24A1_Island Gardens

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LVMF – Island Gardens 24
Island Gardens lie on the north side of the Thames opposite the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage Site. One viewing location is described and contains three assessment points each on the public footway adjacent to the river wall. The Assessment Points are identified in the draft as 24A.1, 24A.2 and 24A.3. A Protected Silhouette of the World Heritage Site is defined from each Assessment Point.



Viewing Location 24A
Assessment Point 24A.1:
• Assessment Point 24A.1 is orientated towards the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage site. The position is identical to that described in the current LVMF guidance published in 2007.
• The following constraints are described as part of the visual management guidance of the background elements beyond the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage site from this viewing position;
o Development that affects the silhouette of the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage Site will have a negative impact on the setting of the landmark. Views of the World Heritage Site are subject to a Protected Silhouette when viewed from any position at or between 24A.2 and 24A.3 (defined by the purple lines on the photographs). Development that affects this silhouette should not be supported.

Assessment Point 24A.2:
• Assessment Point 24A.1 is orientated towards the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage site. The position has been moved approximately 41m south-west to that described in the current LVMF guidance published in 2007.

Assessment Point 24A.3:
• Assessment Point 24A.1 is orientated towards the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage site. The position is an additional position to those described in the current LVMF guidance published in 2007.
• The Assessment Point is located approximately 71m north-east of 24A.1.

References
1. Draft revised Supplementary Planning Guidance – London View Management Framework May 2009 – Pages 204-209
2. Supplementary Planning Guidance – London View Management Framework – July 2007 – Page 212-216
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Extract from LVMF: Townscape View: Island Gardens, Isle of Dogs to Royal Naval College 24A.1, 24A.2 and 24A.3

Foreground and Middle Ground
402 Other landmarks make important contributions to wider views from Island Gardens. New development should be designed so as not to impact on the viewer’s ability to recognise and appreciate these landmarks.

Background
403 Development that affects the silhouette of the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage Site will have a negative impact on the setting of the landmark. Views of the World Heritage Site are subject to a Protected Silhouette when viewed from any position at or between 24A.2 and 24A.3 (defined by the purple lines on the photographs. Development that affects this silhouette should not be supported.


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