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GwithianTowans
DesignStudy&CharacterAppraisal
Background
NeighbourhoodPlan
Gwinear-GwithianParishCouncilhavecommissionedconsultants
tocarryoutthisstudytoestablishanunderstandingofthe
characteranddesignoftheresidentialareaatGwithianTowans.
Gwinear-GwithianParishCouncilintendtoprepareadesignguide
whichwillhelptomaintainthequalityoftheenvironmentofthe
Towansandassistthosewithaspirationstoimproveorrebuildtheir
plotsandbuildingstodosowithanawarenessoftheopportunity
theyhavetocontributetothelongtermidentityoftheTowans.
TheParishCounciliscommittedtopreparingaNeighbourhoodPlan
forthewholeParish.
NeighbourhoodPlanningisanemergingareaoftheplanningsystem
whichofferscommunitygroups,representedthroughtheirParish
Council,theopportunitytohavemorecontroloverdevelopmentin
theirarea.
Gwinear-GwithianParishCouncilhaveidentifiedtheTowansas
anareaparticularlysensitivetochangeanddeservesspecialattentionwithintheNeighbourhoodPlaninordertosafeguardthe
valuesofthecommunityaswellasenablingnecessarychanges
andimprovementstotakeplace.
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from‘Buildingsinalandscape’... to‘aLandscapewithbuildingsinit’
GwithianTowans
DesignStudy&CharacterAppraisal
LandscapeCharacter
Thisstudyaimstodrawtogethertheprinciplesoftwoprevious
landscapecharacterassessments:
• TheCornwallLandscapeCharacterAssessment(2007)• TheCornwallHistoricLandscapeCharacterisation
Atonce,theidentificationofonesingleSandDuneCharacterAreathat
includestheareaofGwithianTowansshiftsthemindsetfromoneofthe
separationoftheareafromitssurroundingstooneofanareadefinedbyits
surroundings.
TCB
1 1
2 8
2 4
1 6
2 9
34
40
72
50
Wingate
90
110
26.6m
ChurchtownFarm
1 0
4
Trekestal
7
C o t t a g e
H o u s e
C h u r c h t o w n
RedRiver
Prosper House
CornerHouse
3 .6
Roc
S nd
Rock
2 7
Seaholme
63
65
68
70
T r a
c k
1 8
98
101
Apple Orchard
Cot tage
6
4
P E N T I D N
A L A
N E
Barn
Sand
P um p
1
8
2 3
26.9m
r k
S w g
1 0
PC
6 9
45
T r a c k
FourBeaches
2 2
55
113
10 9
P a t h ( u m )
6
Gwithian
S e lb y H o u s e
S T I V E S
L A N E
Or chard
25.2m
Pentidna
1 1
T h e
Inn
Church
15.3m
Collects
17.0m
5
61
72a
T r a c
k
54a
120
114
94
96
100
103
112
1
Tamarisk
Cottage
PO
5
9
19.3m
LB
P R O S P E R H I L L
18.4m
4
Teal Cottage
r a c k
M a n
33
53
T r a c k
46
54
80
122
115
118
85
97
10 8
30.7m
5
H o u s e s
Nangarrow
3
TCB
21.3m
(PH)
Church
St Gothian's
(di u
H i h
Car Park
1 4
T r a c k
32
LB
73
57
84
95
Farm
HouseGodrevy
Par c Place
8
7
The Parsonage
a s
C o t t a g e
Quilkin
Cross
2 5
Roc
a n
6
1 5
23
4
41
79
43
78
119
89
10 7
B 3
3 0 1
7
1 6
C o u n c i l
1 9
Glencoe Hous
t r
62
66
Gwithian Towans
A r m o n d r o s
2 1
1 7
60
1
86
10 4
1
CloseOrchard
Gwithian Cottage
1 5
ChurchHall
6
C H U R
C H T O
W N
R O A D
13.5ck
T r a
c k
Sand
PC
Car Par
TCB
1 1
2 8
2 4
1 6
2 9
34
400
72
50
90
1
2 7
SSeaholme
63
665
68
70
1 8
98
1 1
0
9
45
T r a c k
Four Beaches
2 2
55
113
10 9
5
61
72
T r a c
k
a
120
114
96
10
103
12
33
53
T a c
46
54
1 2
115
118
855
97
10 8 8
1 4
T a
32
LB
73
5577
84
95
6
5
23
441
7
43
78
119
89
0 7
62
66
Gwithia TTT wans
A r o n d d d r o s
2 1
1 7
60
86
10 4
Wingate
Church own rm
Apple Orchard
i
30.7m
arm
1
26.6m
4
Trekeest l
7
C o t t a g e
H o u
C h u c t o w
Red River
Prosper House
Cot tage
P E N T I D N
A L A N E
P um p
1
8
3
6
S e l H o u e
S T I V E S
L A N E
Or chard
25.2m
1
T h e
Inn
hurch
1
Tamaarisk
Cottage
PO
5
19.3m
LB
4
5
H o u e s
angarrow
3
TCB
2 .3m
(PH))
Church
St Gothian's
HouseGodrevy
P r c Place
7
The Parsonage
C o t t a g e
Quilkin
Cross
5
7
1 6
C o n c i
9
1
CloseOrchard
Gwithian Cottage
