Hartlebury Conservation Area

Hartlebury

The Hartlebury Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan was adopted by Wychavon District Council as a document for planning purposes on 11th January 2011. Minute 100 of the Executive Board meeting of 11th January 2011 refers.

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Hartlebury

Part 1 Appraisal

1 Introduction p3 What is this Appraisal for? p3 Planning Policy Framework p3

2 Summary of special interest p4

3 Assessing special interest p4 Location & Landscape Setting p4 Historical Development & Archaeology p5 Plan Form p6 Spaces p11

Key Views & Vistas p11

4 Character analysis p11 General p11 Buildings p13 Materials p15 Local Details p17 Boundaries p17 Natural Environment p17 Enhancement Opportunities p18 Threats p19

5 Issues p19 NOTE p20

Sources p20 Further Information p20 Appraisal Map p21

Part 2. Management Proposals p22

1 Introduction p22 What are these Management Proposals for? p22

2 Management Proposals p22

3 Article 4(2) Directions p23

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• Planning Policy Statement 5 - Planning Part 1. for the Historic Environment (PPS5) and Hartlebury Conservation Planning for the Historic Environment Practice Guide which sets out Area Appraisal Government policy on the protection of conservation areas and other elements of the historic environment; 1 Introduction

• Policies CTC19 and policy CTC20 of the What is this Appraisal for? adopted Worcestershire County 1.1 Structure Plan 1996-2011, which seek to A conservation area is an area of special protect and enhance conservation areas; architectural or historic interest, usually the and historic part of a town or village, where we

wish to preserve or enhance its character or appearance. Part of Hartlebury is a • Policy ENV12 of the Wychavon District conservation area. Local Plan (June 2006) which is intended to ensure that development 1.2 preserves or enhances the character or Under Section 72 of the Planning (Listed appearance of conservation areas. Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 we must pay special attention to the 1.5 desirability of preserving or enhancing the Broadly, these policies seek to ensure that character or appearance of the conservation the conservation area is preserved by:

area. This appraisal identifies the special interest and character of the Hartlebury Refusing permission for:

Conservation Area, and provides guidance the demolition of any building or on how the preservation or enhancement of • its character or appearance can be structure if its loss would damage its achieved. The first part of the appraisal character or appearance identifies its special interest and character. • the extension or alteration of a building The second part sets out management where the change would damage its proposals for addressing the issues character or appearance identified in the appraisal. • development which would be harmful to its setting or character or appearance 1.3 development which would adversely • The Hartlebury Conservation Area was affect or result in the loss of historic designated in November 1969. The plots, layouts and street pattern, boundary was reviewed in 2010 during the important views, open spaces, tree cover preparation of this appraisal. The current or boundary features within the conservation area boundary is shown in the conservation area appraisal. • signage which would be harmful to the character or appearance of the conservation area

and requiring new development to: Planning Policy Framework 1.4 This appraisal should be read in conjunction • respect its context in design, including with the national, regional and the local scale, form, proportion and detailing planning policy framework, particularly: • Use materials in accordance with those traditionally used in that particular part of 3

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the conservation area, and maintain a 2.3 similar mix Generally the core of Hartlebury • be located on their sites in a similar way conservation area appears unaffected by th to the general pattern of building in that 20 century development, retaining part of the conservation area elements of its historic plan, open spaces, • Boundary walls, railings and hedges numerous substantial trees and historic should be incorporated in the building fabric and identity. development in a similar way to those already in existence in that part of the 2.4 conservation area, and these should use The conservation area is focused around similar materials and detailing, or Hillditch Lane, Quarrybank, Rectory Lane, species, and the castle and the church.

• Signs to respect the character of the The special interest of Hartlebury that buildings and quality of the historic justifies its designation as a environment in their siting, size, conservation area includes: materials and design.

