICY H2 |
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Identified Housing Sites
are shown on the Proposals Map and are listed in the schedule attached
to this Policy. |
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Each Identified Housing
Site should be developed with dwellings at the density shown for that
Site on the Proposals Map. The density figure will apply either to
the Site as a whole, or if it is developed in part or parts, to each
of those parts. A density greater than the figure on the Proposals
Map may be permitted provided that other policies of this Local Plan
(referred to in the fourth clause of this Policy) are complied with.
A density lower than the figure on the Proposals Map will not be permitted.
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Identified Housing Sites
should only be used for housing and no other land use will be permitted.
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In respect of the details
of proposed housing development, other policies in this Local Plan
should be complied with including H11 and H12 and policies in the
Transport and General Criteria Chapters. |
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| SCHEDULE OF SITES |
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Map
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Location |
Ha
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Density
Dw/ha
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No. of
Dwellings
to be
provided*
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Bevan Hill, Chesham |
0.29 |
28
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8
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| 8 |
Beechcroft Road, Chesham |
4.56 |
39
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176
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| 8 |
Lindo Close, Chesham |
0.64 |
30
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19
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| 8 |
Pond Park, Chesham |
0.13 |
62
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8
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| 12 |
Forelands Way, Chesham |
0.11 |
54
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6
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| 8 |
Great Hivings, Chesham |
0.59 |
41
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24
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| 10 |
Church Street, Great Missenden |
0.27 |
41
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11
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| 10 |
r/o 69-83 Wycombe Road, Prestwood |
0.42 |
21
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9
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r/o 6-22 The Glebe, Prestwood |
0.53 |
15
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8
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r/o 91-131 High Street, Prestwood |
1.04 |
36
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37
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| 12 |
Off Macdonald Close, Chesham Bois |
0.4 |
14
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6
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| 12 |
Off Milton Lawns, Chesham Bois |
0.42 |
24
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10
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Browns Road, Holmer Green |
0.75 |
20
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15
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Stanley Hill, Amersham |
1.2 |
33
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39
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Quill Hall Lane, Amersham |
0.87 |
15
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13
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| 16 |
Lexham Gardens, Amersham |
0.54 |
29
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16
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Orchard End Avenue, Amersham |
0.17 |
76
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13
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Oakfield Corner, Amersham |
0.75 |
45
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34
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Amersham General Hospital |
2.49 |
48
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120
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10-12 Chesham Road, Amersham |
0.41 |
29
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12
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r/o 18-32 Bell Lane, Little Chalfont |
0.35 |
43
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15
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Nightingales Cottage, Little Chalfont |
1.07 |
14
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15
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| 24 |
Denham Walk, Chalfont St Peter |
0.24 |
21
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5
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The site may comprise entirely new dwellings
or a mix of new and retained dwellings. This is a matter for the developer,
subject to the other Policies in this Local Plan which may affect
the mixture of dwellings, such as the Policies on Listed Buildings
and Conservation Areas. |
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Provision Of New Dwellings
In The Built-Up Areas Excluded From The Green Belt (other than in
accordance with Policies H2, H4 and H7) |
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POLICY H3 |
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In the built-up areas excluded
from the Green Belt, proposals for new dwellings (other than those
provided in accordance with Policies H2, H4 and H7) will be acceptable
in principle subject to there being no conflict with any other policy
in this Local Plan. |
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Proposals should be compatible
with the character of those areas by respecting the general density,
scale, siting, height and character of buildings in the locality of
the application site, and the presence of trees, shrubs, lawns and
verges. |
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Other policies in this Local
Plan should be complied with including H11 and H12 and policies in
the General Criteria and Transport chapters. |
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"New dwellings" are as defined
in Class C3 of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.
