Appendix 2 Design Dictionary and Useful References.pdf

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Appendix 2: Design Dictionary and Useful References

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Accessibility:The ability of people to move round an area and to reach places and facilities,

including elderly and disabled people, those with young children and those encumbered with

luggage or shopping.

Adaptability:The capacity of a building or space to be changed so as to respond to changing

social, technological and economic conditions.

Affordable Homes:Housing built (usually by a Housing Association) for sale or rent at a price

level below market rate and kept in this use. It is provided to eligible households whose needs

cannot be met by the market.

Amenity: A pleasant or useful feature or facility. It can also relate to the quality of life enjoyed by

occupants, for example the quietness of their environment.

BBackland:Development land behind the rear building line of existing housing or other

development, with access only from the main street or public highway (as opposed to having

development frontage on this street). Backland sites are often on rear gardens.

Biodiversity:The whole variety of life on earth. It includes all species of plants and animals, their

genetic variation and the ecosystems of which they are a part.

Building Line:The line formed by frontages of buildings along a street. The building line can beshown on a plan.

Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM): Is the

leading and most widely used environmental assessment method for buildings. It sets the standard

for best practice in sustainable design and has become the de facto measure used to describe a

buildings environmental performance

CConservation area:An area which is of special historic or architectural character and is worthy of

preservation designated by the Local Planning Authority under the Planning (Listed Buildings andConservation Areas) Act 1990.

Context:The setting of a site or area, including factors such as trafc, activities and land uses as

well as landscape and built form.

Core Strategy:A Development Plan Document that sets out the long-term spatial vision for the

local planning authority area, the spatial objectives and strategic policies to deliver that vision.


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DDefensible space:Public and semi-public space that is defensible in the sense that it is

surveyed, demarcated or maintained by somebody. Derived from Oscar Newmans 1973 study

of the same name, and an important concept in securing public safety in urban areas. Defensible

space is also dependent upon the existence of escape routes and the level of anonymity whichcan be anticipated by the users of the space.

Density:The oorspace of a building or buildings or some other unit measure in relation to a given

area of land. In this guide built density is expressed in terms of number of units per hectare.

Desire Lines:A route that people instinctively wish to travel along, often the shortest or straightest

line between two points.

Development Plan: Section 38(6) of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act states that an

authoritys development plan consists of the relevant Regional Spatial Strategy (or the SpatialDevelopment Strategy in London) and the Development Plan Documents contained within its

Local Development Framework.

EElevation:The faade of a building, or the drawing of a facade.

Enclosure:The use of buildings to create a sense of dened space.

Energy Efciency:The extent to which the energy consumption of a building or group of buildings

is reduced through the way in which buildings are designed, constructed and arranged on site.

FFocal Point:A building or structure that stands out from its background by virtue of its height, size

or some other aspect of its design.

Form: The layout (structure and urban grain), density, scale (height and massing), appearance

(materials and details) and landscape of development.

GGreeneld Site:Land upon which no development has previously taken place.

Green Infrastructure:The sub-regional network of protected species, nature reserves, green

spaces and greenway linkages. Green infrastructure should provide (where possible) multi

functional uses (i.e. wildlife, recreational and cultural experiences as well as ood protection and

microclimate control. It should also operate at all spatial scales, from urban centres through to

open countryside.


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HHuman Scale:The use within development of elements which relate well in size to an individual

human being and their assembly in a way which makes people feel comfortable rather than

overwhelmed.

IInll:Development of a small gap (e.g. 1-5 properties) in an otherwise built up frontage.

LLandmark:A building or structure that stands out from its background by virtue of height, size or

some other aspect of design.

Landscape:The character and appearance of land, including its shape, form, ecology, natural

features, colours and elements and the way these components combine. Landscape charactercan be expressed through landscape appraisal and maps or plans.

Layout: The way buildings, routes and open spaces are placed in relation to each other.

Legibility:The degree to which a place can be easily understood and traversed.

Lifetime Homes Standards:This is a set of design standards that adds to the comfort and

convenience of the home and supports the changing needs occurring throughout a familys life

cycle. These standards generally exceed the requirements of Part M of the Building Regulations.

Listed Building:Is a building or other structure ofcially designated by the Department for

Culture, Media and Sport as being of special architectural, historical or cultural signicance.

Local Distinctiveness:The particular positive features of a locality that contribute to its special

character and sense of place and distinguishes one local area from another.

MMassing:The combined effect of height, volume and shape of a building or group of buildings.

Microclimate:This is the climate of a small, specic place in a particular area, as contrasted with

climate of the whole area.

Mixed Use:A mix of, usually complementary, uses within a building, on a site or within a

neighbourhood.

NNatural Surveillance:The discouragement of wrong-doing by the presence of passers-by or the

ability of people to be seen out of surrounding windows. Also known as passive surveillance (or

supervision).


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PPhotovoltaic Roof Tiles:Roof tiles that generate electricity.

Previously Developed Land (PDL):This is land that was or is occupied by a permanent

structure, including the curtilage of the developed land and any associated xed surfaceinfrastructure. PDL is often referred to as browneld land.

PUSH: The Partnership for Urban South Hampshire is a formally constituted organisation

comprising East Hampshire, Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Hampshire County Council, Havant,

New Forest, Portsmouth, Southampton, Test Valley and Winchester Councils. They have come

together to improve the economic performance of South Hampshire and enhance it as a place to

live and work.

SScale:The impression of a building when seen in relation to its surroundings, or the size of parts

of a building or its details, particularly as experienced in relation to the size of a person.

