Assessment of the impact of the proposed works on Lowesmoor Conservation Area The things to be appreciated are: 1. The earlier (Medieval, Tudor and Jacobean) suburb nearby was cleared in the Civil War to create a clear line of fire for muskets and canon located immediately outside the defended city, towards positions that the rebel forces might take on higher ground such as the Tamar Close Earthwork and Shrub Hill. 2. The fact that a Georgian residential area was later constructed along an arterial route. 3. How this area became more industrialised in the late Georgian Period following the construction of the canal and railway. Realistically the ability to appreciate these things is unchanged. The Tamar Close earthwork is hidden behind trees in any event. There are other recent buildings which can be seen. What will change is the number of people who will be able to appreciate these important buildings and the conservation area, thus for many there will be a benefit from being better able to view these historic entities. Other people will also have a changed view that is a mix of recent industrial buildings and earlier buildings of mixed uses some industrial, some commercial, some residential.
Wardle et al. (Wed,) studied this question.