Skip to main content
Cheshire West and Chester Council logoCheshire West and Chester

Built Form

5.1.6 Site legibility

MUST

All corner buildings must have windows on all street-facing facades to ensure that both streets are addressed.

SHOULD

Buildings at the end of street vistas should be emphasised with higher architectural quality, higher quality materials, more ornament and/or greater height.

SHOULD

Prominent corner buildings should be of a higher architectural quality and/or emphasised with higher quality materials, detailing or ornament.

SHOULD

Built form should frame views towards existing local landmarks (e.g. surrounding hills, church spires etc), along with new and existing landmarks within development.

SHOULD

Existing buildings and structures within a site that have architectural merit and/or contribute to local distinctiveness should be retained as a landmark within a development.

Design principle 2 image
Fig 5.22 Buildings at the end of street vistas or at key corners should be emphasised, such as with higher architectural quality or materials, ornament or height.

Design principle 1 image
Fig 5.23 Corner buildings should be emphasised by including windows on all street-facing elevations.

7.1 Prominent corner building - Tarporley 2 image
Fig 5.24 A prominent corner building emphasised through height and with windows on all street facing elevations, Tarporley.

Framed view, shot tower, Chester image
Fig 5.25 The building alignment creates a well framed view of the Shot Tower, Chester.
Fig 5.26 An existing mock-tudor dwelling is retained as a marker building within a new housing development, Parkgate.
Fig 5.26 An existing mock-tudor dwelling is retained as a marker building within a new housing development, Parkgate.