Sometimes it is the total dimensions of a building which give it its sense of scale, at other times it

is the size of the elements and the way they are combined. The concept is a difcult and

ambiguous one, often the word is used simply as a synonym for size. Scale is also an

ambiguous term and used by different people in different ways:

The total dimensions of a building which give it its sense of scale and the impression of a

building when seen in relation to its surroundings

The size of parts of a building or its details, particularly as experienced in relation to the size of

a person. Sometimes it is the size of the elements and the way they are combined.

For clarity the council advise the use of mass and heights in descriptions instead.

Sections:Drawing showing a slice through a building or site.

Sense of Place:Features that create local distinctiveness.

Sites of Special Scientic Interest (SSSIs): There are over 4,000 Sites of Special Scientic

Interest (SSSIs) in England, covering around 7% of the countrys land area. Over half of thesesites, by area, are internationally important for their wildlife, and designated as Special Areas of

Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs) or Ramsar sites. Many SSSIs are also

National Nature Reserves (NNRs) or Local Nature Reserves (LNRs).

Special Area of Conservation (SAC):A Special Area of Conservation recommended by the

Government under the European Habitats Directive. An area considered important for its wildlife

population and diversity.

Special Protection Area (SPA): Special Protection Area designated by the Government under the

terms of the European Communities Council Directive 79/404/EEC on the Conservation of Wild

Birds. A site of European importance for birds.


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Storey: A oor level from ground oor upwards. A room in the roof normally constitutes a storey

for example in the case of dormers. However rooms in the roofspace including the use of velux

type windows that preclude overlooking will not be regarded as a storey.

Sustainable:Dened by the Brundtland Commission (1987 and quoted in PPG1) as developmentwhich meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to achieve their

own needs and aspirations. The UKs strategy for sustainable development A Better Quality of

Life (1999) highlights the need for environmental improvement, social justice and economic

success to go hand-in-hand.

Sustainable Development: Development that meets present needs without compromising the

ability of future generations to achieve their own needs and aspirations.

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS): Sustainable Drainage Systems are a range of

management practices and control mechanisms that drain surface water in a way that mimicsnatural drainage and reduces the adverse impacts on river regimes and the risk of erosion,

ooding and ecological damage.

TTopography:A description or representation of articial or natural features on or off the ground.

UUrban Grain:The pattern of the arrangement and size of buildings and their plots in a settlement

and the size of street blocks and junctions.

VVernacular:The way, in which ordinary buildings were built in a particular place, making use of

local styles, techniques and materials and responding to local economic and social conditions.

WWest of Waterlooville Major Development Area (MDA): A new community is proposed at West

of Waterlooville, one of four Major Development Areas (MDAs) originally required by the

Hampshire County Structure Plan 1996-2011 (Review). The majority of the development area is

within Winchester District, but a small part is within Havant Borough.


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Useful References and further information

Design and Access Statements

DCLG Circular 1/2006 - Guidance on Changes to the Development Control System(Department for Communities and Local Government, June 2006) http://www.communities.gov.uk/

index.asp?id=1500620

Design and access statements: how to write, read and use them (CABE, 2006) http://www.cabe.

org.uk/AssetLibrary/8073.pdf

Urban Design

By Design - Urban Design in the Planning System (DETR and CABE, 2000) http://www.cabe.org.

uk/AssetLibrary/1818.pdf

Delivering Great Places to Live (Building for Life, 2005) http://www.cabe.org.uk/AssetLibrary/1189.

pdf

Councillors Guide to Urban Design (CABE, 2004) http://www.cabe.org.uk/AssetLibrary/2310.pdf

Urban Design Compendium (Llewellyn-Davies for English Partnerships and The Housing

Corporation, 2000) http://www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/publications.htm

The Value of Urban Design (DETR, CABE and UCL Bartlett, 2001) http://www.cabe.org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=700&eld=lter&term=Public%20space&type=2

The Cost of Bad Design (CABE, 2006) http://www.cabe.org.uk/AssetLibrary/8125.pdf

Manual for Streets (WSP, TRL , Llewellyn Davies Yeang and Phil Jones Associates on behalf of

Department for Transport) http://www.manualforstreets.org.uk/

Places Streets and Movement: A companion guide to Design Bulletin 32 (DETR, 1998) http://www.

communities.gov.uk/embedded_object.asp?id=1500499

Making Design Work (CABE, 2005) http://www.cabe.org.ukPaving the Way: How We Achieve Clean, Safe and Attractive Streets (June 2002) http://www.cabe.

org.uk/default.aspx?contentitemid=478

Safer Places - The Planning System and Crime Prevention (CABE/Home Ofce) http://www.

communities.gov.uk/pub/724/SaferplacestheplanningsystemandcrimepreventionPDF3168Kb_

id1144724.pdf

Secured by Design http://www.securedbydesign.com/


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Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) http://www.cabe.org.uk/

Building for Life http://www.buildingforlife.org

Sustainable Design

Proposals for introducing a Code for Sustainable Homes (ODPM, 2005) http://www.communities.

gov.uk/index.asp?id=1162094

The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) is keen to encourage key construction

industry-wide players to embrace the pioneering Sustainability Checklists for Developments

initiative. The South East Checklist can be viewed on www.sustainability-checklist.co.uk

BREEAM - www.breeam.org

EcoHomes - http://www.breeam.org/ecohomes.html

Sustainable Drainage Systems; A Guide for Developers (Environment Agency 2005)

http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/epages/eapublications.storefront/45080818006911d

e273fc0a8029605e1/Product/View/GEHO0305BIQY&2DE&2DP

Sustainable Drainage Systems (list of relevant guidance publications) (Ciria website, 2006)

http://www.ciria.org/suds/publications

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