Land at Wildman’s Farm, LanghoLANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

APPENDIX 10.1 : VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TABLE

APPENDIX 10.2 : FIGURES

July 2014

CONTENTS

Figure 1: Site Location

Figure 2: National Landscape Character

Figure 3: Local Landscape Character

Figure 4: Townscape Character

Figure 5: Landscape Designations

Figure 6: Topograpghy

Figure 7: Existing Site Features

Figure 8: Principle View Points

Figure 9: Masterplan Vision

FIGURE 1: SITE LOCATION

A666

A59

Railway

LANGHO

BLACKBURN

PRESTON

BURNLEYGREATHARWOOD

CLITHEROE

WHALLEY

Ribble Valley

ACCRINGTON

WHILPSHIRE

LANGHO

RIBCHESTER A59

A666

A677M65

FIGURE 2: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LANDSCAPE CHARACTER

KEY

NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CHARACTER

Boundary

REGIONAL LANDSCAPE CHARACTER

Pendle Hill Character Area

North Pendle Character Area

Lower Ribblesdale Character Area

Lower Ribble Valley Character Area

South Bowl &Fringes Character Area

Site

PendleHill

Forrest pf Bowland Southern Fringe

Lower Ribble Valley

Mellor Ridge

Lower Ribblesdale

FIGURE 3: LOCAL LANDSCAPE CHARACTER

UPLAND FARMLAND

HILLSIDE FARMLAND

UNDULATING LOWLAND FARMLAND

FIGURE 4: TOWNSCAPE CHARACTER

Whalley RoadThis is typical of historic roads that pass through rural areas and along which villages and towns have grown over time. In the centre of Langho these are strips of compact and high density terraces forming a strong building line with back-of-pavement frontages. These are predominantly late Victorian and two storeys. Larger in scale are Edwardian houses, semi-detached and in short terraces, other with front gardens. Further from the centre are a mix of early and late 20th century semi, and detached houses, two storey houses and bungalows, at lower densities stretching along the roadside with greater set-backs.

Langho post-war suburbsMuch of the town has been developed in the post-war period with semi and detached two storey houses and many bungalows. These are arranged in cul-de-sacs and closes, with large front gardens and minimal boundary definition.

Rural Lanes Surrounding Langho are many rural lanes that are characterised by their informal nature. Properties are often from a variety of periods; early Victorian cottages are small in scale; detached, semi and short terraces are placed at the back-of-pavement. Farmhouses and ancillary buildings are also common. Detached houses from the 19th and 20th centuries are often well set-back.

Contemporary DevelopmentsRecent residential growth has been placed off Whalley New Road, with a cul-de-sac of semi-detached houses and three storey townhouses.

York Lane/Whalley Old RoadLarge late Victorian and Edwardian semi-detached houses characterise this area, fronting on to the street, with some set in large grounds.

Figure 9: Local Character Areas

Figure 4 gives an overview of character areas around the site. While the predominant type is the post-war suburban development that makes up most of Langho, Whalley Road and the Rual Lanes offer interesting precedents to draw from due to the variety of house types they contain and the way they transition from rural to urban settings.

FIGURE 5: LANDSCAPE DESIGNATIONS

Langho

Whalley

Billington

Great Harwood

BrockhallVillage

Copster Green

FIGURE 6: TOPOGRAPGHY

Langho

Whalley

Billington

Great Harwood

BrockhallVillage

Copster Green

FIGURE 7: EXISTING SITE FEATURES

Langholme Farm house

Green Nook Wood

Railway

Pedestrian tunnel

FIGURE 8: PRINCIPLE VIEWPOINTS

FIGURE 9: MASTERPLAN VISION

Illustrative Masterplan

15.1 Figure 9 provides the indicative masterplan, which reflects the principles identified in section 13 and the parameters within section 17. The key elements of the masterplan are de-scribed below:

1. Extending the existing woodland to provide additional amenity and visual buffer.

2. Views from the development to the parkland character of the neighbouring fields.

3. Ensuring landscaped links to the woodland edge throughout the development.

4. Using SUDS to store surface water and create amenity.

5. The Gateway area re-establishes a boundary hedgerow and a wildflower meadow.

6. The Green Lane is the primary road with a single footway.

7. All secondary residential lanes are shared surface streets.

8. The eastern edge has a footpath and increased buffer planting. The Woodland Lanes

relate to the Green Nook Wood and have a more rural layout comprising character similar

to Copster Green.

9. The blocks are designed as perimeter blocks with outward facing properties at the edge

and private gardens in the interior.

10. Improvements to pedestrian access.

11. Parking to serve the railway station.

12. A linear green space within the centre of the site marking the changes in character and

creating a focus for the development, again similar to Copster Green.

Figure 22: Illustrative Masterplan

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