Durrington CAA_doc.qxp - Wiltshire Council

Consultation DraftDurrington Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Planshould be had to:• The use of a resin bonded gravel rather than tarmac• The use of granite setts rather than kerbs to denote footways• The removal of superfluous signage, particularly road markings – where they can bereplaced with other travel calming/controlling devices; for example a change inmaterials• Softening of the materials used around the bus stop to Church Street – timber bollardto replace standard Highways example, kerbs replaced in a natural stone.War MemorialCareful consideration of materials and removal of signage could greatly improve the settingof the Village Cross.The War Memorial could benefit from being less ‘segregated’ from the settlement (post andchain fence around the base). A change of materials to the immediate setting of the crossto include the demarking of the junction combined with the removal of signage wouldprovide a greater sense of integration of the cross with the rest of the village. Materialscould demark a wider setting of the church grounds and connect to the cross. This couldprovide a pedestrian friendly central element to the village as well as a pick up and drop offpoint for church functions.The Plough Inn car parkThere is an opportunity for enhancement of the proposed revised entrance to theconservation area which at present is a large car park and grassed area. Some structuralplanting and semi mature trees could help define this space and possibly provide anadditional amenity area and break out for the public house.Historically, a building demarked the south east corner of the car park area (see HistoricMaps 1 & 2) to the Plough Inn and was hard on to the road. This form of development,subject to the scale, form, materials and detailed design could be considered appropriate asit would tighten the townscape at an important visual gateway and help define the historiccore of Durrington as well as funnel views into the conservation area.22