POLICY MBH1
WITHIN THE DEVELOPED PART OF MEDBURN AS SHOWN ON PROPOSALS MAP INSET NO.19 INFILL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PERMITTED WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF EXISTING PROPERTIES, SUBJECT TO ALL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:

i) NO SITE SHALL BE LESS THAN 0.1 HECTARES (0.25 ACRES), AND A CURTILAGE OF ANY EXISTING DWELLING SHALL BE RETAINED AT NOT LESS THAN 0.2 HECTARES (0.5 ACRES).
ii) NO NEW RESIDENTIAL ACCESS WILL BE PERMITTED ONTO THE AVENUE, A SUBSTANDARD ROAD.
iii) THE PROPOSAL SHALL NOT RESULT IN THE LOSS OF TREES AND/OR HEDGEROWS OF LANDSCAPE SIGNIFICANCE. DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST POLICY C16.
iv) PROPOSALS WILL ONLY BE PERMITTED IF SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE OF ADEQUATE CAPACITY AND DESIGN ARE AVAILABLE OR THESE MUST BE PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE OCCUPATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
v) ANY PROPOSALS WILL BE SINGLE STOREY ONLY.

28.4.1 There is a concentration of built development adjacent to the C345 in the southern and western parts of Medburn. Existing dwellings in Medburn are accessed via the public highway (C345) and also via The Avenue, an unadopted highway. The policy is designed to permit limited infill development within the curtilage of existing properties with access onto the C345 and reflects the low density characteristics of the existing pattern of development. This is considered to be a special circumstance where the minimum density guidelines found in PPG 3 do not apply.

28.4.2 Residential development is dispersed along The Avenue in an uneven pattern. Policy MBH2 will enable the Council to consider proposals for development on previously-developed (brownfield) land which infills small gaps within an otherwise continuously built frontage, conforming with Government guidance. As has been stated in respect of policy MBH1 the council does not consider that the minimum density guidelines in PPG3 apply in considering proposals for development in Medburn.