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QUAKERS WALK, DEVIZES
• Adjoining residential development is predominately two
storey. The properties have deep rear gardens,
providing a private buffer between existing homes and
proposed new development.
• Land to the south is in agricultural use. Beyond is the
Quakers Walk allotment site. These land uses provide a
soft edge to the Devizes urban area.
Figure 2.7: Surrounding
countryside viewed from
Roundway Hill
Figure 2.8: Walking
distances and main routes
to town centre
Adjacent uses to the west of the Quakers Walk site
• There is a strong visual connection to the countryside to
the west, with the tree lined Quakers Walk allowing
broken views of the rural landscape beyond.
• Quakers Walk is the most important feature of the site,
providing an important pedestrian route and serving to
contain the area of proposed development.
FIGURE 2.7
Movement Patterns
2.10 The principal access to the Quakers Walk site will be off
London Road (the A361) across Police Authority land.
London Road is the main route serving the town from the
M4 and the north. There is a frequent bus service along
London Road, with a regular service to the town centre
and other key destinations.
2.11 The site has good pedestrian and cycle route
connections to both the town centre and the countryside.
There is scope for these to be enhanced. Quakers Walk
is part of the National Trail and Recreational Footpath
network which extends to the north of Devizes, to
Roundway Hill and beyond. The site is linked directly to
the town centre via existing roads and small alleyways.
2.12 Quakers Walk is currently owned and maintained by the
Society of Merchant Venturers.
FIGURE 2.8
Ref: 04744
May 2005
Issue Number 1