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Provision Of New Dwellings
In Established Residential Areas Of Special Character As Defined On
The Proposals Map |
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POLICY H4 |
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Established Residential
Areas of Special Character are defined on the Proposals Map. |
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Development within any of
these areas must maintain the special character of that area. Proposals
for new dwellings which would significantly affect the density of
buildings or damage the special character will not be permitted. Therefore
in considering applications for the provision of new dwellings the
Council will require each of the following criteria to be complied
with: |
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(i) |
The plot size of any proposed
dwelling in terms of shape and magnitude should not be significantly
at variance with other existing plots in the vicinity of the application
site in the Established Residential Area of Special Character; |
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(ii) |
Each proposed dwelling
plot should have an existing frontage to an existing road which is
in accordance with (iii) below. An existing road is defined as a metalled
carriageway used by vehicular traffic. In addition, it should be fronted
by existing dwellings with front elevations facing the carriageway,
both the metalled carriageway and the existing dwellings fronting
it being in existence as at 1st July 1993; |
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(iii) |
The width across each plot
frontage to the existing road referred to in clause (ii) should be
closely similar to other plot widths to the same road in the vicinity
of the application site in the Established Residential Area of Special
Character; |
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The position of each proposed
dwelling within its plot and the spacing between dwellings should
be in accordance with the prevailing character in the vicinity of
the application site in the Established Residential Area of Special
Character; |
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(v) |
The frontage building line
to the existing road referred to in clause (ii) should be generally
maintained and the general height of buildings in the vicinity of
the application site in the Established Residential Area of Special
Character should not be exceeded; |
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(vi) |
The form of existing residential
development should be maintained in terms of dwellings being detached,
semi-- detached or terraced; |
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(vii) |
The size, design and external
appearance of each new dwelling should be compatible with the character
of existing dwellings in the vicinity of the application site; |
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(viii) |
Important features which
are characteristic of the street scene in the vicinity of the application
site should be retained when these occur on the development site.
Such features include trees; shrubs; hedges; walls; open grassed areas;
verges; lack of kerbs and footways. |
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Other policies in this Local
Plan should be complied with including H11 and H12 and policies in
the General Criteria and Transport chapters. |
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"New dwellings" are as defined
in Class C3 of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.
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Provision Of Small
Dwellings In The Built-Up Areas Excluded From The Green Belt |
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POLICY H5 |
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Wherever compatible with
the characteristics of the surrounding area, on sites which come forward
under the provisions of Policies H2 or H3, the Council will require
a significant proportion of the dwellings on each site to be a maximum
of 75 sq.metres gross floor area. |
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This Policy applies in the
built-up areas excluded from the Green Belt and in conjunction with
Policies H2 and H3 in this Local Plan. |
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Affordable Housing
in the Built Up Areas Excluded from the Green Belt |
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POLICY H6 |
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On any site which the Council
considers suitable for housing and capable of accommodating 15 dwellings
or more, the Council will grant planning permission, subject to relevant
policy and other material considerations, provided that 30% of the
total dwellings proposed on the site would be 'affordable' in accordance
with the definition below; the affordable housing should be located
on the development site; should be well integrated with the open market
housing and should be made available to people in affordable housing
need as identified by the Council. |
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If planning permission
is to be granted, the Council will need to be satisfied that the affordable
housing element will be provided by a Registered Social Landlord through
a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning
Act 1990 (as amended) to secure its availability as affordable housing
both initially and in the medium/long term for occupiers with a demonstrable
housing need. |
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The affordable housing should
be of a type and size to meet local housing needs. Therefore depending
on site suitability, location and current Registered Social Landlords
requirements, the affordable housing should be entirely one and/or
two bedroom dwellings or should include a large proportion of such
dwellings. If that requirement is not met in the scheme proposed,
planning permission will be refused. |
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4. |
In the case of an outline
application where the number of dwellings is not specified, the Council
will make its own assessment of the site's housing capacity having
regard to the Development Plan and other material considerations,
including PPG3 Housing March 2000 and will apply Policy H6 in determining
that application if the assessed capacity is 15 dwellings or more.
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Similarly in any case where,
having regard to the provisions of the Development Plan and other
material considerations, including PPG3 Housing March 2000, the Council
considers that a density of 30 dwellings per hectare or greater should
be sought, or where proposed development fails to make the most efficient
use of land, the Council will make its own assessment of the site's
housing capacity and apply Policy H6 in determining that application
if the assessed capacity is 15 dwellings or more. |
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If an application site
is part of an identifiable larger area and the whole is considered
by the Council to be capable of comprehensive development, the Council
will make its own assessment of the housing capacity of the larger
area having regard to the Development Plan and other material considerations,
including PPG3 Housing March 2000. If this assessment amounts to 15
dwellings or more, the Council will require an element of affordable
housing on the application site. The application site will be expected
to accommodate its proportion of the housing capacity for the larger
area in the ratio of their respective land areas, and 30% of this
proportion will be required to be affordable. |
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Definition |
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'Affordable' housing for
Chiltern District is defined as follows: - Housing which is provided
with a subsidy to enable the asking price or rent of the property
to be sufficiently lower than the prevailing open market prices or
rents in the locality, to make it 'affordable' to people in housing
need who would otherwise be unable to afford housing in the area concerned.
