community through Objective: Conserve and enhance the developer contributions, New town’s historic environment and its Homes Bonus and/or Community setting. Infrastructure Levy. Objective: To maintain and increase Improve movement into and the Green Infrastructure and around the town in a healthy and Biodiversity of Buckingham. safe manner; specifically cycling, Objective: Provide minimum design walking and ease of access for requirements to ensure appropriate the disabled. development in the town, building on Encourage a reduction in the the work of the 2001 Vision & Design carbon footprint of Buckingham statement. by promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy Culture, leisure health generation. Main comments raised during the Mitigate, and improve the consultation include: capability of the town to deal with Desire to maintain the existing flooding. green space Develop linear parks Development of a canal area Preservation of St. Rumbold’s Well Demand for new social, cultural, Housing and phasing leisure and health facilities Main comments raised during the Objective: Encourage development consultation include: that strengthens culture, leisure, Need for affordable housing and play facilities in the town. A good mix of housing is needed Objective: Promote measures to Interest in Self-Build improve the health of people living and Desire for Employment and working in Buckingham including the Infrastructure improvements before provision and retention of facilities housing locally. Objective: Provide a diverse housing Objective: Maintain the quality of stock to meet the needs of existing and Buckingham’s parkland and green future local people. space, in particular its heart’. ‘green Design, heritage and environment Main comments raised during the consultation include: Want to see preservation of trees in the town Desire to see the roof line of the town preserved Need to have buildings of good quality design Ensure that new development has good parking Prevention of surface water flooding through design
community through developer contributions, New Homes Bonus and/or Community Infrastructure Levy. Improve movement into and around the town in a healthy and safe manner; specifically cycling, walking and ease of access for the disabled. Encourage a reduction in the carbon footprint of Buckingham by promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy generation. Mitigate, and improve the capability of the town to deal with flooding. Housing and phasing Main comments raised during the consultation include: Need for affordable housing A good mix of housing is needed Interest in Self-Build Desire for Employment and Infrastructure improvements before housing Objective: Provide a diverse housing stock to meet the needs of existing and future local people. Design, heritage and environment Main comments raised during the consultation include: Want to see preservation of trees in the town Desire to see the roof line of the town preserved Need to have buildings of good quality design Ensure that new development has good parking Prevention of surface water flooding through design Objective: Conserve and enhance the town’s historic environment and its setting. Objective: To maintain and increase the Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity of Buckingham. Objective: Provide minimum design requirements to ensure appropriate development in the town, building on the work of the 2001 Vision & Design statement. Culture, leisure health Main comments raised during the consultation include: Desire to maintain the existing green space Develop linear parks Development of a canal area Preservation of St. Rumbold’s Well Demand for new social, cultural, leisure and health facilities Objective: Encourage development that strengthens culture, leisure, and play facilities in the town. Objective: Promote measures to improve the health of people living and working in Buckingham including the provision and retention of facilities locally. Objective: Maintain the quality of Buckingham’s parkland and green space, in particular its ‘green heart’.
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