Fareham Borough Landscape Assessment

May 1996

Character Area 24

Newgate Lane Corridor

Description

This area of Fareham includes a mix of major land uses in the form of a large military establishment, HMS Collingwood, industrial/ business uses at Fort Fareham, and industrial/ retail on Newgate Lane. This area forms the urban edge of Fareham.

The essential characteristics of Newgate Lane are: * very large scale land uses served by the main road corridor; * poor environmental quality created by heavy traffic; * poor quality urban form, typified by out-of-town developments and older industrial estates; * very poor accessibility for pedestrians, largely as a result of the type of land use and security requirements; * the road corridor landscape treatment improves environmental quality in places.

Enhancement Priorities

The main emphasis in this area is the need for immediate improvements to environmental quality and the creation of a more cohesive framework for such large scale land uses.

Priorities for enhancement are: * building upon the road corridor landscape to better integrate large scale uses; * improving the immediate environment for pedestrians and cyclists; * maintaining a well defined and high quality urban edge through reinforcement to edge landscapes; * maximising opportunities for pedestrian links from other areas such as Gosport Road and West End.