| Topic: | Guidance on tall buildings | |
| Posted by: | Karen Liebreich | |
| Date/Time: | 08/01/16 18:47:00 |
| Historic England (which used to be English Heritage) has just issued a new Advice Note. This is supposed to be taken into account by borough decision makers: "It seeks to guide people involved in planning for and designing tall buildings so that they may be delivered in a sustainable and successful way through the development plan and development management process. The advice is for all relevant developers, designers, local authorities and other interested parties." "... if the building is not in the right place and well designed a tall building, by virtue of its size and widespread visibility, can also seriously harm the qualities that people value about a place. What might be considered a tall building will vary according to the nature of the local area. A ten-storey building in a mainly twostorey neighbourhood will be thought of as a tall building by those affected, whereas in the centre of a large city it may not. One of the principal failings in the design of certain tall buildings was a lack of understanding of the nature of the area around them, and the impact they would have on both specific features of the historic environment and its general character. There have been many examples of tall buildings that have had a lasting adverse impact through being unsuitably located, poorly designed, inappropriately detailed and badly built and managed." Here's the whole thing: https://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/tall-buildings-advice-note-4/heag037-tall-buildings.pdf/ |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Guidance on tall buildings | 08/01/16 18:47:00 | Karen Liebreich |
| Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 08/01/16 22:46:00 | Rima Jones |
| Re:Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 09/01/16 08:20:00 | Loraine Pemberton |
| Re:Re:Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 09/01/16 18:46:00 | Claire Moran |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 09/01/16 22:56:00 | Elizabeth Ross |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 10/01/16 18:23:00 | James Petri |
| Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 10/01/16 18:47:00 | George Radulski |
| Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 10/01/16 19:16:00 | Mark Perry |
| Re:Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 11/01/16 08:23:00 | Colin Jordan |
| Re:Re:Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 11/01/16 09:45:00 | Cllr Sam Hearn |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Guidance on tall buildings | 11/01/16 13:18:00 | Brian May |