Taunton Urban Design Framework - Taunton Deane Borough Council

SummarySummaryThe opportunities for economic growth in the town centreare significant. A strategy for integrating these ‘Areas ofChange’ has been outlined together with the designprinciples which will create an ‘extended town centre’.The skyline and the riverfront are two of the mostimportant features of the town centre. Greater detail onthe design principles is contained in a separate Design Code*.An integrated town centre will require an enhancednetwork of cycle and pedestrian routes, and measures toreduce unnecessary through-traffic.The implementation of major transport schemes such asUpper Canal Street and the ‘Third Way’, which act tosuccessfully integrate the town centre expansion plans, areessential in providing a strategy to reduce the growth rateof congestion. They do however require considerable carein design and alignment to reflect their prominent andsensitive locations in the town centre.The strategy now considers detailed proposals for eachArea of Change in line with these key principles.*Technical Appendix: Taunton Design CodeTaunton UDF Section 3 Extending The Town Centre37