RE: 19/01543/HSE 1 Scouses Corner, Old

Comments of Historic Environment Team

Recommendation

No objection, subject to the following condition(s):

No development hereby permitted shall commence on site until details of materials and finishes have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority in writing. The submitted details should include samples, including on-site sample panels as applicable. The works shall then proceed in strict accordance with the approved submission. These requirements include provision of information relating to:

 the size, texture, colour and source of bricks including specials;  the bonding and coursing of brickwork;  the size, texture, colour, source of slates and tiles;  the type, size and finish of rainwater goods

{\ul REASON:} Details are required prior to commencement of work because insufficient detail was submitted with the application, to ensure preservation of the architectural / historic interest of the locally listed building in accordance with the guidance contained within Section 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (February 2019) and Policy EM11 of the and Deane Local Plan 2011-2029.

Key Issues

1. Impact on the setting and/or significance of a non-designated heritage asset/non-designated heritage assets 2. Design

Relevant Legislation

Section 66 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 places a duty on Local Planning Authorities to have special regard to the desirability of preserving a listed building, or its setting, or any features of special architectural or historic interest it possesses.

Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act) 1990 states that with respect to any buildings or other land within a conservation area, in the exercise of relevant functions under the Planning Acts, special attention shall be paid to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of that area.

Policies

National Planning Policy Framework (February 2019) Section(s) 4, 12, and 16 National Planning Policy Guidance (2014, updated 2018) Local Plan 2011-2029 Policies EM10 and EM11

Supplementary Planning Documents and Guidance

Design and Sustainability SPD (2018) Heritage SPD (2019)

Other material documents

Historic : Conservation Principles (2008) Historic England: Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 2: Managing Significance in Decision-Taking in the Historic Environment (2015) Historic England: Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 3: The Setting of Heritage Assets 2nd ed. (2017) Historic England: Advice Note 1: Conservation Area Designation and Management (2016)

Comments

This application is understood to be a resubmission of 19/00634/HSE, which was withdrawn on Biodiversity grounds. The current proposals are understood to be the same as those previously submitted. Accordingly, I would reiterate my previous comments, which are reproduced below for ease of reference:

No. 1 Scouses Corner one half of a locally listed building, a nearly symmetrical pair with the attached no. 2. Scouses Corner.

The local list description for 1 Scouses Corner is as follows: https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/content/doclib/138.pdf ‘Building Type: House Date: 1867 To: 1899 Pair of semi-detached cottages of late 19th century date. Two-storeys, each cottage two-rooms deep by one room wide, with lower but two-storeyed side projections (contemporary?) and lean-to entrance porch in corner, but this has been replaced to no.1 with a large modern addition. Decorative vertical tile-hanging (fish-tailed with plain bands) over brick walls, natural slate gabled roofs with simple chamfered bargeboards to overhanging eaves, including to two gabled dormers to front (also tile-hung). Large central chimney stack. Old timber casement windows within reveals to no.1, modern casements and front door to no.2.

Date added to Local List: 27 March 2007’

From this description, it is clear that the key factors which led to this building being added to the local list were:

- The C19 origin, - The humble design and plan form - The use of quality materials and workmanship - The symmetrical relationship with the attached cottage, No. 2 Scouses Corner

The list description acknowledged that the pair of cottages had been altered, but these alterations had not obscured the historic and architectural interest of the building.

The present scheme follows on from a pre-application submission. The proposals have evolved, and notably have reduced significantly in size. The proposed front elevation would change as a result of the proposals, with an increase in the ridge height of the (existing) side range, and the construction of a side porch. The rest of the alterations proposed would be to the rear and side of the building. It is considered that these proposals have responded appropriately to the pre-application advice of the Conservation Team. The current proposals would broadly respond to the design of the host building, in terms of its form, fenestration pattern and roof pitches (of the dormers and two storey element). It is considered that the single storey rear extension would be a less successful element of the scheme, due to the width of this extension and consequent shallow roof pitch, which would be at odds with that of the host building.

In considering the above, the proposals would on balance preserve the significance of the locally listed building. It is recommended that details of the proposed materials, finishes and methods of workmanship are sought, either prior to determination, or by way of the pre-commencement condition specified above.

Daniel Ayre Senior Conservation Officer 17.07.2019