The subsidy will be provided by private sector developers and/or Housing
Corporation and/or through Local Authority Grants. It includes social
rented housing and shared ownership housing but does not include low
cost market housing. Such 'affordable' housing must be subject to
arrangements which will ensure its availability to meet local needs
for 'affordable' housing initially and in the medium / long term. |
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This Policy applies in the
built-up areas excluded from the Green Belt. |
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Conversion Of A Dwelling
Into More Than One Residential Unit In The Built-Up Areas Excluded
From The Green Belt And Policy GB4 And GB5 Areas In The Green Belt |
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POLICY H7 |
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In the built-up areas excluded
from the Green Belt and in Green Belt settlements the subject of Policies
GB4 and GB5, the conversion of an existing dwelling into more than
one self-contained unit of accommodation will be acceptable where
it can be achieved without significantly damaging the character and
appearance of its immediate locality or impairing the amenities of
the occupiers of adjoining properties. |
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Other policies in this Local
Plan should be complied with including Policy H12 and the policies
in the General Criteria and Transport chapters. |
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Provision Of Accommodation
For People In Need Of Care In The Built-Up Areas Excluded From The
Green Belt |
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POLICY H8 |
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The provision of accommodation
for people in need of care will be acceptable in the built-up areas
excluded from the Green Belt provided that the proposed development
would not be detrimental to the amenities of the area in which it
would be located and other policies in this Local Plan, including
the policies in the General Criteria and Transport chapters, would
be complied with. |
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This policy relates to residential
accommodation as defined in Class C2 of the Town & Country Planning
(Use Classes) Order 1987 and to new buildings, changes of use of existing
buildings and extensions to existing homes for people in need of care.
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Loss Of Existing Dwellings
And Land In Residential Use Throughout The District |
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POLICY H9 |
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Dwellings and residential
land should remain in that use, except as provided for in this Policy.
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Planning permission will
not be granted for any development which would result in: |
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the net loss of an existing
dwelling or dwellings; |
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the change of use of land
to a non-residential use; |
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unless the proposed development
would: |
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provide a community facility
or service, and the criteria in clause (i) of Policy CSF1 are complied
with, |
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involve the loss of a dwelling
or part of a dwelling, located in a District or Local Shopping Centre
as defined on the Proposals Map, with the exception of Amersham Old
Town and Chalfont St Giles, in any of the following circumstances:
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the proposed development is to provide
a use in Classes A1, A2 or A3 in the Town and Country Planning (Use
Classes) Order 1987, or a hotel, guest house or similar use in Class
C1 of the same Order, or a use in Classes D1 or D2 of the same Order,
or a community use as defined in Policies CSF1 and CSF2 of this Local
Plan, or a sui-generis use which demonstrably contributes to the vitality
and viability of the Centre |
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planning permission was granted on
or after 12 May 1995 for a change of use from a purpose in Use Class
A1, A2 or A3 of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
to use as a dwelling and the proposed use is in Use Classes A1, A2
or A3 |
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the Council is satisfied that the environment
of the dwelling is being seriously impaired by the activities of adjoining
non-residential uses; |
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be development in accordance
with Policy S10A; |
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meet the circumstances
in Policy S13 and local need is overriding, except in the case of
Broad Street, Chesham, where Policy H10 will prevail, |
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enable the preservation
of a listed building where it can be demonstrated by the applicant
to the satisfaction of the Council that continued residential use
would no longer ensure the preservation of the building, in accordance
with the criteria in Policy LB4, |
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"Dwellings" are as defined
in Class C3 of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987
and "residential land" means the curtilages of dwellings. |
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Where development is acceptable
in accordance with this Policy, the development must also comply with
other Policies in this Local Plan if planning permission is to be
granted. |
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This Policy applies throughout
the District. |
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Change Of Use Of Ground
Floors And Curtilages Of Houses On Broad Street, Chesham |
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POLICY H10 |
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Within the frontage development
of Broad Street, Chesham, as defined on the Proposals Map, planning
permission will not be given for changes of use of the ground floors
and curtilages of dwellings to other uses. |
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Distance Between Flank
Elevation(s) Of A Proposed Multi-Storey Dwelling And Boundary Of The
Dwelling's Curtilage Throughout The District |
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POLICY H11 |
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There should be a minimum
distance of one metre between the flank elevation(s) at or above first-floor
level of a proposed dwelling and the boundary of the dwelling's curtilage.