Church Hall
6
a t ( m
15.3m
Thisstudyproposesthefollowinglocal
landscapecharacterareas:
• PostIndustrialSandPitcharacter
• SandDunecharacter
(includingGwithianTowans)
• MixedAgriculturalcharacter
• GwithianVillageSettlement
character
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TCB
1 1
2 8
2 4
1 6
2 9
34
40
72
50
90
110
Rock
2 7
Seaholme
63
65
68
70
1 8
98
101
Sand
1 0
PC
6 9
45
T r a c k
Four Beaches
2 2
55
113
1 0 9
5
61
72a
T r a c k
54a
120
114
94
96
100
103
112
M e a n
33
53
T r a c k
46
54
80
122
115
118
85
97
10 8
H i g h
Gwithian Towans
Car Park
1 4
T r a c k
32
LB
73
57
84
95
p Rocks
Rock
S a n d
6
1 5
23
4
41
79
43
78
119
89
10 7
W a
t e r
62
66
Gwithian Towans
A r m
o n d
r o s
2 1
1 7
60
86
10 4
TC
a ar T a c
r a c k
T r c
r a c k
Gw an w 1 1
2 4
2 7
S aho m
3
5
1 0
o r e ac e s
5
61
1
2
4
79
62
1 8
2 2
2 1
1 7
1 5
8
2 9
34
40
50
4
55
54a
5
46
54
32
5
41
43
A m o
d o s
60
1 6
72
6
70
9
72a
80
73
78
6
90
11
98
101
113
1 0 9
120
114
94
96
100
1 3
112
122
115
118
8
97
1
84
95
119
89
1 7
86
1 4
North
Central1
Central2
South
Fringe
GwithianTowans
DesignStudy&CharacterAppraisal
CharacterAreas•Landscapefingers
•ViewsfromGwithian(toavaried
boundarycondition)
•Topographicallydiscrete
•Informaldunemargin•Someisolatedplots
•Variationsinplotorientation
•Landscapefingers
•ViewsfromGwithian(toavariedboundarycondition)
•Topographicallydiscrete
•Informaldunemargin
•Someisolatedplots
•Variationsinplotorientation
•Plotsinthelandscape
•Largeplots,smallbuildings
•Detachedbuildings
•ViewsfromGwithian(inwhichbuildingsare
discreteamongstthelandscape)
•Fragmentedlandscapefingers
•ViewsfromGwithian(toabuilt,2storey
boundaryconditionwhichbreachestheskyline)
•Semi-formalisedaccess•Smallvariationsinplotorientation
•Variationinplotsize
•Attachedplots,detachedbutproximate
buildings
oc
PC
Rock
S a
d
•Fragmentedlandscapefingers
•ViewsfromGwithian(toabuilt,2storey
boundaryconditionwhichbreachestheskyline)
•Semi-formalisedaccess
•Smallvariationsinplotorientation
•Variationinplotsize
•Attachedplots,detachedbutproximate
buildings
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Athoroughanalysisofarchitectural
form,styleandmaterialshasbeen
carriedoutandconveyedasaseries
ofannotationsonrepresentative
photographsofbuildingsthroughout
theTowans(includedinthe
documentappendix)
Theanalysisissummarisedas
aseriesofthemeswhichfitinto
twocategoriesandshownonthe
annotatedbuildingdiagramswith
correspondingcolours:
Re-inforcescollectivecharacter
Underminescollectivecharacter
GwithianTowans
DesignStudy&CharacterAppraisal
ArchitecturalAnalysis Simpleprimaryform
Confused/cluttered
primaryform
Subservientadditions
Ridgeheightmorethan
twicetheeavesheight
Gableheightsbetween30-
100%ofabuildingseaves
height
Buildingsfinishabruptly
totheground
Buildingsfinishabruptlytothe
ground
Gableheightmorethantwicethe
eavesheight
Softconnectionwiththeground
placesthebuildingamongstthe
landscape
2storeyelements
dominatetheprimaryform
Roofpitches20-45degrees
Lowpitchedroofs
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GwithianTowans
DesignStudy&CharacterAppraisal
NextSteps
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outcomesofthedesignstudy
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theintentiontoprepareadesignguidefortheTowans
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articulatesavisionfortheTowansinthefuture
Communityengagement-discussingwiththepublic
thesuggestedcontentofadesignguide
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touseinamockdevelopmentproposal
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