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INVERARAY PROJECT : FRAMEWORK PLAN June 2014 INVERARAY PROJECT : FRAMEWORK PLAN June 2014 Prepared by for Argyll Estates Inveraray Project Framework Plan “Inveraray is without equal among small INVERARAY PROJECT FRAMEWORK PLAN British towns in having achieved by deliber- ate planning just that balance of man and nature, function and ceremony, which is the CONTENTS Inveraray essence of townscape”. 1. Introduction McWilliam, Scottish Townscape, Collins 2. Framework Vision 1975. 3. Inveraray Past And Present 4. The Inveraray Project Site 5. Inveraray’s Natural and Built Heritage 6. Protecting Inveraray’s Setting Urban Animation 7. Development Proposals 22 Westhall Gardens 8. Phasing And Delivery Edinburgh EH10 4JQ t. 0131 477 0676 e. [email protected] www.urban-animation.com Prepared by for Argyll Estates The INVERARAY PROJECT seeks to establish the town as a growth point for new homes, jobs and tourism in Argyll, meeting the needs of residents and visitors. This Framework Plan will guide new development at the site. It has three aims : Respect the setting of Inveraray’s historic planned town 1 and Designed Landscape. Create a quality development which adds to Inveraray’s 2 unique urban character. Set out a long-term development plan for the Project site. 3 InverarayInveraray Project Project Framework Master Plan Plan 1 1. INTRODUCTION 2. FRAMEWORK VISION This Framework Plan has been prepared by Urban Animation, acting Inveraray is one of the most important and inuential Designed for Argyll Estates. It guides development at the site known as Landscapes and planned towns in Scotland. It is an iconic town of 1. Respect the setting of MU3001 and MAST 1/5 in Argyll & Bute Council’s Local Development national signicance and an exemplar for placemaking across Scot- Plan. The site is to be developed for housing, business, tourism and land. community facilities. Inveraray’s historic planned The original planned town was constructed from the 1750s. It The Framework Plan establishes a long term approach for develop- remains largely intact and retains its striking relationship to Loch town and Designed Landscape ment at the site. It includes design guidance which can ensure that in Fyne, Loch Shira and the surrounding Designed Landscape. The future, expansion of the village achieves a lasting quality. Each phase planned town and Castle remain as the public face of Inveraray. of development will also be guided by a detailed master plan. There has been signicant new development since the mid-20th in Taking a strategic, long term view of the future expansion of Invera- the Fisherland area to the west of the planned town and on higher ray can ensure that short term development initiatives do not com- ground west of Newtown. This ‘backland’ development is less impres- promise the longer term needs of the town. sive than the planned town and it is becoming increasingly visible as the town continues to grow. The Framework Plan is the result of a 5 year process which included statutory consultation through the Council’s development plan and Over time, the two backland areas have spread towards one another, engagement with local people, businesses and the Inveraray Com- reducing the extent of the parkland area in the middle of the settle- munity Council. It has also been the subject of a collaborative design ment. This reects the lack of other suitable locations for new develop- review process involving the Council, Architecture+Design Scotland, ment in Inveraray. The Inveraray Project proposes development of the Historic Scotland, Transport Scotland and other public agencies. central parkland area through a co-ordinated plan for growth at Inveraray, bringing together the two western expansion areas. The planned town was designed and constructed in an era quite dierent to our own. It is unrealistic and inappropriate to expect new 2. Create a quality development development at Inveraray to match the design and form of the planned town. However, it will be possible to create a development which improves on the standard achieved by backland develop- which adds to Inveraray’s ments and reects some of the key qualities of the planned town. In particular, new development will aim to achieve an urban character, unique urban character. with with attractive streets, passageways, places and clearly dened building lines. The Inveraray Project is a signicant intervention in the setting of the 3. Set out a long-term develop- planned town and the Designed Landscape. The Framework Plan enables this change to be managed to ensure that impacts are mini- mised and enhancements provided at the appropriate time. In doing ment plan for the Project site. so, it will also provide a supply of development land over the long term, enabling the town to accommodate the new homes, jobs and services it requires. Inveraray in 1901 InverarayInveraray Project Project Framework Master PlanPlan 2 3. INVERARAY PAST AND PRESENT Inveraray is located on the western shore of Loch Fyne on the A83 In the