The Hyde Park Community and Urban Design Guidelines have been
prepared to guide the overall design of the community and the development
of individual sites within the Hyde Park Community Plan
area. The guidelines will implement the community vision and
support the policies of the City of London Official Plan.
The Hyde Park Community will be unique in that it will contain
both existing urban areas and new development on agricultural land.
A mixed-use environment will be created as new residential neighbourhoods
and commercial areas are developed around the existing
community. The existing hamlet area will evolve and intensify to
take advantage of full municipal services. Some of the design challenges
of incorporating the existing hamlet and developed areas with
new neighbourhoods can be addressed through urban design.
The Hyde Park Community Plan is based on the vision of creating a
healthy, functional and pleasing community environment. The study
terms of reference identified a number of community development
principles including: the integration of existing development with
residential neighbourhoods and community facilities, a focus on the
streetscape, integration of natural heritage features, a range of housing
forms and lot sizes, well connected and linked open space, the
creation of a mixed use "main street" environment in the Hyde Park
hamlet, and the development of a commercial node at Fanshawe
Road and Hyde Park Road that will function as a gateway to the City