Belfast·SPG003 Residential Design·Page 20·3
Coherent and legible form in backland development
Backland schemes should achieve a coherent and legible form, with different approaches for developments with through access versus cul-de-sac layouts. Through access maintains legibility by subdividing large blocks, while cul-de-sacs benefit from crescent, cluster, and square organisations.
achieve a coherent and legible form – a coherent form is important for all new development, however, it will be different for backland schemes with through access and those without. A through access will effectively subdivide a large perimeter block into two smaller blocks thus maintaining legibility. Where the development is effectively a cul-de-sac, buildings will be most legible when they are organised into crescents, clusters and squares.
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