Elmswood, No 26 Lathbury Road
The rejected development proposal inserted
The trees on Lathbury Road
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The North Oxford Victorian Suburb Conservation Area –
Do we take it for granted?
For a sample tour of relevant photographs - Click here
And see a presentation made to local Councillors.
(NB these two files have substantial download times.)
Where is it? See bird's eye view.
Photo gallery. (Use your back button here)
The pedestrian gate to Elmswood
The view over the back garden to the trees beyond
Treescape 1
Treescape 2
Treescape 3
Treescape 4
A peek over the wall
Roofscape 1
Roofscape 2
The uninterrupted panelled garden wall
Along Lathbury Road 1
Along Lathbury Road 2
Rampant ivy growth
The chapel and back garden
(Courtesy of Prof & Mrs Pope, and J C Penny)
The front garden
Pictures of Elmswood in September 2006 and September 2009, from exactly the same viewpoint. The 2009 shot, on the right, is shown in faded negative and then superimposed onto the 2006 shot. The combined picture shows vegetation and tree growth over the tree year period.
A constructed perspective of the proposed extension illustrating the projection of the gable towards Lathbury Road, the break in the wall, and the dramatic change in the character of the plot.
Drawing showing how the extension would cut into the tree canopy and intrude into the fibrous root area of the trees. Imagine also the deep shade that will be cast by these trees on the extension.
(Copyright of Robert Adam Architects acknowledged)
Satellite photograph illustrating the close proximity of the trees.
(Courtesy of Google)
Tree Constraints Plan showing (in green) theoretical Root Protection Areas for open grown trees and (in pink) RPAs adjusted for local conditions (i.e. the likely morphology and disposition of the roots, taking into account other trees, roads, structures and underground services). Ref: BS 5835:2005
190 Banbury Road, where an appeal for development was dismissed. The return garden wall illustrated here was given as a reason for refusal. it was not to be breached to make an opening.
Blot on the landscape 1
South-east corner of Staverton Road. Massively overscaled building - and where are the trees?
Blot on the landscape 2
North-east corner of Staverton Road. Where is the garden? and what is being done to those trees? What kind of architecture is that?
Blot on the landscape 3
Faux Edwardian architecture, oversized and horrid.
This is what is at stake. It is a landmark case.
Try the tour and see the arguments in a nutshell
See the presentation to local Councillors
(NB Patience required - files are large)
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The heavily pruned oak tree on Lathbury Road
The arched gate and the roofscape
The front garden, seen through the gate, will be lost.