NM25: Area of Special Character
Proposed Policy NM25: Area of Special Character
The New Milton Neighbourhood Plan designates an Area of Special Character, at Station Road, as shown on the Policies Map. Development proposals located within the Area of Special Character should demonstrate that they have had full regard to the characteristics that contribute to the significance of its local architectural and historic interest as evident in:
- The survival of the road layout and buildings of the new early 20C settlement
- The presence of the original late 19C railway buildings that founded the settlement around it and the role it plays in bolstering the sense of arrival.
- The survival and prominence of Milton Hall together with Nos 29, 31 and 35 Station Road alongside it in terminating the view from the Station, both arriving from across the bridge around the slight bend in the road and from the westbound platform up the incline to Station Road
- The survival of Nos 25-27 Station Road, which as the home to the first post office which gave the town its name has important local historical value, and its prominence in the streetscene in views into the town centre from the north
- The prominence of the Water Tower in views from the station and in glimpse views along Osborne Road and between buildings in other locations inside and into the ASC
- The prominence of the tall, octagonal turrets at Nos 12 and 47 Station Road to enhance the entrance to the ASC from along Station Road to the south and in punctuating views into the ASC along Whitefield Road and Osborne Road, with the slight offset in the arrangement of buildings around the Station Road, Osborne Road and Whitefield Road junction that makes the Lloyds building and Nos 14-16 Station Road more prominent in punctuating views into the space.
- The strong building lines on Station Road and on Whitefield Road.
- The regular rhythm of the roofscape from Lloyds to Milton Hall and of Nos 4-10 and Nos 14-20 Station Road formed by the full gabled dormers as well as the large gabled roofs of the Hall and No.35
Supporting Text
This policy seeks to designate an Area of Special Character at Station Road, recognising the study commissioned by the Town Council or this area with a view to NFDC designating it as a Conservation Area in 2014.
An updated report has been prepared which details the architectural and historic local significance of the area and makes the case for its designation as an ASC (Appendix E) . Whilst a Neighbourhood Plan cannot designate a Conservation Area, it can recognise this location and provide supporting evidence with a view to NFDC considering its designation as part of its review of the Local Plan.