Fareham Borough Landscape Assessment

May 1996

Character Area 30

Wallington Village

Description

Wallington Village occupies a prominent knoll, partly circumscribed by the Wallington River. Its boundaries are defined by the river to the west, the M27 motorway to the north, and the A27 to the east. It is mostly older residential with Fort Wallington now occupied by industrial uses.

The essential characteristics of Wallington Village are: * a close knit arrangement of cottages facing the river on a single-sided narrow main street, largely forming the Conservation Area; * a very leafy waterside character; * good townscape qualities; * more recent infill housing behind the main street (North Wallington); * character spoilt in places by views over the river into industrial units; * very leafy character mostly as a result of trees in private gardens; * Fort Wallington is now occupied by industry but retails its prominent hilltop position and largely undeveloped setting; * the Wallington Water Meadows.

Enhancement Priorities

The main emphasis should be to conserve the landscape and townscape qualities of the village. The village is quite isolated by natural features such as the river, but also by man-made barriers such as busy roads.

Priorities for enhancement are: * to improve pedestrian connections to the town centre and down to the quayside; * to improve buffer zones between industrial uses and residential; * to improve the pedestrian character of North Wallington; * to form a better buffer with the motorway and the A27; * to conserve and to enhance the Wallington Water Meadows; * to retain and enhance the setting of the Fort.