gosforth conservation area character statement - Newcastle City ...

Office Developments
The Procter and Gamble site is unique to
the character and appearance of the
conservation area as the only purpose
built office development. In addition the
site is of particular interest due to its
mature landscape setting, which
contributes positively to the character and
appearance of the conservation area as
one of only two planned landscapes, the
other being the Central Park.
Landscape
The topography of Gosforth is relatively flat
and undramatic with only minor
undulations reflecting the underlying
geology – a mix of sandstone and
carboniferous coal measures with a fault
line below the northern boundary of the
conservation area. Whilst this was
primarily a rural area until the late
nineteenth century, the rapid development
View of Moor Crescent from Town
Moor
over the next century or so has effectively
obscured the underlying landscape. The
character of the area now is almost
exclusively housing with open land to the
south. The Town Moor (including Duke’s
Moor) is an area of Well Above Average
Landscape Value in the 1994 assessment
produced as part of the Unitary
Development Plan.
Street trees, West Avenue
Tree Cover
The northernmost areas consist largely of
terraced housing with small front gardens
and, as a result, these streets are
generally devoid of any significant tree
cover. The more southerly sections of the
conservation area contain streets which
are characteristically lined with large,
mature scale trees. There are a number
of variations within this basic character of
buildings and trees. In some areas the
trees are located within the front gardens,
such as Woodbine Avenue. More
common, however, are trees planted
within grassed verges (many have been
Street trees, Moor Crescent
30 Gosforth Consevation Area Character Statement