Revised and updated 2012 INDEX

Introduction page 1 History page 2 Hyde Today page 3 & 4 Landscape page 5 Map page 6 Commoning page 7 Settlements page 7,8 and 9 Map page 10 Building and Materials page 11,12 & 13 Conservatories page 14 Highways and Traffic page 15 & 16 Aerial map page 17 Appendix 1 page 18 – planning policies

This design statement was designed and drawn up by a group of local residents, on behalf of the Parish Council as part of the Parish Plan implementation.

Design guidelines throughout the document complement and expand on the planning policies in the National Park Authority’s Core Strategy (see Appendix 1).

Acknowledgements

Residents’ views and survey results - The Parish Plan. Landscape section – edited from the Landscape Assessment conducted for Hyde Parish Plan by Margaret Parslow. Grants for printing – New Forest District Council (original version) and New Forest National Park Authority (revised edition). Help with planning implications – New Forest District Council and National Park Authority planning departments.

This updated version approved by Hyde Parish Council on 14 December 2011.

Adopted by the New Forest National Park Authority as a Supplementary Planning Document on… INTRODUCTION

Hyde Parish, located in South West This revised Design Statement has been Hampshire, is made up of several thousand drawn up in co-operation with the planning acres of the New Forest and contains eight department of the New Forest National hamlets, one of which, Hyde, gives its Park Authority and is consistent with the name to the Parish. Nearly all of the Core Strategy planning policies for the Parish is in the New Forest National Park. Park. A small part of the parish is outside The Parish measures some 6 kilometres the National Park and is covered by New from East to West and 3 kilometres from Forest District Council’s planning policies. North to South. In the East almost three Reference should therefore also be made to quarters of the Parish is open heath and the District’s adopted Core Strategy. forest with no roads, buildings or conventional agriculture whereas the The Design Statement is intended to be a Western fringe is mostly grazing land practical tool capable of influencing design sloping down into the Avon Valley. and development in the parish. We hope that it will be formally adopted by the The Parish undertook the production of a National Park Authority as a Parish Plan in 2004/05 and, as part of this, Supplementary Planning Document for This design statement has a single aim - to conducted a survey of all inhabitants of the that part of the parish within the National protect and preserve the character of Hyde Parish. The survey was itself the result of Park. It follows national guidance on Parish, in keeping with the wishes of meetings with all the parish groups and Village Design Statements which states residents. Each new Planning Application also of two open meetings for all that ‘VDS’s are intended to influence the needs to be considered on its merits and on inhabitants. Some 456 questionnaires operation of the statutory planning system, individual circumstances. Good design and were returned, almost 60% of those so that new development is in harmony choice of materials needs to be decided in distributed. The full details of this Survey with its setting and makes a positive the context of the local environment into and an analysis of the results can be contribution to the immediate which the new development will fit. viewed in the Parish Plan. This Design environment’. Statement is based on the survey carried The measure of the success of the VDS will out and is a reflection of the views Where changes fall outside of the planning be the extent to which new buildings sit in expressed and thus carries the endorsement parameters it is hoped that residents will harmony with the environment of Hyde and of local residents. note the collective views of the community win the approval of its inhabitants and will preserve the essential character of the existing environment.

1 HISTORY

The Forest has been the abiding What follows is a very abbreviated history of the The First World War brought many changes and influence on the Parish and is the Parish of Hyde; a much fuller version can be by its end the owners of the three major estates found in the Parish Plan. (Eyre Coote, the Coventry family and the Earl of single most important attribute for the Normanton) had sold off much of their property majority of its inhabitants. The The civil parish of Hyde dates only from 1979; in the Parish. This allowed new purchasers from changes which have taken place in its however there has been human habitation in the the growing middle class to buy land and many management have always affected it – area for many thousands of years. Remains to become Commoners. The post-war years saw they will continue to do so now that from the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron big changes in the Forest – the 1949 Act widened the area has become a National Park. Age have been found locally as well as the eligibility for election of Commoners to the significant evidence of Roman occupation. By Verderers’ Court. In 1964 a further Act enabled 1301 there are records which identify both Hyde the establishment of cattle grids at all access and Frogham as place names and by the early points to the perambulation affording protection 1500s there are several references to Gorley and to Commoners’ stock. This Act also redefined Blissford. The oldest buildings in the Parish date the Perambulation to its present position to from this time. Later there were many legends include the Commons. about the Frogham area being a centre for smuggling dating from the 18th Century. Between the 1960s and the 1990s many changes took place, there was pressure on building and By the 19th Century Hyde was still not a wealthy house prices rapidly increased as more area and was described by one inhabitant of “incomers” came to live here. The New Forest Fordingbridge as “nothing more than a collection District Local Plan led to the building restrictions of the rude rough huts of the inhabitants of the which are now in place. New Forest”! Education and religion both th Holy Ascension – Hyde played an important and linked role at this time – The end of the 20 Century saw significant with Ibsley 1850 Frogham Chapel was originally a non-conformist community efforts from incomers and original school for 70 pupils and was also registered for families working together – one such effort was worship. When the school closed the building the fund raising and building of the church room. was refurbished as the chapel we have today. Another arose when the old village hall needed A listed barn - Hyde The Anglican Church of the Holy Ascension was to be replaced; the whole village raised funds and built in 1854 and a Church of England school co-operated in the building of the new hall. A was established on the site on which Hungerford further event, which began in 1971 and which Chapel had stood; a new chapel was built in continues today was Frogham Fair – still run Stuckton in 1886 and the school was rebuilt in almost entirely by locals and still a major 1885. By the end of the Century all of our community effort. current hamlets, except Furzehill, were established communities. A listed barn

