A South of Bishop Monkton looking east. AREA 48 BurtonBurton LeonardLeonard andand BishopBishop MonktonMonkton Approved Feb 2004 UndulatingUndulating FarmlandFarmland argt oog oni.10 92 2004. Borough Council. 1000 19628 ©Crown Copyright. All Rights Reserved. HARROGATE DISTRICT Landscape Character Assessment

Area boundary* Not to Camera location Scale & direction

* NB Due to the nature of landform, surface treatment and soil/geology composition Character area bound­ aries cannot be delineated precisely and should be considered "transitional".

B Location in Harrogate District

Description Key Characteristics This large-scale area covers around 10km² and is Geology, soils and drainage situated between and Knaresborough. Magnesian limestone solid geology overlain with The undulating landform is intensively farmed and sandy till and till drift geology. large arable fields create an organised pattern. Tree Surface water gley soils with some brown soils. cover is sparse allowing extensive views across the open fields without formal boundaries. Where Landform and drainage pattern hedge-rows do exist they are in poor condition Undulating landform between 75 and 30m AOD. and fragmented. Other detractors such as pylons, telegraph poles and communications masts Small becks drain the area to Holbeck and the are highly visible. River Ure. In contrast to the open farmland, the villages of Bishop Land use, fields, boundaries, trees and wildlife Monkton and are well wooded with a South of Bishop Monkton, grade 2 agricultural smaller-scale and more random field pattern around land intensively farmed for cereal and root crop their edge. The first church at Burton Leonard was production with patches of improved grassland. built in the 13th century. The village has three greens around which most of the buildings are clustered. Large fields bound by fragmented hedges Bishop Monkton is also an old established settlement repaired with fencing but has expanded considerably in recent years and has Clumps of deciduous trees and individual trees become a commuter village. scattered along boundaries elsewhere woodland This is a pleasant Character Area and, although the is sparse. uniform appearance of the muted fields can appear quite bland, the villages add interest. LCarea048.cdr LCarea048.cdr Settlement, builtenvironmentandcommunications Sensitivities &Pressures Key Characteristics B South of Bishop Monkton looking north. South ofBishopMonktonlookingnorth. from lackofmanagementandreplacement. to changethroughalossoftreecoverresulting Thesearesensitive to settingandapproaches. Tree coverinthevicinityofvillagesisimportant apparent atBishopMonkton. result ofdevelopmentonthevillageedgeis Loss ofvernacularcharactervillagesasa has resultedinskylinelocations. openness andtheundulatinglandform,which communications mastsissignificantdueto Thevisualimpactofpowerlinesand change. character ofthisarea,whichissensitiveto are likely toimpactupontheopenlandscape Development proposalsbeyondthevillageedge of Welsh slate, slateorredpantiles. limestone, cobblestoneandrenderwithroofing vernacular buildingmaterialsalsoinclude Brick wallsandpantileroofspredominatebut the villages. There areafewscatteredfarmsteadsbetween character ofthearea. contributiontothe and make animportant Areas).Theyarelongestablished Conservation Leonard(bothwithvillage Monkton andBurton The mainsettlementsarethevillagesofBishop (Cont'd) Guidelines i: To maintaintheopencharacteristicsof Aim: To thedistinctivecharacteristics conserve Aim: existing hedgerowboundaries. Promote themaintenanceandrestorationof character ofthearea. planting shouldrespectthevaluedopen Location anddesignofnewtreewoodland landscape betweensettlement. opment limitsofavillage. planting canbeusedtohelpdefinethedevel­ Tree with farmsteadsandthevillageedge. Promote associated treeplantinginparticular complement thevernacular. Promote useofmaterialsanddesignthat Areastatements. respective Conservation qualities ofthevillagesasoutlinedintheir Development mustrespectthevaluedspatial of thevillages.