Consultation Draft 1 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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Church Square
The Vision
St. John’s Church, situated on Town Road, would benefit from
associated public space to enhance the setting of the building
and improve the entrance to the City Centre at this location. Development
proposals envisaged in the long term for Town Road
should respect the church setting. In addition, design proposals
should emphasise the green link from Central Forest Park to the
City Centre. An emphasis should be placed on interest during
the winter.
Dark grey granite*
Potteries
Car Park
illuminated seating
Key Characteristics
• Arrival space for visitors from the Potteries Way and walking
from Central Forest Park
• New civic space provided through removal of car parking and
re-configuration of road layout
• use of raised intersection to aid pedestrian access
• Improved setting around St. John’s Church will act as a focus
for views for visitors entering the City Centre from the North
• use of crown-lifted native semi-mature tree planting to enhance
bio-diversity and give immediate greening of space
and restrict views of detracting building elevations surrounding
the square
• use of ground recessed uplighters to tree canopies
• provide a defensible space to the Church
• use of string lights to trees
• Feature details e.g. lighting, signage and artwork to create
linkage with other spaces, routes, etc.
• Semi-mature tree planting to give immediate greening of
space
• Car parking within the Potteries Shopping Centre Car Park
should be clearly signed and on street parking discouraged.
Yellow Rock
granite setts*
Semi-permeable
gravel
Potteries
Shopping
Centre
Illustrative layout plan (NTS)
St. John’s Church
Potteries
Centre
Car Park
Potteries
Centre
St. John’s
Church
Lloyds
Bank
The
Tontines
public art & tree planting
* subject to internal approval
Context plan
paving & semi-permeable gravel
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