The Lanchester Village Design Statement
Approved by Derwentside District Council as Supplementary Planning Guidance
The Lanchester Partnership Ltd.
May 2004
contents
1. Introduction 5
2. The Village Context 7 Evolution of the settlement 7 The present village 9
3. The Landscape 10 The nature of the landscape 10 The setting of the village 11 The village development limit 11 The character of the village 12 Landscape features 13 Conservation of wildlife 15 Future use and care 16
4. Buildings 17 The core of the village 17 Shops and commercial premises in the conservation area 19 Other developments in the conservation area 20 Estate development 21 Buildings in the countryside 22 Access for people with disabilities 24 Design and density 24
5. Roads, Parking, Footpaths, Drainage and Street Furniture 25 Roads 25 Parking 26 Footpaths and cycle routes 27 Drainage 28 Street furniture 28
6. Hamlets 30 General 30 Ornsby Hill 30 Hurbuck Cottages 30 Malton 31 Hollinside (including Colepike) 31
Appendix: Schedule of Estates 32 Acknowledgements
Following an all-day 'Village Character Workshop' and follow-up activities, during which over 100 Lanchester residents told us what they did and did not want, the Lanchester Village Design Statement has been produced by a large team who worked enthusiastically on it for over a year.
In particular, the tireless and skilful work of Jill Gladstone, Michael Horsley, Brian Masterman and Brian Naylor needs to be recorded.
Lillian Dixon and the Local History Society contributed valuable historical data.
Judy Hurst provided the lovely drawings.
The Planning Division at Derwentside DC gave tactful advice and guidance and provided the superb maps.
Many residents responded helpfully to frequent consultations.
The Village Voice newspaper was invaluable in keeping everyone informed.
Lanchester Parish Council gave help and support throughout.
The Lanchester Village Design Statement would have not been possible without a generous donation from Sir Tom Cowie and a substantial grant from Shell Better Britain.
Design by Ian Clarkson. Printed by inprint Derwentside District Council.
Our grateful thanks are due to all of them.
Mike Gladstone.
Chair of the Lanchester Partnership Ltd.
May 2004 1 introduction
What is a Village Design Outside the village the rolling How has it been produced? Statement? farmland and woods of the Pennine foothills provide a rich agricultural This design statement is the result The purpose of a village design landscape. This countryside is much of continuous consultation over a statement is to provide guidance appreciated both by those who live period of 15 months with the people that will help to conserve the valued in the area and by visitors. who live and work in the parish. aspects of a village and the land Through a series of meetings, around it, by managing the changes We have tried to capture the qualities a Village Character Workshop Day that the future may bring. of Lanchester and its surroundings and displays in local public buildings which the people of the village the views, ideas and opinions of Working from a consideration of the consider important, so that they many residents have been sought. past and present, it describes the may be recognised and protected Articles have been published in the distinctive local character of a place, for future generations. "Village Voice" newspaper and especially those features that the various drafts have been circulated people of the area value. Based on Who is it for? to numerous interested people. this, the Design Statement lays out Care has been taken to ensure that design guidance and aspirations This statement will provide guidance the document represents the views which, if respected, will help to householders planning extensions, of the whole community. All stages conserve the area for the future to shopkeepers thinking of new of drafting have been open to and enable appropriate development windows, to the builder of a new everyone interested in participating. to take place. house or a landowner planning tree Drafts have been placed in the library planting or felling. It provides a and elsewhere. The replies Why produce a Design Statement framework within which designers to a questionnaire, circulated near for Lanchester? can work to ensure harmony within the end of the drafting period to the environment. 400 houses, were overwhelmingly The parish of Lanchester with the in agreement with the conclusions. village at its heart has evolved over It is therefore addressed to: The final document was placed many hundreds of years to become on deposit, asking for comment, the Lanchester that is lived in today. • householders; in the library, post office, community • business people and farmers; centre, schools and churches. Amongst the things that make the • architects, designers, planners It was also publicised in the 'Village village a special place with a character and engineers; Voice' newspaper. This resulted that is worth preserving are Front • builders; in widespread approval and no Street, the Green, the Parish Church • statutory authorities; adverse comment. and the many open spaces within it. • the Parish, District and Also important are the buildings, the County Councils. Durham County Council and relationships between them, and the Lanchester Parish Council inter-relationship between the village wholeheartedly support it. and the surrounding countryside.
5 Derwentside DC has adopted it as What other planning documents • The older core of the village Supplementary Planning Guidance. relate to Lanchester? (including Front Street and the Green) is further protected in that it is subject What area does it cover? At the time of printing the following to direction under Article 4 of the T & planning documents related to C P (General Permitted Development) The statement relates to the whole of Lanchester: Order 1995, which requires planning the parish of Lanchester lying to the permission to be obtained for almost east of the A68 road. This includes • Durham County Structure Plan; all external alterations to buildings. the hamlets of Hollinside, Hurbuck, See Section 4.1. Malton and Ornsby Hill. • Derwentside District Local Plan; • There are Listed Buildings in the The part of Lanchester Parish that • other supplementary planning village. Alterations and additions to lies west of the A68 is within the guidance: these require Listed Building North Pennines Area of Outstanding Consent. Failure to obtain the Natural Beauty for which there are SPG 1: Developments Affecting Trees necessary consent is an offence. separate supplementary planning The Roman Fort, its surroundings guidance documents. SPG 2: House Extensions and parts of the aqueduct are Scheduled Ancient Monuments. How is it to be used? SPG 3: Conversion of Rural Buildings Any activities within or likely to affect the site need Scheduled The advice, aspirations and SPG 4: Caravan and Chalet Monument Consent. guidelines are considerations that Development anyone contemplating development • Most of the land immediately or alterations to property is SPG 5: Siting and Design of outside the village Development encouraged to take into account, Agricultural Buildings Limit (see plan facing page 19), whether or not planning permission together with almost all of the land is required. SPG 6: Shop Fronts in the east and south of the parish, has been designated an Area of High They do not change the need, SPG 7: The Layout of New Housing Landscape Value. In this area or otherwise, to obtain planning particular attention is required to permission. "The North Pennines Area of preserve the landscape qualities. Outstanding Natural Beauty: Good Applicants for planning permission Practice in the Design, Adaptation • The areas of Historic Parkland will need to demonstrate that their and Maintenance of Buildings" are designated as such to protect proposals have respect to this and the landscape. document. It will therefore "The North Pennines Area of supplement and support the Outstanding Natural Beauty: • Several Sites of Nature Derwentside District Local Plan as Agricultural Buildings Design Guide" Conservation Importance are defined it affects Lanchester parish, assist are useful and informative for protection. the work of the District and Parish documents. Although guidance given Councils, and be taken into account in these documents is not mandatory • Many trees are protected by Tree in the event of appeals to the in the area covered by this design Preservation Orders requiring Secretary of State. statement the principles are consent to be obtained for pruning commended. or felling. Again, failure to obtain There may be circumstances that the necessary consent would be outweigh such considerations in What other Planning Constraints an offence. individual cases, so it will not always apply to Lanchester? follow that proposals will be refused for non-compliance with them. Such In addition to the general need cases are expected to be the to obtain planning permission, exception rather than the rule. there are some particular constraints on development in and around The 'Aspirations' set out in blue at Lanchester: the end of each section are objectives and improvements that • Much of the village centre is a have been identified as desirable. Conservation Area (see plan on They are expressed in very broad facing page 19) where there is a terms or are generally outside the duty on the District Council and an scope of the planning system. obligation on developers to ensure For these reasons Derwentside D C that the character or appearance of are not able to formally adopt them the area are preserved or enhanced. as Supplementary Planning Guidance. In this area any tree pruning or However they have endorsed them as felling requires 6 weeks notice to worthwhile objectives of the the District Council. community and it is hoped that they will be borne in mind by Local Authorities and others as opportunities occur when carrying out or influencing changes or improvements.
