Residential Design Guidance
Full Report of Officers Workshop
20 February 2013 1100-1300
Full Report Appendices
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Appendix 1: Collated Results of Parking Task 1.1 What is your parking like?
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Appendix 2: Collated Results of Parking Task 1.2 Assessing different parking
regimes
Page 12: Appendix 3: Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.1 What is your amenity
space like?
Page 17: Appendix 4: Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.2 Reviewing recent amenity
space
Page 22: Appendix 5 Collated Results of Character Task 4
Page 27: Appendix 6 Collated Results of Scope of the SPD Task 5.
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Appendix 1 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.1 What is your parking like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place they live deals with parking…
Team 1
Where do you park?
E.g. on plot; on street; rear parking area;
1
On plot, edge of street/parking space
2
On drive. garage but with no access
3
On drive & outside garage
4
Parking court & on street
What works?
Garages for storage
low car ownership
No spaces/
habitable
rooms?
3 spaces
5 rooms
2 spaces
6 rooms
2 spaces
5 rooms
1 space
4 rooms
Garage?
Visitors?
Yes. not used for parking Park in rear of parking
court
“
On highway
“
“
On grass verge/highway
“
No
On street
+/- Current
standards?
Over provision
Equal
Equal
Equal
Reasons…
What does not work?
Garages for parking
High car ownership
Lack of visitor parking
Parking in front of garages
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Appendix 1 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.1 What is your parking like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place they live deals with parking…
Team 2
Where do you park?
E.g. on plot; on street; rear parking area;
1
3 spaces garage + driveway
2
On plot, carport + drive
3
Flat. communal parking
4
On plot
What works?
No spaces/
habitable
rooms?
Garage?
Visitors?
3 spaces,9 rooms
(4 beds)
Yes
On site, some availability -1
on street
4 spaces,7 rooms
(3 beds)
2 spaces,3 rooms
(1 bed)
3 space, 5 rooms
(2 bed)
Carport
On site(driveway)
+2
No
Visitors share occupiers
spaces + on street
On site/communal
areas(cul-de-sac
+1
2. Sufficient on plot for most with additional capacity on site for more
restricted properties
4. Combination of allocated communal
Yes
+/- Current
standards?
+1
Reasons…
What does not work?
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Appendix 1 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.1 What is your parking like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place they live deals with parking…
Team 3
Where do you park?
E.g. on plot; on street; rear parking area;
1
2
Garage double
Double forecourt (on street also
available nearby)
On drive(shared)x2
3
On drive tandem x2
4
On drive
5
On drive
No spaces/
habitable
rooms?
Garage?
Visitors?
4 spaces
6 rooms
X2
X2
2 spaces
7 rooms
2 spaces
5 rooms
2 spaces
5 rooms
16 spaces
17 rooms
X1
On street
No
On street
X1
On street
X
drive
What works?
Side by side parking works well-no need to move other cars to get out
Enough parking for ourselves
+/- Current
standards?
Reasons…
What does not work?
Have to drive over others land to get out
Tandem parking causing extra manoeuvres-causes more on street parking
Street
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Appendix 1 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.1 What is your parking like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place they live deals with parking…
Team 4
Where do you park?
E.g. on plot; on street; rear parking area;
1
On street, permits private road
2
On driveway/at work
3
Parking lay-by
4
On street
What works?
It all works
No spaces/
habitable
rooms?
3 rooms-1 bed
Non allocated
6 rooms 3 beds
2 spaces
3 rooms 1 bed
0 spaces
6 rooms 3 bed
0 space
Garage?
Visitors?
+/- Current
standards?
No
No-on road
-1space
No
No-on street
0
No
On street
-1
No
On street
Reasons…
What does not work?
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Appendix 1 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.1 What is your parking like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place they live deals with parking…
Team 5
Where do you park?
E.g. on plot; on street; rear parking area;
No spaces/
habitable
rooms?
Garage?
Visitors?
+/- Current
standards?
4/6
Yes(not used)
On plot or nearby
+3
1
Garage & on plot-garage only storage
2
No spaces on plot but on street
0/4
No
On street
-2
3
On plot
4/6
No
On plot or on street
+2
4
On plot
3/6
Yes(used for storage)
On plot or nearby
-1
5
On plot –carport
3/6
No(carport)
On plot or nearby
+1
What works?