2 HYDE TODAY Recommendations

Churches and Chapels It is considered vital to the At the moment a significant proportion of the ongoing development of the The local religious establishments are actively workforce is self-employed and some Parish that the opportunities supported by residents and offer not only commute to nearby towns. Around a third of created by a new balance in opportunities for regular worship but also a the population is retired. society is recognised and flourishing variety of social activities. They encouraged so that residents, contribute significantly to the quality of life in However as the age and occupation profiles of st especially younger ones, can find the parish. residents change in the 21 century, new employment opportunities within needs and opportunities begin to evolve in the the local environment and share Group and Club activities area. These are principally directed towards the benefits they bring. the provision of goods and services for A very diverse range of social group activities inhabitants and visitors. Some of these are:- supports the talents and interests of all ages. Restaurants, Tea Rooms and Licensed Hyde War Memorial Parish Hall Premises A Garden Centre and Local Shop Acting as a focal point within the community, Recreational Activities – Horse Riding, ‘The Hall’ provides the venue for an extensive Cycling, Walking range of community activities. It is supported Land and Garden maintenance by fundraising efforts from the community Building Trades and Property Maintenance and has recently invested in a significant Catering and Event Organisation programme of improvements. Home Care and Support Hyde War Memorial Village Hall

Industry and Employment These are characterised as small, often family- run enterprises located in the immediate area There is no industry in the Parish and no and employing local staff. With the creation major employer. Employment within the of National Park status it is likely that visitor Parish is mainly related to horses, other forms numbers will increase and with this a demand of agriculture, including commoning and for more activities to cater for their needs. tourism. Frogham Chapel 1883

3 School

There is a flourishing Church of England Residents’ Views primary school in Hyde, which was shown by the Parish Plan to be much valued by the The Parish Plan showed that the village inhabitants. In addition to providing a good school was greatly valued by the education in a small family environment, the residents. school also has an enviable record of music provision and many after-school activities. The Village Shop was also shown to be There is also a pre-school group, which meets greatly valued by residents, both for its in the church hall. They have a secure garden centre and for the provision of outdoor play area in lovely surroundings. supplies and fresh vegetables. Hyde School 1885 Shop The amenities available to residents fulfil a wide spectrum of needs for Hyde Shop and Garden Centre provides a personal and community activity. vital level of support to residents in offering a much valued supply of essential groceries and Recommendations vegetables in addition to its specialised activity in gardening and nursery products. The parish, its rural environment and its amenities, is deeply Restaurants and Licensed premises appreciated by its inhabitants and it is their hope that the relevant Although the resident population is relatively authorities will do all in their small it is well served by two public houses, power to ensure the continuation Hyde Working Men’s Club, three restaurants of these services. and two tearooms.

