5: victorian villages - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
5: victorian villages - The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
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• Use <strong>of</strong> gravel surfacing for driveways<br />
in preference to tarmac <strong>and</strong> block<br />
paving.<br />
• Maintain the unmarked nature <strong>of</strong><br />
roads<br />
Character Areas<br />
ASCOT GROUP<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are 7 local character areas in the Ascot Group (comprising North Ascot, Ascot,<br />
Sunninghill <strong>and</strong> Sunningdale). <strong>The</strong>se are:<br />
13A <strong>The</strong> Avenue, North Ascot<br />
13B Winkfield Road, Ascot<br />
13C Woodend Drive <strong>and</strong> Norton Park,<br />
Sunninghill<br />
13D Woodl<strong>and</strong>s Ride <strong>and</strong> Llanvair Drive,<br />
Sunninghill<br />
13E Sunning Avenue <strong>and</strong> London Road,<br />
Sunningdale<br />
13F Ridge Mount Road, Sunningdale<br />
13G Broomfield Park <strong>and</strong> Onslow Road,<br />
Sunningdale<br />
This townscape type is widely distributed throughout the settlements <strong>of</strong> North Ascot, Ascot<br />
<strong>and</strong> Sunninghill. <strong>The</strong> underlying geology <strong>of</strong> Bagshot Beds gives rise to a s<strong>and</strong>y soil which<br />
supports a distinctive vegetation including oak, Birch, Scots Pine, Beech, Sweet Chestnut <strong>and</strong><br />
other more ornamental vegetation including privet hedges, cedar, copper beech as well as a<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> conifers.<br />
All <strong>of</strong> these character areas are typical <strong>of</strong> the generic leafy residential suburb type – they are<br />
united particularly by the leafy character <strong>of</strong> the streetscape, the presence <strong>of</strong> high hedges <strong>and</strong><br />
the low-medium density <strong>of</strong> development. Area 13 A <strong>The</strong> Avenue, North Ascot is notable for<br />
the presence <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Avenue, a wide road with grass verges <strong>and</strong> native street trees (including<br />
oak). Area 13B Winkfield Road, Ascot is particularly notable for it concentration <strong>of</strong> Victorian<br />
villas while Area 13C Woodend Drive <strong>and</strong> Norton Park, Sunninghill is notable for the presence<br />
<strong>of</strong> parkl<strong>and</strong> tree species including oak, lime, Norway maple, cypress, cedar, Douglas fir <strong>and</strong><br />
copper beech. Grass verges are characteristic <strong>of</strong> most areas, for example as seen in the<br />
photo <strong>of</strong> Area 13D Woodl<strong>and</strong>s Ride <strong>and</strong> Llanvair Drive, Sunninghill (overleaf).<br />
All <strong>of</strong> the generic guidance relates to these areas. <strong>The</strong> underlying geology is this area is<br />
Bagshot Beds on which the following native tree species are characteristic: Oak, Birch, Scot's<br />
Pine, Beech <strong>and</strong> Sweet Chestnut.<br />
RBWM Townscape Assessment 79 Final Report 2010: Volume 3
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