Housing – All settlements

16.  Further development must respect the characteristics of the villages, particularly with regard to the sense of space.  Any replacement dwelling or extension must sit well within its plot, with the footprint similar to the relationship between existing nearby buildings and their sites.

17.  Diversity is essential.  In any future development there should not be houses of the same design next to one another and any semi-detached dwellings should incorporate different styles for each dwelling within the pair so that they are asymmetric but complementary.

18.  New development must encourage variable building lines, while avoiding mutual overlooking. 

19.  The scale or proportion of buildings should complement and reflect surrounding dwellings and buildings.

20.  The outside view of properties should not be spoilt by neglecting the backs of gardens and buildings.

21.  Roof lines should be broken and varied.  Roofs should be low pitched to reflect the vernacular style and keep views as open as possible.

22.  Detail makes a difference and should be encouraged in brick work, particularly around windows and under eaves and in the use of brick corbels.

23.  Extensions should be subsidiary to the original building.  On the road elevation, window shapes and styles must be continued.  Materials used should match the original or be sympathetic to them and the area.  Roof lines should be varied in height and orientation to add variety in form and shape; there should be no large, unrelieved expanses of roof.

24.  Gates and driveways should respect the rural situation of the village and avoid the urbanisation of brick and high walls.  Wooden and wrought iron gates are to be preferred and the use of pea gravel promoted, in particular to aid drainage.

25.  Where a chapel has been taken out of use, its outward appearance should be retained as a historical feature.

26.  Provision should be made on each property for the collection and use of rainwater runoff from roofs

27.  Lime based mortar, wooden window frames and environmentally friendly and sustainable materials should be used if at all possible.

28.  Energy conservation measures should be incorporated within properties.

Housing - Trefonen

29.  The character of Trefonen must be maintained by the protection from development of the open land and countryside of outstanding beauty which surrounds the present settlement.  There are no sites outside the present (2006) development boundary suitable for development.

30.  The area of land at the entrance to Chapel View should be know as Chapel Green and it should be promoted as a public open space with an appropriate tree planting scheme.

31.  Part of the field next to Chapel Green, bordered by Chapel Lane and the Oswestry Road, should, if it ever became available, be considered for the development of tennis courts, and as a public open space for community use.

Housing - Trefonen: continued

32.  With the rare exception of small scale, individual infill if a very specific local need can be proven, there should be no further residential development in Trefonen for several years to allow a period of consolidation and maturation.  Any future development must be able to demonstrate that the infrastructure, particularly vehicular access, is sufficient and that it does not threaten the wellbeing of others.  The narrow lanes will not support development.

33.  There should be no residential development in the centre of the village.

34.  The pub is a particularly attractive feature of the village centre.  The car park area should be further enhanced by landscaping and softer detail: the planting of trees and bushes.

35.  Properties with open plan restrictions should be enhanced by the erection of low, local stone walls where possible and where the owners so wish.

36.  The old Victorian post box in the wall at the entrance to Bellan Lane should be preserved as a local landmark.

37.  A tree, or trees, should be planted on the grass beside the war memorial.

38.  There should be a tree planting scheme for Martins Fields and a review of the landscape features of all the small areas of open space at road junctions, to encourage the natural habitat and the rural identity of the village..  In particular the junctions of Woodland View, School Lane and Brooklea Close, and Old Post Office Lane and Silverdale Drive should be considered.

Housing - Treflach

39.  Any limited development should be confined to small groups of two or three individual dwellings within or immediately abutting the existing development boundary.  Over the last few years properties have only been built on infill sites.  Further development, if any, should be on the same kind of site.

40.  The size and character of new properties should be individual.  In both new and restored or extended properties, stone walls and wooden windows are seen as desirable, whereas the use of white UPVC windows or doors should be discouraged

41.  There are significant trees which provide effective screening of the village properties.  This feature should be protected by the use of appropriate tree preservation orders.

42.  In the long term a solution to the access to Oak Lane needs to be found.  This will enable the three sites currently with planning permission to proceed.

43.  There should be no additional street lighting.

Housing - Nantmawr

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