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This policy requires all development to provide a high standard of living for residents of both new and existing homes. Schemes must be designed to maximise privacy, optimise natural light while minimising overheating risk, and avoid or mitigate harmful noise, vibration, air pollution and odour. All dwellings must have a good outlook, preferably onto green landscaping rather than hard surfaces or car parking, and developments must support residents' actual and perceived sense of safety and security.
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E4 Residential amenity
BE4: Residential amenity
All development must ensure a high standard of living for residents in new and existing dwellings.
a) Privacy - Development must be designed, sited and orientated to maximise privacy for new and existing dwellings.
b) Natural Light and Overheating - Development must be designed and oriented to optimise natural light to all habitable rooms for new and existing dwellings, while minimising overheating risk.
c) Pollution and Disturbance – Development must be designed, sited and orientated to avoid or minimise exposure to, and generation of, harmful levels of noise, vibration, air pollution, and odour and to provide appropriate mitigation where impacts cannot be avoided.
d) Good Outlook - All dwellings must provide good outlook, preferably onto high-quality green landscaping, and avoid outlook dominated by hard surfaces or car parking.
e) Safety and Security - Development must be designed to support residents’ actual and perceived sense of safety and security in new and existing dwellings.
7.443 The NPPF emphasises the importance of creating high-quality, safe, and inclusive environments that promote health and well-being. It highlights the need for adequate daylight and sunlight, high-quality open spaces, and measures to mitigate noise and pollution. The NPPF also stresses the importance of designing developments that enhance safety and security, provide good outlook, and ensure a high standard of amenity for both existing and future residents.
7.444 In combination with other requirements in the Local Plan this policy measures seek to ensure all new residential development maintains a high standard of living for both new and existing residents in Buckinghamshire.
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