Its long history, still evident in its 1.6 buildings. In accordance with the new planning system introduced in 2004 we are preparing a Local The survival of the historic identity Development Framework. This will contain evident in its buildings in particular conservation area policies that will Hartlebury Castle supersede the Structure and Local Plan from 2012. The number and quality of historic

buildings 1.7

This appraisal supplements Structure Plan The survival of historic fabric and and Local Plan Policies CTC19, CTC20 and detailing ENV12 and was adopted by the Council on

……….. The use of locally quarried stone in buildings and boundary walls

2 Summary of Special Interest The contribution of the natural environment in trees, gardens, open 2.1 spaces and hedges. Hartlebury is a large and ancient parish consisting of a large number of hamlets. It is The conservation area boundary is drawn to especially known for the castle, a palace of reflect this special interest. the Bishops of Worcester. There was, however, also a rural farming community though little evidence of this remains within the conservation area. 3 Assessing Special Interest Location & Landscape Setting 2. The conservation area is centered around Location the church where the churchyard, park and 3.1 numerous mature trees provide the settings Hartlebury is located near to Kidderminster to many of its historic buildings and make a off the Worcester to Kidderminster Road valuable contribution to its character and (A449). It is the northern most parish within appearance. Wychavon District. The village is in two parts, that part around the Church and that 4

Hartlebury around the Talbot pub. The Hartlebury Conservation Area is situated around the HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT church. & ARCHAEOLOGY

Landscape Setting The origins & Development of Hartlebury

3.4 Hartlebury is said to have been given to Aelhun Bishop of Worcester by Burgred King of West Mercia in about 850. The Bishop held 9 manors in Worcestershire the estates were large, rich and compact, they were populous and highly organised. Hartlebury is mentioned as being among these lands belonging to the Bishop in the Domesday Survey of 1086. The parish was

3.2 large having least 17 hamlets including Hartlebury is situated in the former Forest of Stourport and meadows on the 'Welsh side Ombersley in an area which was of the Severn', a mother church and two disafforested in 1229. From low lying daughter churches. At that time there were banks of the Stour and Severn in the west two mills one of which was a fulling mill. The the parish rises 200 ft in the east and 300 ft large manor brought in a significant income above sea level on the southern boundary for the Bishop who was lord of the manor. at Bishop's Wood. Hartlebury Castle and Hartlebury was disafforested in 1229, this park is located west of the village. North gave the Bishop more control of his lands and south west of the park are the former and revenues of the See could be increased commons. One of these is the protected by bringing fresh land into use and in stock heathland known as Hartlebury Common. breeding and rearing sheep for wool. The spreading of the village has seen the hamlets of Charlton and Waresley become 3.5 merged into Hartlebury. We do not know when Hartlebury became a village but it is likely that it grew around the 3.3 church initially. The castle is the earliest The conservation area, which includes the surviving building in the Conservation Area, it was originally a fortified manor house of park, is situated at the junction of the former th Worcester to Kidderminster road and the the 13 century though it is thought there Stourport Road. At the junction of these was probably an earlier manor house on the roads the conservation area is dominated by site. The castle is surrounded by a park the church which sits high on the eastern which dates from about 1379, it is now slope. The historic core has been relatively much reduced from the earlier one. untouched by 20th century expansion so that the immediate relationship of the 3.6 conservation area to its rural hinterland Wage labour was employed to cultivate the remains intact. arable lands, but sheep farming commonly marked the movement from arable to pasture in the late middle ages. By the 14th century the Bishop was fully concentrating on the more profitable and less labour intensive farming. 5

