A fresh planning application has been approved for a development of 861 new homes in a Bucks town.

The windows at new houses currently being built in Aylesbury can be swapped for different ones, Buckinghamshire Council has said.

The plans are part of the Kingsbrook estate, a development of two, three, four and five-bedroom properties on land east of Aylesbury, Broughton Crossing, by Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes.

The 861 homes form ‘Orchard Green’ – or ‘village four’ of the approved overall masterplan for the site.

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Planning officers approved the substitution of side hung opening windows with top hung opening windows at Orchard Green.

These non-material amendments affect 15 different plots on the plans.

A cover letter reads: “It is necessary that we change the appearance of the windows to achieve the new 2021 building regulations Part O ventilation requirements.”

Barratt did not propose any changes to the colour, materials or general style of the windows.

A planning officer said: “A change to the hanging arrangement would fundamentally alter the visual amenity, appearance or character of the respective dwellings or of the wider development as a whole.”

The plans for Orchard Green also include a community centre, sports pitches, allotments, a new primary school and a site for a secondary school.