Revised Deposit Plan - Wychavon District Council

a)privacy and overlooking of residential buildings and their curtilage;
b)the provision or retention of adequate private garden space on house
plots;
c)the provision or retention of adequate communal amenity space on
apartment developments;
d)the provision or retention of adequate levels of sunlight and daylight
on residential developments;
e)the visual impact of proposals on existing development, on spaces
within the public realm and on public viewing points; and
f)other impacts considered elsewhere in the Plan – including light, noise
and traffic.
Proposals will comply with the Development Control criteria in Policy
GD2.
5.3.46.To function properly, many types of uses – but particularly residential uses -
need to be provided with appropriate levels of amenity. Housing, for example
should have both its internal and external private areas protected from
unacceptable degrees of overlooking. Often, within an estate layout there will
be some overlooking of private garden areas from neighbouring properties, but
this same degree of overlooking from public areas is likely to be unacceptable.
Housing should always be provided with a private garden area and flats will
normally be provided with a communal garden area, the amount of which will
vary according to its location in relation to nearby amenities such as public
open space.
5.3.47.Similarly, in designing layouts, issues of sunlight and daylight should be
considered – particularly in residential areas. (See the Council’s House
Extension Advice Note for information).
5.3.48. This Policy is intended to address both the provision of amenity on new
developments and the protection of amenity on existing developments likely to
be affected by nearby development proposals. The Council has not
established standards of amenity provision. Requirements are likely to vary
from case to case and between locations, depending on the individual
circumstances (including topography, landscape, surrounding uses). A
considered design approach which addresses issues such as the nature of the
site, the uses proposed and the needs of the occupants will be expected. This
will normally be required as part of a design statement (see Advisory Leaflet).
The Council will further address this issue in a Supplementary Planning
Guidance note on Design.
POLICY SUR6 CAR AND LORRY PARKING PROVISION
Development proposals will be required to satisfy the parking standards
set out in PPG13 (Annex D), PPG3 and Traffic Advisory Leaflet O5/95.
The Council will apply these standards to all developments regardless of
size.
Proposals will be required to provide:
a) minimum disabled, cycle and motorcycle parking provision; and
b) maximum car and lorry parking provision.
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