Holbeton, South Hams

Parish Council Presentation Design ideas for residential development on land at Church Hill Sketch ideas Precedent andconcept The character ofthevillage The site The site location Contents Holbeton, SouthHams

Character appraisal What makes Holbeton distinct The site location Vicarage Hill

Fore Street Church Hill

Site location Site boundwary (approx 1.3ha) 400m + 75m 4 miles to Modbury via A379 Conservation Area

+ 63m Existing development C Listed buildings Minchinhay Farm Public amenity buildings

Key vehicular route

200m Public Footpath 1 Bridleway

Holbeton A Church Hill

+53.00 2 B Fore Street

Brownswell Farm C Vicarage Hill 3

1 View from public footpath to Church spire + 44m A 4 1 2 Recent development (Mason’s Yard)

4 3 miles to Yealmpton 2 via A379 1 Holbeton County Primary School

2 Holbeton Village Hall

3 Holbeton Post Office & Village Stores

4 Public House

N.B. Holbeton village sits B within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) + 78m 5 miles to Noss Mayo N + 89m via Stoke Road Site Context Site boundary (indicative 1.3ha)

Existing development

B Vicarage Road Contours

Existing trees A Minchinhay Farm Category B Trees

Root protection area

Existing hedgerows

Over head cables

Public footpath

Highway +65.00 Approx. 2.5m retained height above Church +53.00 Hill views 1:8 Holbeton Conservation area Western Villas

Listed buildings F

1:10 A Undesignated Heritage Asset +69.00 +57.00 B View from public footpath to Church spire D C Indicative site access

D Indicative pedestrian access +66.00 E E Views onto site from first storey window

F Land slopes steeply 69m - 53m AOD C

Fore Street Bus stop

Holbeton All Saints Church Church Hill

Post office

Pub

Constraints and opportunities The site A

Minchinhay Farm

Western Villas

A Raised churchyard

B C

The Vicarage

Raised churchyard Church Hill

Site Context: Church Hill

The character of the village Village character - historic core

Character properties in the village Stone walls & strong boundaries Slate door canopies to properties Stone properties

Prominent gables and chimneys Dwellings sit close to the road Larger drive-through openings

Large detached properties

Access to the historic church

Farmyards, barns and courtyard development Stone and slate lych-gate Converted terraces to semi-detached Village character - historic core

Materials - Stone - generally rough cut/natural - Slate - White rough-cast render - Pastel coloured render

Roof - Slate - Thatch - Standard pitch - Clipped Eaves and black painted soffits - Chimneys are robust, regular and Properties look out onto front gardens Large semi-detached propeties Narrow, winding roads prominent

Windows/ openings - Irregular areas/ voids between glazing on the same property - Wide fronted units - Vertically stacked windows - Heavy slate cills - 2-3 bars to windows regularly

Entrance - Slate porches - Front entry - Timber doors “Olde Worlde” feel to historic core A material mix of stone, thatch, slate and render - Larger openings providing access to rear courtyards

Details / Key Features

- Tall and regularly positioned chimneys - Stone gable ends - Slate topped porches - Stepped units

Boundary Treatments - Stone walls and boundary treatments

Historic Core dominated by Grade II Listed Church Irregular elevational treatment Typologies

Consistent and varied building line Historic building line varies in set back

Terraced Private drives and housing courtyards

Wide fronted properties with deep plots

Properties set back Large detached with south-west facing Buildings in centre properties front Wide-fronted gardens front onto central onto central properties common hard space courtyard in the village

Fore Street Centre Mason’s Yard

Typologies in Holbeton NTS Typologies

Properties with good sized, south-facing front Subservient gardens garages/ links

A mix of bungalows and 2 storey semi-detached houses

Prominent gables Large detached properties address approach fronting a courtyard off on road the main route

Barn conversions Large semi-detached properties set back with generous gardens and Larger properties driveways set in between two routes allowing dual access

East Holbeton Brownswell Farm cross Front boundary treatments

10m 8m Buildings in the centre have small planted front gardens with strong stone A wall boundaries onto the road. Footpath access to properties are made up of cobbles, slate and concrete.

10m 8m

C B 9m

A 7m There are no pavements in Holbeton and many properties in the centre have

B little to no buffer from the road. Some properties have private access via a

5.5m high stepped or ramped pathway. 5.5m

7.5m A

The steep topography in the village centre creates sudden changes in level, N C with publicly accessed areas such as the Pub garden and Church yard being much higher than the road. Typologies in Holbeton NTS Small stone walled gardens Strong stone walls are a Raised walkway front the road to properties in common boundary treatment provides private access Formal pavement to one side the village centre in Holbeton to some properties of Fore Street

Cobbled treatment to roadside Cobbled drainage channel Properties accessed almost Raised footway and set back Stone boundaries becomes private use/ parking straight off the road (Brent Hill from the road, allocated front road to modern for nearby residents and Church Hill) parking spaces in front of development bungalows

Design note: Variety in set-back and transition between street/road and front door Elevational treatments and details

Wide-fronted properties throughout Stone boundary walls Large openings/ Vehicle entrances

Consistent eaves line

Canopies to entrances

Regular robust chimneys

Clipped eaves

Deep reveals Varied elevational treatment Solid to void ratio

Consistent building line

Photographs showing the key characteristics of the village Variation in eaves height

Structured and symmetrical window positioning

Unstructured Large entrance window positioning porches

Outbuildings

Walled gardens Character summary

- Wide fronted properties throughout the village - Material mix of stone, render and slate - Less detached properties and more terraced and semi-detached - Both varied and consistent building lines - Front gardens and setbacks - Strong enclosures and strong stone wall boundary treatments - Low front boundary walls and high flank walls - Properties accessed via drives and alleys, clusters behind main route - Single storey detached and link attached out-buildings - Few porches but several canopies above doors. Mix of canopies and deep reveals - Prominent chimneys, some projected - Balanced facades integrating vehicle entrances Wide fronted properties

Raised walkways

High stone walls Form follows topography Low stone walls

Narrow, winding streets

Properties accessed via long drives and alleys, behind main Well vegetated areas to front of route properties

Character summary Precedent and concept Interpreting character - initial precedents Interpreting character - initial precedents Devon longhouse: Above: precedent images Outline Application The outline approved plan

05/06/2017 Sketch ideas Concept development - layout Developed layout

P.O.S

P.O.S Concept development - housetype principles

G B

Bedroom Bathroom 4 Master A Access and visual link from entrance hall to bed Public open space rear of property/ garden Bedroom Bedroom e/s e/s B Feature staircase and gallery landing at centre 2 3 D of home

F C Choice of open plan living or separated spaces with link through each room - much like a traditional Devon longhouse

A wc Living spaces sit on the southern aspect/ utility open onto garden E

D Opportunity for south facing private terrace, Garage Living with views across public open space Kitchen Dining C Public open space E Practical linking of kitchen - utility - garage

F Bedrooms overlook south aspect/ garden

G Circulation - family bathroom - wc - and other Garden secondary spaces front northern aspect

Example - plots 4,5,6,7 & 8

Concept - Devon longhouse principles Concept development - the house terrace A Proportions similar to those found in the village

B Contemporary features, larger areas of glazing, slid- A ing doors and terraces found on the ‘private’ sides of houses, and where possible, overlooking south facing gardens. B C C More traditional features viewed from the ‘public’ side of the house or road - ventilation/chimney stacks, porches, modest windows.

Private Public

feature windows vaulted ceilings to maximise contemporary interpretations of traditional features - onto green or open feeling of space exposed joists, painted brick spaces Developed layout

P.O.S