6 2 the village context
2.1 Evolution of the Settlement The fort, parts of the aqueduct and the dam are Scheduled Ancient THE ROMAN PERIOD Monuments, but the alignments of parts of the aqueduct and Dere Lanchester has a long history. At the Street are not precisely known, time of the Roman invasion in the making them difficult to protect. 1st Century the powerful Brigantes inhabited this area. On their The educational and tourist potential northward march the Romans built of the Roman fort with the vicus Dere Street from York to Hadrian's (civilian town), aqueduct and dam Wall at Corbridge. A staging post was might be realised one day. The established at Longovicium - now options have been assessed in "A Peth Cottage Lanchester. It became an important Conservation Plan and Development military stronghold. Study" carried out for Derwentside DC. THE 17TH, 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES
Longovicium was built both to ROMAN TIMES TO THE 17TH CENTURY During this time the village grew maintain control over the area and to slowly along the valley floor and act as a major distribution camp for After the Roman armies left in the around the Green. The present men, livestock, equipment and goods 4th Century, Lanchester shrank as it butcher's shop was built in 1690 and of all kinds. The fort was large, 160m again became an agricultural the house that is now the Post Office x 140m, and held up to 1000 troops. settlement. Without Roman in 1778. A map of 1754 shows a Together with an extensive civil protection this area was vulnerable settlement of 16 houses and a corn settlement it covered possibly 30 to raiders - Scots, Anglo-Saxons and mill. It is said that the S-curve of acres. Longovicium must have been the Vikings who inhabited this area Front Street was to prevent winds very busy when it was fully occupied. around 800AD. A hoard of Viking blowing straight down the street. weapons and tools found at Hurbuck is now in the British Museum. The Enclosure of Lanchester parish in 1773 followed by agricultural Construction of the magnificent improvements led to much robbing parish church of All Saints began in of stones from the Roman camp for 1143, probably on the site of an use in farm buildings and walls. earlier Saxon church. The Roman fort Dressed stones from the camp are was a convenient source of stone, evident in many walls in the 5 large columns coming from the surrounding area. headquarters building. The first rector of the church was recorded in 1147. Several large houses were built nearby; Greencroft Hall in 1670, Ornsby Hill In the Boldon Book of 1183 House in 1778, Greenwell Ford a few Lanchester is mentioned as one of years later, Burnhopeside Hall in 1800 Geophysical survey of the Roman Fort the great manors of the See of and the present Colepike Hall in 1859. Durham, surrounded by forests and The prosperous families who owned To supplement the wells inside the moors. Lanchester was becoming an these houses gave employment to fort the Roman engineers built an important ecclesiastical centre, men and women of the village and aqueduct 6 km long to the west of a deanery and college of canons were a focus for the social life of the the camp, which was fed by a being created in 1284 when the locality. The parklands that they reservoir created by one of the oldest parish was ten times larger than created still form part of the attractive dams of its type in the world. it is today. landscape surrounding the village.
Today the outline of the fort is clearly There is at least one medieval house Some late Georgian houses including seen, 0.9km West of, and 65m above, in Lanchester, Peth Cottage. The Brook Villa and The Lodge were built the Village Green. It would have been earliest part of this cottage dates looking out over the Smallhope a splendid vantage point from which from the 14th - 15th Century and is Burn. Along with Deanery Farm, to command the valley. built of Roman dressed stone. It is Deanery Cottages and the old said that Deanery Cottage could date Parsonage, the attractive buildings from the 12th Century. around the Green must have looked much as they do today.
7 The Alderdene Burn ran down the the style and standards of the time, West side of Front Street to join the being well built in rows of red brick Smallhope Burn as it meandered semis with gardens front and rear. around the Green. The road and footpath network was designed for a time of low car ownership, when garages were not thought to be necessary.
Cottages bordering the Green By 1961 the population had reached 4050. The development of the village When the valley road from Witton then accelerated again. During the Gilbert to Shotley Bridge via following 11 years 4 housing estates Lanchester was built in 1810 the amounting to over 500 houses, population of our agricultural village 2 schools and an old people's home then began to grow more quickly. were built. These private estates Old houses in Front Street were constructed by builders to their The original Methodist Chapel was own designs, generally with garages. built facing the Green in 1819. It The opening in 1862 of the Durham - Part of Front Street was demolished became a smithy, then a joiner's Consett railway line with a station at and replaced by a row of shops that store and is now a cottage. Lanchester prompted the next surge are typical of their period. in development.
Terraces of houses were built on land near to the railway station and along the roads linking the railway station to Front Street, i.e. Station Road, The Garths, Prospect Terrace, Church View, Mount Pleasant, Railway Street and The Square. In 1966 the railway was closed. (It has The original Methodist Chapel The terraces nearest to the village since been converted into the very centre were mainly in stone; others popular Lanchester Valley Walk.) In Lanchester was the judicial centre for were in brick. The opening of the 1970 the by-pass was built, easing north-west Durham. Petty Sessions railway introduced the new roofing traffic congestion. In 1973 jobs were were held and there was a lock-up. material that characterises the roofs lost when the livestock mart closed, of the village today - grey Welsh soon to be followed by the Siris factory. The most prominent group of slate. Before this, red clay pantiles or buildings in the village during the 19th dressed stone slabs had been used. Since then there has been significant Century belonged to the workhouse, further housing at Valley Grove, which was opened in 1839. The office, St. Bede's Court, Oakwood, Greenwell which was built for the Board of Park, Fenhall Park and Lee Hill Court. Guardians of the Workhouse, later became the Council offices, then the However, fewer people now tend to police station and courthouse, and now live in each house, so the population houses the library. of Lanchester ward, which was estimated at over 6,000 in 1973, had dropped to 3,900 by 2001.
The present Methodist Chapel was In the last 30 years there has been built in 1868, the Endowed Parochial a large increase in car ownership. School (now the Community Centre) in 1875 and the Primitive Methodist ASPIRATIONS Croft View Chapel in 1884. Great care should be taken of the THE 20TH CENTURY Roman remains around Lanchester. In particular, Dere Street and the The library, one of several former workhouse In about 1905 Alderdene Burn was buildings with modern uses Roman aqueduct should be located culverted and shortly afterwards the and given appropriate protection. Co-operative store (now Lanchester Bishop Bek Hall was also originally Carpets and Peters' Bakery) was built. part of the workhouse complex - an Community consultation on the The present Roman Catholic Church effects on the village of any plans imaginative and pleasing re-use of an in Kitswell Road replaced a 'tin old building to meet changing needs. for excavation and development of church' and convent in 1926. Roman remains is essential. In 1937 the Smallhope Burn was In 1851, when the Old Vicarage was culverted under the Green. This built on Cadger Bank, there were increased the size of the Green but 140 houses in the parish with hid the burn from view. In the same 752 residents. The village continued year Alderdene estate was built. The to develop along Front Street and larger Burnhopeside/Deneside estate around the Green with most of the followed soon after the end of the houses built of stone. 2nd World War. These estates reflect
8 2.2 The Present Village need and nearly 500 residents are in Following recent closures, the village receipt of housing benefit. itself now has no nursing home. If the Today Lanchester is a thriving village residential Home, Lynwood House, of some 1800 houses (about half of The village has a generally elderly closes, then more residential care will which are council-built) lying population (substantially more than be required in the village. unobtrusively in the valley of the the District average aged over 60) Smallhope Burn. It is its setting within and less than its share of young These needs could perhaps be met the landscape and its grouping people (considerably less than the by providing sufficient help to enable around Front Street and the Village District average aged under 16). as many people as wish to live in Green, overlooked by the ancient The birth rate is very low. their own homes, and also purpose- Parish Church, which are identified by built dwellings with extra care for the residents as the most essential If the population is not to become those who cannot be cared for attributes of the village. increasingly aged, some means properly in their own homes. should be found of attracting and Lynwood House might be developed keeping more young people. to provide 'extra care' dwellings.