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3.7 population rose from 1,782 to 2,362. Local The manor has remained in the hands of the trades included timber merchant, Bishop for the most part of more than a wheelwright, framer, beer retailer, baker, thousand years. There were, however, two grocer, farmer, builder, miller and periods when this was not the case. For a blacksmith. Hartlebury had a post office period during the 16th century the manor capable of sending telegraphs from 1883. was in the hands of the monarch, but was There was a railway station and a spur of back in possession of the Bishop by 1573. the Severn Valley Railway stopped in The other time was in the 17th century when Hartlebury. There is still a pub in the Hartlebury was garrisoned during the Civil conservation area and a flourishing school. War. It was back in the hands of the See in 1675 but much of the castle had been The area around the church and the castle demolished and a programme of rebuilding has changed little but there is a good deal of and remodelling was begun. Probably modern housing on the periphery of the during this period the park was halved in conservation area. size. Archaeology 3.8 Earliest buildings in the conservation area 3.13 besides the castle and the church are Park Evidence of pre-historic to Roman activity in Cottage which was erected within the park Hartlebury is confirmed by the sites and th in the 17 century and the Gables set within monuments record. Neolithic flint the church yard, said to have been a school, implements and roman coins have been is dated C1600s. Church Cottage, a found. The heath at Hartlebury Common is converted farm building can be dated to evidence that it was probably settled by around 1600. Early OS maps show that the Neolithic people who cleared the wood to farm buildings were in the curtilage of graze their animals. This grazing must have Church House, adjacent to the church. continued almost uninterrupted for heath returns to forest if it is not grazed. The 3.9 common is an important heathland habitat One of the finest buildings in the and SSSI (Site of Special Scientific conservation area is The Rectory which was Interest). th built in the early 18 century. 3.14 3.10 Evidence of extensive World War II Hartlebury grammar school was made a fortifications and defensive installations can royal foundation by Elizabeth 1 but it is th be found in Hartlebury. The parish was one thought that there was a school in the 14 of the centres of Maintenance Unit 25 which century. Land on the Glebe Orchard (within housed RAF parts and was the arsenal the earlier park boundary) was used for a storage. Dame school and masters house in 1843. Plan Form 3.11 3.16 The majority of houses within the Hartlebury conservation area has a simple conservation area can be dated to late 18th th th linear form. The Church and church yard is and 19 to early 20 centuries with one or visually dominant. Cottages and houses th century examples. two later 20 line both sides of the roads, with little

uniformity in spacing between buildings or in 3.12 their relationship to the road. Most of the Land was enclosed by an Act of Parliament smaller buildings sit in small plots and are in 1855 and between 1850 and 1896 the sited close to the roadside with gardens 6

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Hartlebury extending to the side and rear. Larger from the White Hart toward the church and buildings are set back in larger plots with up Quarrybank. gardens extending to the front, sides and rear. Most of the smaller buildings present gables to the road, while larger houses present principal elevations with their ridges in approximate alignment to the road. The church is set well back from the road in the church yard and provides a substantial break in an otherwise continuous street scene of buildings and gardens.

Spaces 3.17 Hartlebury conservation area has retained its earlier layout, though there is some modern encroachment into former gardens of larger houses. The preservation of the spaces that remain is essential to preserving the character and appearance of the remnant of its historic core.

3.18 There are several substantial gardens remaining in the conservation area, the park and gardens around the castle and the gardens at The Rectory. The substantial churchyard is a large open space at the heart of the conservation area that, with its several mature trees, makes a significant contribution to the character and appearance of the conservation area. The lack of interruption by buildings and presence of planting contributes to an impression of space within the core of the conservation area. These spaces also provide the setting of many of Hartlebury's significant historic buildings.

Key Views & Vistas 3.19 4 CHARACTER ANALYSIS There are a number of views into and out of the conservation area. Of particular note General are views into the conservation area looking 4.1 from Rectory Lane and from Quarrybank. The character of the Hartlebury Views within the conservation area of Conservation Area is that of an historic particular note are from Hillditch Lane and village comprising houses and other 11

Hartlebury buildings which are peripheral to the castle churchyard and surrounding listed buildings. and the church. The local red sandstone is These buildings are set well back beyond frequently found in buildings and walls and the church and are not always visible from in the deep cuttings. The many ornamental the road. They are mainly 17th and 18th wrought railings and gates and the Castle century. The early 18th century Rectory are a reminder of the past importance of stands apart in large gardens. The New Hartlebury as a Palace of the Bishops of Elizabethan school and playing field is high Worcester. up on Quarry Bank standing in substantial playing fields. Rectory Lane is a very busy traffic route through to Stourport. Character Areas 4.2 There are distinct character areas within the conservation area: • The castle and park • East side Rectory Lane/Quarry Bank • West side Rectory Lane/Quarry Bank

