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 TKeyhaven and Lymore Area• Keyhaven itself has been briefly described earlier in this document. The hamlet iswholly within the Green Belt, partly in the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty andcoastal Site of Special Scientific Interest, and is largely covered by its ConservationArea. It is proposed by the Countryside Agency that it be included within theboundary of the New Forest National Park. Keyhaven is under considerablepressure, but it is not a suitable location for new development, even for usesa s s o c i a ted with boating, apart from minor rebuilding or ex tensions of ex i sting dwellings.• Special attention should be given to traffic management here, including efforts toreduce the speed of traffic, to provide cycle racks and to regularise parking outsidethe official car park. This is particularly important on the approach road to theyacht clubs and the ‘hard’, and off the road known as the Ancient Highway wherecars should also be prevented from parking on the grassed areas with seating facingthe harbour. The field called Baskets, mentioned earlier, an essential part of thevillage scene and a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation in the Local Plan, isgrazed by horses in summer and should continue in this use. There are, however,conspicuous eyesores in Keyhaven; the ugly public lavatory, and the clutter ofoverhead electricity and telephone lines. Both are in the Conservation Area andshould be the subject of early attention, rebuilding the lavatory with a pitched roof,rationalising the traffic signs and putting all unsightly lines underground.• The reedbeds east and north-east of Keyhaven, part of which is a site of SpecialScientific Interest (SSSI) are also covered by European and Internationaldesignations. The saltmarshes east and south-east of Keyhaven are within theSpecial Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site (signatory to the Convention onWetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat). The marshesin the SSSI alongside Avon Water to the north of Keyhaven are in the Solent andSouthampton Water SPA and Ramsar site and the fields north and west of Keyhavenare within a locally designated Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. All theseareas are important for breeding and wintering birds, but reedbed areas in particularneed active management if they are to keep their ecological quality. Tree cover isparticularly important in the background to Keyhaven harbour in the vicinity of IleyPoint, for which a Tree Preservation Order was made thirty years ago.• Lymore Lane, Lymore Valley, School Lane and Agarton Lane are narrow lanesin the agricultural hinterland of the Parish within the Green Belt and are unsuitablefor heavy traffic. There should be no new development here other thanreplacements or extensions of existing properties. Overhead lines detract from thesetting of these places, and a clear policy for putting them underground isnecessary. Lymore Valley has a ford that should be preserved and maintained. InSchool Lane, a rusty roofed shed and dilapidated corrugated iron fence areeyesores, and there is possibly a need for more passing places. At the lower end ofLymore Lane replanting of hedges should be carried out up to Agarton Lane.Keyhaven GreenApproach to Keyhaven HarbourAvon Water and reed beds20
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 TThe implications for the localcommunity: Partnership indecision and monitoring.The Village Design Statement Working Group, together with the Parish Council has agood working relationship with the District and County Councils, and with voluntaryvillage groups such as The <strong>Milford</strong> Environment Group, and Historical Record Society(for historical content), all of whom have been a great help, along with individualresidents, in producing the Design Statement. It is of the utmost importance that thisco-operation continues in every matter affecting the environment of the Parish, to enableits local distinctiveness to thrive. Hopefully, the Statement will be influential amongstpeople involved in making decisions on buildings and on landscape management,especially the planning authorities, and will do much to encourage further money andaction for environmental improvement, through projects by public agencies or byvoluntary effort.Beach below Hordle CliffThe preparation of the Statement has required time, energy and a degree ofimagination. It is now important not only that it should be followed up with gooddecisions, but also that progress in its implementation should be monitored. To do sowould show how it is being used, enable matters that may need further attention fromtime to time to be identified, and would help to maintain the enthusiasm that itspreparation has engendered.M i l fo rd Vi l l a ge Green and Centre21
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