Low cost housing and more jobs might OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT improve the age profile of the village. Within the village Development Limit TOURISM there are no large undeveloped areas, so future development will The County Durham Strategic Vision only be possible on small parcels of foresees County Durham's year- land or through redevelopment. round tourism, heritage and leisure The Parish Church overlooking the Green industries employing over 15% of the ASPIRATIONS workforce by 2023. Lanchester, a It has a strong community spirit, as very attractive village with beautiful Any needs for low cost and old illustrated by a lively village surrounding countryside, located on people's housing should be met, newspaper and more than 60 clubs a National Cycle Route and with a but they should be met within the and organisations. Most residents major Roman Fort, must be a focus. confines of the village, the consider it a good place to live. This should be taken into account maintenance of the present village when considering any development. Development Limit being regarded ECONOMY as of paramount importance. CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS (See Design Guideline 3B). Over the years the mechanisation of agriculture, followed by the closure of About 800 children and teenagers Leisure facilities and activities for the railway, livestock mart, coal live in the parish. There are four children and teenagers are needed. mines, Siris factory, Lee Hill Hospital schools and a wide range of clubs for and much of Maiden Law Hospital has them: toddler group, playgroup, Public transport links, particularly reduced employment within the brownies, youth clubs, brass band, with centres of employment and village to mainly trades, services and sports clubs, etc. urban facilities, should be work at the schools and 6th Form improved. College. There are over 100 VAT Until recently outdoor play facilities registered enterprises, but all are have been poor, but in 2003 following Small businesses that complement small. Now more than ever Lanchester years of effort by Parklife and the the character of the village should is largely a dormitory village for Parish Council a new play park was be actively encouraged. people who work in Newcastle, opened behind the Park House. Sunderland, Durham and elsewhere. It is proving very popular. Any development should, if possible, increase the Some residents have difficulty in The practice of the District Council attractiveness of the village finding work. Access to more of requiring that larger residential and countryside to tourists. employment would be beneficial. developments should include play The most obvious ways forward would facilities, or a contribution towards * 'Strategic Vision for County Durham: Our be to improve public transport links their provision elsewhere, is Shared Vision for the Future'; produced by the County Durham Strategic Partnership. with existing centres of employment strongly supported. and to encourage the growth of tourism and small businesses - where ELDERLY PEOPLE that can be achieved without damage to the appearance and character of The village is attractive to people the village and its surroundings. who have retired.
Every endeavour should be made to Old people's bungalows and flats retain existing shops and services. have been built at various places in Improved village centre parking the village, but access to some is would help maintain and attract difficult for the elderly because they custom (Section 5). are on steeply sloping land.
POPULATION
Many people in the village live comfortably but there are areas of
9 3 landscape
3.1 The nature of the landscape Hollinside, Cornsay and Square House 3.2 The setting of the village to the west and south. The open GENERAL undulating countryside further to the GENERAL west continues to rise to 250m - 300m Lanchester village is situated in a in the vicinity of the A68 road. The built-up area of the village is well valley within the eastern foothills of contained within the surrounding the northern Pennines, surrounded VEGETATION landscape, nestling in the narrow throat by a landscape of mainly pasture of the valley. The historic core lies on flat and woodland. The steeply rising hillside on the north- land beside the Smallhope Burn, and east side of the of the valley is pasture, subsequent developments have been Much of the parish is designated an with broad-leafed woodland in the confined to the lower slopes of the valley, Area of High Landscape Value with vicinity of the village and large conifer generally below the 150m contour. Historic Parklands, several Sites of plantations on the upper slopes. Nature Conservation Importance, Two major wedges of open countryside Ancient Woodlands and Local Much of the remainder of the penetrate into the centre of the village. Nature Reserves. countryside is also pasture, but there Both of them need to be protected. is significant replacement woodland TOPOGRAPHY on Ragpathside and there are The first is centred on Paste Egg shelterbelts north of Newbiggin Lane Bank, to the north east of the The Smallhope Burn, a tributary of following opencast coal mining. bypass. Here, steeply sloping pasture the River Browney, flows through the sweeps down to the A691 and links Lanchester valley to join the Browney In the valleys of the upper Browney across it to the burn and the EP near Malton. It then flows on to join and its tributary Rippon Burn there junior school playing field. The whole the River Wear outside Durham City. are extensive areas of woodland. hillside is open to the skyline from Generally the areas further to the many viewpoints within the village - The Lanchester valley is generally west are more open, with limited a view that is greatly valued by the broad, but where the village is sited the hedge and tree cover as the land residents. Countless generations of sides are steep and the valley bottom is rises towards the Pennine Hills. children have 'booled' their eggs at only 200m wide. Here the land is 115m Easter and sledged in winter down above sea level, but it rises to 200m these slopes, which have changed towards Burnhope to the east and little since the 18th Century Enclosures. Building here would result in this heritage and landscape being lost forever.
The other is a tongue of land to the south between the Valley Walk and the Smallhope Burn, extending as far as the Park House play area. It includes the newly planted Dora's Wood with views of the historic Greenwell Ford parkland. Within it, the former railway line has matured into a rural 'ride' whilst the burn adds to the rural character.
Looking down on the village
10 This balance between village and 3.3 The village Development Limit countryside creates qualities that people value. The natural features afford a distinctive framework defining the VIEWS TOWARDS THE VILLAGE limits of the village, which have been recognised in the Derwentside Opposing wooded shoulders of the District Local Plan. The village valley, roughly following the lines of Development Limit is shown on the Peth Bank and Cadger Bank, mask plan facing page 19 and is described the development in views along the below. Its importance is stressed A typical tree-lined approach valley and from the main approach throughout this statement. roads. The steepness of the The approaches to the village are containment is such that very attractive. Roads and footpaths The north east side of the valley approaching from Hollinside, to the pass through wooded areas with old from Burnhopeside Hall to Esp Green south-west, the whole village is verges, hedgerows and stone walls. and the whole of the Browney Valley hidden from view until you descend It is important to manage these to westwards towards Satley are defined Cadger Bank. retain them both for their beauty and as an area of High Landscape Value. their value as a habitat for wildlife. Woodland along the line of the Peth These topographical features are Burn at Warriors Bridge and Deanery enhanced by the woodland and tree ASPIRATIONS Wood, and trees at Peth Farm and cover within and surrounding the the Lodge, contain the development village. The tree-lined approaches The natural features defining the along the valley side. along Durham Road, Maiden Law present limits of development of Bank, Peth Bank and Cadger Bank the village should be safeguarded The open hillside between The Lodge greatly reduce the visual impact of and enhanced to maintain its and Crow Hall is essential in development. Woodland along the limited impact on the surrounding emphasising the rural location of the line of Peth Burn, at Deanery Wood countryside. village as the open countryside is and Greenwell Ford also screens brought right into the heart of the housing, though the Deneside estate The tree-lined approaches to the village. It opens views to parkland remains prominent from many village should be maintained and that used to belong to the Greencroft viewpoints. From the north west enhanced. Estate. Loss of this open space would rising ground and lines of hedgerows completely change the character of and trees mask views of Mount Park Owners of trees are encouraged this area of the village. In 1989* estate, whilst trees around the to provide effective maintenance, a Planning Inspector reported that: cemetery screen dwellings in the including timely replanting, and "I have no doubt that in this part of Kitswell Road area. replacement following felling, to Lanchester the A691 forms a very secure continuity of tree cover. strong physical boundary between the mainly open countryside to the DESIGN GUIDELINES east and the attractive village centre to the west. Despite the roadside 3A The scale, height and design development around the junction of of any development within the the main roads {A691 & A6076}, the village should not make the overwhelming impression gained of village more obtrusive, when this area...is that the A691 road viewed from the surrounding contains the main built-up part of countryside and approach roads. Lanchester and forms a logical boundary to development." The combined effect of land form and tree cover is such as to permit The cricket and football grounds and only partial views of the built up area the public cemetery border the from most viewpoints, whether they northern end of the village, whilst are along the valley or from the the western limits of Mount Park surrounding hillsides. In such estate lie within rising open farmland fragmented views the village blends and a succession of hedges. well with its surroundings. Development at Alderdene Burn is contained by steeply rising open land LINKS BETWEEN VILLAGE AND COUNTRYSIDE so that it does not become prominent when seen from the west Around the edge of the village hedgerows, nor extend beyond the earlier watercourses, stone walls and footpaths development and trees either side link the built-up area with the surrounding of Cadger Bank. countryside. To the south, development is The most striking links, however, are the contained within the trees at the road approaches, the Valley Walk and the former vicarage, those at The many open spaces within the village. Paddock and in the parkland around Greenwell Ford. It does not intrude upon the Roman Fort or the associated civil settlement.
