Design your very own Poundbury
Discussion
samdale said:
I'd go even further with the parking/garages. Ban on street parking. Designated bays like in that pic, driveways and garages only.
Actually, Poundbury was substantially to blame for PPG3, which promoted minimal parking and caused most of the problems we've seen on recent developer housing, prior to the backlash that occurred after the 2009 downturn.Personally, I think that the whole place is a ghastly pastiche, architecturally speaking: it's all shallow pretence, no substance.
Edited by Equus on Friday 20th October 19:07
I'm not such a fan of rules limiting ongoing use, stories of what some homeowner associations in the US demand sound very intrusive.
e.g.
https://www.knowable.com/a/19-honest-people-share-...
e.g.
https://www.knowable.com/a/19-honest-people-share-...
Have you ever been to Poundbury? It's horrific!
It's like a Georgian town that's had all the space between the houses squeezed out of it, and because it was designed in the usual planner bulls
t mindset that we wouldn't need our cars, every single scrap of space that isn't in some way regulated has a car, sorry a monochrome SUV, jammed on it.
I live in Dorset and love it, but I'd never, ever live in Poundbury, even if the alternative was a fiery death. Or Charlton Down.
I also hold the view that it's had a ghastly ossifying effect on new estate architecture, if not nationally then certainly round here; all new developments basically look like mini-Poundburys.
It's like a Georgian town that's had all the space between the houses squeezed out of it, and because it was designed in the usual planner bulls
t mindset that we wouldn't need our cars, every single scrap of space that isn't in some way regulated has a car, sorry a monochrome SUV, jammed on it. I live in Dorset and love it, but I'd never, ever live in Poundbury, even if the alternative was a fiery death. Or Charlton Down.
I also hold the view that it's had a ghastly ossifying effect on new estate architecture, if not nationally then certainly round here; all new developments basically look like mini-Poundburys.
From another Dorset dweller who has to traverse Poundbury every week, I can also agree that it is a twee, uber-trendy, disaster of a housing estate.
What ? 'Housing estate' ? Yes, right - it is NOT a village. It is just the latest example of a massive housing estate, tacked on to the western edge of Dorchester, an estate which just happens to be owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.
And the comments about lack of space to swing a cat, or (more importantly) to park a car, are correct. No house has space for more than one car, and none (as far as I can see) has a private drive way or garage. Which means that if you have a valuable/out-of-the-ordinary car, it has to live out in the open among all the Priuses and Pacific Rim horrors ....,
What ? 'Housing estate' ? Yes, right - it is NOT a village. It is just the latest example of a massive housing estate, tacked on to the western edge of Dorchester, an estate which just happens to be owned by the Duchy of Cornwall.
And the comments about lack of space to swing a cat, or (more importantly) to park a car, are correct. No house has space for more than one car, and none (as far as I can see) has a private drive way or garage. Which means that if you have a valuable/out-of-the-ordinary car, it has to live out in the open among all the Priuses and Pacific Rim horrors ....,
One regulation that I would have would be that all garages and parking spaces would have to be big enough to take modern cars, with room to actually (gasp) open the doors to get in and out. Specifically none of those super high density "townhouses" with useless garages that first time buyers purchase, then move on from or can't move because nobody wants them.
saknog said:
How about subterranean roadways, parking and storage.
Ding ding ding! I'm on board for this. People will come back with "Oh but expensive", but it happens in Europe plenty. Underground parking for apartment buildings is common, and it also happens with houses. Many French cities bury their car parks, rather than celebrate them above the surface as the UK does.Zad said:
One regulation that I would have would be that all garages and parking spaces would have to be big enough to take modern cars, with room to actually (gasp) open the doors to get in and out.
Whilst far from universal, this is not unusual, these days: plenty of LPA's have policies stipulating minimum clear internal dimensions of 3m x 6m. for any garage to be counted as part of the parking provision on a site.BlueHave said:
Even that would be stretching it a bit. I did a project years ago in which it was reported that a minor Royal had contributed to it.
All they did was receive a letter from the press office saying the royal had liked the proposal.
I designed a scheme for Persimmon on Duchy land on the outskirts of Scarborough, many years ago. The proposals were 'vetted' by HRH's Architect as part of the contractual obligation for purchase of the land, but I don't suppose he spent too many hours poring over the plans himselfAll they did was receive a letter from the press office saying the royal had liked the proposal.
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