Contents

Introduction

 3
 
Chapter 1 - District Wide Design Guide
 6
Quality of Life and Design
 
Cross cutting themes
 6
Inclusive Design and Accessibility
Sustainable Design
Safer By Design
 
Place making themes
 12
Uses, Functions and Activities – Designing for Vitality
Movement, Linkages and Connections – Creating the Urban Structure
Building Design – Creating and Contributing to Townscape Value
Public Realm, Open Space & Landscape
 
Chapter 2 - Planning & Design Process
 34
 
Design process
 34
Design Skills
Development Team Approach
Pre-application assistance to developers/designers
Appendix 1 – Quality Assessment Method
Appendix 2 - Layers of Design Guidance
 
Making an application
 36
Design Statements
 
Reviewing designs and negotiating quality
 36
Design Quality Assessment Method
Implementation of projects
Chapter 3 - Residential Design Guide
 46
  
Part 1 Smaller scale developments -contextual design
 47
Designing to Respond to Local Character
Contemporary Design and Interpretation
Infill Development Examples
Designing Residential Extensions
Residential Conversions
Back-land Development
 
Part 2 Larger scale residential development - place design
 57
Understanding the Potential of the Site
Creating the structure of the site
Residential Streets and Traffic
Creating Townscape
Housing Design
 
Part 3 Specific design challenges - targeted advice
 67
Safer Residential Streets
Sensitively Designed Residential Car Parking
Community Safety
Sustainable Residential Requirements
Residential Development on Corner Plots
Gated development
Fronts and backs
Servicing Infrastructure
Collective Value
Intensification
Boundary Treatments


Chapter 4 - Town Centre Design Guides
 90
 Interlocking design objectives
Design guidance for Kidderminster Town Centre

Design guidance for Stourport-on-Severn Town Centre
Design guidance for Bewdley Town Centre
 
Chapter 5 - Design in the Parishes
 110
 Existing settlements within the parishes
Notable villages
Larger rural settlements
Development in the parishes
Design guidance for villages and rural settlements
Village Design Statements
The landscape of Wyre Forest
 
Public Consultation Statement 116
  
Index
 117
 
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