Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document ...

City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilLocal Development Framework For Bradford9.7 ENCLOSED PASTURESummary and Distribution9.7.1 Enclosed pasture has a strong sense of enclosure brought about by the framework ofsmall woods and tree groups that cross the pasture farmland. It is generally found onlower lying concave slopes of Bradford’s open valleys.Landscape Elements9.7.2 Fields are the dominant element within this landscape, woodland blocks trees clumps,isolated trees, walls (or hedges in the Tong, Esholt, and Silsden area), field pattern anddetached residences all featuring as significant elements. Field sizes vary, and fields areoften irregularly shaped, with boundaries generally running along the contours.Traditional stone farmsteads and other dwellings regularly punctuate the landscape;together with the varying styles of modern detached houses, bungalows, and barnconversions which have been gradually introduced over the past decades. Occasionallarge new farm buildings and structures have arisen from the amalgamation of farmholdings.Landscape Character Supplementary Planning DocumentOctober 2008 Page 54