Development plan - “landmark building” / need help with the key!

Pow11890

Hey 

Would appreciate any advice from Any Conveyancers or someone who works on development designs/buildings or building sites to deliver new builds. 

We are currently reviewing our development plan which we’ve managed to retrieve from the council site & over our plot it states it’s build form is “landmark building” on the key with red star over the plot. 

Our new build is just apart of a newly built residential area. Just to confirm it isn’t in any key areas. 

Any insight of what this means? It’s all build Jargon to us! 

TIA

user1977

It's not a term of art I've encountered, so I doubt it means anything material from your point of view. I'd guess it just means it's some sort of significant or focal part in the design of the development. If you point us towards the details of the development we might have a better idea.

Pow11890

user1977 said:

It's not a term of art I've encountered, so I doubt it means anything material from your point of view. I'd guess it just means it's some sort of significant or focal part in the design of the development. If you point us towards the details of the development we might have a better idea.

Sounds positive - thank you!

Section62

Pow11890 said:

We are currently reviewing our development plan which we’ve managed to retrieve from the council site & over our plot it states it’s build form is “landmark building” on the key with red star over the plot. 

As user1977 suggests, there is no special meaning, it is just a phrase used in development to indicate a building (or buildings) which provide a focal point.

Very often it is simply a way of getting approval for a building which wouldn't normally get consent in that location - claiming it is a "landmark" (aka 'sticks out like a sore thumb') is a device to persuade the planners that normal considerations of style and taste should be ignored.

From your perspective you just need to know what the building(s) will look like, and aren't anything too extreme.

KennyH1

Key Note Buildings or Focal Buildings are either prominent corner turning dwellings or plots that sit directly at the end of a road junction and therefore terminate the view. These houses usually then have additional elevational treatments (render, weatherboarding, etc) to make them stand out. 

Pow11890

KennyH1 said:

Key Note Buildings or Focal Buildings are either prominent corner turning dwellings or plots that sit directly at the end of a road junction and therefore terminate the view. These houses usually then have additional elevational treatments (render, weatherboarding, etc) to make them stand out. 

Hey,
I really appreciate this response! Makes more sense now. You’re correct in saying it’s at a turning on the road as it’s a corner plot on a main road within the development.

In terms of those possible aspects being elevated I guess this is only positive for us? 

I am hoping we won’t be in anyway negative impacted by being on a landmark plot? Or affect us selling the plot in the future in a negative manner. 

Sounds like It’s just all about it being positioned at a prominent/focal point on the development 


Tia

Pow11890

Section62 said:

Pow11890 said:

We are currently reviewing our development plan which we’ve managed to retrieve from the council site & over our plot it states it’s build form is “landmark building” on the key with red star over the plot. 

As user1977 suggests, there is no special meaning, it is just a phrase used in development to indicate a building (or buildings) which provide a focal point.

Very often it is simply a way of getting approval for a building which wouldn't normally get consent in that location - claiming it is a "landmark" (aka 'sticks out like a sore thumb') is a device to persuade the planners that normal considerations of style and taste should be ignored.

From your perspective you just need to know what the building(s) will look like, and aren't anything too extreme.

So we’re at a corner plot. Our plot looks the same as other houses with our style type as ours. I’ve checked the plans on the council site & there appears to be no major changes to the Exterior to our plot to make
It stand out. Unless it’s smaller cosmetic changes which can’t be seen by the common eye.