Aylesbury Vale Area Design Supplementary Planning Document

Introduction: Development in the countryside

Much of Aylesbury Vale is rural in character with buildings located either individually or in small groups of dwellings within hamlets or as farm buildings. Outside the main settlements landscape is the dominant feature with buildings situated within the landscape and / or countryside.

Traditional buildings are successfully integrated into their landscape settings through the use of simple building forms, local materials, structural planting and in response to topography and local climatic conditions.

Aylesbury Vale has a varied landscape character influenced by the underlying geology. This in turn influences both the vegetation, settlement patterns and the building materials. Throughout the Vale the countryside plays a unique role in defining the character of the area.

The council, through its role as Local Planning Authority is a custodian of the countryside and wants to see any development within these areas integrated into the landscape in a sensitive and appropriate manner.