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| Conservation Areas |
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Where these places are of special architectural or historic interest, they can be designated as conservation areas. However, this does not mean that they have to remain frozen in time, change is often necessary to accommodate the demands of modern living. As our historic town and village centres are always likely to attract new development, the challenge is how to enhance, rather than detract from their special local character. |
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| PROJECT TITLE: Proposed conversion of existing dwelling to flats and the erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings |
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| West elevation of existing dwelling no.19 |
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West elevation showing existing dwelling and proposed pair of semi-detached dwellings |
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| East elevation of existing dwelling no.19 |
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East elevation showing existing dwelling on right and proposed houses to replace lean-to. |
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| This property was within the designated Development Boundary of Honiton, but was also within the Conservation Area of the town. The existing dwelling had a 400 square metre garden which was too much for a single property. It is central to the town's amenities, in a sustainable location which makes it an ideal 'infill site for development'. |
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| Infill Housing |
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'Infill housing' is the insertion of additional housing units into an existing built up area.
The advantage of infill housing is in the fact that it does not require the subdivision of greenfield, natural areas, or prime agricultural land. Another advantage is that existing infrastructure is usually adequate to provide all the need for utility and other services.
Our design approach is that of providing a scheme that will be in harmony with its setting |
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| SIte plan showing proposed new dwellings and allocated amenity space of patios and gardens |
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| The pair of semi-detached dwellings were designed to compliment the late Victorian style of the existing dwellings and the surrounding terraces. The insertion of the proposed dwellings now completes the existing row of traditional houses. |
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| National Parks and AONB's (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty) |
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| There are 12 National Parks and 40 AONB's in England and Wales (35 AONB's are wholly in England, 4 wholly in Wales and 1 which straddles the border). Created by the legislation of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act of 1949, AONB's represent 18% of the finest countryside in England and Wales. |
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| There many AONB's within the South West including the East Devon / Dorset Jurassic Coast, the Blackdown Hills, the Quantocks, North Devon, South Devon and many parts of Cornwall. Also the 2 National Parks (Dartmoor and Exmoor) of Devon and Somerset. There are stricter controls over development in these areas, particularly that of new development, unless it is essential. |
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