4.3 Castle and Park Situated a little to the north west of the conservation area on a plateau of red sandstone in an extensive park are the medieval castle, moat, walled court, stables, West side Rectory Lane/Quarry Bank coach house, walled kitchen garden and 4.5 lodges. A wildlife corridor runs north-south In contrast along the west side of Rectory across the park. Whilst the castle is not Lane and Quarry Bank, individual houses always visible from the road it is and cottages mainly of the 19th and early nevertheless a considerable presence in the 20th century line Rectory Lane and Quarry conservation area. The open spaces of the Bank. Quarry bank rises up from the park are complemented by mature trees and junction at the White Hart cutting into the provide the setting for the listed buildings. bedrock as it rises. There are glimpses of the countryside beyond through gaps between the buildings.

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Buildings 4.6 There is a range of building periods. Most share basic common design characteristics of the local vernacular, including:

• limited spans/plan depths dictated by historic building construction methods • a simple main rectangular plan form, often with one or more rear wings and, in many cases carefully arranged fenestration on principal elevations

4.7 4.10 Some of the buildings are listed for their These houses are one and a half to two special architectural or historic interest and storey, "H" plan or simple rectangular plan are clearly of early origin. There are other with a rear range, steeply pitched roofs, historic buildings which, while not listed, are substantial ridge and wall chimneys and still built from local materials in the local outside chimney stacks. Dormers are style and are of architectural and historic common and usually modest in size and interest to Hartlebury. The result is a number. Fenestration is a mix of largely predominance of historic buildings and a careful arrangements of cross casements, commonality of building characteristics sash and casement windows, typical of the despite the range of building periods. vernacular of the period. Panelled doors are occasionally embellished with a 4.8 pilastered doorcase or simple canopy.. There is a mixture of building types. Older 4.11 buildings of all types are constructed in the Later houses dating from the 18th, 19th and form and style typical of the local th Worcestershire tradition of their respective early 20 centuries are typical in plan and periods and many remain fundamentally as style of their periods, reflecting the influence originally built. of Classical architecture in their design. These are mostly large to more modest detached and semi-detached buildings, two Houses to two and a half storey with a rectangular 4.9 plan, occasionally with a rear wing. Roofs There are few examples of early houses are a mix of steep and shallower pitches. th Dormers are common and are wholly from the 17 century, they are detached contained within the roof. Fenestration is a buildings, mainly of substantial size, careful arrangement of casement or sash reflecting the wealth and status of some windows around a frequently centrally village residents in this period of its history. placed panelled or boarded door, sometimes with porch or doorcase and fanlight. Chimneys are largely end wall mounted.

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Farm Buildings 4.14 Some farm buildings at Hartlebury are converted to houses. These buildings are typical of the Worcestershire vernacular at the date of their construction, with simple rectangular plans, simple plain gabled or half-hipped roofs, and walls with minimal openings. The presence of these buildings tells some of the history of the village and they are an essential element of its special interest and character.

4.12 Modern houses are a mix of bungalows and houses. They have a form and design that is often at variance with the established characteristics of older buildings in the village, with shallow roof pitches, large dormers, repetitive designs, large windows with a horizontal emphasis, doors set within enclosed porches, insignificant or no chimneys, and attached and integral garages.

Cottages 4.13 Other Building Types th Cottages date from the 19 century. These 4.15 are attached and are modest in scale, size Hartlebury Castle is a medieval hall with and design with a simple rectangular plan, later additions. The church shows significant pitched plain gabled roofs and simple phases of construction and alterations fenestration with casement windows and dating from the 13th to 19th centuries. The planked doors. Porches are generally village pub reflects the design of its period in absent. There are no barge or fascia its simple rectangular plan, fenestration and boards. mix of roof pitches. Other buildings include former stables, coach houses and lodges.

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4.16 These buildings are all part of the history of Hartlebury and are important to the character and appearance of the conservation area.