These facilities are also of considerable importance in supporting the significant level of tourism that occurs within the parish. Hyde Village Shop & Garden Centre

4 LANDSCAPE

Approximately half of the open forest area lies on consequently they are subject to higher stock habitats, the copses and woodlands Crown lands managed by the Forestry grazing pressure and more concentrated support a range of resident and Commission, the rest is common land managed by recreational use. They have similar heath and migratory birds. HCC, or is privately owned. The majority of the mire habitat to the Crown lands and show more New Forest is a Site of Special Scientific (SSSI), variety in a smaller area. or a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), under The Parish Plan asked respondents to assess European designation. These designations must Farmland - There is a considerable amount of the value they placed on the open land of the be taken into account when planning management enclosed farmland alongside the river Avon and Parish. of the area. its tributary brooks where the soil is more fertile; 94% considered it very important, over half most of this is pasture. using it for walking daily and 84% once or Waterways- Three brooks run roughly east to west twice a week. through the parish into the river Avon. Trees - Inclosures on Crown land are now mostly The main reasons given for this use were Ditchend Brook enters the Parish from the north at planted with conifers, except Sloden, which is still exercise, dog walking and wildlife interest. Blissford. Latchmore Brook crosses the middle of oak. Apart from the woodland on private land, the Parish, its name changing to Huckles Brook as there are several naturally occurring small woods it leaves the open forest. Dockens Water forms and copses, mainly oak or beech but also part of the south eastern boundary of the Parish. including holly, hawthorn, sloe, birch, crab apple, whitebeam, and Scot’s pine with some willow and Open Forest (Crown land) – The open forest area alder by waterways. In addition there are many consists of heath - mainly mixed heathers, gorse, tree-lined lanes and individual trees adjacent to the bracken, areas of grass pasture (lawns), small populated areas, often protected by Tree woodlands and mires. The presence of open land Preservation Orders or because they are within the is due to the fact that the farming practice of Conservation Area. These features are important commoning has continued on the Forest and for their landscape diversity and for wildlife. Commons for centuries and this has prevented the area from being enclosed and built on. Ancient Flora & fauna – The dry heath supports forest law has also prevented the enclosure of specialised invertebrates and nationally rare birds, land. such as stonechat, dartford warbler, and nightjar. The Commons - Gorley and Hyde Commons lie The mires and wet flushes support uncommon adjacent to the residential part of the Parish, plants and invertebrates. In addition to these open

5 Hyde Parish Landscape Types

Hyde Parish

Key: Ancient and ornamental woodland Ancient forest farmlands Gravel/mineral extraction Heathland River floodplain River terrace farmlands Timber inclosures/plantations

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-6-6 COMMONING AND BACK-UP If any part of the parish, or area adjacent to There are 8 settlements within the Parish – GRAZING it, is considered for mineral extraction in Hyde, Hungerford and Frogham are sited the future this would seriously affect the on high ground, surrounded by the other Commoning activity is what has created continuance of much commoning activity hamlets situated in river valleys. Blissford, the landscape we have today and its and thus threaten the landscape of the Ogdens and Furze Hill lie towards the continuation is vital to the maintenance of Forest. Any proposed minerals open Forest. North Gorley and Stuckton the landscape. development would need to be considered lie in the Avon Valley. Those parts of the The Parish still retains a significant against the relevant Minerals Development settlements within the National Park are all number of commoners, who derive their Plan policies. included in the Western Escarpment income from herding and farming Conservation Area, designated in 2008. activities. The flat lands composed of Recommendations The largest hamlet is Hyde with 83 sandy / gravelly soils represent the best dwellings followed by Frogham with 78, The continuation of commoning is the smallest is Hungerford with 11. These and most useful grazing available and vital to the maintenance of the complement the rougher forest areas. figures include dwellings scattered along landscape. The National Park the connecting roads and tracks. In all the These flat lands are essential back-up Authority, the NFDC and HCC are grazing, when stock needs to be removed hamlets many houses are on private tracks encouraged to do everything in their and hidden from the road by trees. from the forest for any reason. The power to ensure that it is maintained at National Park boundary creates a least at its current level. Dwellings on higher ground in the hamlets distinction between the western edge of the and commons have views over the Avon forest plateau and the Avon valley THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT Valley to the west. The valley, which floodplain, the floodplain is an essential comprises a patchwork of fields and and integral part of the Forest landscape, The 1842 Tithe map shows 150 buildings hamlets between Fordingbridge and because of its contribution to commoning. in the Parish. The 2001 census figures Ringwood is a band of rural tranquillity, show 402 “household spaces” and 903 integral to the Forest’s western edge. Recommendations residents. The majority of the original sites are still occupied. Apart from foresters’ Guidelines Where commoners are living in homes in or near the Inclosures the temporary housing every effort should settlements have developed on terrace Any new building should be in scale with be made to provide permanent farmlands and on ancient forest farmlands the surrounding dwellings and with the accommodation, suitable for them to in the western area of the parish. Many environment and landscape. continue their commoning activities, in dwellings are modest, formerly being the line with the National Park Authority’s Developers and owners should make every houses of commoners or farm workers. Commoners’ Dwelling Scheme. effort to make new buildings as unobtrusive as possible, in keeping with the traditional settlement pattern.