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Exceptions to this may be
made where the boundary abuts a public highway, an open field, open
countryside, a park or any other open situation that would prevent
the dwelling from coalescing with another dwelling or any other building.
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In an area characterised
by spacious layouts where relatively large distances between dwellings
and any other buildings are important elements in the street scene,
the distance between the flank elevation(s) of the dwelling at or
above first-floor level and the boundary of the dwelling's curtilage
should be significantly more than one metre. The distance should be
commensurate with the character, relationship, siting, layout and
average distance at firstfloor level between existing dwellings and
any other buildings in the vicinity of the application site. |
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This Policy applies throughout
the District and in conjunction with Policies H2, H3 and H4 in this
Local Plan. |
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Private Residential
Garden Areas Throughout The District |
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POLICY H12 |
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Throughout the District,
in considering applications for the provision of new dwellings including
those resulting from conversions, the Council will expect private
garden areas to be included which conform to the following criteria
as appropriate for the type of dwelling proposed. |
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If the criteria are not
met, planning permission will be refused. |
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(i) |
Each new house or bungalow
should have a private garden area adequate for and appropriate to
the size, design and amount of living accommodation proposed. The
general standard expected will be a minimum rear |
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garden depth of about 15
metres, except in the following situations :- |
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Where average garden lengths in the
vicinity of the development site are significantly more than 15 metres,
the garden lengths of the proposed houses or bungalow s should be
similar to those in the surrounding area. |
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Where average garden lengths in the
vicinity of the development site are significantly less than 15 metres,
the garden lengths of the proposed houses or bungalows should be similar
to those in the surrounding area. |
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In cases where adequate private amenity
space exists within the application site or where the rear site boundary
abuts a public bridleway or footpath, an open field, open countryside,
a recreation ground or a playing field, a reduced garden depth may
be acceptable. |
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(ii) |
Subject to satisfactory
layout, orientation and disposition of buildings, higher-density developments
with private gardens less than 15 metres in depth may be acceptable
providing the whole development is contained within an attractive
landscaped setting. |
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(iii) |
A proportion of each garden
required by (i) and (ii) above should be a private zone abutting or
close to the dwelling that is not visible from outdoor sitting areas
and the ground floor habitable room windows of adjoining properties.
This should extend for a minimum distance of 3 metres away from the
dwelling and be permanently screened by side fences, walls or structures
of an appropriate height. |
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(iv) |
In the case of flats and/or
maisonettes, including those created by conversions, a communal amenity
area or areas should be provided within the curtilage of the development
which is adequate for the number of dwellings proposed. This should
include areas for refuse disposal and drying clothes, as well as a
screened area in which residents can sit outdoors in reasonable privacy.
The remaining area which is not required for car parking or access
purposes should be laid out as landscaped gardens. |
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(v) |
Where new development is
proposed on a site which forms part of the garden area of an existing
dwelling or dwellings, the Council will require that the private garden
area remaining for the existing dwelling(s) is acceptable under (i),
(ii) and (iii) above. |
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This Policy applies in conjunction
with Policies H2, H3, H4 and H7 in this Local Plan. |
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Extensions To Dwellings
In The Built-Up Areas Excluded From The Green Belt And In Policy GB4
And Policy GB5 Areas In The Green Belt - General Policy |
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POLICY H13 |
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Planning permission for
extensions to dwellings in the built-up areas excluded from the Green
Belt will be granted provided that: |
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(i) |
there would be no significant
detriment to the amenities of neighbours, |
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(ii) |
the character and appearance
of the street scene or locality in the vicinity of the extension would
not be adversely affected, |
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(iii) |
Policies H14, H15, H16
and H17, which elaborate on this "General Policy", and other Policies
in this Local Plan, would be complied with. |
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"Dwellings" are as defined
in Class C3 of the Town & Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987.
