Materials
Policy
Materials used in areas of public realm must be high quality, durable and complement the local context.
- Dataset
- Design code rule
- Reference
- trafford-design-code-SPPR-7
Policy
Materials used in areas of public realm must be high quality, durable and complement the local context.
Policy
Areas of public realm must be designed to be fully accessible
Policy
Area of play and recreation must be inviting, inclusive, imaginative and stimulating for all ages. It must also be sensitively designed to complement and enhance the Trafford Place.
Policy
All New Places must have a positive and coherent identity which complements the relevant Trafford Place, area type, existing landscape and/or urban context.
Policy
The development of new places and neighbourhoods must be designed around a landscape led strategy that incorporates a network of public spaces with key corridors and routes defined through the design of the landscape.
Policy
In designing New Places, applicants must demonstrate that they have maximised opportunities to retain existing landscape features, including field boundaries, hedgerows, trees, and their settings.
Policy
The development of new places and neighbourhoods must consider the protection of existing green corridors and integration of new green corridors to promote active travel and the movement of wildlife. These corridors can include landscape buffers, linear parks, green streets, back streets or embankments.
Policy
The applicant must demonstrate that the proposed layout has been informed by a site wide landscape strategy, that includes landscaping proposals, sustainable drainage systems and biodiversity net gain requirements which comply with the best practice guide and coding requirements set out in the ‘Landscape, Nature and Public Realm’ section of this code.
Policy
Where buildings are proposed around the edge of public open spaces, their principal elevations must provide an active frontage. Active frontages can include residential frontages, commercial orretail uses.
Policy
Tall buildings must be sited in a manner that ensures a coherent skyline is delivered.