1. Public Realm Strategy
2. Conservation Area Appraisal
3. Shop Front and Advertisement Design Guide
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Form for Making Representations
This form is for commenting on the above 3 draft documents. The Public Realm Strategy and the Shop
Front and Advertisement Design Guide are to be adopted as Supplementary Planning Documents
(SPDs) by the Borough Council in due course and will then form part of the North Northamptonshire
Local Development Framework. A Sustainability Appraisal (SA) of the social, environmental and
economic effects of each SPD has also been published for public consultation.
The documents and supporting information can be viewed at: www.wellingborough.gov.uk/publicrealm
or during normal opening hours they can be inspected at the Croyland Abbey offices of the Council and
at libraries throughout the Borough.
The form should be returned to: Planning Policy, Borough Council of Wellingborough, Council
Offices, Swanspool House, Wellingborough, NN8 1BP by 4th May 2009.
Please use a continuation sheet if there is insufficient room on the form for your response.
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If you wish to be notified of the adoption of the documents and any decision to extend the
conservation area please tick the box below. Notification will be sent to the address on the
representation form unless you indicate otherwise.
Public Realm Strategy
1. Do you support the key design principles? If not please explain
2. Do you agree with the potential projects? If not, please explain.
3. Is there any Public Realm projects that you would like to suggest?
4. Can you think of any important aspects relating to improving the public realm of the town centre
that are not captured in the Strategy?
5. Would you like to see greater emphasis placed upon any of the following themes within the
town centre – heritage values, contemporary design, sustainability, culture and art etc? If so
what would you like to see and where would you like to see it?
6. Would you like to suggest any significant events, people, building or locations that should be
celebrated within the town centre through public art or other means?
7. Do you have any other suggestions as to how the Strategy might be improved?
Conservation Area Appraisal
1. Would you like to see the current Conservation area boundary extended to provide greater
protection to the town centre’s historic buildings? Please explain your reasons.
2. Do you agree with the extent of the proposed Conservation area boundary?
3. Do you believe any locations are included in the proposed conservation area boundary that
should not be? If yes, please explain how the boundary should be amended and your reasons
for suggesting this.
4. Do you believe some locations are missing from the proposed conservation area boundary? If
so please explain how the boundary should be amended and your reasons for suggesting this.
5. Have we correctly identified buildings of townscape merit or are there any other changes you
would propose? If you wish to suggest changes please give the address of the building and the
reasons why it should be included or excluded from the list?
6. We would be interested in any other comments that you wish to make about the draft
Conservation Area Appraisal.
Shop Front and Advertisement Design Guide
1. Do you agree with the approach to shop front and advertisement design guidance?
2. Do the 10 principles included in the Guide capture all the key messages relevant to
Wellingborough’s shop fronts?
3. Have the key design principles and their application been explained in sufficient detail in the
Guide?
4. Are there any additional designs or other issues you think should be covered in the Guide?
5. Are there any other comments or suggestions that you wish to make on the Guide?
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