Milford-on-Sea Village Design Statement - New Forest District Council

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M I L F O R D O N S E A V I L L A G E D E S I G N S T A T E M E N T*At its Council meeting of 16 December 2002 New Fo re st Dist rict Council adopted the Milfo rd - o n -Sea Vi l l a ge Design Sta tement as Supplementa ry Planning Guidance to the New Fo re st Dist rict LocalPlan. The Council has also approved an amendment to the New Fo re st Dist rict Local Plan delet i n gPolicy MS-1 and replacing it with the fo l l owing new policy:Policy MS-1A Height of new development in Mi l f o rd - o n - Se aa. D evelopment resulting in buildings of more than two sto reys in height where th ey are to be usedfor residential purposes (including flats) will not be perm i t ted; andb. D evelopment for purposes other than residential (which includes flats) shall be no higher than th ebuilding which is to be replaced, exc e pt where th e re would be no harmful impact having re ga rd tothe ch a r a c ter established by the heights of buildings in the immediate locality.Specific policies also apply to Areas of Special Character, of which 13 are south of theDanes Stream valley and 12 are to the north. These include the spacious residentialareas with mature gardens and trees that are characteristic of Victorian and Edwardian<strong>Milford</strong>. Here, new building will only be permitted if it does not materially change theoverall character and retains space between buildings, trees, woodland and otherimportant features. In the north of the Parish, the grounds of Newlands Manor areprotected as an Historic Landscape. The Plan also includes the safeguarding of land fora new cycleway from Shorefield Country Park towards the village, proposals for acycleway from Keyhaven towards Lymington along the Ancient Highway, and for afootpath running parallel with the road linking <strong>Milford</strong>-on-Sea and Keyhaven.The adopted Conservation Area Appraisal for <strong>Milford</strong>-on-Sea (2000), and the earlierconservation area leaflet covering Keyhaven, aim to set out more detailed designguidance than is possible in a Local Plan. They list key points for the design of newdevelopment; the need to make a positive contribution to the general character of theenvironment, including existing buildings, the spaces between them, and views withinand out of the area. The leaflets also highlight the importance of scale, roof span andpitch, storey heights, building line and orientation, sensitive use of materials; the needfor colour and texture to blend with older buildings; design of doors and windows; thepotential for archaeological discovery; and the need to get expert professional designadvice. The Conservation Area Appraisal sets out the implications for the two parts ofthe Area focussed respectively on the High Street and the Green; and on the Old Mill,Barnes Lane and Church Hill, the Old House, All Saints Church and Hall area.The Old Mill Barn - Listed building in Conservation A re aThe Old House - Listed building in Conservation Are aMention should also be made of the Keyhaven River Management Strategy, initiated bythe District Council’s Keyhaven River Consultative Committee, now the Keyhaven FocusGroup, which sets a limit to the number of moorings on the river and the capacity ofdinghy parks, in accordance with coastal conservation policies in the HampshireStructure Plan and the Local Plan.The New Forest District Coastal Management Plan has been instrumental in initiatingwork on the environmental improvements to the clifftop open spaces. Its proposals arereflected in current works (see Seafront Improvement Scheme on page 9).Barnes Lane - SouthImportance of retaining rural quality8
M I L F O R D O N S E A V I L L A G E D E S I G N S T A T E M E N TCurrent projects to improve the ParishenvironmentProjects to help solve various environmental problems in the Parish stem from theforegoing plans and also from initiatives by the Parish Council and the <strong>Milford</strong>Environment Group (MEG).Studland CommonTo tackle problems of landscape and wildlife conservation, a great deal of work hasbeen done by the Parish Council (with its Woodland Management Company) and MEGworking closely together to improve the appearance and ecological quality of thePleasure Grounds, Studland Common and Sharvells Copse. This will be ongoingfor several years under a Forestry Commission Woodland Grant Scheme, with a view toobtaining ‘Local Nature Reserve’ designation. A Management Plan has been preparedby English Nature in conjunction with the Environment Agency, New Forest DistrictCouncil, the Hampshire Wildlife Trust, the Parish Council and <strong>Milford</strong> EnvironmentGroup for Sturt Pond and its reedbeds which should secure an island refuge anddevelop the existing wet vegetational marsh for this internationally important wildfowlarea, and provide a basis for seeking designation as another ‘Local Nature Reserve’.Along the coast a Seafront Improvement Scheme is under way. The whole footwayfrom the White House to the Marine Café will be improved, both from an aesthetic and asafety point of view, bearing in mind wheelchair users. The sea wall will be made moreattractive with low-level concealed lighting therein. Thought could be given toestablishing a separate cycleway along the clifftop. The clifftop, whilst retaining itsnatural appearance, will be improved by reducing the amount of street furniture andslightly raising the earth bunds on the southern boundaries of the car parks withoutimpairing sea views from parked cars. In Keyhaven harbour various projects areinitiated as necessary in accordance with the Keyhaven River Management Strategy,for example to improve the launching facilities in the river, especially for the disabled.Sturt PondTraffic is becoming a serious problem in <strong>Milford</strong>-on-Sea and Keyhaven, especially atpeak times in the summer when some roads and car parks are nearing capacity. It isconsidered essential to proceed urgently with a Traffic Management Plan to thebenefit of both pedestrians and motorists, in the interest of safety, ease of access andprotection of the environment. For example, primarily as a result of concerns raised bythe Parish Council, both New Forest District Council and the Hampshire Police Authorityhave been active in rationalising parking arrangements in the High Street, andestablishing area-wide parking controls in Keyhaven. The George & Mary lamppost hasbeen moved marginally northwards embracing a crossing therein for pedestrians fromoutside ‘Muffins’ to a small cut-out on the edge of the Village Green. At present accessto the High Street is prohibited from the western end and consideration should be givento introducing a one-way system from the George & Mary lamppost to the Red Lion.More provision for disabled drivers in the Village might be made by increasing thenumber of reserved spaces at the foot of the Green, at the same time reducing thenumber in the Sea Road car park.Church Hill parking and traf fic problem9
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