Views showing how a consistent frontage allows the buildings to define the streets at Fairford Leys

The plan for Fairford Leys was designed to extend the town of Aylesbury in a manner consistent with traditional market towns in the area.  The development comprises 1800 houses, a new church, a community hall, shops, cafes, a pub, office and employment space, a GP’s surgery, a veterinary practice, a pharmacy, a nursery school and a health and fitness centre.

It was designed along the premise that public spaces should be, first and foremost, pedestrian friendly places.  While such spaces are designed to accommodate the motor car, the latter is not allowed to dominate the design.  This approach was implemented here long before it became government policy in the UK.  The project now appears in various government guidance, such as “Places Streets and Movement”, as an example of best practice in urban design.