11 A second wedge of open countryside, 3.4 The character of the village These areas, and others, are containing the recently planted Dora's important not only because they are Wood, extends from this area along VIEWS FROM THE VILLAGE free from development but also the Smallhope Burn towards the because they contain grassland, centre of the village behind Park trees, hedgerows and in some cases House. The land is generally a part of watercourses which add to their the Area of High Landscape Value and interest and visual effectiveness. extends to the Lanchester Valley Walk, The spaces provide visual breaks the former railway line that is now within the development when seen integrated into the landscape. There both within the village and from are views over the historic parkland at outside it. They afford views within the Greenwell Ford, from where this A typical view out from the village built-up framework and outwards from attractive open land bounds and it to the surrounding countryside. provides a pleasant outlook from Because development is confined to Trees in open spaces and in gardens newer housing developments at Valley the lower slopes of the enclosing blend buildings into the landscape. Grove and Greenwell Park. hills there are attractive views throughout the village of the These spaces are also valuable for Significant development beyond the surrounding wooded farmland and wildlife, as described in Section 3.6. Development Limit would have the up to the open hilltops. These most serious consequences for the include the principal views of Paste ASPIRATIONS landscape and the character of the Egg Bank and the remnants of the settlement. Greencroft Estate parkland. They The views from within the village result in the essentially small-scale of the surrounding countryside are DESIGN GUIDELINES rural character of the village, and any important to the character of the proposed changes should retain village and should be retained 3B This Design Statement these features wherever possible. strongly endorses the current development limit. OPEN SPACES IN THE VILLAGE In general the open spaces and trees within the village should be *Department of the Environment, Bristol, Ref. The built up areas of the village are retained and enhanced in order to T/APP/V1315/A/88/110808/P5 both linked and separated by many maintain the qualities of the open spaces. These include the residential environment and their Green, land at the former station value as habitats for wildlife. yard, the play park behind Park House, and grass lanes in front of Victoria DESIGN GUIDELINES Terrace and Ford Street, two tree-lined denes, numerous allotments and the 3C The essential characteristics of course of the Smallhope Burn. the Green: the degree of enclosure, the scale of buildings around it, Most estates contain amenity open the extent of tree cover, the views spaces, as at Humber Hill, Deanery out from it and the entrances to it View and Briardene. Several of the should be safeguarded. older large houses have large gardens: The Lodge, West Park, West 3D Recreational and amenity open Grange, Prospect House and others. spaces within the village should be There are also recreational areas: the retained wherever possible and their cricket and football grounds, a amenity value enhanced by new or bowling green, a tennis club and replacement planting as appropriate. school playing fields.
There are many open areas. Trees make the spaces very attractive.
12 3.5 Landscape features through the built up area and link it beautiful. Where they are accessible with the surrounding countryside. they provide great pleasure to FARMLAND residents and visitors.
The farmland surrounding the village More could be made of the stream is a working environment. It is sides where the Smallhope and mainly pasture for cattle, sheep or Alderdene Burns flow through the horses, although some is arable and outskirts of the village. These burns some is grassland cut for silage. are unfortunately lost in culverts as they pass through the centre of the village and under the Green. The restriction of the culverts was a major cause of the flooding in the Groups of trees "thread through the built-up village centre in the 1970s and again area and link it with the Öcountryside" in recent times.
Unusually for northwest Durham Smallhope Burn - This is the principal there is a rich pattern of trees and watercourse running through woodlands in the Lanchester area. Lanchester. Generally it has well Large country estates have left a wooded sides and acts as one of the Farmland surrounding the village valuable legacy of parkland with primary wildlife corridors, but through mature trees, there are shelterbelts the village it has been realigned, with In the past, some fields have been within farmland, small plantations for steep sides that prevent safe public enlarged by the removal of hedges. commercial cropping and individual access to the waterside. This practice reduces the wildlife trees on housing estates, in gardens value of the countryside and creates and along field boundaries and a landscape out of character with village approaches. Shelterbelts and this part of County Durham. plantations are generally of conifers but ash, sycamore, hawthorn and With changes in farming policy, the oak are present. use of agricultural land, especially lower grade land, may well change. There are several sites of Ancient Such changes need to conserve the Woodland close to the village. These rural character of the landscape. are indicated on the Derwentside Local Plan at Greenwell Ford, Loves A fruit farm has been established on Wood, Deanery Wood and along the the farmland to the south-east of the Lanchester Valley Walk near Malton. Smallhope Burn is beautiful but... village and a plant nursery to the south-west. Both enterprises are to It is important to recognise that trees be commended. Any further live and die; that they need developments will need to fit in maintenance and replacement. visually with their surroundings. Although there has been limited new planting on estates and in private Some fields in the west of the parish gardens very little attention has been are being used for recreational given in recent times to the trees and vehicular activity and for casual scrap woodlands of the area, many of or quasi-agricultural purposes. which have reached maturity. Landowners and promoters are Shelterbelts and woodlands on encouraged to reduce the visual ...only accessible in places impact of these by providing suitable former opencast coal sites have not screening with planting or other been thinned as planned, resulting in South of the Green there is no landscaping, as well as by careful conifers, planted as a nursery crop, streamside footpath until Waters siting and design of buildings or dominating the deciduous species. Meeting, near the attractive Malton other structures. riverside picnic area. Some trees of amenity value are The scale, materials and colours used protected by Tree Preservation in any building should be carefully Orders so that permission is required considered - see also Section 4.5 for their felling or pruning. Similar Buildings in the Countryside. work on other trees within the Conservation Area must be notified TREES AND WOODS to the Council six weeks before it is to be undertaken. Derwentside The value of trees should not be District Council gives advice on underestimated. They are a joy to the development affecting trees in eye, filter the light and respond to the Supplementary Planning Guidance passing seasons. They also support Note 1. Attractive Picnic Area at Malton wildlife, provide screening and shelter and can stabilise river and other WATERCOURSES embankments. In groups and as woodland areas they provide visual The watercourses in the parish are links within the landscape, they thread attractive - in places they are
13 ASPIRATIONS
The open countryside, including woodland, should be protected from quasi-agricultural and other uses unless they can be shown to require a rural location and can be sited unobtrusively - see also Design Guideline 4Q.
More Tree Preservation Orders should be used to protect trees and woodlands of outstanding amenity value.
