5A1_Greenwich

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LVMF – Greenwich Park 5
Greenwich Park is a Grade 1 registered park. The park lies east of Greenwich town centre and includes the Maritime Museum and Queen’s House in the northern lower levels adjacent to the River Thames. One viewing location at the General Wolfe statue atop the hill next to the Observatory contains two assessment points. The two Assessment Points are identified in the draft as 5A.1 and 5A.2. 5A.2 is the starting position for a Protected Vista towards Strategically Important Landmarks identified in the draft LVMF.



Viewing Location 5A

Assessment Point 5A.1:
Assessment is encouraged to be carried out from this point in priority over 5A.2 unless the proposals occur ‘in close proximity’ to the Protected Vista.
Assessment Point 5A.1 is orientated towards Greenwich Palace. The position is identical to that described in the current LVMF guidance published in 2007.

Assessment Point 5A.2:
Assessment Point 5A.2 is orientated towards St. Paul’s Cathedral. The position is identical to that described in the current LVMF guidance published in 2007.
The Protected Vista differs from all of the other vistas in the draft document in that the threshold plane in the foreground starts at a height much lower than the height of the viewing position. The reason for this is explained as ‘to protect the visual relationship’ between St. Paul’s’ Cathedral and Tower Bridge. This method is consistent with the method used in the 2007 guidance.
The Viewing Corridor at the centre of the Cathedral is 190m wide, 75m wider than the 2007 guidance and encloses the Dome and Western Towers, as well as both towers of Tower Bridge.
The Left Lateral Assessment Area has been widened from 25m in 2007 to 65m in 2009 at the dome of St. Paul’s.
The Right Lateral Assessment Area has been narrowed from 70m in 2007 to 65m in 2009 at the dome of St. Paul’s.
The Background Assessment Area has been widened from approximately 303m to approximately 434m.
The threshold height levels around Tower Bridge have been raised from 50m AOD in the 2007 guidance to 51.3m AOD in the 2009 draft. The remaining threshold levels remain the same.

References
1. Draft revised Supplementary Planning Guidance – London View Management Framework May 2009 – Pages 62-66
2. Supplementary Planning Guidance – London View Management Framework – July 2007 – Page 103-111