On site parking
Flexibility of unallocated street parking
Reasons…
What does not work?
Tandem on drive a problem
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Appendix 2 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.2 Assessing different parking regimes
Look at each of the four examples – try and assess from the group of people your team are allocated. What works; what does not?
For example think about convenience; safety; security; visitors & appearance
Team1
A: Lindsay Avenue
What works?
What doesn’t?
B: Whitelands Road
What works?
What doesn’t?
C: Terriers School Front
What works?
What doesn’t?
D: Terriers School Rear
What works
What doesn’t
Which example works the best for the group
you assessed?
Split between:
A: Lindsay Avenue
D: Terriers School Rear
Group of people: couples no children
Size of garden stops gardens becoming hard standing
Close to house if you can get a space
Doesn’t appear car dominated.
Spacious
You might not get a space
No visitor parking
Not very green
Danger for car damage
A lot of spaces
Good visitor parking
Security
Not very pretty
Not wide road
Very busy
Lack of planting
Grass verges damaged
Allocated space(for 1 car)
Street not car dominated
Convenient parking
Looks sterile/ no planting
Ample visitor parking, if not used by residents
Road dominated
Plenty of parking for both for residents and visitors
Not car dominated but very road/access dominated
Parking unbroken
Bad open space
Reasons…
More convenient/ample space
Better quality of environment/more neighbour interaction(positive/negative )
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Appendix 2 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.2 Assessing different parking regimes
Look at each of the four examples – try and assess from the group of people your team are allocated. What works; what does not?
For example think about convenience; safety; security; visitors & appearance
Team2
A: Lindsay Avenue
What works?
What doesn’t?
B: Whitelands Road
What works?
What doesn’t?
C: Terriers School Front
What works?
What doesn’t?
D: Terriers School Rear
What works
What doesn’t
Which example works the best for the group
you assessed?
D: Terriers School Rear
Group of people: young couple with small children (2 cars)
Flexibility
Natural traffic calming
Doesn’t highlight which houses empty
Dangerous for small children
Inconvenient
Flexibility combination on site, on street. less than example a
Convenient
Safer for children
On street parking restores access to on site spaces
Some on site spaces too short
Some natural surveillance during day
Sufficient parking, not shared with surrounding area
Inconvenient
Parking unclear for visitors
Wouldn’t use front door
Could be intimidating at night
Flexible
Convenient
Safe in terms of traffic & surveillance
Space for children to play
Could be car dominated
Reasons…
Safe
Spacious
Convenient
Space for kids to play
Traffic calming
Natural surveillance
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Appendix 2 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.2 Assessing different parking regimes
Look at each of the four examples – try and assess from the group of people your team are allocated. What works; what does not?
For example think about convenience; safety; security; visitors & appearance
Team3
A: Lindsay Avenue
What works?
What doesn’t?
B: Whitelands Road
What works?
What doesn’t?
C: Terriers School Front
What works?
What doesn’t?
D: Terriers School Rear
What works
What doesn’t
Group of people: Families with older children
Cars less needed for town centre location
Good parallel parking skills
Good wide street can accommodate on street play
Not enough parking for adults and teenagers 3-4 cars
Not even space for 1 car per plot
Wide plots enable 2 cars on street
Front garden space for conversion to parking
Space at for additional parking
Topography makes conversion to drive difficult in some cases
If everyone creates drives on frontage there would be no on street parking available, we would like that with large families
Visually good-no car predominance
Quantity good for amount of people
Potentially unsupervised rear parking-security issue?
Although less likely because of private access
On street plus on street options
Capacity for vans on plot
Flexibility
Could look cluttered if everyone uses parking around green
Which example works the best for the group
you assessed?
C: Terriers School Front
Reasons…
B: Whitelands Road
Great for parking, bad for environment
Flexibility-balance between play and environment
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Appendix 2 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.2 Assessing different parking regimes
Look at each of the four examples – try and assess from the group of people your team are allocated. What works; what does not?
For example think about convenience; safety; security; visitors & appearance
Team4
A: Lindsay Avenue
What works?
What doesn’t?
B: Whitelands Road
What works?
What doesn’t?
Group of people: living alone
Street wide enough to allow parking on each side of street
Unloading from cars/removal vans
Security of leaving car on street
Security of car parked on plot
narrow road restricts on-street parking & manoeuvring
C: Terriers School Front
What works?
