Seaton Regeneration Area Plan :: Design and Access Principles
Design Proposals
Layout, Access and Security
5.15 The overall pedestrian safety of the development is enhanced by the aspiration that vehicle speeds should be kept to a minimum with the use of shared surface streets in order to help achieve this. Elsewhere, speed control bends, built out gateways, pinch points and raised tables at some junctions should be used selectively to help reduce traffic speed.
5.16 A strong frontage has been created along elements of open space throughout the site in order to define the public realm and provide surveillance of the spaces. In locations where flank walls of houses adjoin the street, additional windows may be incorporated on these elevations to reinforce the level of surveillance of public areas. Continuity and Enclosure
5.17 Residential dwellings are arranged broadly around the creation of peripheral blocks which help to improve the actual and perceived safety of an area by providing casual surveillance over the street and creating defensible space to the rear.
5.18 Buildings will generally have a range of boundary treatments that include brick walls, timber fencing, metal railings and in some locations hedging. Overall the aim is to clearly define the ownership of different areas.
