KeyNote1:
RaisedCrossingAreas
Designoftheseareasareindicativeandwillbedevelopedatdetaildesigntoensure coordinationwiththeoverallSWRugbymasterplanandensurecontinuityofmaterial usebetweeneachscheme.
Theseareasareintendedtoreinforcetheperceptionofthepriorityofpedestrians, cyclistsandequestriansovervehiclesonthesecrossingsandslowtrafficdown. Materialsmayincluderoughcutsettsincontrastingcolour,featurepavingand stampedasphalttocreatecleardemarcationofthecrossingpointsandcalmtrafficby alertingdriverstoupcominghazard.
Streettrees,plantersandbenchestoeithersideofcrossingcouldcreateaninformal stoppingareaandsenseofplace.Bins,cyclestandsandotherstreetfurniturecould alsobeincorporatedasrequiredbutwouldbepositionedtoavoidstreetcluttering.
alsobeincorporatedasrequiredbutwouldbepositionedtoavoidstreetcluttering.
KeyNote2:
BoundaryTreatments
Themajorityofboundarytreatmentstotheadjacentdevelopmentparcelshavebeen leftopenwiththeintentionthatthesewillbedevelopedasapartoffutureplanning applicationsanddeterminedaspartofforthcomingadjacentdevelopmentstoensure acoordinatedapproachforeachoftheinterfaces.
Itisanticipatedthatthemajorityofboundariestotheadjacentdevelopmentparcels willbeeitherhedgerows(withofwithouttrees),grassvergesorpropertygarden walls/fences.
KeyNote3:
ProposedPlanting
Allproposedplantingtobespecifiedatdetaildesign.
Allplantingwillbenon-invasiveandnativetotheUK,althoughnon-invasive non-nativeplantsmaybeconsiderediftheyprovidefutureproofingbenefitsfor climateadaptability.
Specieschosenwillgenerallybereflectiveofthelocallyfoundspecies,butalternative speciesmaybechosenforfutureclimatechangerequirements. ALandscapeandEnvironmentalManagementPlanwillbeproducedtoaidwith futuremanagementofthelandscape.
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ExistingHedgeonwestofPRoWtoberetained -newditch/draintobeconstructedoneast sideavoidingRPA.
Proposedhedgeswillbespeciesrichplantedaswhips;andincludeoccasionaltrees plantedasstandards.Thehedgesshouldgenerallybemanagedtobekepttoa heightof1.2-1.5m;inkeepingwithexistingfieldandroadboundaryhedgerows. Individualandscatteredtreeswillbeplantedasstandardsasaminimumandwillbe specifiedwithirrigationbagstoaidestablishment.Whereplantedinhardsurfacing, appropriatetreepitstructuresshouldbeusedtoavoidsoilcompactionandensure treerootscangroweffectively.Rootbarriersmayberequiredinsomelocations. Vergesaregenerallyproposedtobeseededwithspeciesrichwildflowergrassmixes thatcanbelefttogrowlongorcutshortwhererequiredforvisibility. Roadjunctionsareproposedtohavemoreamenityplantingtoenhancethe entrancestodevelopmentplots.Thesemaybeornamentalgrassesorlowgrowing
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