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CHAPTER 28 - MEDBURN (MB)

POLICY MBH2
ON BROWNFIELD SITES WITHIN MEDBURN, NOT COVERED BY POLICY MBH1, INFILL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PERMITTED, SUBJECT TO ALL THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA
i) PROPOSALS SHALL NOT RESULT IN THE LOSS OF TREES AND/OR HEDGEROWS OF LANDSCAPE SIGNIFICANCE. DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST POLICY C15.
ii) 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.
iii) PROPOSALS SHALL NOT RESULT IN THE LOSS OF AMENITY OF ADJOINING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND SHALL HAVE A CURTILAGE DEFINED SO THAT SPACE AND PRIVACY STANDARDS ARE COMMENSURATE WITH THE SIZE AND QUALITY OF THE DWELLING.

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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.





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