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This Policy also applies
in the GB4 and GB5 Policy Areas in the Green Belt in connection with
Policy GB12. |
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Safeguarding The Amenities
Of Neighbours In Relation To Extensions Throughout The District |
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POLICY H14 |
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Extensions should be designed
so that their size and siting in relation to adjoining properties
does not result in: |
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(i) |
an overbearing appearance
for neighbours; |
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(ii) |
a significant loss of daylight
to the garden or to the principal windows of habitable rooms or kitchens
of neighbouring properties; |
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(iii) |
a significant reduction
in privacy for neighbours. |
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This Policy applies in conjunction
with Policy H13 in the built-up areas excluded from the Green Belt
and in conjunction with Policies GB12, GB13 and GB15 in the Green
Belt. |
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MAINTENANCE OF THE
CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE OF THE STREET SCENE OR LOCALITY - POLICIES
H15, H16 AND H17 |
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Design And Siting
Of Extensions Throughout The District |
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POLICY H15 |
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An extension should be designed
and sited so as to be in keeping with the existing dwelling and any
other buildings in the adjoining area. In order to achieve this: |
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(i) |
An extension should be
designed to respect the scale and proportions of the existing dwelling
and should not exceed its height. It should also reflect the form
and design details of the existing dwelling. |
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(ii) |
External materials, windows
and doors should match or harmonise with those of the existing dwelling.
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(iii) |
The roof of a two-storey
or first-floor extension should normally be hipped or pitched, and
integrated into the existing roof. A flat-roofed two-storey or first-floor
extension will not be permitted unless the extension: |
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is surrounded by existing pitched roofs
on the existing dwelling, |
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is subordinate to the main roof of
the existing dwelling, |
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is not prominent in the street scene
or locality. |
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(iv) |
A flat-roofed single-storey
extension will be acceptable unless it is prominent in the street
scene or other public place, in which case a hipped or pitched roof
should be used. |
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(v) |
The siting of the extension
should relate well to both the existing dwelling and the adjoining
street scene and should not be obtrusive. In this connection either
Policy H16 or Policy H17 should also be referred to. |
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This Policy applies in conjunction
with Policy H13 in the built-up areas excluded from the Green Belt
and in conjunction with Policies GB12, GB13 and GB15 in the Green
Belt. |
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Distance Between Multi-Storey
Or Upper Floor Side And/Or Rear Extensions And Boundary Of Dwelling
Curtilage Throughout The District |
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POLICY H16 |
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In a development consisting
of a side and/or rear extension of two storeys or more, or a side
and/or rear extension at or above first floor level, the distance
between the flank elevation of the extension at or above first-floor
level and the boundary of the dwelling curtilage should be in accordance
with Policy H11. |
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This Policy applies in conjunction
with Policy H13 in the built-up areas excluded from the Green Belt
and in conjunction with Policies GB12, GB13 and GB15 in the Green
Belt. |
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Distance Between Single
Storey Side Extensions And Boundary Of Dwelling Curtilage Throughout
The District |
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POLICY H17 |
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Subject to compliance with
Policy H14, the Council will allow a single storey side extension
to a dwelling to be built up to the side boundary of the property,
except in the areas referred to in the following part of this Policy.
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In areas characterised by
spacious layouts where relatively large distances are important elements
in the street scene, a gap between the flank elevation of the extension
and the boundary of the dwelling curtilage should be maintained. The
distance should be commensurate with the character, relationship,
siting, layout and average distance at ground floor level between
existing dwellings in the vicinity of the application site. |
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This Policy applies in conjunction
with Policy H13 in the built-up areas excluded from the Green Belt
and in conjunction with Policies GB12, GB13 and GB15 in the Green
Belt. |
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Dormer Windows On Dwellings
Throughout The District |
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POLICY H18 |
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The Council will grant planning
permission for dormer windows on dwellings throughout the District
provided that such windows are designed: |
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(a) |
to respect the scale, proportions,
existing windows and other features of the external appearance of
the roof and elevation in which the dormer window(s) would be constructed,
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with external materials
to match those of the existing roof and existing windows in the same
elevation as the dormer window(s). |
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Any dormer window which
is flat-roofed and excessively large in terms of its width and/or
height in relation to the roof in which it is located, will be refused.
