6.4.1 Wall materials
Application of materials must be informed by the context of the site. Unless an alternative material is prominent locally, housing developments must use one of the following permitted materials as their primary wall material:
- Local red sandstone
- Red brick
- Red/brown brick
- Ruabon red brick
- Roughcast render
- Smooth render
- Timber weatherboarding (Suburban and village area types only)
- Black or natural finish exposed timber frame with brick nogging or render infill
Medium sites of 50 homes or less should use one primary wall material across the development.
Medium sites of more than 50 homes should use multiple materials in proportions similar to their immediate historical context, and grouped together in a manner common in the area.
When materials turn the corner, they should be used for the full extent of the façade unless a vertical architectural element such as a chimney is used to demarcate the transition in materials.
A mix of render and brick should be used across a development if this material palette is found within the locality. However, the materials should be distributed meaningfully. The non-dominant material should be used sparingly (less than 20%) on marker buildings or on individual house types for maximum impact.
Homes could use a combination of two materials if that combination is common in the area.
Exceptions for use of materials could be made if there is a strong design reason to divert from the code.
The following materials could be used as secondary materials only across a minority part of a building or as ornament, even if not already present locally:
- Blue pressed brick
- White brick
- Limewashed brick
- Metal cladding