Map of the town showing Character Areas and their characteristics, as follows:
Conservation Area:
Age of buildings: Wide variety of ages, from 16th century to 2010s
Type of buildings: Terraced and detached
Main uses: Shops, restaurants and offices
Building heights: 2 and 3 storeys
Prominent building materials: Red brick, render, tile hanging, weatherboard, half timber
Open space / vegetation: Some mature trees, grassed river frontage with planting
Victorian/Edwardian housing
Age of buildings: Mid-late 19th century (Victorian) to Edwardian, with a small amount of 20th century infill
Type of buildings: Mostly terraced, some detached and semi-detached
Main uses: Residential
Building heights: 2 and 3 storeys
Prominent building materials: Brick (red and multi stock), tile hanging
Open space / vegetation: Mature trees which line the street on alternating sides on Grove Road with some hedges
Inter-war housing
Age of buildings: 1920 and 1930s (with some post-war infill)
Type of buildings: Mostly semi-detached with some terraces
Main uses: Residential
Building heights: 1 and 2 storeys
Prominent building materials: Red brick, white render, brick and tile hanging and clay roof tiles
Open space / vegetation: Grassed areas in front of houses is now used for car parking which impacts adversely on the character of the area
Post-war housing
Age of buildings: 1950's - 1960's
Type of buildings: Detached, semi-detached
Main uses: Residential
Building heights: 2 storeys
Prominent building materials: Brick, tile hanging
Open space / vegetation: Mature trees and hedges
Modern housing
Age of buildings: 1980's - 2000's
Type of buildings: Detached, semi-detached, terraces
Main uses: Residential
Building heights: 2 storeys
Prominent building materials: Red brick, black timber framing with white render panel weatherboarding
Open space / vegetation: Mature trees and hedges, and adjacent park and Recreation Ground
Non-residential
Age of buildings: Some later 19th century but predominantly 1960s to present day
Type of buildings: Mostly large individual units, some one or two storey residential
Main uses: Light Industry, community facilities.
Building heights: 1, 2 and 3 storeys
Prominent building materials: Brick (red and multi stock), profiled metal sheeting cladding
Open space / vegetation: Some mature trees, grass verges
The map also shows the location of listed buildings and public footpaths.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