What doesn’t?
Secure-well overlooked parking
D: Terriers School Rear
What works
What doesn’t
Plenty of parking on plot& space for visitors.
Which example works the best for the group
you assessed?
C: Terriers School Front or
D: Terriers School Rear
Reasons…
nothing
nothing
Modern development
Easy + convenient
Plenty of spaces, allocated spaces
Zero maintenance
Flexible visible parking
Easy for delivery
Close to local shop-Tesco Express
Easy to get into town & nightlife – cheap taxi’s
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Appendix 2 Collated Results of Parking Task 1.2 Assessing different parking regimes
Team5
Group of people: Elderly
A: Lindsay Avenue
What works?
What doesn’t?
B: Whitelands Road
What works?
What doesn’t?
C: Terriers School Front
What works?
What doesn’t?
D: Terriers School Rear
What works
What doesn’t
Street parking flexible
Often unspoken agreements on parking outside own house
If registered disabled can get space outside home designated
Parking not too close to home sometimes
Aggressive neighbours who regard road outside home as theirs
Practical problem of parallel parking for the elderly
Plot widths allow more off street parking
East side fully provided with 2/3 spaces tandem
Road wide enough for on street parking west side
West side has potential for off-street parking but would adversely affect streetscape
Vehicles in front garden over hang footpath
Reversing out a problem
Private front gardens with trees removes car from frontage
Parking remote from front doors
Obstructions to footpath at front
Vulnerable to crime
Dubious surveillance, exposed rear boundaries
On plot & street parking
Small parking courts well survielled
Pretty flexible parking
Block paved
Parking along whole of “village green”
Which example works the best for the group
you assessed?
B: Whitelands Road
Reasons…
D: Terriers School Rear
Good mix of provision-flexible road designed for on street parking as well.
Potential for village green to create community cohesion and neighbourliness
Most flexible and convenient for elderly with safe access to front door
Both based on traditional practices as they have evolved since the 1930s. B capable of expanding to meet changing
requirements and car ownership; D will promote neighbourliness
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Appendix 3 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.1 What is your amenity space like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place where they live meets their needs for private amenity space
Team1
Size? Dwelling
size: no of
1
64m2
bedrooms &
type
2B semi
2
66m2
3
4
Communal Quality vs. Quantity? Rate the following out of 5
space?
Space
Sunlight Privacy
Usability Closeness
No
4
3
3
4
5
2B semi
No
4
2½
3
5
5
45m2
3 terrace
No
4
4
3
4/5
5
82m2
3 semi
No
4
3
3
5
5
What works?
Reasons…
Size closeness
Privacy-should always expect some
What does not work?
Reasons…
Sunlight shade from building/trees
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Appendix 3 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.1 What is your amenity space like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place where they live meets their needs for private amenity space
Team 2
Size? Dwelling
size: no of
Communal Quality vs. Quantity? Rate the following out of 5
space?
Space
Sunlight Privacy
Usability Closeness
1
64 m2
bedrooms &
type
2 bed semi
2
83m2
4 bed
No
3
0m2
1-bed
No nearby public
park
4
90m2
3-bed
No
No
Could do with
more depth
3
Would like more
3
Ok-depends on
time of year
4
5
Ok-road access to 5
rear can be noisy
4
5
5
5
Public ok would
like some
communal space
3
Would like more
width
3
5
0
5
2
5
5
5
5
What works?
Reasons…
What does not work?
Reasons…
No private space, public only
5
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Appendix 3 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.1 What is your amenity space like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place where they live meets their needs for private amenity space
Team 3
Size? Dwelling
size: no of
Communal Quality vs. Quantity? Rate the following out of 5
space?
Space
Sunlight Privacy
Usability Closeness
1
300 m2
2
150m2
bedrooms &
type
Victorian detached Yes
10 bed
shared(community)
3 bed semi detached X
3
90 m2
3 bed terraced 1970 X
What works?
5
3
0
5
5
3.5
3
3.5
4
5
2
4
1
2
5
Reasons…
What does not work?
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Appendix 3 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.1 What is your amenity space like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place where they live meets their needs for private amenity space
Team 4
Size? Dwelling
size: no of
1
None
bedrooms &
type
1 bed flat
2
Medium
3
None
4
Long and 3 bed house
narrow
garden
Communal Quality vs. Quantity? Rate the following out of 5
space?
