TATENHILL CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL & MANAGEMENT PLAN 2013 Acknowledgements: Special thanks to the chair, clerk and councillors of Tatenhill Parish Council and to the community of Tatenhill who have worked closely with the consultant team to help deliver this document. Thank you to Ben Williscroft , East Staff ordshire Borough Council, and Mike Taylor, English Heritage, for their conti nued support of the project and its conservati on aims. Thank you also to Staff ordshire Archives for assistance in researching the history of the village. CONTENTS Executi ve Summary 5 1.0. Introducti on 6 Part 1 – Conservati on Area Context 9 2.0. Planning Policy Context 10 3.0. Historical Context 12 4.0. Heritage Assets 14 Part 2 – Character Appraisal 21 5.0. Landscape and Setti ng 22 6.0. Local Features 24 7.0. Built Form 30 Part 3 – Management Plan 35 8.0. Key Issues 36 9.0. Protecti on and Enhancement 46 10.0.Enforcement and Permitt ed Development Rights 50 11.0. Figures 55 12.0. Bibliography 63 List of Figures: Figure 1.1. Tatenhill Village Map Figure 3.1. Tatenhill Listed Buildings Figure 4.1. Tatenhill Historical Development Figure 5.1. Tatenhill Topography Map Figure 6.1. Tatenhill Character Areas Figure 6.2. Tatenhill Townscape Analysis Figure 9.1. Tatenhill Revised Boundary 3 Cott ages opposite Tatenhill Thanksgiving and Memorial Hall EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The village of Tatenhill occupies a valley in more detail, the historic core, the northern locati on at the edge of the River Trent ribbon and the area around the crossroads to some three miles south west of Burton- the south. All are disti nct as a result of the age of upon-Trent. Designated originally in 1978, historical development, age of buildings and the this Conservati on Area Appraisal and relati onships of buildings to the street creati ng Management Plan (CAAMP) is designed to both att racti ve and not so att racti ve spaces. set out the key features of the conservati on area against current best practi ce and policy. It concludes by setti ng out some overall management proposals for the Conservati on It examines the disti ncti ve qualiti es of Area and rules for the acceptability of the sett lement and the conservati on area new development. The protecti on of before going on to set out management key views and spaces are all detailed and proposals and guidance to ensure that explained. Parti cularly important is the these features are preserved and enhanced. protecti on of the built form’s relati onship with Main Street including front boundaries, Tatenhill is an Ancient Parish and has a history roofscapes and the public realm itself. intertwined with the Needwood medieval hunti ng forest, a large number of freehold Guidance is provided to ensure that the farmsteads and estates and large grazing and characteristi cs of these buildings are retained to dairy farms which occupied the landscape unti l preserve the overall integrity of the streetscene. the end of the 18th century. The 13th century This is considered to be an enforcement issue, Church of St Michael and All Angels was once the with permitt ed development restricti ons mother church for the ecclesiasti cal district. As not being fully enforced. Care needs to be such the village remained at some prominence taken to ensure that homeowners accord from the Middle Ages onwards, whilst remaining with these rights. The use of limited Arti cle a collecti on of farmstead and small cott ages. 4 directi ons is recommended to remove some further permitt ed development rights. Aft er the Second World War signifi cant ribbon type development occurred along the routes through and adjacent to the village occurred. There has been considerable change in the village since 1978, some of which has undermined the original character. It retains much of the typical village character and a range of heritage assets coupled with a disti ncti ve undulati ng, sinuous townscape. The conservati on area has a strong relati onship with the surrounding landscape. The village itself sits in the transiti on between the mid-Staff ordshire plateau and the Trent valley; views into and out of the village are parti cularly important to the conservati on area. There are three disti nct characters explored 5 1.0. INTRODUCTION The Tatenhill Conservati on Area The Purpose of a Conservati on Area Appraisal Tatenhill lies 3 miles west of Burton-on-Trent, A conservati on area is described by secti on Staff ordshire. Comprised of less than 100 69 of the Town and Country Planning (Listed dwellings, the village occupies a valley site Buildings and Conservati on Areas) Act 1990, surrounded on all sides by open countryside. as an area of ‘special architectural or historic The village is arranged along a single road – interest, the character or appearance of Main Street – with a cluster of development which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’. at the crossroads to the south. The village New development in conservati on areas is a good example of ribbon development is controlled by more rigorous planning along a key route, as shown by the built controls via the removal of some permitt ed form in Tatenhill Village Map (Figure 1.1.). development rights, such as the demoliti on of Development over the past 40 years has seen structures and the installati on of aerials. The a variety of new houses added to this ribbon. designati on also gives protecti on for all trees. In the main these have been mostly single Further controls can be put in place in the form dwellings, with a few instances of small clusters of Arti cle 4 directi ves which remove further of development, such as at The Woodlands. permitt ed development rights under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitt ed The village sits within the valley cut by the Development Order, 1995, 9As amended). Tatenhill Brook as it fl ows from north-to- south. To the north the valley runs upwards English Heritage Guidance on CAAMPs states that towards Henhurst Hill and onwards to the the purpose of the document is to “understand village of Anslow which sits atop a plateau. and arti culate why the area is special and what To the east, the village is screened from the elements within the area contribute to its Trent fl oodplain and Burton-on-Trent, by special quality and which don’t”. It goes on to Batt lestead Hill with its steeply sloping sides state that CAAMPs should “set out the way in which off er patches of woodland. West of the which development pressure and neglect will village, the landform gently rises through a be managed to ensure conservati on areas retain network of tracks, pasture fi elds and scatt ered the qualiti es that led to their designati on.” woodland clumps. To the south, the land It is important to note that the designati on opens out into the Trent fl oodplain proper. should not be seen as a block to development, nor should it encourage development. The area has been designated as a conservati on area since 1978. Its original This document is split into two parts – designati on focused on the narrow street the Conservati on Area Appraisal and the and ti ghtly knit building groups, which when Management Plan. It will replace the existi ng coupled with the gentle curves of Main 1978 Conservati on Area Appraisal and add Street creates a series of changing vistas. in a Management Plan that sets out how This characteristi c is sti ll evident today. This the preservati on and enhancement of the Conservati on Area Appraisal and Management conservati on area should be taken forward Plan (CAAMP) is therefore designed to into the future. As part of this, this document replace and update the original 1978 report. explores the exact rati onal behind the conservati on area designati on and its boundary and where necessary makes amendments. 6 The Scope of this Study This CAAMP will focus solely on the character and setti ng of the village of Tatenhill. It will look at the village as a whole and is therefore not constrained by administrati ve boundaries (specifi cally the civil Parish boundary which cuts through the conservati on area boundary). Instead it will focus on the physical characteristi cs of the sett lement and the surrounding countryside. The study will focus on the original rati onale for designati on and seek to identi fy if this is sti ll relevant and how it may have changed since the original designati on. The Alms Houses, Northern ti p of the village This study will also include an assessment of historical context, key heritage assets and current relevant planning policy. The document will then go on to explore the setti ng of the village in the landscape, its local character and built form, before making recommendati ons for its on-going management. It should be noted that whilst there are a number of listed buildings within this conservati on area, the purpose of this document is to consider the village and its setti ng as a whole and not just specifi c buildings. Separate legislati on and guidance exists to safeguard the historical elements of listed buildings and their curti lage. View of The Stables and Tatenhill Crossroads The contents of this appraisal and the topics discussed are based on best practi ce as set by English Heritage, as well as an AMEC assessment undertaken. New Row Cott ages, Main Street 7 The Old Rectory, Main Street PART 1 - CONSERVATION AREA CONTEXT 2.0.