LCA6A Norman Court Wooded Downs

Landscape Strategy and Guidelines

Norman Court Wooded Downs are distinguished by their parkland character and keen sense of seclusion. The overall strategy is therefore to conserve and enhance the combination of woodland and open fields and parkland features within Norman Court Wooded Downs.

Land Management

Landscape Distinctiveness

Maintain the existing balance of open pasture and woodland with parkland trees

Conserve the strong sense of seclusion and tranquillity

Agriculture

Maintain the existing pasture management

Hedgerows

Maintain the existing hedgerow pattern

Woodland and Trees

Maintain the existing variety of woodland sizes and forms

Historic Landscapes

Maintain the dominance of the existing parkland character

Land Use and Development

Built Developments

Avoid any development that would be visually intrusive in this area or out of keeping with its intimate scale

Infrastructure

Avoid highway engineering works in the area which might erode the particularly quiet rural character of the road network

Development to be small in scale and well sited, taking advantage of vegetation cover, to conserve the sense of remoteness and tranquillity

Volume 1: LCA6A Landscape Character Types and Areas