Local Design Guides
Built Form - Layout
Infill Development
Helmsley - Nucleated Settlement
Small Street-side Plots
Mainly Terraced Development
The pattern or arrangement of buildings on a site or an individual plot. Design Guidelines: • Many settlements are characterised by a certain pattern, linear, dispersed, nucleated, etc. Is this a dominant feature? (See top left). •Look at surrounding plot sizes – are they large, small or infill? Do they have front or rear gardens? In many settlements within the National Park, plots tend to be small and frequent (fine grain) rather then large and infrequent (coarse grain) (See top middle). • Consider how the surrounding dwellings are arranged – are they terraced or detached or a mix of both? (See top right). • Consider the existing building line of surrounding buildings – are they hard against the footpath/road or set to the rear of the plot? (See bottom left). •Look at adjoining buildings – are the frontages flat, protruding, simple or detailed? (See bottom middle). • Consider locating garages/parking areas to the rear or side of dwellings or within courtyards to limit their visual impact. (See bottom right).
NORTH NORTH
Mainly Terraced Development
Very Strong Pavement Edge Building Line
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