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28 VISION FOR ICKFORD : ICKFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN : 2019 – 2033

POLICY ND1: SETTLEMENT BOUNDARY

Within the Settlement Boundary, proposals for new development will be supported
which are appropriate in scale, design and character to the village; contribute to its
local distinctiveness; and do not cause unacceptable harm to the amenity or living
conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
Proposals for development outside the Settlement Boundary in the open countryside
will not be supported unless they;

• meet the criteria for rural exception sites or special circumstance for new isolated
homes in the countryside, set out in national planning policy, and;
• respect the character of the countryside and do not generate levels and types of traffic
which would be harmful to highway capacity and / or safety.

High Quality Design

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Comments: rural community, has a proper country feel; feeling of space and not living
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in packed conditions, linear housing so most people have views of trees/fields/open space
9.4.
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9.4.
9.4. The rural character of the village and its surroundings should be
preserved as much as possible, whilst allowing some development of individual
buildings and some new housing to ensure the future vitality of the village. Much
of the village is characterised by linear development particularly along
Worminghall Road, where incrementally, housing has been added over the years.
The village expanded greatly from the 1970’s onwards with the building of Golders
Close, Turnfields and other smaller developments. The most recent significant
development was the building of 13 five bedroom houses in Farm Close in 1996.
Since then only a few (one or two) new houses have been built in the village.
There is no rigid uniformity of character or materials and therefore it is important
that new development is of high quality in its own right.

9.5.
9.5.
9.5.
9.5. Any new development, whether extensions to dwellings or new
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dwellings or other buildings need to be carefully considered in its context to
maintain the rural character. This can be done by ensuring that massing and
orientation of buildings respect the adjacent buildings or street scene and that
boundary treatment is ‘traditional’ such as hedgerows, or low walls. Large masses
of building or extensive use of hard landscaping would represent inappropriate
‘urbanisation’ of the area and erode the character so much valued by the residents.

9.6.
9.6. There are a variety of building materials used within historic buildings
9.6.
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in Ickford. Stone is fairly common and there are some timber framed buildings.
In terms of roof materials, there are some thatched cottages, but tile and slate
are also used. Brick is the most common building material in the village, as most
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of the buildings date from the 20 century. Where older brick is seen, it is
mellow red and browns of the traditional Buckinghamshire brick. More detail is
given in the Ickford Built Heritage Assessment. Materials used in new development
should match or complement existing buildings in the locality.

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