Watercourses should be protected wherever possible and improved, together with their surroundings. They should be made accessible, subject to safety considerations. Footbridge over Alderdene Burn next to the landscaped area The appropriate authorities should investigate possible reduction of flood risk and streamside Alderdene Burn - A minor tributary of LANCHESTER VALLEY WALK environmental improvement of the the Smallhope Burn runs through the Smallhope and Alderdene Burns. Foxhills and Alderdene estates The conversion of the disused before flowing into a culvert near the Consett to Durham railway line, one Power lines should be laid Newbiggin Lane Car Park. of the key open spaces, brings underground whenever possible. elements of the countryside into the A small area above the culvert inlet village. It is very popular with If new pylons or wind turbines are has been landscaped to create an walkers, cyclists and horse riders. necessary they should be sited so attractive halt on the Valley Walk. as to minimise their impact. They should not be sited in the Area of Peth Burn - Peth Burn drains the High Landscape Value. hillside below Burnhope. It runs down through a pleasant wooded Hedge and stone wall field dene along the south-eastern boundaries should be retained, and boundary of the village before maintained by traditional methods. joining Smallhope Burn. There is no proper public access to this area. DESIGN GUIDELINES
Ponds - Ponds in the Malton Nature 3E Planting of new trees and Reserve, in gardens and elsewhere hedges, using local species, provide vital links in wildlife It links village footpaths so that the should be encouraged. corridors. They assist greatly in surrounding fields are only a short sustaining wildlife, providing a rich walk from anywhere in the village. 3F Housing and other development habitat for animals, insects and in the vicinity of watercourses plants, and are a source of pleasure. A great variety of trees, wildflowers, should, whenever possible, allow animals, birds and insects is to be streamside walks and/or access. ELECTRICITY PYLONS found along its whole length. It should not reduce the drainage capacity of flood plains. Pylons intrude into some of the attractive views around the village. The effects of any future proposals for pylons or wind turbines must be assessed on the basis of their damage to the natural beauty of the countryside and their impact on the outlook from the village. In sensitive locations and Areas of High Landscape Value consideration should be given to laying power lines underground.
14 3.6 Conservation of wildlife Allotments and other open spaces DESIGN GUIDELINES provide valuable habitats. Wherever The village and the surrounding possible they should be managed to 3G Whenever possible housing countryside support a large range of meet the needs both of people and and commercial development wildlife. This varies from the rich of wildlife. should: diversity of the Smallhope Burn and the Deanery Wood to the specialised Within and around the village are • provide open green space; plants supported by the village's old mature and ancient wildlife habitats: walls and the bat roosts found in the built or natural. Old walls, bridges, • enhance and improve existing eaves of buildings. and buildings lie alongside mature open green spaces; and venerable trees and copses; There are three major wildlife ancient hedges border old meadows. • retain existing trees and hedges; corridors through and around the Older landscapes, buildings and village; the Smallhope Valley, the habitats support their own unique • provide appropriate new Browney Valley and the Lanchester wildlife which takes time to develop planting to link with the wildlife in Valley Walk. Along with the many and may be sensitive to rapid the locality. (See also 3E). other important corridors, footpaths, change. Some areas of newer trees, hedges, walls and ponds - planting are gradually maturing and 3H Any proposed development they allow birds, plants and animals others need to be allowed to mature. that would affect the character or to move into and through the village wildlife of an area should: preventing the fragmentation of Not only do the wildlife habitats habitats and species isolation. within the village contribute • aim to increase the variety and significantly to the character of the quantity of the wildlife habitats The main wildlife corridors within the village, but the abundance of species within the village by linking to the village are: Cadger Bank (taking in gives great pleasure to residents. surrounding countryside; the gardens of the old houses on Toadflax, spear thistle, tufted vetch, either side), Peth Bank (including the cranesbill, dog rose and scabious are • comply with the legal requirements churchyard), the railway walk (and particularly prominent. for protection of wildlife species, adjoining gardens) through the preserving their important nest/den village, the sides of the by-pass, ASPIRATION and feeding sites; and the trees along Alderdene Burn, the Maiden Law road, Ford Road and The value of gardens and the • protect, maintain and enhance Durham Road. countryside should be enhanced special communities of plants and for wildlife, common and rare. animals in locally identified habitats and protected nature reserves;
• recognise the value of parks, gardens, open spaces and wildlife corridors;
• aim to use native trees and shrubs from local seed, in new plantings and habitat development;
Dog Rose Toadflax • consider the use of traditional building materials and construction methods;
• follow expert advice and guidance on retaining and enhancing wildlife value.
Scabious Thistle Wildlife corridors within the village
Vetch Cranesbill
Traditional Allotments
15 3.7 Future Use and Care habitats. They should be managed ASPIRATIONS appropriately, with mowing The landscape is constantly changing. schedules that allow various growing Recreational space for young Its maintenance must be a balance heights, timed to allow flower seeds people needs to be provided, as between the desire to conserve to ripen and scatter. explained in Section 2.2. successful features and the need to accommodate necessary change. The Deneside housing estate would The attractive features and benefit from tree planting. Suitable characteristics of the surrounding It is important to retain the attractive sites could be found. countryside should be retained features and characteristics. These whenever possible. include the landform, views, scale There are several untidy, neglected and distribution of trees, woodland areas within the village and in the Unused parcels of land should be and hedgerows, buildings and walls. surrounding countryside. Some, in tidied and planted appropriately. Together they mould the character of the village, appear to be awaiting the parish and the village. development. If there is likely to be appreciable delay in carrying out Some trees do not have many more redevelopment they should be years to live. Additional planting will maintained and possibly have trees be needed if future generations are planted as a framework for to continue to enjoy the landscape as development. Those not awaiting we know it. development should be maintained and planted to improve their Some of the larger trees on the appearance and wildlife value. Green may need specialist pruning to prevent the Green losing its Maiden Law Hospital, which is openness in years to come. expected to close, lies near to the village although it is just outside the Hedges are of variable quality - parish boundary. The site is seen effective management should be prominently from parts of the village encouraged to make boundaries an and its surroundings, against the asset to wildlife as well as stock backdrop of the historic parkland of proof. Similarly, maintenance of old Greencroft estate. It also lies on a stonewalls should be encouraged - major wildlife corridor. The future use they are attractive and historic of this site needs to be planned to features of the landscape. ensure that views out from the village Verges on the roads and along the are not spoiled and the major wildlife Valley Walk are important wildlife corridor is not adversely affected.
16 4 buildings
In assessing the character of buildings many factors are important. These include their size and shape, their height and roof lines; the colour and texture of the materials used in their construction and the way they are used. They also include the shape, position and detailing of windows and doors; the arrangement of facades, roofs, eaves and gables, the use of applied colour and, in the case of commercial premises, any signs and fascia boards.
4.1 The Core of the Village to the character of their surroundings. The church is seen from many points [The Areas protected by Article 4 The Library, and the Methodist Church throughout the village. Direction as described in Section 1] with its discreet annex, are of note. Within this area the domestic windows FRONT STREET, THE PARISH CHURCH are of predominantly vertical AND THE GREEN proportions with sliding sash frames, or similar replacements, with central The essential character of Front horizontal divisions, some with further Street and the main core of the sub-division. Dormer windows as at village is set by the simple two Woodham Court are not typical. storey, gabled local sand-stone buildings dating from the 19th Roof pitches are mainly uninterrupted Century and earlier. but eaves and ridgelines vary quite The meandering building frontages considerably, the latter being The north-eastern side of the street, provide constantly changing views punctuated by chimneystacks. Gables shown top right, consists of an almost along the street culminating, at its terminate in simple verge details. continuous faÁade of two storey gabled southern end, in a splendid view of Window openings have simple lintels buildings either of stone or coloured the church across the Green. and cills though there are some with stucco with simple double-pitched slate stone surrounds. These are more or stone slab roofs. Variation is At either end of the street Church View often found around door openings. provided by the subtle changes in the and Croft View provide strong lines of Local Durham sandstone is most alignment of the frontages and in the buildings overlooking important open typical and is used mostly as coursed eaves and ridge levels. areas: the Green and the E.P. school block work with a flat finish. In places grounds with the open hillside beyond. there are examples of inappropriate Significant to the character of these stonework and raised pointing, which buildings and the village there are, The attractive Grade 1 Listed Parish is not in the traditional style. with the exception of a single modern Church is of mellow local sandstone, house, only outbuildings between the as are the other buildings around the Attractive individual features include backs of these properties and the Green, with its mature trees. a pleasant oriel window at No.7, Smallhope Burn and By-pass. Together with The Deanery, Deanery Farm, Brook Villa (all listed buildings) This strong 'backbone' is and the King's Head, they form the complemented across the street by a undoubted centre piece of the village. more varied faÁade set back across walled garden or walled forecourt frontages. The majority of the buildings are of stone construction with the exception of the modern shops.