7 SETTLEMENTS

Hyde and Hungerford Frogham boundary of the parish. The houses and farm buildings are surrounded by patches of Hyde hamlet is situated on a plateau between Frogham is also on the plateau and has woodland and low-lying pasture rising to the Avon valley to the west and the panoramic views across the open Forest from open heath to the east. Views of this setting Latchmore Brook valley to the east. The its eastern boundary and of Hyde Common can be seen between the trees lining Blissford western area of Hyde Common includes a from the south. Pasture and woodland drop Hill. A settlement of post-war park/mobile flat area of grass and a gravel car park rented down steeply to the north on either side of homes is sited on high ground at edge of the by the Cricket Club since 1975. The school, Blissford hill. The settlement lies mainly open forest; it is hidden from view and with its landmark bell tower faces the cricket around the narrow crossroads where the lanes protected from the wind by a belt of trees. ground. The church is hidden from view by from Hyde, Blissford, Stuckton and the forest trees and gorse but its triangular bell tower meet. The Memorial Hall and The Foresters’ phpoto can be seen from the surrounding area. Arms are sited at this junction. A neat red Glimpses of houses bordering the Common brick Congregational Chapel, built as a school are also visible. To the east the Common and in 1910, lies on the edge of the Common next the road run down towards Ogdens and the to a thatched cob cottage possibly dating from open Forest. The main part of the settlement late 18th century (sadly this was demolished lies between the school and the shop, In on 22nd January 2007!). In the 1960s several addition to the mix of styles found detached homes were built between existing throughout the parish, Hyde has a group of cottages along Abbotswell Road, named after Blissford Hill rendered bungalows, a brick-built terrace of the ancient roadside well which is still in use. four houses and two large Victorian country Apart from a small close of 1950s bungalows houses, built in 1856 and 1893. the houses are mainly spaced out along the Hungerford is adjacent to Hyde and is roadsides; as elsewhere in the parish they are notable for its attractive triangle of grass, generally partly hidden from view by trees and bordered by two white thatched cottages with hedges. their gable ends facing the green, a rendered cob farmhouse and a traditional Forest Blissford Hyde Common from Frogham cottage. A country house built in 1927, is sited next to copse on the southern edge of The settlement lies spread out on low ground the hamlet. This Arts and Crafts house is one around Blissford Cross and towards Ditchend Hyde Common of two in the Parish. Brook where the ford marks the northern

8 Ogdens Ogdens lies in the Latchmore Brook North Gorley Green is patterned with areas valley, most of the settlement is bounded of pond and marsh and parts of it are prone by open Forest, with wide views of the to flooding in winter. The enriched grass valley, its forest lawn and of woods on on this wetland provides valuable grazing higher ground. Hyde Common and pasture for livestock. Several thatched buildings lie to the west. There are a few post-war border the Green, including cottages, a detached dwellings along the roadside but restaurant and The Royal Oak Public the majority are older houses, most with House which has evolved from a 16th outbuildings, widely scattered on tracks century hunting lodge. Several dwellings, Thatched Cottages at North Gorley and farmland. including a 16th century thatched cottage, regrettably, lie outside the National Park Furze Hill boundary The southern border of Hyde parish runs through this area. The houses and farms Stuckton are situated on low ground on either side Stuckton is in the Avon Valley and of Huckles Brook and the Ogdens-South straddles Ditchend Brook, the dwellings Gorley Road, and on tracks sloping up to are surrounded by pasture suitable for the open forest in the east. The houses back-up grazing, and by patches of along the roadside are set in large plots woodland. The ribbon of mixed houses surrounded by fields and paddocks. running downhill from the west of Several houses, approached by a ford and a Frogham continues through Stuckton and footbridge, lie hidden from the road at the then northwards towards the B3078 and to Ogdens from Abbotswell southern fringe of Gorley Common and Fordingbridge. The dwellings include four line the narrow, shaded track leading into semi-detached houses built in 1899, and North Gorley. two early Victorian semi-detached cottages; this style of building is rare North Gorley within the parish. Stuckton Chapel, a well- The dwellings spread downwards from proportioned, brick building, is sited by a Gorley Common across the fertile terrace woodland stream behind the old post farmland of the Avon Valley to the A338, office. As in North Gorley, part of the the western boundary of the parish. The hamlet is outside the National Park farmland is rich pasture essential for back- boundary and these hamlets are therefore up grazing. governed by two planning authorities. Stuckton Chapel 1886

