PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments·Page 22·4.26
Density and Innovation on Greenfield Sites
Innovative layouts and higher density schemes are encouraged on greenfield sites where they provide attractive contrast to existing urban form and do not harm adjoining residential amenity. Site characteristics, existing features, vegetation, and communal open space requirements will influence densities, and overdevelopment will not be acceptable.
On greenfield sites innovative layouts and higher density schemes will be encouraged where they will provide an attractive contrast to existing urban form and where it can be demonstrated that they will not detract from the residential amenity of adjoining developed areas. Site characteristics, the need to preserve existing site features and vegetation and the space requirements for the provision of communal open areas will all influence development densities. On large sites a range of densities, building forms and a mix of house types will be required to help enhance quality and sustainability. In all cases however the over development of sites will not be acceptable.
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