PPS 21 Sustainable Development in the Countryside·Page 39·CTY 13
Policy CTY 13 – Integration and Design of Buildings in the Countryside
Planning permission for countryside buildings requires visual integration into the surrounding landscape and appropriate design. New buildings are unacceptable if they are prominent features, lack natural boundaries, rely on new landscaping, have poorly integrated ancillary works, have inappropriate design, fail to blend with landform and natural features, or (for farm dwellings) are not visually linked to established farm building groups.
Planning permission will be granted for a building in the countryside where it can be visually integrated into the surrounding landscape and it is of an appropriate design.
A new building will be unacceptable where:
(a) it is a prominent feature in the landscape; or
(b) the site lacks long established natural boundaries or is unable to provide a suitable degree of enclosure for the building to integrate into the landscape; or
(c) it relies primarily on the use of new landscaping for integration; or
(d) ancillary works do not integrate with their surroundings; or
(e) the design of the building is inappropriate for the site and its locality; or
(f) it fails to blend with the landform, existing trees, buildings, slopes and other natural features which provide a backdrop; or
(g) in the case of a proposed dwelling on a farm (see Policy CTY 10) it is not visually linked or sited to cluster with an established group of buildings on a farm.
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