New or infill developments should avoid:-

1. Breaking the skyline as seen from outside of the village.

2. Eliminating the attractive "gaps" which provide visual access to the countryside. In particular the gap between Brookside and the Brookhouse Hotel and at the lower end of Beacon Road adjacent to the footpath to Craythorne should not be filled or reduced.

3. Removing the "open" side of roads currently built on one side only.

Particularly on prominent sites where the land falls away into the countryside, encouragement should be given for developments of 40 or more dwellings to have peripheral buildings facing outwards across a road or if the buildings have a rear road access, across a broad band of publicly accessible land with some tree planting and a footpath.

For smaller developments where this may not be possible, there should be a screen belt of sufficient depth for some trees to grow beyond roof height and be maintained in maturity without risk of damage to buildings. Extensions to the original buildings which would put them at risk from trees when they reach maturity should not be allowed.

Note: Meadow View is an example of recent development which is sympathetic to the countryside and which enhances its relationship with the village. Walford Road's various rear fences are unsympathetic and form a divisive and unattractive boundary between the two environments.