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C2 External Works

Section Four
4 Visability/Sightline

4.1 Customers ‘first impressions’ are very 4.5 Often substantial pruning operations to
important, they will see the landscaping improve site visibility are very cost effective in
surrounding the restaurant before they enter improving the appearance of a store.
the restaurant itself.
4.6 Establish whether there are any planning
4.2 The store is to be as prominent as possible restrictions relating to surrounding screen
within the local environment. This is to be planting with the Local Authority before
balanced against the need to provide a recommending any landscape maintenance
scheme that integrates the development into to these areas.
its locality.
4.7 Mature plant heights to be carefully
4.3 Over time many planting schemes considered where sightlines need to be
surrounding restaurants have become maintained. These are highway boundaries,
overgrown and the visibility of the site become junctions, roundabouts, pedestrian crossings
restricted. The reduction in the height of and key signage locations.
planting beds surrounding the site can have
considerable benefits to the appearance of the 4.8 Often lifting the crowns of existing trees to
restaurant. an appropriate height is a cost effective means
of allowing views into a site (if TPO applies seek
4.4 Highlight focal points such as entrance / exit, prior approval from the Local Authority).
signage and pedestrian links with enhanced
planting design and plant specification.

Examples of Improving Sightlines into Sites
Figure 1:
Clearance of existing vegetation from important area of restaurant entrance to improve visibility into site and allow
re-planting with new planting scheme. Existing Silver Birch tree retained and integrated as a feature.

C2.6 Soft Landscaping 1.0 08 October 2014