Several are of distinctive individual design adding great interest and charm
The Church seen from Humberhill
17 It is interesting to note the use of similar features in recent modern houses, outside the core, at Fenhall Park (use of stone mullions) and at No 37 Alderdene, a 1930s council property, where the original timber window frames remain. distinctive pairs of gables along the eaves line of Church View, an archway at No.39 and an interesting gable treatment punctuating the otherwise long frontage of the Community Centre.
Many doors have been replaced by over-detailed, heavily moulded modern replacements, but traditional patterns for exterior doors remain at No.7 and Lanchester House. The vacant Co-op shop in its present There are several buildings that state is an eye-sore. detract from their traditional surroundings. Perhaps the most OTHER PARTS OF THE CORE notable are the modern shops which occupy a very prominent position in Other traditional buildings include Front Street. It is regrettable that older cottage properties at the Mill A less successful solution is for the their simple, regular outline, brick and Victoria Terrace; Hallgarth window frame itself to be divided construction and modern door and Cottages, The Garths, Percy Place, vertically, as in Percy Crescent, window pattern do not reflect the The Square and Station Road; where an earlier very large picture more random alignment and Prospect Terrace; Ford Road; and window, inserted some years ago, traditional character of those Bishop Bek Hall, the converted has been sub-divided to create a opposite. Any modification will hospital building fronting Newbiggin vertical effect. require the greatest skill and care. Lane. All are 2 storey.
Others include the shelter on the Many of these properties are stone Green beside Brook Villa, the bus built though not infrequently their shelter outside the Lanchester Arms rear elevations are of brick. Window and the public conveniences. and door openings are usually of vertical proportions and walling, not It is hoped that opportunities will be openings, dominate the elevations. found to remodel or replace some of Wider window openings can be them with buildings of more divided by mullions of stone or appropriate traditional appearance. timber, either as at 'The Bungalow' or at No 2, Mill Cottage. The new bus shelters on the Green provide a suitable pattern for the Double pitched slate roofs have replacement of others. Modern gables with simple verge and eaves shelters or those with advertising detailing, and chimney stacks would be quite inappropriate against breaking ridge lines. traditional buildings. Eaves lines vary more considerably in Ways should be found to tidy up the older groups, as at Victoria Terrace. storage and refuse areas behind the They are more consistent in later modern shops and to make more rows of houses in The Garths or they effective use of the potentially step consistently with the contours attractive cobbled yard at the rear of as at Prospect Terrace. the former Co-op building.
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ASPIRATIONS 4.2 Shops and Commercial Premises in the Conservation Area Local sandstone or painted stucco are the preferred external facing The range of shops and businesses materials. meets most daily requirements of local inhabitants. The services The walled forecourts of properties provided are useful and good. south west of Front Street should However, the quality of the shop be retained and their landscape fronts and fascia signs is poor and character safeguarded and enhanced. detracts from the historic appearance of Front Street. Views of the Parish Church from The extent of variation within groups Front Street, across the Green, The main problem is that most of the differs considerably. The consistency along Station Road, from Durham shops were converted comparatively or inconsistency within the overall Road, from Peth Bank, down recently from former residential group may be a factor to consider Cadger Bank, along the line of the property, and the shop fronts do not when carrying out additions, 'by-pass', and from the Valley Walk match the buildings onto which they extensions or alterations within them. should all be preserved. have been imposed.
It may be the overall building shape DESIGN GUIDELINES or window frame pattern that varies, as Victoria Terrace, or the number of 4A The choice of external facing materials employed, or the way in materials and the way that they which a single material is used. The are used should accord with their particular characteristics of each surroundings. group should be observed in detail and respected when carrying out 4B Buildings should be no more alterations or extensions. than two storeys high and the use of dormer windows should be The rear and side views of properties discouraged. can be as important as their fronts. They are often seen from the street, 4C Alterations and extensions overlooked from neighbouring should respect the scale, Lilydale Pet Supplies in Station Road properties or seen in middle distance facing materials and particular and the Black Bull have the only views. Rear extensions at Victoria characteristics of the host building traditional frontages. They should be Terrace, The Garths, the Kitswell and any group of buildings of used as models for the rehabilitation Road terraces and also at Ornsby which it forms a part. of shop fronts on other traditional Hill, outside this area, could be buildings in the core of the village as better co-ordinated as regards their 4D Where the back or side of opportunities arise. basic shape, rooflines and materials. property will be visible from a public viewpoint, particular care should be given to its appearance.
4E Stonework should be faced, coursed and jointed in accordance with local traditional practice.
4F Roofs should be double- pitched of slate or stone, with simple gables and eaves.
It is best if alterations are in keeping 4G Window openings and frames Further and more detailed advice is with neighbouring properties. should be set back from the outer available in the publication wall face and of vertical 'Shopfronts: Design Guidelines in proportions, preferably with vertical County Durham' published by sliding sash wooden frames. Durham County Council and in Derwentside DC publication SPG6 4H Doors should be panelled, 'Shop Fronts'. preferably of painted wood, and where in context doorways Wooden window frames with vertical should normally have simple sub-divisions and fascias with stone surrounds. painted lettering would be more in keeping than aluminium frames and 4I Ancillary buildings, such as plastic signs. Fascias should be outhouses, garages, public framed or terminated by "bracketed" The farm in Victoria Terrace, close to conveniences, bus shelters, and features and doorways could be Front Street, is one of the attractive public shelters, should reflect the recessed to give 3-dimensional effect idiosyncrasies that adds vitality to architectural character of their and punctuate the façade. the village character. surroundings. Blanking off window displays with advertising material, either as at
19 the paper shop or the Spar ASPIRATION 4.3 Other Development in the supermarket, detracts from the com Conservation Area mercial vitality of Front Street. Funds might be sought to encourage the replacement of shop Elsewhere within the Conservation fronts and fascia signs, to raise Area there are housing estate the quality of design and the developments that are not in appearance of the village street. sympathy with the traditional characteristics of their surroundings. DESIGN GUIDELINES These include Lee Hill Court, Fenhall Park, Woodlands and Bishop's 4J Wooden window frames with Meadows. The detached villa styling vertical subdivisions and of the dwellings, the height, the use fascias with painted lettering in some cases of dormer windows should where possible be and/or inappropriate materials, the The paper shop incorporated in shops in the proportioning of windows and Conservation Area. architectural detailing of facades are Illuminated signs and fascias and not representative of the traditional standard corporate designs, such as 4K Illuminated signs and standard architecture of the remainder of the those at Barclay's Bank, should be corporate identity designs should Conservation Area. avoided. Companies should be be discouraged. pressed to tailor designs to fit in There are a number of larger period with the traditional environment. 4L Fascias should be terminated dwellings. West Grange (a former by "bracketed" features, or framed, vicarage), Alderdene House, Prospect External security shutters are and doorways should be recessed House, Hill Rise, Linden Lodge, Brook inappropriate in a conservation area. to give a three-dimensional effect. Villa, Summerhill and the Lodge are They make the area unattractive and in well landscaped grounds. Others, fortress-like. If security shutters are 4M If security shutters are notably Peth Cottage and the essential they should be mounted essential they should be mounted converted former railway station, internally and be of open lattice internally and be of open lattice are set within established landscape design so as not to obscure the shop design. Solid external shutters surroundings. The traditional window display. should not be permitted. architectural styling of the buildings and their mature landscape settings External window blinds should be 4N Window blinds should be need to be safeguarded not only integrated into the fascia or shop retractable and capable of being because of the way in which they window surround so that they look to integrated into the fascia or enhance their immediate be part of it and not an addition. Again, window surround. surroundings but because of the advice is available in Durham County contribution the mature landscapes Council's shop fronts design guide. 4O Commercial use of upper make to the village as a whole. floors should not detract from the The use of upper floors for domestic character of the facade. Other properties within the commercial purposes must not be Conservation Area include several allowed to compromise the domestic public buildings; All Saints RC Church appearance of the upper facades by and Primary School, the EP School, the introduction of large windows or the former Green School (now part of advertising material. Derwentside College), the Social Club, telephone Exchange and Lynwood Limited displays of wares on the House Residential Home. Several of frontages of shops add to the vital these are distinguished by their 'market place' character of the street attractive landscape settings, in during opening hours, but the particular the grounds and outlook opportunities for such displays are from the EP School and the bowling constrained by narrow footpaths. green in front of the college premises. Considerations of safety, for Others, notably All Saints RC Church pedestrians and the disabled in and School have distinctive particular, must be respected. architectural characteristics, the latter having recently been sensitively extended. Neither the Social Club nor the telephone exchange is distinguished architecturally but their surroundings could be improved by careful landscaping.
