Consultation Draft 1 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council

More documents

Recommendations

Info

DESIGN PRINCIPLES 7 7.1 General Design Principles The purpose of setting out general design principles is to control the design of the public realm as it develops over an extended period of time. They can also be used as an opportunity to establish an urban brand that is specific to <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent. They give strong guidance to developers in respect of the quality and character that is expected for a proposed scheme. When incorporated into the public realm strategy, they become a material consideration for the planning team, when assessing planning applications. The design principles set out issues that need to be factored in to the design of the elements that make up the public realm. For more information relating to specification of materials and maintenance, please refer to the City Centre Public Realm Technical Manual that supports this document. 7.2 Design Principles for Shop Frontages & Advertising • The public realm strategy should promote active frontages that face onto primary streets, where that conforms to planning policy • Encouragement should be given to the restoration of historic shop frontages whilst modern infill development proposals should incorporate sympathetic and high quality frontages into design proposals. • The appearance of the retail sector will be improved through the use of a co-ordinated colour strategy and appropriate materials within the public realm, in order to promote a unified and strongly characteristic image that will promote a branded image of the City Centre as a whole. Reference should be made to the ‘Colours of England’ colour palette produced by English Heritage for colours suitable for traditional brick buildings. Dulux heritage colours are also acceptable • Use of traditional materials, such as wood, ceramics, canvas awnings, corrugated iron and glass will be encouraged; use of metal cladding, glass, timber and steel will be encouraged for more contemporary frontages; illuminated plastic and polycarbonate will be discouraged. • where possible, shop frontages should facilitate inclusive access with respect to door widths and thresholds • Historic signage and advertising practices will be encouraged, such as painting signs onto walls, swinging signs, neon lettering (as distinct from neon signs), and mosaic signs incorporated within paving and building facades. • High quality contemporary signage options will be encouraged, such as polished steel lettering illuminated by use of concealed uplighters/downlighters at night, and contemporary interpretations of historic signage and advertising practices. • No commercial advertising to extend above ground floor height (however, it is recognised that upper floor businesses will need to sign their premises and this should be done responsibly); advertisements for The Victoria Hall and Regent’s Theatre (and any future such use) can be larger than life. • Use of billboards should be prohibited in the long term – alternative options such as swing signs can be used within Trinity Square and the Cultural Quarter • Contractual advertising should be located to the periphery of spaces and be sensitively replaced or re-located over a period of time, where possible. The design of replacement contractual signage should be developed in conjunction with the City Centre marketing and branding strategy. More detailed guidance is to be provided in a proposed Shopfront Design Guide (shortly to be produced by <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent City Council). ceramic shop frontage, Manchester Coloured shop frontages, Burslem Painted signage 64 65
DESIGN PRINCIPLES 7 7.4 Design Principles for Lighting • Lighting shall be implemented within the public realm to provide a unique identity to the City Centre, aid night time legibility and articulate the different character areas of the City Centre; lighting proposals should enhance the night time appearance of the City Centre and create a safe and visually exciting quality evening destination for all user groups. • Lighting should prioritise the pedestrian user above the vehicular user, in accordance with the hierarchy set out in the transport strategy. • The overall ambient quality of the finished lighting scheme should be considered in addition to lighting function. For example, use of warm lighting suitable for late evening cafe use and dwell time in the street after theatre spill out, or cold lighting outside night clubs to encourage dispersal. • Lighting levels should be appropriate to the occasion; the incorporation of a remote monitoring system to control illumination levels would help to control the ambient lighting environment in a way that is appropriate for major events at specific times, whilst maintaining subtler lighting levels at quieter times. • Recessed electrical service points within paved areas allow flexibility for hosting lighting festivals, outdoor performances and night time on-street trading. • Lighting within the pedestrianised retail core of the City Centre shall be recessed or mounted onto buildings and street furniture, where practical, with the exception of lighting columns that are required for adequate and safe illumination levels where other structures are not available to take advantage of • Lighting should promote variety along pedestrian routes in addition to uniformity, (consistency of illumination aids the visually impaired) ; this could be achieved by manipulating illumination levels and diffusion hoods along a route,whilst maintaining safe lux levels. Spaces within the streets will also provide opportunities for interesting lighting proposals; lighting proposals need to respond to the requirements of each specific site, particularly in relation to gateway crossing points where pedestrian safety is crucial. Glare should be avoided. • Light pollution shall be minimised by using asymmetric optics, light refracting screens and fresnel lenses; lamps to be metal halide for provision of white light and good colour rendition. • It is important for lighting fixtures to be of very high quality, easily maintainable, vandal resistant and have proven longevity. • The adoption of low energy fixtures should be incorporated where possible. • CCTV equipment should be incorporated into the design of lighting fixtures, where appropriate, in order to minimise street clutter. Liaison will be required with the Staffordshire Police Architectural Liaison Officer in order to determine the required locations for CCTV. discreet lighting within handrails Feature lighting, Plantation Lane recessed lighting within street furniture uplit trees and building mounted lighting 65
Page 1 and 2:
STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY CENTRE PUBLIC R
Page 3:
STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY CENTRE PUBLIC R
Page 6 and 7:
INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Why is this Publ
Page 9 and 10:
BASELINE SUMMARY 2 2 Baseline Summa
Page 11 and 12:
BASELINE SUMMARY 2 3.4 Transportati
Page 13 and 14: THE VISION 3 The City Centre public
Page 15 and 16: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 4 linkages loc
Page 17 and 18: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 4 4.1 The Deve
Page 19 and 20: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 4 4.3 Enhancin
Page 21 and 22: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 4 4.4 The Mate
Page 23: STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 4 Environmenta
Page 26 and 27: CONNECTIVITY 5 5.1 The Transport Hi
Page 28 and 29: CONNECTIVITY 5 5.4 Gateways Increas
Page 31 and 32: BASELINE SPATIAL HIERARCHY SUMMARY
Page 66 and 67: DESIGN PRINCIPLES 7 7.3 General Des
Page 68 and 69: DESIGN PRINCIPLES 7 7.3 Design Prin
Page 70 and 71: DESIGN PRINCIPLES 7 7.6 Design Prin
Page 72: DESIGN PRINCIPLES 7 Decorative tile
show all

Consultation Draft 1 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?