Oldham Town Hall
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Commercial and non-residential buildings
Boundaries
Introduction
Boundary treatments should be used to define the perimeter of the site. Applicants will be expected to create consistent, high quality and well-designed boundary treatments using either brick walls, stone walls, security fencing and/or planting, dependent upon context. Well-designed boundary treatments help to create pleasant streets, improve security, distinguish between the public and private realm, increase biodiversity and define the characterCharacter includes all of the elements that go to make a place, how it looks and feels, its geography and landscape, its noises and smells, activity, people and businesses. This character should be understood as a starting point for all development. Character can be understood at three levels; the area type in which the site sits, its surroundings and the features of the site. More of a place.
NRB 1
Boundary treatments
CODE
Description
Compliance
CODE
Boundary treatments, including gates, must be in keeping with the surrounding traditional context. Where boundaries are required to delineate between public and private space they must be complementary to the design of the facade and not impinge accessible approaches to entrances.
Description
Boundaries and security features should be considered at the same time as the building and landscaping, forming an integral part of the design.
Boundary treatments should be used to clearly define the public and private domain. Inclusion of landscape increases biodiversity and can soften edges.
Fence lines should be set back from the edge of the site along public edges behind a landscaped zone to provide a soft edge to the public realmThis is the space between and within buildings that is publicly accessible, including streets, squares, forecourts, parks and open spaces. More.
Palisade fencing presents a poor image of the site and the area in general and can reduce visibility, hindering natural surveillance. Its use should be avoided.
Gate piers and gates must complement the boundary treatment, and reflect the surrounding context in both design and height.
Use plant species which can provide natural security such as native hedge mixes including: Blackthorn, Hornbeam, Field Maple, Hawthorn, Bird Cherry, Common Dogwood or Hazel.
Compliance
Applicants should demonstrate in their submission how this element of the code has been complied with.
Area types:
- Where traditional boundary treatments remain on an infill development site, applicants should demonstrate how these will be retained and repaired, with any mature landscaping, including hedges, behind them.
Documents required:
- Site plan
- Landscaping plan
- Elevational drawings
- Code requirement signposted in the Design and Access Statement.
NRB 2
Historic boundary treatments
CODE
Description
Compliance
CODE
Historic boundary treatments must be retained and new openings kept to a minimum.
Description
Walls and associated planting should be repaired and enhanced where required. The retention of historic boundary treatments is important to ensure local distinctivenessThe positive features of a place and its communities which contribute to its special character and sense of place. More and protect the characterCharacter includes all of the elements that go to make a place, how it looks and feels, its geography and landscape, its noises and smells, activity, people and businesses. This character should be understood as a starting point for all development. Character can be understood at three levels; the area type in which the site sits, its surroundings and the features of the site. More of the streetsceneAll spaces and features which form the street environment, including buildings, street furniture, fittings and finishes and green infrastructure and open spaces. More.
Compliance
Applicants should demonstrate in their submission how this element of the code has been complied with.
Area types:
- Rural and Villages – upright flags and Cheshire railings.
- Suburbs – sandstone (south) and brick (north)
Documents required:
- Site plan
- Landscaping plan
- Elevational drawings
- Code requirement signposted in the Design and Access Statement.
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