Space
Sunlight Privacy
Usability Closeness
Yes
5
5
0
4
5
3 bed house
No
4
4
3
5
5
1 bed flat
No
0
0
0
0
0
No
5
5
4
5
5
What works?
Reasons…
What does not work?
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Appendix 3 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.1 What is your amenity space like?
Each member of your team to describe how the place where they live meets their needs for private amenity space
Team 5
Size? Dwelling
size: no of
Communal Quality vs. Quantity? Rate the following out of 5
space?
Space
Sunlight Privacy
Usability Closeness
1
330m2
bedrooms &
type
3 bed semi-detached No
2
30m2
2 bed terraced
No
5
5
3
4
5
3
300m2
3 bed semi
Small green & park 2
mins walk
5
4
4
5
5
4
108m2
4 bed detached
No
5
4
4
5
5
5
300m2
3 bed semi
No
5
4
4
4
5
What works?
Direct access from the house
Appropriately spaced for household
Good aspect
5
5
5
5
5
Reasons…
What does not work?
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Appendix 4 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.2 Reviewing recent amenity space
Team1- Scheme Terriers School: Front
Scheme:
Couples
Families
Families
Older people
Living alone
no children
small children
Accessible
Safe
Easily maintenance
Good south aspect
Accessible
Safe
Good south aspect
Easymaintenance
Easy maintenance
Easy maintenance
Houses
What
doesn’t
Not very private
Small
Large parking area may be
noisy/smells
Too small to entertain
Not private
Noise/smells from parking area
May be to small
No opportunity to maintain
garden
Noise smells from parking
Not private
No opportunity to maintain
garden
Noise smells from parking
Rating out of 5
3
Too small
Not private
Noise from parking
Smell
Rear access may be unsafe for
kids
2-3
1-2
Cant say without
stereotyping
4
Flats:
What
works
Good size for 2x2 flats
Good access for g/f
Private-not too overlooked
Good access to bins/parking
Easy maintenance
Shade from trees
Not always good to share
See above
4
Terriers Frontage
Houses:
What
works?
Flats:
What
doesn’t
Rating out of 5
3½
2-3
older children
(65+)
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Appendix 4 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.2 Reviewing recent amenity space
Team 2 Scheme: Terriers School Rear
Scheme:
Couples
Families
Terriers school
rear
Houses:
What
works?
Houses
What
doesn’t
Rating out of 5
no children
small children
No issue
Good privacy
Good privacy
Families
Older people
Living alone
Good privacy
Enough space
Good privacy
Enough space
Good privacy
Communal space provides
opportunities for street
parties i.e. community get
together
Might be too much space
Communal space provides
opportunities for street
parties i.e. community get
together
4/5 depending on size,
orientation , width versus
depth and use of communal
area
4/5 depending on size,
orientation , width versus
depth and use of communal
area
older children
Communal space provides
Communal space provides
Communal space provides
opportunities for street parties opportunities for street parties opportunities for street parties
i.e. community get together
i.e. community get together
i.e. community get together
4/5 depending on size,
orientation , width versus
depth and use of communal
area
Depends on orientation but
contained safe environment
Not big enough
Not big enough
4/5 depending on size,
orientation , width versus
depth and use of communal
area
4/5 depending on size,
orientation , width versus depth
and use of communal area
(65+)
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Appendix 4 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.2 Reviewing recent amenity space
Team 3 Scheme: Great Marlow School
Scheme:
Couples
Families
no children
small children
Houses:
What
works?
Houses
What
doesn’t
Rating out of 5
Loads of space
Sunlight sorted for the future
No need to move
Privacy good
Not all close to LEAP
Flats:
What
works
Flats:
What
doesn’t
Rating out of 5
Good private space on west
Families
Older people
Living alone
Good space
Sunlight
Privacy
Too much to maintain
Good space and flexible
Young might not want
responsibility
Older might enjoy garden
older children
(65+)
Too much to maintain
4
a
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
Balconies over road
5
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Appendix 4 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.2 Reviewing recent amenity space
Team 4 Scheme: Great Marlow School
Scheme:
Couples
Families
Families
no children
small children
Houses:
What
works?