Listed Buildings 4.17 Some of the buildings in the Hartlebury Conservation Area are "listed" for their architectural or historic Interest. Other buildings and structures attached to, or pre- dating 1st July 1948 and forming part of the curtilage of these identified buildings are also listed by association. While the aim of 4.20 the listed building legislation is to preserve That many of these properties retain much these buildings for their own sake, any of their original character and appearance is changes affecting them will also be to the credit of those owners who have considered in terms of the effect on the carefully preserved them. There is, conservation area. however, no guarantee as to their future and these properties are vulnerable to future 4.18 change. The Management Proposals at Buildings and structures that are listed by Part 2 includes proposals for consideration association with those buildings included in of Article 4(2) Directions to provide long- the list are shown on the appraisal map term protection against unsympathetic where they have been able to be identified. alterations. The effect of a Direction would The information shown on the map is not be that certain alterations which formerly did definitive. The Council’s Heritage Team not require planning permission would need should be contacted for advice on whether a permission in future, but only where the building or structure is listed by association change affects those parts of a property ("curtilage listed") before any works are fronting a highway or public open space. carried out to potentially listed buildings or structures. Materials Unlisted Buildings 4.21 4.19 Much of the character of Hartlebury comes There are many other buildings, which, from the materials used in its buildings and while not "listed", have qualities of age, style boundaries. The earliest buildings are a mix and materials that are locally important and of local red sandstone and timber frame, which make a positive contribution to the typical of the north Worcestershire character and appearance of the vernacular. From the 18th and 19th centuries conservation area onwards brick and stucco is more common, reflecting the increasing availability of materials from further afield and changing architectural fashions.

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Walls retention of these traditional materials is 4.22 important to the character and appearance Early buildings are of local red sandstone of the conservation area. and timber frame.The same stone is used for boundary walls throughout the 4.28 conservation area. Some of Hartlebury's historic windows have been lost to modern replacements. There 4.23 are several examples of replacement Later 18th, 19th and early 20th century windows in uPVC. The design of buildings are brick, of the rich red replacement windows often incorporates characteristic of the locality, some are top-hung hinged opening lights in lieu of painted. side hung casements and sliding sashes.

4.24 4.29 More recent buildings are constructed in The materials, finishes and much of the brick. Some of the brick colours are at detailing of these replacement windows, are variance with the characteristic mellow red inconsistent with traditional window design, brick typically found in the conservation detail and finish prevalent in the area. conservation area, and are harmful to its character and appearance. Roofs 4.25 Doors Buildings are roofed in plain clay tile, of the 4.30 red/brown hue characteristic of the area. In Doors are mainly painted timber. most cases these are 19th and 20th century replacement coverings, probably for original Other handmade clay tile or thatch coverings. 4.31 There are many examples of Welsh slate on There is a good survival of cast iron gutters 18th and 19th century buildings, reflecting and downpipes. the architectural fashion of the period and the increasing availability of Welsh slate. 4.32 This pattern of roofing is typical of the Natural granite setts and brick kerbs Worcestershire vernacular. survive for most of the length of Quarry Bank. These kerbs have a patina and 4.26 quality which is more appropriate to the Many of the more recent buildings, or historic environment than concrete buildings re-roofed in recent years, are replacements. Their retention is important roofed with plain or interlocking concrete to the character and appearance of the tiles. The use of this material is at variance conservation area. with the use of traditional materials in the conservation area. 4.33 Some private drives and yards are surfaced Windows in loose gravel. These give a soft textured 4.27 surface finish appropriate to a rural village Casement windows are a mix of wrought conservation area. Others are surfaced in iron and painted timber, with plain glazing tarmac and concrete paviours, which are and occasional leaded lights. Sash less appropriate to the character of the windows are painted timber. There are conservation area and the setting of its examples of stone mullioned windows. The historic buildings. materials used in windows is characteristic of their respective periods of buildings. The

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4.34 walls and ornate wrought and cast iron The retention of historic fabric in buildings railings. Most are low, permitting views of and surfaces is important to the character the buildings and gardens. and appearance of the conservation area. 4.37 The type of boundary often relates to the Local Details date of buildings. Older buildings tend to 4.35 have stone walls, while later buildings have There are local building details and other brick, with iron railings used in combination features in the Hartlebury Conservation with both. This differentiation of boundary Area which contribute to its character and features is an important element of the special interest and which are important to character and appearance of the retain. These include conservation area.

