The human version (we wrote this, not the council)
This section explains the settlement tier system used to group site allocations. The Settlement Review places every settlement in Buckinghamshire into tiers based on local services, public transport, jobs and distance to the nearest town, to judge how much growth is sustainable. Tier 1 covers the major urban areas: Aylesbury, High Wycombe and land on the edge of Milton Keynes, while Tier 5 covers medium and small villages and Tier 6 hamlets, where nothing is allocated. Sites of 200 or more homes get their own policy; smaller allocations sit in appendix K.
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Tier 1 to Tier 5) within which
they are identified in the Settlement Review. The Settlement Review looks at all settlements in Buckinghamshire and places them in tiers according to the range of local services and facilities they have as well as looking at public transport availability, employment opportunities and distance from the nearest town. The aim is to understand how well residents’ everyday needs are met locally to help inform the level of sustainable growth which may be appropriate to those settlements. Tier 1 contains the major urban areas (High Wycombe and Aylesbury) while Tier 5 contains medium and small villages. There is also a Tier 6 which contains hamlets; however, no allocations have been made in this tier.
6.245 All site allocations for 200 or more homes have a bespoke policy. Site allocations under 200 homes fall within appendix K to the plan and do not have a bespoke policy. Tier 1:
a) Aylesbury
b) High Wycombe
c) On the edge of Milton Keynes