Good size
Low maintenance
Safe + enclosed space
Secure
Defendable-not near a main
road
Houses
What
doesn’t
Rating out of 5
Personal choice-may wish for a Some gardens too small for
bigger garden
play equipment
Wish for a larger garden
4
3
Flats:
What
works
Flats:
What
doesn’t
Rating out of 5
Low maintenance
4
older children
Older people
Living alone
Low maintenance
Ok size
4
5
(65+)
Small area to maintain
Balcony onto main road
Not secure for kids to play-on
road frontage
Not enough space
3
1
0
Lack of privacy for
balconies onto street
3
3
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Appendix 4 Collated Results of Amenity space Task 2.2 Reviewing recent amenity space
Team 5 Scheme: Wycombe Marsh
Scheme:
Couples
Families
Families
Older people
Living alone
Manageable size
Usable
no children
small children
Direct access
Manageable size
Secure gardens & direct home
access
lots of green spaces(LAPS)
Secure gardens & direct home
access
lots of green spaces(LAPS)
Manageable size
Usable
Houses
What
doesn’t
Some gardens with evening
over shading
Smaller gardens not a problem
but small garden lead to
neighbourly noise & disturbance
Playing in LAP areas a problem
Problems if teenagers,
children & cars
Rating out of 5
Flats:
What
works
Flats:
What
doesn’t
3
Not very large gardens for
families
Cross roads to get to green
spaces & LAP
Not surveilled
2
2
4
5
Not enough space
Easy to maintain
Direct access
Easy to maintain
Direct access
Balconies not ideal for children Balconies used for bikes-for
have to go LAP or river side
security reasons
green spaces
Communal amenities poor
Decent noise insulation
essential
No worries about
gardening
1
4
5
Wycombe marsh
Houses:
What
works?
Rating out of 5
Low maintenance
Large corner balconies
North facing balconies – no
evening sunshine overlook car
parks
Ground floor terraces don’t
work
3
older children
1
(65+)
Which group works the best for each Reasons…
the scheme you assessed?
Older people & living alone
Reasonable for couples with no children
NW side of site not as good-too dense & tight relationship
What works the best overall?
Reasons…
Flats for elderly or living alone(as you’d expect)
However concerns of impact of children/car noise/lack of privacy
Inadequate garden space or any storage
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Appendix 5 Collated Results of Character Task 4.
Our existing guidance lists some key character traits of Wycombe District and suggests appropriate responses for these traits.
Are these still relevant are there other traits we should include?
Team1
Roofscape: Should we keep this trait? NO
Any amendments?
More location/site specific-general good design
Development on Slopes: Should we keep this trait?
Skylines: Should we keep this trait?
YES
YES
Building materials: Should we keep this trait?
NO
Any other traits we should include?
Trait 1
Reasons…
Soft landscape/trees
Creates a better quality environment
Ecological and sustainability benefits
Trait 2
Sustainability
Reasons…
Should encourage sustainability
Development should provide
Trait 3
Developments should be built to last
Reasons…
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Team 2
Roofscape: Should we keep this trait? NO
Any amendments?
Combine with other general issues
Development on Slopes: Should we keep this trait?
Skylines: Should we keep this trait?
Any amendments?
YES
NO
Protect through AONB, Green Belt, TPO’s /conservation areas, Protection of open space
Building materials: Should we keep this trait?
Any amendments?
YES
More info on use of non-traditional materials
Any other traits we should include?
Please list below with reasons why
Trait 1
Roofscape
Reasons…
Can often be overridden by PD alterations
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Team 3
Roofscape: Should we keep this trait? YES
Any amendments?
More needed on crown & flat roofs
Development on Slopes: Should we keep this trait?
Any amendments?
YES
Critical to High Wycombe. More detailed guidance needed on this an how to assess & presentation of proposals to councils
Skylines: Should we keep this trait?
YES
Building materials: Should we keep this trait?
Any amendments?
YES
No London stock bricks
Any other traits we should include?
Please list below with reasons why
Trait 1
Space for trees
Reasons…
Parking requirements has resulted in tree space being removed
Need to make space for large trees or they will not be included
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Appendix 5 Collated Results of Character Task 4.
Team 4
Roofscape: Should we keep this trait? YES
Development on Slopes: Should we keep this trait?