• dentilled eaves detailing in brick buildings • fire brick kerb and granite setts • wrought iron gates and gate piers • wrought iron railings • red sandstone walls

Natural Environment 4.38 The natural environment makes a significant contribution to the character and appearance of the Hartlebury Conservation Area.

4.39 The most obvious features are the park around the castle, the substantial swathe of green space around the church, gardens and numerous large mature trees. The churchyard, park, trees and remaining gardens are prominent features in the village core, and retention of these features is essential to the preservation of the character and appearance of the conservation area.

4.40 Boundaries Less apparent, but just as important, are 4.36 private gardens behind the street frontages. Boundaries are predominantly dressed red These remain largely undeveloped and sandstone walls and a mix of hedges, brick continue in use as gardens. While their full 17

Hartlebury extent may not always be entirely publicly visible, the lack of interruption by buildings and presence of planting contributes to an impression of openness appreciated from glimpses over boundaries and between buildings. Many of these green spaces are also important to the setting of historic buildings.

4.41 Trees of particular note are the several mature yew trees in the church yard and the large cedars and avenues in the park.

4.42 Enhancement Opportunities All trees over a certain size are protected in 4.43 the conservation area. Written notification There are features that compromise or must be given to the Council before carrying detract from the character and appearance out any works to these trees. Some trees of the Hartlebury Conservation Area. These are individually protected by Tree include: Preservation Orders and consent is needed from us before any works to them are • New buildings. Some developments carried out. Our Landscape Team can integrate better into the historic advise on which trees are protected, the environment than others. Most exhibit type of works which would need to be design characteristics that are quite notified or need consent, the procedures different to the established and the likelihood of getting consent for the characteristics of the area. The purpose works. The contribution of the tree to the of highlighting these buildings is not character and appearance of the necessarily to aim at their re- conservation area will be a factor in the development, but to guard against them consideration of a notification or application. becoming too dominant through future additions or alterations. These buildings will not be regarded by the Council as a guide or precedent for future development proposals

• Replacement doors and windows. Some properties have had uPVC replacement windows and/or doors of a different design, detail, materials or finish. These erode local building detail, which is an essential part of the distinctive character and appearance of the conservation area

• Replacement roof coverings in concrete tiles, which are a poor substitute for natural materials

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which jar with the prevailing character Strategy could bring new development and appearance of the conservation pressure. The sale of Hartlebury Castle area. and its uncertain future could similarly be a potential threat within the conservation • Surfaces. Tarmac and concrete area. paviours are not always appropriate to the character of the conservation area • Loss of architectural features, such as and the setting of its historic buildings. doors and windows and other local building details. The retention of historic • Satellite dish and alarm box. These and appropriate details is important to are occasional occurrences which are the character and appearance of the visually intrusive on the character of the conservation area, but these remain conservation area vulnerable to change as windows and doors are replaced, materials are changed and buildings are altered. 4.44 We would welcome the opportunity of • Poor pointing on sandstone walls this discussing the scope for improving these leads to degradation of the stone features. 5 ISSUES 4.45 5.1 There are other parts of the conservation The appraisal has highlighted the following area which, in their present form, neither problems and pressures in the Hartlebury enhance nor detract from its character or Conservation Area. appearance. Some of the new houses are set in good sized plots with gardens, walls • Intrusion of new development and planting which softens their appearance and helps to integrate them into the historic • Design quality of new buildings environment.

