Contents

THE ESSEX DESIGN GUIDE for Residential and Mixed Use Areas
Contents
Foreword online!
Public Consultations
Introduction online!
Planning context
Application of the Design Guide
Essex character
Principles of spacial organisation
Criteria for development sites
larger than 1 hectare
Sustainability
Mixed uses
Proximity
Landscape structure
Permeability and legibility of layout
Further criteria for all sizes
of development
Protection against noise sources
Public open space
Children's play
Criteria for layout at densities
below 20 dwellings per hectare
Arcadia
Boulevard planning
Tree and hedge species
Design of buildings within the landscape context
Criteria for layout at densities
over 20 dwellings/hectare
Continuity of frontage
Relationship of house to road
House design within the layout context
Daylight and sunlight
Rear privacy
Private sitting out areas
Garden size
Accessibility for disabled people
Building Form
Regional building forms
Internal space provision
Extendable houses
Dormers
Sound insulation
Placing of openings
Solid and void
Balance
Windows
Modelling
Appropriate use of materials
Appropriate detailing for materials used
Chimneys
Porches
Other details
Service and access
Services
Buses
Pedestrian and Cycle Movement
Vehicular movement
Table of Road Types
Shared private drives
General design criteria
Case studies online!
Appendices
A. Parker Morris Space Standards
B. Adoption and maintenance of roads, etc. online!
C. Recommended plant species
D. Suggested standard planning conditions
E. Indicative house types
Credits
Bibliography
Index
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