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Page 16 Trees and the Public Realm (Draft) 27. In order to identify areas that require similar planting treatment then, this document divides the city into areas of similar townscape character, shown on the plan on the previous page. These townscape areas have been based on existing conservation areas, which have been extended and combined where appropriate. 28. Descriptions of each of the townscape areas are provided in Appendix B to help guide a planting that respects its surroundings 4 . Relevant advice in this area comes from English Heritage’s ‘Streets for All’ guidance. In this there is, for example, a strong presumption against planting trees on formal streets of Georgian and Victorian houses if they were never intended to have street trees as part of the original design. They were consciously omitted to give greater effect to the landscaped garden square. This is a good example of why it is important for this guidance to provide an understanding of the historic development of Westminster’s townscape, in order to ensure that planting and replacement decisions maintain its integrity and create successful places. While this guidance takes these principles into account it is mindful that many of Westminster’s streets have changed over time and now accommodate modern additions to the street scene. As a principle, this document seeks to preserve good historic examples of type where streets have minimal modern interventions and where tree planting was not part of the original design. In other cases where the original historic fabric has been interrupted there is flexibility to consider opportunities for new tree planting where it is part of a coherent design approach. In these cases, each opportunity will be considered on its own merits. General townscape guidance: Excerpt from English Heritage’s Streets for All: A guide to the management of London's streets (2000). __________________________ 4 The special character of each conservation area is described in an audit, either complete or being undertaken, and for further information reference should be made to those documents, which in effect take precedence over the descriptions found in Appendix B.
Trees and the Public Realm (Draft) Page 17 Tree planting designation map Note that should a location be suitable for new or replacement trees, consideration then needs to be given to urban design considerations (see Section 5), the space available (see Section 6)) and what species would be appropriate (see Section 7). 29. In addition to the Townscape guidance provided here, trees in the public realm will be assessed during Conservation Area Audits and those that are particularly characterful
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