| Topic: | Re:High Street Urban Design - Look and feel of the street scene | |
| Posted by: | Hazel Dakers | |
| Date/Time: | 08/04/07 18:12:00 |
| Message sent on behalf of Denis Browne Chairman of Brentford Community Council Planning ConsultativeCommittee: My own first thoughs are: Design is eclectic we need variety and the variety should come often and in small bites. We do not want to loose the design reflecting a single frontage by uniting several plots for uniformity. The High Street should be mixed height 3 floor predominating. There may be a case for setting back the section of the High Street where the Council flats are up for the chop.This has been suggested as a location for Watermans giving more contrast. The pictures of the Lanes Brighton are the most helpful. They show small lock up shops with housing/offices above. Very poor servicing. ? At night ? off the High St. Mostly selling small objects like jewellry. It is all to do with small scale closeness and variety. There is scope for really contemporary design using solar gain techniques, roof gardens etc but always contrasting with more traditional forms. If this is to be a Conservation Area there will be no outline application and only a diagramatic master plan. Each phase should respond to real need and later phases should learn from that xperience. The Brentford Community Council discussed the new designs now being prepared for the Scottish Widows site by Kew Bridge after the first scheme was rejected on appeal. The question posed was whether a design seeking to minimise its impact by dividing the building up into several parts expressed as pastiche of former styles was to be preferred,Or, whether a contemporary building would be more suitable on this very conspicuous site. Your views are welcomed. Denis Browne, Chairman, Planning Consultative Committee Brentford Community Council. browne_partnership@hotmail.com |