9 10 Buildings and materials

In Hyde Parish there is a wide variety of Recommendations housing styles. The earliest houses are timber framed and/or thatched, the oldest The Parish Plan showed that residents did not dating back to the 1550’s, three from the want to see the demolition of vernacular and th th 17 , four from the 18 and nine from the smaller buildings. Owners and architects are 1550’s thatched cottage Built 1800 to 1900 19th centuries. There are 26 listed strongly encouraged to keep them wherever buildings in the parish - 21 dwellings, 3 possible. barns, Hyde Church and The Royal Oak public house.

Most of the houses in the Parish were built in the 20th Century but some fine examples of older homes visually enhance the village Guidelines character, provide examples of local and Any new house should be sympathetic to its traditional building techniques and Substantial house 1890’s Terraced houses, circa 1887 surroundings and integrated with established materials (such as cob and thatch, and tiled landscape features; it should be built close to red brick) and demonstrate the historic the location of the original house. continuity of the community. A list of buildings which are of particular Within the National Park replacement houses importance to the village is currently being should be of no greater floor space than the drawn up. existing dwelling, and be in proportion to the site on which they are built – traditionally In the 1950s and 60s planning permission houses are not built right up to their was granted for clusters of small, detached boundaries. They should also be in scale with bungalows at Hyde and Frogham. 82% of surrounding properties and the overall Bungalow 1979 settlement pattern of the Parish. dwellings are detached; the remainder is made up by semi-detached, terraced and Recently rebuilt cottage Traditional materials, such as brick, render or mobile homes. thatch, are considered to be the most Homes from the 16th to appropriate for replacement houses. Where The variety of the present housing stock is the 21st century. brick and tiles are used they should be of a provided by the size and age of the mellow appearance to complement the existing properties and the building materials used. character of the area.

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11 Dwellings in the parish show a progression The traditional tracks and byeways are from early cob and thatch, through brick surfaced with hoggin or gravel and drives Guidelines and slate to brick and tile in the mid to late that use these materials reflect that th 20 century. Some recent buildings are tradition. These materials also help to New buildings should have pitched roofs, of wood or of more industrial materials. prevent flooding. preferably in keeping with the traditional 40/55° pitch. At present the majority of houses are of brick, (traditionally mellowed red brick), Any addition to an existing dwelling provides or of rendered block construction. This an opportunity to enhance both form and diversity gives Hyde its distinctive function. If these opportunities are not taken character. fully into consideration then the extension risks spoiling the existing structure and its surroundings. The most prevalent roofing material is tile, followed by slate and thatch. Gabled roofs Garages and other outbuildings should be in are common and nearly all roofs are proportion to the house for which they are built pitched, traditional pitches on houses are This extension reflects the original cottage. and also to the neighbouring houses and often 40/55%. landscape Guidelines Traditionally many houses had Extensions should have roofs which outbuildings, often made from corrugated The scale, character and variety of the housing complement and reflect the roof of the original iron, some are still in existence. stock in the Parish are important and should be building. reflected in any new building or extension. Most existing properties have hedges or Owners, architects and developers are Extensions need to be: encouraged to take account of the history and rural fencing, such as post and rail as environmental impact of the original building • subtle, borrowing characteristics which boundaries. The traditional form of and to design any replacement in sympathy reflect the main building without gateway is the five bar farm type. with those factors. dominating it. • proportionate to the existing building, Brick walls, high fences and security gates The use of new technologies to reduce the adjacent buildings and to the plot. may form a barrier between landscape and carbon footprint of existing buildings is • appropriate in the choice of materials and built form; these barriers are not encouraged, where these complement and do details. characteristic in a landscape where built not detract from the original character of the • positioned to avoid pressure on adjacent building. form and landscape setting are closely trees, established boundaries and other inter-related. areas of significant vegetation.

