1.5 Constraints and Opportunities

Ladyfield offers a range of potential opportunities with some clear physical constraints. The site, and wider area, has many incredible assets that should be enhanced and protected. The masterplan understands these, ensuring any development safeguards what matters and makes opportunity for positive change.

• The many natural and physical assets within Ladyfield represent the biggest constraint to future development and greatest opportunity to create a distinct, sustainable and biodiverse new community.

• Existing trees, safeguarded views and the distinct heritage setting provide a significant opportunity to create an enhanced place to live, work and play within a mature, hundreds year old, landscape setting.

• New buildings can be nestled into the landscape framework, stewarding the natural and designed setting for future generations to access and enjoy. The masterplan should look to turn the constraint of existing trees into an opportunity to protect these.

• The existing road conditions around the Ladyfield site, particularly to Glencaple Road, have a number of physical constraints which prevent widening or substantial change.

• However we see this as a strong opportunity to encourage other new connections for active travel and to utilise interventions in the existing road network to slow and gently discourage private car usage around The Crichton Quarter for the health and wellbeing benefit of all who live there.

• Existing boundary conditions make the Ladyfield site difficult to access for many.

• However the masterplan looks to open up opportunities for connections through and within the Ladyfield site, creating spaces for community activity.

• There is also a clear opportunity to build upon the principles of The Crichton Quarter Development Framework and The Crichton Trust Masterplan in creating more connections throughout the broader Crichton Quarter, establishing new and clear gateway points into this special conservation area.

• There are significant opportunities to support existing local services and assets within the wider Crichton Quarter, providing not only new footfall through potential residents, but also by making safer connections to them.

Opportunity for Crichton Quarter signage

Glencaple Road constrained

The Crichton as an internationally significant heritage asset to be protected

Boundary

Opportunity to enhance the conservation setting of historic Kingholm Quay and waterfront

Conservation Area

Proximity to NCN7 route

Key Viewing Corridors

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Noconnections

Opportunity for Crichton Quarter signage

Constraints and Opportunities for Heritage

CreateLinks

Opportunity to enhance Kingholm Quay placemaking around core public spaces

Placemaking opportunities for Glencaple Road through wayfinding, lighting and traffic calming interventions

Opportunity for light-touch development

CreateLinks

CreateLinks

Wall and Railings

Opportunity for stronger links to Crichton Quarter

Opportunity for enhanced entry to The Crichton

The CrichtonThe historic heart to a new village

Opportunity to make safer route to Primary School

Opportunity to improve link to Crichton Central

Constraints and Opportunities for Connections

NHS services supported by new key worker residents

Opportunity for community support of wild-landscape

Opportunity for new hub and local shop Opportunity for Ladyfield to be more accessible to existing communities

The Swan

Opportunity to re-establish the local shop with new residents

Opportunity to strengthen Crichton Quarter as a 21st Century Village

Constraints and Opportunities for Placemaking

The Crichton Central

Opportunity for development to create jobs locally and regionally through supply chain

School roll and teacher numbers supported by new residents within Ladyfield

Constraints and Opportunities for Community