11.1 Heritage and Urban Character of the Zone
The Anglo-Indian settlement in Whitefield developed outside the city core in 1882 after granting of land by the Mysore State to the Eurasian and Anglo Indian Association, Mysore and Coorg (E&AI) for the establishment of agricultural settlements. The origin of the settlement was around the inner circle, a circular urban form- a self-sufficient community built in between concentric roads with a central circular park. The heritage sites listed in this zone are presented in Table 19.
11.2 Typology
Intimate scale of the settlement due to the central circular park, encircled by inner circle road and Ecumenical Christian Centre, CSI Memorial Church and Whitefield Club and Anglo Indian residential settlements bounded by the Outer circle road.
| Sl. No. | Name of Heritage Site | Location | Ward No. | Ward name | Type of Building |
| Whitefield Inner Circle Heritage Zone | |||||
| Built Heritage | |||||
| 1 | CSI memorial church | Inner Circle, Whitefield | 84 | Hagadur | Public |
| 2 | Ecumenical Christian Center | Whitefield | 84 | Hagadur | Public |
| 3 | Whitefield club | No 57/2, Whitefield Main Road, Whitefield | 84 | Hagadur | Public |
11.3 Regulations for Whitefield Heritage Zone
Regulations for Whitefield Heritage Zone are given in Table 20
| Aspects of Regulation | Whitefield Heritage Zone |
|---|---|
| Regulations for all the Listed Heritage Sites in the particular heritage zone | Internal changes or adaptive reuse is allowed; extension to existing heritage sites, additional buildings in the open spaces / parking areas of the listed heritage sites is allowed provided it is in harmony with the architectural style and shall not detract from the heritage building. No development allowed in the central open space bounded by the Inner Circle road, except for amenities, and street furniture with prior NOC of Authority/ Heritage Committee. Additional Regulation Area: Upto a distance of 15 m from the 1sr cross road and 2nd cross road, that bounds the CSI Memorial church, new development for non-heritage buildings is limited to 9 m from ground level. Existing building lines to be retained, maintained, with no new developments or additions can protrude beyond all roads in the heritage zone. |
| Infrastructur e Upgradation | Any road improvements or junction improvements undertaken along the main roads to have clearance from the Authority / Heritage Committee. Pedestrian /NMT on streets to be demarcated for promoting easy access to these Heritage sites. |
| Vistas/Views/Skyline | The intimate scale of the settlement to be retained, with Visual connection to the ECC from the circular and radial roads. |
| Streetscape | To promote pedestrian pathways to be developed as a public realm. Streetscape elements & street furniture must consider the surrounding architectural character or designed in a manner that does not mar the character of the heritage zone. |
| Signages | Signboards regarding information of the particular heritage building/site/zone/precinct except for traffic routes and boards to be allowed with prior clearance from Authority which when are specifically designed (size of signboards/colour/font size etc.) in accordance to local context. |
12.Begur Temple Heritage Zone [Map-15]