Consultation Draft 1 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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BASELINE SPATIAL HIERARCHY SUMMARY 62 Tontine Square Lloyds Bank The Vision Tontine Square needs to invite people in to the historic area of Tontine Street and Percy Street in order to promote a strong link between the East West Precinct and the Potteries Shopping Centre. Key Characteristics • public realm treatments in this square should align with the character of Tontine Street and Percy Street • there needs to be an interface with Fountain Square • use feature paving to emphasise entrance to Tontine Street, using similar design to the Percy Street entrance in Parliament Square • use tree planting to screen poor building facades • use recessed uplighters to trees Suggested Building Enhancements • encourage restoration and illumination of historic facades Yellow Rock granite setts* Vanga granite* Contrasting paving patterns Tontine Street Dark grey granite* Illustrative layout plan (NTS) Ambient lighting Lloyd’s Bank Lloyds Bank Marks Metro Cafe The Tontines Post Office * subject to internal approval Context plan Contemporary use of setts 42
BASELINE SPATIAL HIERARCHY SUMMARY 62 Old Hall Square The Vision The interfaces between the old and the new; gateways to the historic retail core. Key Characteristics • use the public realm to emphasise entrance to Tontine Street • maintain views to the Town Hall and Miles Bank from Albion Square • extend pavement at entrance to Tontine Street to provide useable space that makes maximum use of sunny aspect; provide strong curtillage to Albion Hotel; use design similar to Percy Street Entrance within Albion Square • screen poor quality frontages of 55-63 Old Hall Street • re-configure road layout to provide more direct link between Lichfield Street and Stafford Street • consider road layout configuration with a view to widening pavements that will facilitate feature tree and semi-mature avenue tree planting • incorporate removable seating and street furniture on Old Hall Street, including cycle stands • incorporate service points for on-street trading activities • use tree planting to screen poor building facades • emphasise the interface between historic character and modern development through clever use of paving design • incorporate orientation signage at clearly visible vantage point, without obstructing pedestrian access Yellow Rock granite setts* Portington black granite* Dark grey granite* Feature Tree Illustrative layout plan (NTS) Feature paving to Tontine Street entrance Albion Hotel Post Office Lloyds Bank External seating Specimen tree and integrated seats Suggested Building Enhancements • consider development of iconic corner building on junction of Old Hall Street and Parliament Square to advertise the retail core; restore active frontages to 2-6 Tontine Street and adjacent public house to advertise the retail core. • encourage re-decoration and illuminatation of the Albion Hotel • further masterplanning work to this area may conclude that it should integrate wtih the Town Hall Wilkinson’s Town Hall Albion The Hotel Tontines * subject to internal approval Context plan Ambient lighting 43
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