Salisbury Central Area Framework
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Salisbury Central Area Framework January 2020 Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design 19 Maltings Place 169 Tower Bridge Road London SE1 3JB Telephone 020 7089 2121 [email protected] www.tibbalds.co.uk ©TIBBALDS JANUARY 2020 Contents Foreword from Wiltshire Council and its Partners 2 Appendix 1: Global Warming and Climate Emergency Declaration 58 1 Executive Summary 4 Appendix 2: How the CAF relates to other documents 59 2 Introduction and Purpose of the CAF 9 Appendix 3: Planning Policy Summary 60 Purpose 9 National Planning Policy 60 Method 9 Local Planning Policy: Wiltshire Core Strategy 60 Relationship to other documents and strategies 10 Summary 61 3 About Salisbury: Context, Opportunities and Constraints 12 Strengths 13 Opportunities 13 Constraints 15 4 Objectives for the Central Area of Salisbury 18 5 Central Area-wide Initiatives 20 Creating people-friendly streets 20 Improving open space and the environment 26 Creating vibrancy 28 Bringing out the qualities 31 6 Identifying Character Areas and their role in the City 34 7 Conclusion 56 Note: Unless stated otherwise, quotes used within this CAF are taken from responses given either by: residents throughout the CAF’s development and consultation process; or taken from the baseline analysis undertaken in support of this CAF. ©TIBBALDS JANUARY 2020 Salisbury Central Area Framework 1 Foreword from Wiltshire Council and its Partners The Salisbury Central Area Framework These will make the most of Salisbury’s heritage, historic The transformation of Salisbury’s central area will be buildings, thriving cultural sector and beautiful landscape achieved through ongoing collaboration and partnership, (the CAF) provides a clear pathway towards setting; respond meaningfully to the impact of climate and by accepting and embracing change. By working delivering an exciting and vibrant city centre change; offer greater opportunities for cultural and retail together, we will revitalise Salisbury and strengthen its well into the future. experiences; provide new homes and jobs and look to position as one of the country’s finest places to live, work embrace new technology. Together the key actions and and visit. initiatives will deliver opportunities that support local people These ambitious plans build on Salisbury’s strong historic Together we are shaping a bright and prosperous future by providing new jobs and homes. foundations and its many unique characteristics, and will for our city. transform the central area into a successful, sustainable and By bringing forward these improvements, Wiltshire Council dynamic area benefiting residents, businesses and people and its partners aim to ensure the city recovers from the who come here. It will do this by protecting and capitalising impacts of the nerve agent incidents of 2018 and adapts on the city’s unique strengths and qualities. to the economic opportunities and challenges which face The CAF sets out the key actions and initiatives needed the city. to achieve this transformation. They are focused round The CAF is a positive vision for the future and we would like five themes of change: creating people-friendly streets, to thank the many stakeholders and residents who have Cllr Philip Whitehead improving open space and the environment, creating contributed their time, views and aspirations. Leader of Wiltshire Council vibrancy, bringing out the qualities, and establishing character areas. Cllr Jeremy Nettle Keith Hanson Nick Papadopulos John Glen MP Leader of Salisbury City Council Chair, Salisbury BID Dean of Salisbury Member of Parliament for Salisbury Salisbury Central Area Framework ©TIBBALDS JANUARY 2020 2 1 Non-Technical Executive Summary 1 Executive Summary Salisbury is a wonderful place to live, visit Taking advantage of Salisbury’s A framework for the city and its people and work. Yet, nowhere is immune from the strengths The CAF is the result of intensive discussions with the potential impacts of the climate emergency, Thanks to the city’s intimate scale, the Cathedral, the Market people of Salisbury. It is a document that will help to shape their future. It represents a consensus of views from a wide the changing ways people shop or the Place, (which hosts the Charter Market twice a week), the historic townscape and large number of independent range of people who live in, work in and visit Salisbury. The increasing unaffordability of homes, businesses, Salisbury offers its residents, workers and main ideas in the CAF have come from the community and especially for the younger generation. visitors a city setting with a medieval feel. Salisbury serves from a detailed analysis of the role and function of the city a large rural hinterland and the landscape setting amongst centre. The views of the people of Salisbury were sought The Central Area Framework has taken a surrounding rivers, water meadows and hills further adds to through meetings, a six-week public consultation, interactive detailed look at the city centre and identifies the it’s unique character and appeal. With its cathedral and