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Self-Contained Residential
Annexes (for relatives or domestic staff) in the Up Areas Excluded
From The Green Belt And In The Policy GB4 and GB5 Areas In The Green
Belt |
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POLICY H19 |
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Extensions |
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Where a proposed extension
to an existing dwelling is also a self-contained annex, planning permission
will be granted for such an annex provided that all of the following
criteria are satisfied: |
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The annex should be intended
for a relative of the family in the existing dwelling, or a member
of the domestic staff of that dwelling. The Council will impose a
condition on the planning permission to limit occupation of the annex
to a relative or member of domestic staff. |
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(ii) |
The annex should be constructed
with an internal link to the existing dwelling. |
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(iii) |
The annex should be modest
in size and subordinate in scale to the existing dwelling. |
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(iv) |
Policies H13 - H17 in this
Local Plan should be complied with. |
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Detached Buildings |
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In exceptional circum stances,
where the Council considers that an extension is not appropriate,
planning permission may be granted for a small annex which is detached
from the existing dwelling. In such circumstances, the Council must
be satisfied that there would be a reasonable means of preventing
the annex from being occupied as a separate dwelling unit - ie., other
than by a relative of the family in the existing dwelling, or a member
of the domestic staff of that dwelling, and that this has been secured;
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Policy H20 in this Local
Plan should also be complied with. |
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Applications to Delete
or Vary Occupancy Restrictions |
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The Council will not grant
planning permission for the retention of a self-contained residential
annex without compliance with the restriction limiting its occupancy
to relatives or persons employed at the main dwellinghouse on the
application site as domestic staff, and the dependents of such persons.
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This Policy applies in the
built-up areas excluded from the Green Belt and in the Policy GB4
and GB5 areas in the Green Belt. |
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Ancillary Residential
Buildings (domestic garages, workshops, etc.) In The Built-Up Areas
Excluded From The Green Belt |
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POLICY H20 |
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In the built-up areas excluded
from the Green Belt, the Council will grant planning permission for
ancillary residential buildings within the curtilage of an existing
dwellinghouse, provided that: |
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(i) |
the building would be modest
in size and subordinate in scale to the existing dwellinghouse, |
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(ii) |
the principles in Policies
H13 to H17 would be complied with, |
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(iii) |
other Policies in this
Local Plan would be complied with. |
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Stationing And Occupation
Of A Caravan Within The Curtilage Of A Dwellinghouse Throughout The
District |
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POLICY H21 |
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Throughout the District,
the stationing and occupation of a caravan within the curtilage of
an existing dwellinghouse will not be permitted except in the circumstances
set out in this Policy. |
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Exceptions may be made to
allow temporary accommodation to be provided which is required by
an applicant and/or members of his or her family during approved building
works to the dwelling on that site. In such cases, planning permission
will be granted on a limited period basis. |
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The definition of a caravan
is that contained in Section 29 (1) of the Caravan Sites and Control
of Development Act 1960 (Part 1), as amended by Section 13 (1) an
d (2) of the Caravan Sites Act 1968. A dwellinghouse is as defined
in the Town and Country Planning General Development Order 1988. |
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Provision of Gypsy
Sites in the Built-Up Areas Excluded from the Green Belt |
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POLICY H22 |
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A proposal to provide a
gypsy caravan site will not be permitted unless all of the criteria
set out in this Policy are met. These criteria are as follows:- |
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Clear and unequivocal evidence
that the proposed occupants have a nomadic pattern of life and regularly
reside in or resort to Chiltern District and that the requirement
is for a pitch for a caravan, must be provided by the applicant when
the planning application is submitted. |
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The proposal should be
compatible with and not adversely affect the character and appearance
or the amenities of any neighbouring properties or the locality in
general. In these respects the Council will take into account other
Policies in this Local Plan, including GC1, GC2, GC3, GC4, GC6, GC7
and GC9. |
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The site should be served
by a highway network capable of reasonably accommodating the vehicle
movements associated with the development; should have a satisfactory
access to the public highway and should include areas for parking,
turning and servicing to a satisfactory standard. In these respects,
the Council will take into account other Policies in this Local Plan,
including TR2, TR3, TR11 and TR16. |
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There should be no conflict
with any other Policies in this Local Plan. |
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This Policy applies only
in the built-up areas excluded from the Green Belt. Proposals relating
to sites in the Green Belt are covered by Policy GB9 in this Local
Plan. |
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