Within this context, our local evidence suggests a need to introduce more local, specific policies, to reflect local distinctiveness and ensure that any development proposals respect the importance of our local historic and heritage assets and the traditional built form of our settlements. Importantly, our policies are intended to help guide development proposals on how best to integrate new development into our existing built and natural environments, steering away from blandness in design and towards innovation and respect. Most of the housing in the parish was built in the early 19th Century of local chert stone with a slate roof, with a few remaining earlier builds having been made of cob. There is a strong presence of properties with thatched roofs. Post World War Two, the Local Authority built two clusters of housing at Tilery and Hillside. There was little development between the 1950s and 1980s when Drakes Meadow was built as a mixed development of two bedroomed starter homes and four bedroomed family houses and large bungalows. Maintain the Built Character of our Parish through High Quality Design Justification for our policy Our policies are intended to help guide development proposals to best integrate small scale new development into our existing build and natural environment. Given the quality of our build environment in some parts of the parish and the varied quality in other parts, together with the need for existing and future developments that respect the beauty of our natural landscape in the AONB, we consider it important to protect and conserve the character of our existing built environment. We recognise that where change does take place, it does so in a sympathetic and sensitive way for our parish and its setting within the AONB landscape. Therefore, the design and materials of any new development should take this into account. The Blackdown AONB has developed design guidance for housing and we endorse its content and advice through this Plan. The Design Guide for Houses should be taken into account in addition to the local character and setting of the proposed development site when making proposals for development in Yarcombe. The guidance sets out a number of general design principles5 which are: Whether new or alterations, good detailing, appropriate materials and sensitive treatment of the spaces around buildings are essential elements in achieving a successful and sympathetic scheme. Locations for new buildings and development should follow the traditional settlement pattern
Within this context, our local evidence suggests a need to introduce more local, specific policies, to reflect local distinctiveness and ensure that any development proposals respect the importance of our local historic and heritage assets and the traditional built form of our settlements. Importantly, our policies are intended to help guide development proposals on how best to integrate new development into our existing built and natural environments, steering away from blandness in design and towards innovation and respect. Most of the housing in the parish was built in the early 19th Century of local chert stone with a slate roof, with a few remaining earlier builds having been made of cob. There is a strong presence of properties with thatched roofs. Post World War Two, the Local Authority built two clusters of housing at Tilery and Hillside. There was little development between the 1950s and 1980s when Drakes Meadow was built as a mixed development of two bedroomed starter homes and four bedroomed family houses and large bungalows. Maintain the Built Character of our Parish through High Quality Design Justification for our policy Our policies are intended to help guide development proposals to best integrate small scale new development into our existing build and natural environment. Given the quality of our build environment in some parts of the parish and the varied quality in other parts, together with the need for existing and future developments that respect the beauty of our natural landscape in the AONB, we consider it important to protect and conserve the character of our existing built environment. We recognise that where change does take place, it does so in a sympathetic and sensitive way for our parish and its setting within the AONB landscape. Therefore, the design and materials of any new development should take this into account. The Blackdown AONB has developed design guidance for housing and we endorse its content and advice through this Plan. The Design Guide for Houses should be taken into account in addition to the local character and setting of the proposed development site when making proposals for development in Yarcombe. The guidance sets out a number of general design principles5 which are: Whether new or alterations, good detailing, appropriate materials and sensitive treatment of the spaces around buildings are essential elements in achieving a successful and sympathetic scheme. Locations for new buildings and development should follow the traditional settlement pattern
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