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