• Building and boundary wall maintenance 4.46 & repair We will be careful, however, to guard against these properties and areas becoming too dominant through future • Loss of architectural features and additions or alterations. materials

• Introduction of modern paving materials Threats and timber panelled fences

4.47 • Satellite dishes Hartlebury has been affected by some 20th century development and is sensitive to further change. In particular:

5.2 • Development. Much of the The Management Proposals at Section 2 conservation area coincides with the consider how these might be addressed to defined Local Plan development ensure the continuing preservation and boundary (Policy GD1), which may bring enhancement of the character and pressure for further infill development or appearance of the conservation area. re-development. The identification of Hartlebury as a Category 1 Village in the South Worcestershire Joint Core 19

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The following websites contain information relating to conservation Note areas:

Although it is intended that this appraisal Wychavon District Council at should highlight significant features of the www.wychavon.gov.uk conservation area which are important to its character or appearance, omission of a English Heritage at particular feature should not be taken as an www.english-heritage.org.uk indication that it is without merit and unimportant in conservation and planning terms.

Sources The Red Book of Worcester

Victoria County History: Worcestershire Volume II

English Heritage "Pastscape"

Worcestershire Landscape Character Assessment, Worcestershire County Council, 1999

Post Office Directory of Worcestershire, 1876

Kelly's Directory of Worcestershire, 1892 Ordnance Survey mapping 1880's to present day

A History of Worcestershire, D. Lloyd.

Further Information For further guidance and information please contact: The Heritage Section Planning Services Civic Centre Queen Elizabeth Drive Pershore Worcs. WR10 1PT

Tel. 01386 565565 e.mail: [email protected] web: www.wychavon.gov.uk

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Part 2. Management Action Proposals We will • seek improvements to buildings where opportunities arise through development 1 What are these Management proposals Proposals for? 1.1 • assess new proposals against our Local These management proposals are a mid- to Plan Policies on design, conservation long-term strategy for preserving and areas, listed buildings and our enhancing the Hartlebury Conservation forthcoming supplementary planning Area, addressing the issues arising from the guidance on design appraisal.

1.2 3. Building and boundary wall These proposals are prepared in maintenance & repair accordance with our duty under Section 71 The loss of historic roofing materials and of the Planning (Listed Buildings and replacement with artificial substitutes, and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to formulate re-pointing in hard cement mortars, and publish proposals for the preservation undermines the quality of individual and enhancement of our conservation buildings and the area. areas. Action We will 2 MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS • consider the need for Article 4 Directions to bring under planning control works which constitute development 1.Intrusion of new development The character of the conservation area is • advise owners/occupiers of buildings of vulnerable to continued encroachment of appropriate pointing where opportunities new development. arise, and the need for prior consent for works, where relevant Action We will • seek retention of historic fabric where opportunities arise through development • assess new development proposals proposals against the Hartlebury Conservation Character Appraisal in addition to PPS5 • address unauthorised works to buildings and our Local Plan Policies on through enforcement action where conservation areas. appropriate, in accordance with our Enforcement Policy

2. Design quality of new buildings 4. Loss of architectural features and Some new buildings exhibit design materials characteristics that are quite different to the Several buildings have been adversely established characteristics of the area and affected by the use of inappropriate modern which fail to preserve or enhance the materials, detailing or replacement of conservation area. Others are let down by original doors and windows with poor quality poor attention to detail and materials. substitutes, such as uPVC or stained timber 22

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• address unauthorised alterations to Action buildings through enforcement action We will where appropriate, in accordance with • consider the need for Article 4 Directions our Enforcement Policy to bring such works under planning control, to ensure that the special qualities of unlisted buildings of local 3 Article 4(2) Directions significance are protected. What is an Article 4(2) Direction? • address unauthorised alterations to 3.1 buildings through enforcement action An Article 4(2) Direction is an Order that the where appropriate, in accordance with District Council can make to provide long- our Enforcement Policy term protection against unsympathetic alterations to unlisted dwellinghouses in conservation areas by restricting certain 5. Introduction of modern paving "permitted development" rights. This means materials and timber panelled fences that alterations that formerly did not require These materials and features undermine the planning permission would need permission quality of the historic environment. in the future. This would only apply to elevations or parts of a property which front Action public roads, rights of way or public open We will spaces. It would not normally affect the rear • seek improvements to sites where of a property or the rear garden, and does opportunities arise through development not affect interior alterations. proposals Why consider them for Hartlebury? • consider the need for Article 4(2) 3.2 Directions to bring such works under The conservation area at Hartlebury has planning control, to ensure that the been designated in recognition of its special special character of the area is architectural and historic interest and a protected. desire to preserve its character and appearance. • assess new proposals against our Local Plan Policies on design and on 3.3 preserving and enhancing the Although many alterations to all types of conservation area, preserving the setting buildings can be controlled in a conservation of listed buildings and our forthcoming area by planning permission, changes can supplementary planning guidance on still take place to unlisted dwellings and their design sites that can damage the character and appearance of the conservation area, but which are "permitted development", i.e. they 6. Satellite dishes do not require planning permission. There are occasional examples of satellite dishes on road frontage elevations, where 3.4 they undermine the character and There are many buildings in the Hartlebury appearance of the area. Conservation Area which, although not listed, have qualities of age, style and Action materials which are locally distinct and We will which make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. That many of these 23