In these areas too there are examples of unsatisfactory buildings, e.g. the bus shelter on Durham Rd., some poor garages and an untidy electricity sub-station along Kitswell Road. If an opportunity arises they Attractive display on footpath should be replaced or, in the case of the sub-station, screened. Thought The door to Lanchester House might also be given to a tidier and
20 more effective use of the buildings 4.4 Estate Development It is particularly important in the case and areas to the rear of the shops on of attached, semi-detached and the north-east side of Front Street. HOUSES terraced dwellings to look at them as a whole to avoid un-neighbourly The Design Guidelines for this Estate development since the late conflict in the proportions, materials section will need to be applied to 1940s, consisting of detached and and colour of window frames, or the these developments with great care semi-detached houses and bungalows, height, size, scale, shape and roof so as to bring out their most relevant mainly of uniform appearance, breaks form of bay windows and porches. qualities and ensure that the with traditional village design. The obligation to protect or enhance their extensive use of standard designs of Great care should be taken in character or appearance, as part of brick with concrete roof tiles, taken deciding whether to in-fill floor to the Conservation Area, is met. from builders' 'pattern books', with ceiling windows, and if so how. bargeboards, fascias and departures Where the windows are clearly part ASPIRATION from traditional proportions, has added of a panelled treatment of the to the mix of architectural styles. façade, panels of render, wood or Opportunities should be found plastic will be more appropriate than through refurbishment or Nevertheless the principles of respect solid block walling. redevelopment to remedy those for the neighbouring properties and buildings that have an for the environmental surroundings Another particular problem on some unsatisfactory appearance. are as applicable within the estates as estates is to avoid the 'terracing they are within the traditional effect' of side extensions between DESIGN GUIDELINES environment. Moreover they apply to semi-detached houses. Pronounced all development whether new, horizontal windows exacerbate this Design Guidelines 4A to 4I apply extension or alteration/replacement. effect and it is essential to step to this section but need to be One of the purposes of this statement extensions well back from the applied with great care. is to identify those characteristics that building line and to break the line of distinguish one group of buildings glazing with brickwork. from another, thereby providing variety and interest and a 'sense of place' within the overall environment. It is appropriate therefore to point out the salient features of the various estate developments. These are outlined in the appendix at the back of this statement.
Good example of estate property
In the 20-40 years since the larger of the estate developments were built quite a lot of alterations and extensions Good examples of estate layout have taken place. In some locations it is becoming difficult to discern the OFF-STREET PARKING original characteristics. This can make it difficult to decide on appropriate There are parking and garage solutions. It is usually best to start from problems on several estates causing the original basis of design, i.e. the inconvenience, congestion and tradition of that building. danger in narrow streets whilst detracting from the residential environment and outlook for local residents. The conversion of garages for other domestic purposes and any loss of parking space only adds to such problems and may reduce resale value of the whole area.
All new dwellings should have adequate off street parking and garaging. If possible ways should be found to facilitate the provision of garages in accordance with the original intention in Meadow Way and Briardene. Well co-ordinated extensions
21 The provision of off-street parking 4.5 Buildings in the Countryside care, sensitivity and respect for the spaces is to be encouraged. Varying old buildings. designs on sections of Durham Road COUNTRY HOUSES and the Deneside, Burnhopeside This has not always been the case. Avenue and Manor Grange area could There are several country houses The scale and proportions of the be co-ordinated to good effect. If associated with other estate buildings are of great importance. funding could be found it might buildings or farmsteads. They are Wide, low gabled buildings, as at help. However, any trees in the of traditional design and sandstone Manor House Farm do not convert roadside verges should be protected. construction, and include well, especially for residential use. Burnhopeside Hall, Greenwell Ford, Similarly, the adoption of design Hollinside Hall, Colepike Hall and OTHER HOUSES standards (in consultation with Woodlands Hall. Broadwood Hall, owners and residents) could over which was destroyed by fire, has Apart from these there are no more time lead to improved appearance been replaced with a modern brick than about two dozen individual of the garage courts behind dwelling but the traditional stone houses in the countryside. They vary Burnhopeside Avenue and Manor estate buildings remain. from modern bungalows to a short Grange. As principal landowner the terrace of 3 traditional cottages at District Council might help. In some cases they have been Browney Bank. sub-divided and other associated See also the first paragraph of buildings adapted for residential use, section 5.2 concerning the amount mainly without detriment to their of off-street parking that is needed. countryside setting. Any further changes should have similar respect ASPIRATIONS for the surroundings.
New development should include FARM HOUSES adequate provision for garaging and parking, preferably within the Within the parish there are upwards curtilage. of 30 other farms, a stud, a nursery garden and a fruit farm. Although several have been Loss of garage provision should considerably extended, as at Red only be considered if adequate The original stone farmhouses House, hardly any new housing in the parking space is available. remain in many cases though countryside is believed to have been frequently put to alternative use allowed following planning controls The design of off-road parking following the construction of modern introduced in 1948. Provided should be co-ordinated. bungalows. In very few cases do the stringent enforcement continues no bungalows show respect for the further measures seem necessary. Further to Section 4.1, views of traditional stone buildings they the Parish Church from Humberhill replaced. Quite often they are The design of any new building that Drive, Watling Way and separated from the farm buildings, may be permitted should respect the Middlewood Road; from Briardene, extending the impact of the group of site location and should usually Deanery View and Burnhopeside, buildings on the landscape. follow a traditional format. should be protected. A recent trend has been to adapt the FARM BUILDINGS DESIGN GUIDELINES old dwelling and/or convert the stone farm buildings to provide The farmsteads are all of Guidelines 4A to 4D and 4I are residential accommodation. considerable age, though few now equally applicable to this section. Examples include Blackhouse Farm comprise traditional sandstone and Peth Farm, where in both cases buildings. Where such buildings do the adaptations have been done with remain they should be protected.
