Fareham Borough Landscape Assessment

May 1996

Character Area 32

Gosport Road Corridor

Description

This area of Fareham is contained by barriers on all sides. Its northern, southern and western boundaries are formed by roads and railways and on the eastern side it is contained by the estuary. The area is predominantly residential with small pockets of industrial/utilities use.

The essential characteristics of Gosport Road are: * very busy arterial road, Gosport Road; * extremely fragmented area, largely as a result of busy roads, flyovers, the railway and natural watercourses and creeks; * poor environmental quality in residential area, particularly on Gosport Road; * grid road layout which helps permeability and pedestrian connections; * generous area of open space adjacent to waterside; * important green corridor at the Gillies.

Enhancement Priorities

As the name suggests, the main emphasis should be on minimising the impact of busy roads and overcoming barriers and making environmental improvements to the main road corridor.

Priorities for enhancement are: * improving pedestrian connections between the waterside, the residential area and the town centre; * improving the immediate road corridor environment through traffic management (where possible), tree planting, lighting etc.; * making more of pedestrian access to the waterside; * maximising green corridor/nature conservation opportunities in the Gillies; * making more of pedestrian connections to West End and the town centre; * maximising the nature conservation/recreational potential of green space at Eastern Parade/Salterns Quay; * improving the environmental quality around the remaining sewage pumping station.