Landscape Character Supplementary Planning Document ...

City of Bradford Metropolitan District CouncilLocal Development Framework For BradfordThe majority of the land is covered with hard, built, and designed features. Roads, trafficsigns, pavements with kerbs, shop signs, street lights, car movement and people all formsignificant elements in the landscape. There are relatively small areas of vegetated landrestricted mostly to private gardens hidden from view. However trees and green openspaces are often very significant elements in settlements where they do occur; andgenerally enhance the character of the area by balancing and contrasting with the builtform. Tree cover can be particularly important in linking the settlement harmoniouslywith the surrounding countryside and creating settlement edges that relate well to theadjacent landscape.Further Information9.11.4 Most settlements have grown and developed over many centuries, providing for themany diverse and changing needs of the villagers. In this respect they often have awealth of interesting buildings, spaces, and features which create a fascinating, ifsometimes confusing, dynamic, physical tapestry of human existence in that particulargeographical place.Landscape Character Supplementary Planning DocumentOctober 2008 Page 63