exhibitions and face-to-face conversations. Meetings were held with occupiers of buildings and investors in the a number of opportunities to ensure that proximity to the internationally famous World Heritage Site of Stonehenge, Salisbury is a very popular tourist destination. city centre to gather their views about their ambitions and the city can secure a bright, vibrant and The city is the main centre of south Wiltshire, acting as a aspirations and to understand the commercial realities prosperous future for its residents, those focal point for a wide rural catchment with its influence facing the city. who work here and its visitors. stretching into parts of Hampshire and Dorset. Salisbury will be the first ‘connected city’ in the country The climate emergency Wiltshire Council along with its partner organisations - to benefit from full fibre broadband enablement. The city The five themes of the CAF are underpinned by the golden Salisbury City Council, Salisbury Business Improvement has both a strong business community and a flourishing thread of responding to and mitigating against the impacts District (Salisbury BID), the Cathedral, Wiltshire College & science park on its doorstep at Porton Down. Salisbury of climate change. Future generations depend on us acting University Centre and Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise contains a burgeoning artistic and creative community that now to combat climate change. Global impacts of severe Partnership - have endorsed this plan and formed the Future provides a strong and positive basis from which to develop weather and rising temperatures are clearly documented Salisbury Place Board to deliver on its recommendations. and widen its appeal. The recommendations in the CAF and will lead to major negative effects on communities aim to nurture and complement the assets of our city to across the UK. Wiltshire Council and Salisbury City ensure that Salisbury becomes an even more attractive Council have both declared a climate emergency and have place to live, work and visit. Attracting new investment is committed to delivering an accelerated response, in line vital to Salisbury’s future, and at the heart of the CAF is with the national and global momentum that is building ensuring that these new developments are realised in a way in response to climate change. The CAF provides an that enhances the beauty of Salisbury whilst building on its ambitious set of recommendations which seek to protect the historic strengths. environment, reduce the likelihood of flooding, and reduce motor vehicle movements through the city whilst ensuring the city remains accessible to all. Salisbury Central Area Framework ©TIBBALDS JANUARY 2020 4 ©TIBBALDS JANUARY 2020 Salisbury Central Area Framework 5 The five themes to deliver a bright and sustainable future for Salisbury Through the discussions with the communities of Salisbury Together these five themes are united by the aims of many hundreds of issues were identified. Further workshops delivering the following outcomes for Salisbury: identified that people’s aspirations for their city fell within the following five main themes: 1. Creating people friendly streets A city responding to the challenges of the A city with a rich and diverse tourism industry climate emergency To make the central area a better place for people to move Salisbury will continue to provide an unforgettable around safely, comfortably and in an environment with Salisbury will be a city which is taking meaningful and urgent experience to an increased number of tourists visiting and reduced noise and air pollution and prioritises cycling, steps towards mitigating and preventing the impacts of staying in Salisbury. There will be more things to do through walking and public transport. climate change. The natural environment within the city will a broadening of the city’s offer. continue to be carefully managed to ensure the protection, 2. Improving open space and the environment enhancement and creation of new spaces for biodiversity. A city with a thriving economy that encourages The delivery of a connected green corridor through the city Flood risk to businesses and properties will be managed inward investment centre and improving connections between the existing and reduced as far as possible. New developments at the green spaces to enhance nature, leisure and enjoyment. riverside will embrace and celebrate the river frontage. Measures will have been taken to ensure that the city The city will have improved air quality, safety, health and centre is resilient to changes in retail and leisure floorspace 3. Creating vibrancy wellbeing as well as providing a greatly enhanced experience requirements. The city centre will be flexible and responsive Giving residents and visitors an experience through the for pedestrians and cyclists. to changing demands of the high street to ensure that it activities that happen in addition to the day-to-day retail, remains active and vibrant in the face of changing shopping habits. leisure and service offer which they really enjoy, want to A self-contained and affordable city repeat and recommend to others.