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This policy applies to proposals seeking to meet the NPPF §154(e) exception to inappropriate development in the Green Belt for limited infill housing schemes within Ashley Green and Whelpley Hill, which are both ‘washed over’ by the Green Belt.

The adopted Local Plan Policy GB4 defines boundaries on its Policies Map at Ashley Green village, Whelpley Hill (in two parts) and on Ashley Green Road in the Parish for this purpose and sets out criteria for determining if proposals meet the definition of limited infill housing development. The Parish Council has taken this non-strategic policy opportunity to make two minor modifications to the Ashley Green village boundary to reflect consented and built out schemes since it was last drawn many years ago and to have greater coherence. It has not modified the other boundaries, nor the wording of Policy GB4 as this is not within the scope of the Neighbourhood Plan.