Any amendments?
YES
Include reference to retaining structures
Skylines: Should we keep this trait?
Any amendments?
NO
Overlaps with roofscapes & slopes
Building materials: Should we keep this trait?
Any amendments?
NO
Overlaps with Chilterns Design Guide
Any other traits we should include?
Please list below with reasons why
Trait 1
Scale
Reasons…
To give more flexibility & give a steer on where variations in scale might be
acceptable(making room for change)
Trait 2
Landscaping
Reasons…
Guidance on local species for planting i.e. tree species for gardens, car parks, new streets
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Appendix 5 Collated Results of Character Task 4.
Team 5
Roofscape: Should we keep this trait? YES
Any amendments?
More on crown roofs
Development on Slopes: Should we keep this trait?
Skylines: Should we keep this trait?
YES
YES
Building materials: Should we keep this trait?
Any amendments?
YES
Add guidance on use of contemporary/non-traditional materials
Any other traits we should include?
Please list below with reasons why
Trait 1
Spacing
Reasons…
Reflect different areas of district- e.g. spacious residential areas
Footprint: garden ratio
Trait 2
Landscape
Reasons…
Areas with high levels of tree/vegetation cover to be maintained
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Appendix 6 Collated Results of Scope of the SPD Task 5.
Team1
Subjects areas to include
Parking
Private amenity space
Privacy issues
Landscape
Ecology
Light
Noise
Safety
Subject areas not to include
Roofscape
materials
Top 3 priority subject areas
Character/context-how to deal with it
Amenity space-gardens-private space Vs communal
Living environment.privacy
.noise/disturbance
.parking requirements
Layout + quality
Team 2
Subjects areas to include
Parking design, layout
Private amenity space
Public amenity space/open space
Context/scale/mass
Design and appearance-roofscape
Development on slopes
Subject areas not to include
Character
Walking routes, creating a walkable neighbourhood
Sustainability, energy efficiency-incorporate living within our limits
principles
Landscape
Legibility
Accommodation of storage space
Internal space standards
Top 3 priority subject areas
Sustainability
Private amenity space
Design/legibility
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Appendix 6 Collated Results of Scope of the SPD Task 5.
Team 3
Subjects areas to include
Subject areas not to include
Parking design, layout
Private amenity space
Public amenity space/open space
Character
Context/scale/mass
Design and appearance
Roofscape
Development on slopes
Skylines and views
Materials
Sustainability/energy efficiency
Access to local facilities
Legibility
Walking routes, creating a walkable neighbourhood
Block structure
Building relationships
Specialist residential uses-elderly/disabled/student e.t.c
Street design and layout
Landscape
Waste and recycling
Internal space standards
Accommodation of storage space
Noise
Light
Community safety/designing out crime
Privacy issues
Unhappy trees not specifically mentioned
Top 3 priority subject areas
Parking
Amenity space
Character-as it encompasses so many other categories
Team 4
Subjects areas to include
Private amenity space
Character
Context/scale/mass
Design and appearance
Roofscape
Development on slopes
Skylines and views
Materials
Sustainability/energy efficiency
Walking routes, creating a walkable neighbourhood
Block structure
Building relationships
Specialist residential uses-elderly/disabled/student e.t.c
Street design and layout
Landscape
Waste and recycling
Internal space standards
Accommodation of storage space
Subject areas not to include
Public amenity space/open space
Access to local facilities
Noise
Views(excl vistas)
Light
Community safety/designing out crime
Privacy issues
Top 3 priority subject areas
Parking design, layout
Legibility
Amenity
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Appendix 6 Collated Results of Scope of the SPD Task 5.
Team 5
Subjects areas to include
Subject areas not to include
Parking layout and design
Private amenity space & Public amenity space/open space
Character
Context scale and mass
Design and appearance
Roofscape & Skylines and views (only in some instances)
Materials (Good quality but not specify)
Legibility
Walking routes
Block Structure
Building relationships & Privacy issues
Sustainability/ energy efficiency
Access to local facilities
Internal space standards
Noise
Specialist residential uses-elderly/disabled/student etc. perhaps in a
separate document
Street design and layout & Community safety/designing out crime
Landscape
Waste and recycling
Accommodation of storage space
Light & lighting
(all are interrelated some are sub categories)
Top 3 priority subject areas
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