3.1 The Bath city-wide
character appraisal reviews:
- The historical development of Bath
- Key elements that contribute to Bath's character
- Variations across the area of the city and its immediate
environs
- and provides a summary of the issues that affect Bath's
character.
3.2 The aims and objectives
of the Bath city-wide character appraisal are to:
- Identify character
- Inform decisions
3.3 By identifying key
elements of character and highlighting variations across the city
this document will help to retain, conserve, maintain and enhance
Bath's character and quality through the development control
process and by informing other projects such as public realm
enhancements.
3.4 Methodology
3.4.1 The methodology used was based on guidance
prepared by English Heritage, the Countryside Agency and Scottish
Natural Heritage, ‘Landscape Character Assessment Guidance for
England and Scotland 2002’, as well as good practice and recent
urban character assessments such as Gosport and Oxford.
3.4.2 The Bath city-wide character appraisal process
included the following stages:
- Desk top study including an analysis of available information
(see Appendix 1) and identification of draft character areas
- Field survey to gather information and to refine character area
boundaries (a Bath city-wide character assessment survey
sheet is set out in Appendix 2)
- Analysis and writing up research and survey information and
preparation of draft document
- Consultation
- Review and revision of document
- Publication of finished document