Hartlebury properties retain much of their original the Hartlebury Conservation Area. character and appearance is to the credit of Specifically, the character appraisal and those owners who have carefully preserved proposals are drafted in accordance with the them. There is, however, no guarantee as requirements on Wychavon District Council to their future and these properties are imposed by the Planning (Listed Buildings vulnerable to future change. and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, to:

3.5 • keep its conservation areas under The Management Proposals for the review; Hartlebury Conservation Area include Article 4(2) Directions. This does not mean that • prepare policies and proposals for the the works included would not be allowed. It preservation and enhancement of the means that planning permission would be character or appearance of its required to carry out these particular conservation areas; and changes in future. We would check to see if what was proposed would harm the • pay special attention to the desirability of character or appearance of the preserving or enhancing the character or Conservation Area. If not, permission would appearance of the conservation area in usually be granted. There would be no exercising its planning functions. planning fee for any planning application required as a result of a Direction. 1.3 3.6 The preparation and publication of Those properties potentially affected would conservation area character appraisals and be separately consulted and all views management proposals is a key step in the expressed would be taken into account in Council fulfilling these duties. making the decision on whether to proceed with the direction.

Community Involvement Statement of Community 1.4 Community involvement has taken the form Involvement of:

• a briefing session with the Hartlebury Introduction Parish Council 1.1 • a public meeting on the evening of 27th This statement is a summary of community May 2010 at Hartlebury Village Hall involvement and public consultation • Letters to Hartlebury residents on 7th undertaken by Wychavon District Council in May 2010 respect of the Hartlebury Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Proposals.

Consultation Background 1.5 1.2 The consultation period began on 27th May A report to the Council’s Development and ended on 8th July 2010 Control (Policy) Committee on …… explains the reasons for preparing a character Consultation was by: appraisal and management proposals for

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• public meeting held at Hartlebury Village • Posters placed in Hartlebury village and Hall on 27th May 2010 at Pershore Civic Centre • publication of the draft appraisal, • Letters to residents on 7th May 2009 management proposals and proposed • A public meeting held at Hartlebury conservation area boundary changes on Village Hall the Wychavon District Council website, • "Latest News" feature on Wychavon accompanied by an electronic feedback Council website form • "News Focus" on Wychavon Council • placing of the same documents for public website inspection during the consultation period • Notice placed with the documents at the at: Civic Centre, Droitwich Community - Planning Reception, Wychavon Contact Centre, Droitwich public library, District Council, Civic Centre, Village Hall Hartlebury and on the Pershore Council's website - Droitwich Community Contact Centre • Information forwarded to consultees - Droitwich public library - Village Hall Hartlebury • Letters to Hartlebury residents, Hartlebury Parish Council, Worcestershire Archaeological Unit, English Heritage, Worcestershire County Council, Worcestershire County Highways,

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The following were consulted on the draft appraisal and management plan:

• Hartlebury Parish Council • Hartlebury Castle Trust • Hartlebury residents • Worcestershire County Archaeological Service • Worcestershire County Highways • Worcestershire County Council • English Heritage

Publicity 1.7 Notice of the public meeting and consultation was given by way of:

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