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12 Within the rural areas of the National Park Guidelines Residents’ Views the adopted Core Strategy generally only Drives permits new residential development as a The traditional form of gate is preferred as is • Urbanisation of driveways should be avoided replacement for a previously existing the rural fencing and hedging. and grass verges should be retained. Where dwelling. Replacement dwellings should new “turn-ins” are proposed care should be be of no greater floor space than the taken to ensure that they blend with the existing building. Extensions, which surrounding area. include any conservatories, will be • If a new entrance is made the original entrance permitted up to 30% of the floor space of Recommendations should be closed and returned to the character the existing dwelling. In the case of small of its surroundings. dwellings, replacements and any In order to maintain the character of the • Owners are encouraged to use existing access extensions should not result in a total community and the Commons, the NPA and points to dwellings, and where possible avoid altering them in a way which creates an floorspace of more than 100 sq. m. the Housing Enabler are asked to ensure that they collaborate with the Commoners’ intrusive visual break in the mix of hedges, Defence Association to ensure that the verges and rural fencing which characterises An increasing number of dwellings are housing needs of commoners are met. the area. It should be borne in mind that many being extended and double or triple verges are legally protected as part of the New garages are being built. The mixed stock The responsible authorities are asked to ensure Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest. of housing that is characteristic of the that any affordable housing development will • Owners are encouraged to have all driveways Parish is therefore changing. be built in sympathy with the aspirations of and parking areas surfaced with hoggin, gravel this design statement and that such or similar natural material to maintain the local A number of smaller dwellings have been developments should be small-scale schemes. character and prevent the risk of flooding. demolished and replaced by larger houses Boundary Walls / hedges and this, together with the increasing cost of housing, means that there are virtually Where fences are used, they should be simple and no houses at the lower end of our market. Guidelines in a material sympathetic to the surrounding areas, such as post and rail or post and wire. Affordable Housing for local residents is, Access New owners and developers are encouraged to therefore, an area of concern and the Parish Owners and developers are encouraged to take keep the original hedges and mature trees where Council is investigating its provision account of the rural and undeveloped these exist and to use traditional species such as environment that characterises Hyde, to avoid within the Parish, through exception sites. holly or hawthorn when planting a new hedge. formal entrances with entry phones and to Many existing trees will be given legal protection install the traditional style of gate. through Tree Preservation Order or Conservation Approximately 50% of dwellings in the Area legislation. Vigorous, hybrid, coniferous Parish have Common Rights, 7 or 8% of hedges are discouraged. the residents exercise those rights.

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13 Conservatories

Many house owners have chosen to add to Guidelines for Conservatories their properties by building a conservatory. Such structures will often require planning Owners are asked to consider the following checklist: permission and anyone considering building a conservatory should seek advice • Is the conservatory an appropriate building type? from the National Park Authority or A modest property is best suited to a modest District Council BEFORE building, conservatory. • because the regulations are complex. Is it neighbourly and does it complement its environment? • Does it reflect appealing aspects of the Many conservatories of less than 30m² do architectural style of the existing building? not need Building Regulations approval • Do materials and finishes create the right overall provided that they meet certain criteria, appearance and relationship with existing property? however owners should check with the • Does the location of the conservatory spoil the authorities BEFORE building commences. symmetry of the property? • Does the roof pitch of the conservatory reflect that Although some conservatories will not of the house? require local authority consents, aspects of This glass “orangery” complements the cottage their design can have a fundamental effect on the existing property and on neighbouring properties. Guidelines for Conservatories

Even an average sized conservatory can • The existing property’s style and size should be respected or enhanced by the new addition. have an undesirable impact on a • Owners and designers are asked to take account of the roof, proportion, windows and architectural neighbour’s garden or it can isolate a details of the existing building and reflect these in the conservatory. living room from the garden and make the • The conservatory should not look either weak or bulky – both look unattractive. house feel darker. However a well- • A wholly glass conservatory is preferable to one using plastic or insulated plastic sheeting. designed conservatory, compatible with • The glazing should reflect the methods and proportions of the existing property. the existing property can provide a • The location of the conservatory should be sympathetic to the symmetry of the existing building sympathetic and appealing form of extension.

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14 Highways and Traffic Kerbing Highways There are kerbstones around some roadside Residents’ Views There are 7 roads leading into the Parish. gullies. Given the animal-cropped nature Access is from the A338 to the west, the of the verges any further kerbing would Highways & Road Signage B3078 to the North and the Ringwood- serve little purpose. Gorley road to the south. The roads are Residents consider the current level of road mainly surfaced tracks without foundations Byeways, Tracks and Rights of Way marking to be “reasonable”. Further and are therefore constantly requiring The current Public Access map shows a marking is not considered appropriate. Residents are in favour of maintaining the maintenance. Many of the roads have wide network of 26 Footpaths and 19 number of direction boards at their current verges and ditches, most are lined with Bridleways, around half of these level. The use of non-reflective signage is in hedges or woodland, these features not correspond to tracks and paths shown on keeping with residents’ wishes. only reinforce the rural character of the the Tithe map. There is one cycle track Residents like the rural nature of the lanes area but also provide valuable habitat for from Abbotswell to Fritham. The and do not want pavements. plants and other wildlife. possibility of a safe route from the Parish to Fordingbridge, for walkers and cyclists, Road Marking is currently being considered. Road lining is only used in the vicinity of Photo - hedge crossroads. Unbroken roadside white Recommendations lining has been used from the A338 to Hyde/Frogham. Highways and Road Signage

