5: victorian villages - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead

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13: LEAFY RESIDENTIAL SUBURBS Key Characteristics Low to medium density residential suburbs with characteristic ‘leafy’ streets. Urban form is defined by wide streets (curvilinear and straight) with secondary streets culminating in ‘dead ends’, cul de sacs or vegetated ‘turning circles’. Built form is defined by suburban style detached two storey houses, on medium to large plots. A variety of architectural styles, reflecting a range of periods, includes early 20th century houses (including Victorian, Edwardian, and Arts and Crafts style), plus more recent development. The type is defined by a broad consistency of built form, spacing between buildings and lack of on street parking. The leafy suburban character is reinforced by well established private gardens (including mature trees/shrubs), that are often bounded by tall beech or laurel hedges. This provides a strong sense of enclosure and privacy to dwellings Mature oaks and scots pines reflect the underlying geology, while other large scale ornamental trees such as cedar and conifers contribute to the leafy character. There is a well-defined interface between public/private realm – marked by tall hedges or fences with entrance gates. Views are framed along leafy streets – street tree planting and/or trees and shrubs within front gardens allow only occasional glimpses to dwellings. A quiet and peaceful residential suburb. RBWM Townscape Assessment 75 Final Report 2010: Volume 3
A. DESCRIPTION Location/distribution of type The Leafy Residential Suburbs are located throughout the Borough, usually on the edges of settlements. These spacious suburbs comprise individual houses well set back from the road on large garden plots; unified by a ‘leafy’ streetscape character. Physical Influences The underlying geology is often expressed through the structural vegetation, which includes oak, birch, scots pine, large leaved lime (depending on soil type) and ornamental species such as maple, cedar and conifers. Mature specimen trees including remnant hedgerows trees, woodland and pine shelter belts (which are often protected through TPO designation) have a marked influence on visual character. Human Influences The Leafy Residential Suburbs have developed during the 20 th century and display a wide variety of architectural style and periods. Townscape Character Land Use/Image Land use is residential; image is of low density ‘leafy’ suburbs of varied built character. Urban Form The urban form is based on a network of roads or ‘avenues’ with subsidiary streets often terminating in ‘dead ends’, cul-de-sacs or turning circles. Building density is medium to low. Pattern of axial/linear and curving spine roads with several subsidiary streets culminating in dead-ends, cul-de-sacs or turning circles. Reproduced from Ordnance Survey information with the permission of The Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, Crown Copyright, Licence Number 10001926. Dwellings include a mixture of detached and semi-detached houses set within generous plots. Variation of set backs and spacing between buildings, contributes to a varied building line. Rooflines also vary, providing visual interest. Driveway entrances often punctuate well-defined hedged or fenced plot boundaries, providing access to short (often gravel) drives and glimpses to dwellings. Street proportions are generous, although this aspect is often disguised by mature trees. Built Form & Architecture Architectural styles vary within this townscape type. Clusters of late 19 th and early 20 th century houses (including two storey Victorian, Edwardian, and Arts and Crafts style) provide interest amongst post war detached houses. Consistency is provided by the scale of built form, generous spacing between buildings, and mature garden frontage. RBWM Townscape Assessment 76 Final Report 2010: Volume 3
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Page 13 and 14: Streets are of generous proportions
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Page 19 and 20: Architectural style is unified and
Page 21 and 22: Conserve the traditional use of low
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Page 69 and 70: STEP 1 COLLECT INFORMATION SETTLEME
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