Policy thoughts – Character and Design
VISION, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To preserve and enhance Crouch End’s urban village character, its architectural heritage, tree-lined streets, landscape, and open spaces. Design must be of a high standard, respond to setting, local character areas and the conservation area, and
Continue ReadingCrouch End 2030 — emerging priorities, part two: topic group findings
Crouch End 2030 Workshop Part Two: Topic Group Findings See also part 1. Key take-aways 1. Social and Community There was universal support for measures that build upon existing feelings of belonging and neighbourliness in Crouch End. There was agreement
Continue ReadingCrouch End 2030 workshop – consultation and discussion boards
A number of attendees asked us for copies of the information and discussion boards prepared for the event. Please see images below. The boards are based upon the Crouch End Appraisal, much of which can be seen at the following:
Continue ReadingCrouch End Character Appraisal: Open Space part 2, green space
Crouch End’s leafy verdant quality is a distinctive valued aspect separating it from more urban districts to the south. The S and W sections possess a high quotient of tree cover, with views of tree lined ridges, well-planted large gardens
Continue ReadingCrouch End Character Appraisal: Open Space part 1, development
Open spaces, consisting of green areas and railway land lying approx. 0.5 miles from the centre, are a distinct fringe tissue. Their arrangement, combining with the topography, forms a cordon sanitaire encircling the built area that reinforces the area’s physical
Continue ReadingCrouch End Character Appraisal: Culture
The area has a long association with the arts – a ‘creative village’ – though the evocation of a nonpareil artistic quarter is something of a conceit. Social capital relies instead upon memories of the mid-20th c. Bohemia of musicians,
Continue ReadingCrouch End Character Appraisal: Views
Views A district bordered on three sides by the Northern Heights, multiple views make a significant, sensitive contribution to local character – across and beyond the town, and as viewed from the hollow, tree lined ridges. The green environment is
Continue ReadingCrouch End Character Appraisal: Townscape
Townscape The experiential character of the area arises through the 19th c. built form which provides a constant rich visual interest, and the curved and deflected lines of the old routes. Views are frequently terminated by the clock tower: a
Continue ReadingCrouch End Character Appraisal: Physical Character
Location Crouch End is located upon converging N-S routes which form the ‘Broadway’ at the town centre. It lies 5 miles directly north of Trafalgar Square, and a further 6 miles from the edge of the London metropolitan urban area.
Continue ReadingCrouch End Character Appraisal – introduction
Character Appraisal Objectives A work in progress, the Crouch End Character Appraisal serves as a preparatory and evidential survey, part of a project toward a neighbourhood development plan. With an objective of identifying Crouch End’s distinctive and distinguishing features, the
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