The Downton Area map in the Core Strategy The Housing Restraint Area along Mesh Pond shows 10 different policies within the Parish. At and Wick Lane restrains growth to the West least 7 of these restrict or restrain future and a little further west is the Area of expansion of the village: Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Avon, which the village straddles, The Mineral Safeguarding Area to the west of is a SSSI and the adjoining water-meadows to the A338 is a Planning consideration the north and south regularly flood thus preventing development from the Borough; The area surrounding Downton is designated as a Special Landscape Area with particular The Conservation Area extends around the Planning considerations. Borough to the West of the Avon and the High Street to the east and has its own see figure 5 policies affecting development; The sites shown in the Wiltshire Strategic Downton Moot Garden and the adjoining Housing Land Availability Assessment are outside playing field are listed under the Schedule of these policy areas but are also outside of the Monuments; existing Housing Policy Boundary, shown on the map by a red line, but are within the Wiltshire The Development Restraint Area surrounding County Council’s Special Landscape Area, which the Sewerage Treatment Plant may restrain also has policy restraints on development. growth to the south along Moot Lane; Local venacular in the parish
The Downton Area map in the Core Strategy shows 10 different policies within the Parish. At least 7 of these restrict or restrain future expansion of the village: The River Avon, which the village straddles, is a SSSI and the adjoining water-meadows to the north and south regularly flood thus preventing development from the Borough; The Conservation Area extends around the Borough to the West of the Avon and the High Street to the east and has its own policies affecting development; Downton Moot Garden and the adjoining playing field are listed under the Schedule of Monuments; The Development Restraint Area surrounding the Sewerage Treatment Plant may restrain growth to the south along Moot Lane; The Housing Restraint Area along Mesh Pond and Wick Lane restrains growth to the West and a little further west is the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Mineral Safeguarding Area to the west of the A338 is a Planning consideration The area surrounding Downton is designated as a Special Landscape Area with particular Planning considerations. see figure 5 The sites shown in the Wiltshire Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment are outside these policy areas but are also outside of the existing Housing Policy Boundary, shown on the map by a red line, but are within the Wiltshire County Council’s Special Landscape Area, which also has policy restraints on development. Local venacular in the parish
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