necessary. The development of not dominated by buildings and employment land must accord with the well lit so that users feel secure following requirements Positive building frontages and Appropriate vehicular access landscaping must overlook the from existing sites or minor site access. roads Have a buffer between the A pedestrian / cycle link must be proposed employment land and provided to proposed or existing any existing housing provision cycleways to ensure that new buildings are Improvements to pedestrian / not overbearing on existing cycle links into Buckingham buildings New footpaths or cycleways on site should be overlooked but Fig. 9.1 Fig. 9.3 Sorting Office/Telephone 9.3 The employment site should be Exchange Site aimed at high quality jobs principally in office/business use and hi-tech office/industrial use. This would Fig. 9.4 Wharf Yard Site complement the developments taking place at Silverstone. Uses other than Fig. 9.5 Market Hill B8 will be preferred, B8 usage will be granted if it can be shown that 9.5 Proposals should focus on attempts have been made market”, providing a vibrant town centre through “to at a suitable market rate, the site/unit retail usage. There is support for this for other B-use classes for a policy in the Evidence Base reasonable period of time. (paragraphs 1.45-1.72) and through the Site Assessments for these areas. 9.6 Proposals may include provision 9.4 During public consultation it was for Town Centre car parking (please highlighted that people felt that B8 see policy EE5). storage or distribution would not be suitable in Buckingham due to its low 9.7 New or redevelopment schemes ratio of jobs and likely increase in should provide good access to volume of traffic. surrounding facilities and retail areas. EE2 Allocation of land for retail, office – and mixed development Proposals will be supported for new mixed used developments at the locations shown Fig. 9.6 Town Centre Area in figures 9.3, 9.4 & 9.5. Office usage on upper floors, with residential development permitted on upper floor levels where the EE3 Development of the town – primary ground floor frontage is A1, A2, centre A3, A4 or A5 will be supported. This policy would only be applicable should the sites Applications will be supported for new become available. town centre uses (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5,
necessary. The development of employment land must accord with the following requirements Appropriate vehicular access from existing sites or minor roads A pedestrian / cycle link must be provided to proposed or existing cycleways Improvements to pedestrian / cycle links into Buckingham New footpaths or cycleways on site should be overlooked but not dominated by buildings and well lit so that users feel secure Positive building frontages and landscaping must overlook the site access. Have a buffer between the proposed employment land and any existing housing provision to ensure that new buildings are not overbearing on existing buildings Fig. 9.1 9.3 The employment site should be aimed at high quality jobs principally in office/business use and hi-tech office/industrial use. This would complement the developments taking place at Silverstone. Uses other than B8 will be preferred, B8 usage will be granted if it can be shown that attempts have been made “to market”, at a suitable market rate, the site/unit for other B-use classes for a reasonable period of time. 9.4 During public consultation it was highlighted that people felt that B8 storage or distribution would not be suitable in Buckingham due to its low ratio of jobs and likely increase in volume of traffic. EE2 – Allocation of land for retail, office and mixed development Proposals will be supported for new mixed used developments at the locations shown in figures 9.3, 9.4 & 9.5. Office usage on upper floors, with residential development permitted on upper floor levels where the primary ground floor frontage is A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5 will be supported. This policy would only be applicable should the sites become available. Fig. 9.3 Sorting Office/Telephone Exchange Site Fig. 9.4 Wharf Yard Site Fig. 9.5 Market Hill 9.5 Proposals should focus on providing a vibrant town centre through retail usage. There is support for this policy in the Evidence Base (paragraphs 1.45-1.72) and through the Site Assessments for these areas. 9.6 Proposals may include provision for Town Centre car parking (please see policy EE5). 9.7 New or redevelopment schemes should provide good access to surrounding facilities and retail areas. Fig. 9.6 Town Centre Area EE3 – Development of the town centre Applications will be supported for new town centre uses (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5,
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