The street line and building line of York Road southside

The architects to the developers and the officers of TWBC want to restore a traditional and continuous building line on the southside of York Road.
The residents do not see it this way. - The bold lines are the present settings of houses.

The recessed smaller houses at Nos. 31-41 contribute in a charming way to the streetscene.
This street design looks far more interesting than the straight-on-to-the-pavement building line approach by the planners.

Of course the setting of these healthy and mature trees behind a crumbling and vandalised wooden fence does not show up their total value.
We get a hint from the Conservation Area Appraisal how nice it could look, if the fence were adopted in line with the commended ironcast fence of Trinity House.