Traffic Signage All signage should be appropriate to the rural Most signs are non-reflective and are environment. generally in keeping with the rural setting. Urbanisation of roads and driveways should be avoided. Grass verges should be Pavements maintained. The only examples of pedestrian pavement The appropriate authorities are asked to take are outside the school and in Paddock account of residents’ views and to avoid the installation of any more pavements. Close. track AbbotswellAbbotswell cycle cycle track track

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15 Residents’ Views Street Lighting Residents want a minimum of commercial and domestic illumination and a reduction in the level of light There is no street lighting in the Parish. pollution, particularly that caused by security lighting, which is not movement sensitive but is always on.

Exterior Lighting Street Lighting

Commercial lighting and illuminated Residents want to keep the rural nature of the parish and like the lack of street lighting – they do not want it signage is effectively restricted to licensed installed. premises. The number of domestic security lights is increasing.

Drains and Gullies Recommendations

Most council installed drainage is for road Overhead Wires surface run-off. Owners are responsible for maintaining ditches on their property but Service providers are asked to remove redundant in some areas there is confusion over land wires, to consider putting overhead wires underground and to ensure that any future title and the responsibility for ditching. provision is underground. Some areas are subject to flooding partly due to lack of ditch maintenance. Street Lighting

Overhead Wires Street lighting should not be installed.

There is a plethora of overhead wires, Commercial and Domestic Lighting some of which are redundant; these Overhead wires impinge adversely on the parish All security lights should be angled downwards environment. and masked to minimise their impact on the environment. Security Lighting, which is movement sensitive, is preferred to that which is always on, and should be on a low sensitivity setting wherever possible.

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16 Aerial Photograph of Hyde Parish 1956 North Not to Scale © Crown Copyright/MOD. Reproduced with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationary Office. with the permission of Controller Her Majesty’s Reproduced © Crown Copyright/MOD.

17 APPENDIX 1 PLANNING POLICIES RELEVANT TO THE HYDE VDS

The New Forest National Park on the interest and involvement of local b) development respects the natural and Authority’s Management Plan (2010) people and statutory agencies. built environment, landscape states the following: character and biodiversity; The New Forest National Park c) materials are appropriate to the site Cumulative impacts on the landscape (page Authority’s Core Strategy and and its setting; 19) Development Management Policies d) amenity is not adversely affected in Examples of changes contributing to the loss Development Plan Document (2010) terms of additional impacts, visual of character include: includes the following policies particularly intrusion, overlooking of shading; - increasing suburbanisation of relevant to the VDS: and villages, with traditional building e) no adverse impacts associated with features replaced, changes in Policy CP2: The Natural Environment traffic or pollution (including noise boundary treatments, greater use of Proposals should protect, maintain and and light pollution) hard surfacing and lighting, and enhance nationally, regionally and locally New development must also comply inappropriate scale and design of important sites and features of the natural with required standards for: new buildings; environment, including habitats and species f) car parking; - a general increase in signage and of biodiversity importance, geological g) open space; and other infrastructure in the features and the water environment. h) the Code for Sustainable Homes. countryside; - loss of important trees, hedgerows Policy DP1: General Development Policy CP7: The Built Environment and features of the historic Principles Proposals should protect, maintain and environment of local value; All new development and uses of land within enhance nationally, regionally and locally - decline in the traditional the New Forest National Park must uphold important sites and features of the built management of meadows, hedgerows and promote the principles of sustainable environment, including local vernacular and features of the historic development. New development proposals buildings, archaeological sites and designed environment of local value; and must demonstrate high quality design and landscapes. - encroachment on Open Forest Land. construction which enhances local character and distinctiveness. This includes, but is not Policy CP8: Local Distinctiveness Most small-scale changes in the landscape restricted to, ensuring: Built development and changes of use which by their nature do not require planning a) development is appropriate and would individually or cumulatively erode the permission. Success in retaining local sympathetic in terms of scale, Park’s local character or result in a gradual distinctiveness will therefore depend largely appearance, form, siting and layout;