post War period, Inveraray expanded signicantly, with new Tarbet-Campbeltown road. The town lies adjacent to Inveraray development taking place adjacent to The Avenue, an important Castle, the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Argyll and home of the feature within the Designed Landscape, and at Fisherland. However, Campbells, who have been resident at Inveraray since the 15th the character of the original planned village was protected, with Inveraray Castle century. important conservation work undertaken in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Work led by Ian Lindsay on behalf of the Burgh Council and The town is set in a scheduled Designed Landscape, rst laid out in the eleventh Duke resulted in the renovation of more than one hun- the mid-17th century and pre-dating construction of the town. It was dred buildings, previously gifted to the nation. altered in the 1720s and completely redesigned in the mid-18th century. Conservation Area status was granted in 1972, covering the planned town, Newtown, the Avenue and the main approaches to the town. LOCH SHIRA In 1744 the third Duke of Argyll decided to demolish the original police station castle and replace it with a large Georgian mansion, later added to Following a major re at Inveraray Castle in 1975, restoration was with gothic Victorian extensions. Prior to construction of the new ultimately undertaken by the twelfth Duke in the mid 1990's. re station Castle, Inveraray amounted to a surrounding collection of poor qual- Another round of conservation and upgrading works has recently main street church ity buildings, in an ‘old town’ which was removed to improve the been completed by the thirteenth and current Duke of Argyll. church primary school setting for the new mansion. Various plans were drawn for a relo- Inveraray gaol cated town and this was constructed over the latter part of the 18th In 2013, Argyll & Bute Council conrmed a Conservation Area Regen- century. Many of the original buildings remain, along with the eration Scheme for Inveraray, jointly funded by Historic Scotland. car park INVERARAY planned pattern of streets and spaces and distinctive urban form. The town retains its striking relationship to Loch Fyne and Loch Shira. Inveraray has become a popular visitor destination, with the Castle, Inveraray Gaol, Maritime Heritage Museum, and Woollen Mill oer- The new village provided houses for estate workers, a hotel, ing a range of experiences. The Loch Fyne Cairndow Oyster Bar is churches, a blacksmith, a woollen mill and a pier to exploit herring another popular attraction, located a few miles north at the head of shing, which later played an important economic role. The Court- the Loch. Inveraray is also well established as a stopping point for bus house, bank and jail were added in the 19th Century, followed by All tour parties. Saints Church in 1886 and the Bell Tower, constructed from 1923- golf course 1932 in the Fisherland area north west of the original village. There are a number of good quality hotels in the village and the popular Argyll Caravan Park lies approximately 2 miles to the south. By the beginning of the 19th century, the formal landscape had been transformed into a 'picturesque' informal layout. Extensive wood- Inveraray has its share of successful clubs and groups. The Shinty LOCH FYNE lands were planted in the mid- 19th century and the gardens around Club were 2004 Camanachd Cup champions and Inveraray and the Castle laid out. By the mid-20th century most of the woodlands District Pipe Band were 2009 Grade 2 World Champions. had been replanted. Inveraray Primary School is located at The Avenue, towards the Inveraray played an important role in WWII, with approximately quar- centre of the village. Secondary pupils travel to Lochgilphead High north ter of a million troops training in amphibious landing techniques on School. the shores of Loch Fyne. The site of a military encampment at New- town was subsequently developed for housing and other uses. InverarayInveraray Project Project Framework Master PlanPlan 3 4. THE INVERARAY PROJECT SITE Access and Routes The Argyll & Bute Local Development Plan (LDP) allocates the Invera- Inveraray has surprisingly poor connectivity and vehicular access, ray Project site as the MU3001 Mixed Use site. Appropriate uses are despite lying on the A83 trunk Road and the A819. This is due to a noted as housing (approximately 150 dwellings, including 25% combination of tight road geometry in the planned village, a lack of aordable), business (Class 4), tourism (including hotel) and commu- connecting routes within the elongated settlement, poor forward nity facilities. planning of access routes and constrained junction capacities. Con- nectivity would be greatly improved by linking routes through the The LDP also designates the site as the MAST 1/5 Strategic Master new development to existing roads. Plan Area for mixed use, village expansion, housing, business, retail and community facilities.
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