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18 suburbanising effect within the National Additional National Park Core Strategy (b) ensuring a balanced mix of uses where Park will not be supported. policies relating to topics covered in the development takes place in environmentally, VDS include: socially and economically sustainable Policy DP6: Design Principles locations with a good range of services and All new development will be required to Policy DP2: Safeguarding and Improving facilities and is accessible by both car and achieve the highest standards for the design, Water Resources other transport modes in order that reliance external appearance and location of new Policy CP11: Affordable Housing on the private car is minimised (as further development within the National Park with Policy DP10: Replacement Dwellings developed in Policies CS10 and CS24); particular regard to: Policy DP11: Extensions to Dwellings (c) minimising the risk of damage to areas of - enhancing the built heritage of the Policy CP14: Business and Employment importance for nature conservation and/or New Forest; Development landscape value, both directly and indirectly - designing out crime through the use Policy CP15: Existing Employment Sites (as further developed in Policy CS3); of Secured by Design principles and Policy CP17: The Land-based Economy (d) ensuring building construction and other standards; Policy DP19: Re-use of Buildings outside forms of development adheres to high - ensuring new development is the defined villages environmental standards with particular accessible where appropriate; Policy CP19: Access regard to energy efficiency, water efficiency, - ensuring new residential use of sustainable materials and the development takes account of the The New Forest District Core Strategy minimisation of waste (as further developed lifetime homes principles where (2009) includes the following policies in Policy CS4); appropriate; and particularly relevant to the VDS: (e) ensuring communities are safe and feel - ensuring all new development safe, are well served by emergency services incorporates sound sustainable Policy CS1 Sustainable development and the risks from potential hazards are design and construction principles principles minimised (as further developed in Policy and good environmental practices. All new development will be expected to CS5); make a positive contribution towards the (f) following a sequential approach to flood The document goes onto state that sustainability of communities and to risk, in line with the requirements of development whether of a traditional or protecting, and where possible enhancing, Planning Policy Statement 25: Development modern design should be sympathetic and in the environment within the Plan Area by: and Flood Risk (PPS 25), avoiding the keeping with its surroundings. New (a) meeting most development needs within development of previously undeveloped land buildings should have a low (or no) carbon existing communities and, where which is, or will be, at risk from flooding, footprint and all new development should appropriate to meet Core Strategy and managing and reducing flood risk for make a positive contribution to the National objectives, providing for some small development on previously developed land Park particularly through its design, scale developments adjoining the main towns and where continuing development has wider and layout. villages; sustainability benefits to

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19 the community, or where there is no Policy CS3 Protecting and enhancing our reasonable alternative site compatible with special environment (Heritage other sustainability considerations (as and Nature Conservation) further developed in Policy CS6); Development proposals must protect and, (g) ensuring accessibility to a good range of where possible, enhance sites of recognised services and facilities, and not putting an importance for nature and heritage unreasonable burden on existing conservation. infrastructure and services (as further Working with local communities, features of developed in Policies CS7 and CS8). local heritage value which contribute to In order to enable required development to local distinctiveness will be identified. New take place, in some cases mitigation development proposals should maintain measures will be needed to address the local distinctiveness and where possible impacts of new development on existing enhance the character of identified features. infrastructure and on nearby sensitive areas Measures will be taken, working with other (e.g. international nature conservation partners, to secure the enhancement, designations.) restoration and creation of biodiversity, including measures to adapt to the Policy CS2 Design quality consequences of climate change, so as to New development will be required to be well assist in achieving national, county and designed to respect the character, identity, local biodiversity targets as set out in the and context of the area’s towns, villages and Hampshire and New Forest Biodiversity countryside. All new development will be Action Plans. required to contribute positively to local distinctiveness and sense of place, being Additional New Forest District Core appropriate and sympathetic to its setting in Strategy policies relating to topics covered terms of scale, height, density, layout, in the VDS include: appearance, materials, and its relationship Policy CS4: Energy and resource use to adjoining buildings and landscape Policy CS7: Open spaces, sport and features, and shall not cause unacceptable recreation effects by reason of visual intrusion, Policy CS19: Tourism overlooking, shading, noise, light pollution Policy CS21: Rural economy or other adverse impact on local character Policy CS22: Affordable housing for rural and amenities. communities

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