22 Most farmers have found it necessary to providing for tourism, sport and ASPIRATIONS add large agricultural sheds of varying recreation. Government advice given kinds - asbestos cement sheeting, in Planning Policy Guidance Note 7 is Local sandstone is the preferred coloured corrugated or profiled metal in favour of such use and external facing material. sheeting, or Yorkshire boarding. Derwentside Council has given further advice in Supplementary Open storage on farms should be Planning Guidance Note 3 concerning carefully sited and screened. re-use of buildings. Whilst proof of redundancy, per se, is not a test of The use of containers, wagon acceptability, very careful bodies and temporary buildings consideration needs to be given in should be discouraged. cases where displaced uses could have an adverse impact on the rural Any changes in the rural land environment, including creating the economy need to be carefully need for outside storage. managed to avoid damage to the The impact of these has been countryside. reduced in some cases by careful The surroundings to Newbiggin Farm siting within the landscape, masking and Throstle Nest Farm appear to be DESIGN GUIDELINES by the original smaller buildings, or under such threat, with machinery in by siting within groups of trees. Over fields and on roadside verges. Guidelines 4A to 4H are equally time, weathering has helped. applicable to this section. At a time when conventional farming is under increasing pressure the 4P Care should be taken to site keeping of horses can be an effective large agricultural buildings as use of land. Shelters, stables, unobtrusively in the landscape as associated buildings, jumps and possible, using existing buildings, other paraphernalia need to be contours and natural features. carefully designed and located. Earth moulding and tree planting Concentrations of such uses, as should be used for screening and along the Durham Road frontage, dark coloured facing materials should be avoided. Although they should be used. are partially hidden from the road itself, they can form unwelcome 4Q Non-agricultural buildings, There are however examples of such intrusions into the landscape from including those associated with buildings which are very obtrusive, other view-points. The keeping of horse husbandry, should only be where such devices may not have horses can also lead to increased permitted in the countryside where been possible and where dark use of field accesses onto roads and they do not adversely effect the coloured sheeting has not been used increased parking on verges. character of the landscape. to assist in integration. As a general principle the open 4R Commercial, leisure and tourist Large buildings are now a necessary character of the countryside around development should not detract part of normal agricultural practice. the settlement should be protected from the quiet rural character of They are greatly to be preferred to from the visual effects of incidental the countryside because of containers, wagon bodies and other buildings of this kind, unless they excessive noise, traffic or lighting. temporary buildings. These often can be satisfactorily integrated into form untidy intrusions into the the established landscape. pleasant, generally open, landscape and should be discouraged. Careful consideration must be given to the impact of diversification on FARM DIVERSIFICATION/RE-USE quiet rural locations. The effects of increased traffic, noise and lighting Whilst farming is still the main from commercial, leisure or activity in the surrounding recreational activities, and any countryside, diversification into other related infrastructure could easily businesses is taking place. Activities damage the rural quietness and that sustain the rural economy, solitude of some locations. The safeguard livelihoods and maintain activities at Knitsley Mill and lighting and provide employment should in at Blackhouse Farm illustrate this. general be encouraged. Some recent new uses of agricultural land such as fruit growing and a nursery garden are clearly appropriate.
Tourism is of growing importance to the economy generally and the countryside in particular.
The re-use and adaptation of existing rural buildings, especially on farms, can assist with diversification of farming enterprises as well as
23 4.6 Access for People with 4.7 Design and Density DESIGN GUIDELINES Disabilities APPEARANCE 4T The mixing of historical styles It is important that all buildings used on individual buildings should be by the public should be readily In the design of buildings there can avoided. accessible to people with disabilities. often be a conflict between the desire for individuality and the 4U Where development is The churches, Community Centre, conformity that achieves the proposed adjacent to but outside Croft View Hall, doctors' surgeries, harmonious environment and simple an area of traditional development, EP school, Derwentside College, the unity that we admire in parts of Front the layout and design should Queen's Head and 8 or 9 shops all Street and the Green. accord with the traditional have a level or ramped approach. characteristics of the area, unless The balance to be struck between the harmonisation with other The other public houses, library, post two approaches will normally depend neighbouring development is of office and most of the shops, banks on the particular setting and the greater importance. and the public conveniences have extent of variation within it. There is only a single step so perhaps usually ample scope for a skilful 4V The density of development wheelchair access could be added. designer to meet individual needs. should be at the lower end of the range 30 to 50 dwellings per Full compliance with the regulations Buildings should be simple in design, hectare and have due regard to concerning access to buildings and avoiding the use of too many neighbouring development and facilities inside them is a matter for materials and/or contrasting shapes, surroundings. the owners, but improved access can which produce a restless appearance be beneficial to a business and where the eye can find no primary would be appreciated. focus of interest. Minor variation, or a distinctive detail here and there DESIGN GUIDELINE within a grouping is all that is needed to create the necessary variety. 4S Public buildings should provde improved access for The most successful extensions, people with disabilities wherever alterations and additions to possible and new development buildings draw from the should provide full accessibility characteristics of the existing for all. building for inspiration and ideas.
Within the Conservation Area and Article 4 Area changes to external appearance are controlled by Derwentside District Council, who can be asked for advice.
DENSITY OF BUILDINGS
The Government has recommended that the density of building in a new development should be between 30 and 50 dwellings/hectare. In Lanchester it is important to keep to the lower end of this range to safeguard the landscape setting and rural character of the locality, and also conform to the requirement that development should have due regard to neighbouring development and its surroundings.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY No. 7 Front Street (see page 18) Buildings should be energy efficient. Building Regulations lay down minimum standards for this.
Energy efficiency does not have to compromise design standards.
24 5 roads
5.1 Roads Within the wider parish there are minor roads providing quieter routes Lanchester is situated 8 miles NW of for cyclists. Consideration should be Durham City at a busy crossroads in given to designating some of them the local road network. The principal 'Quiet Lanes' in accordance with the through route is the A691 linking guidance given in the County Consett and the surrounding area to Durham Local Transport Plan. Durham and the A1 motorway. The A6076 provides an important link ASPIRATIONS from Newcastle to Lanchester whilst the B6296 and B6301 connect the Building along the 'by-pass' would village to the A68 Darlington to The 'by-pass' have an adverse effect on traffic Edinburgh trunk road. flow and pedestrian safety and In spite of the 'by-pass' the village is should not be allowed. still busy. Traffic peaks when people are leaving for and returning from Better public transport is needed. work, as well as at school start and finish times. At the many crossing Where possible, improvements points there are dangers for should be carried out at road pedestrians - in particular for elderly, junctions and accesses suffering and disabled people, and children from poor visibility, curb radii or walking to and from school. carriageway width.
The A691 from Consett As noted in 2.2, a more frequent and Well-designed traffic calming better-targeted public transport measures should be introduced The main roads into the village are service is needed, to help people to reduce the speed of traffic well wooded and attractively frame travel to work and to reduce the where combinations of factors give the views, as discussed in Section 3. need for cars. The relevant rise to hazardous conditions for authorities should be consulted. pedestrians and others.
There are some dangerously narrow Some busy roads do not have safe pavements within the village (e.g. on pavements. These should be Ford Road and Station Road) and no provided as soon as practicable. pavement at all between Cadger Bank Pavements should be wide enough and Hollinside, and on Newbiggin Lane for pushchairs to pass one another. immediately above Mount Pleasant. Road improvements should take There are also some dangerous full account of the needs of junctions and accesses along pedestrians and cyclists. Making it Approaching the village Newbiggin Lane, Station Road, Ford easier and safer for children to Road, Cadger Bank and at the foot walk to school is a priority. The A691 was re-routed in 1970 to of Peth Bank where visibility is by-pass the village centre and reduce severely restricted. Some roads Some minor roads within the parish the volume of traffic along historic suffer from a combination of should be designated 'Quiet Lanes'. Front Street. The 'by-pass' still works dangers. All warrant investigation well, protecting the old village from and should be improved if possible. through traffic. The implementation of appropriate Any building on the open fields traffic calming measures should be north-east of the 'by-pass' or considered, as should 20mph 'Home significant development of the Zones' in housing estates. College would add to the volume of turning/access traffic and further The more recently built Valley Grove disturb the smooth flow of vehicles. and Greenwell Park estates incorporate It would also lead to an increase in cul-de-sacs with turning circles. the number of pedestrians crossing This arrangement seems to work well. to reach the village centre.
25 5.2 Parking and pollution and help improve environment. It may impede health. The recently completed emergency vehicles, deliveries etc. In rural villages like Lanchester, car access to the rear of the RC Junior Along much of Durham Road there is ownership is almost a necessity School from the Valley Walk shows a wide pavement that is used by following the loss of jobs within the what can be achieved. residents for parking. It would be immediate area and the decline in safer for pedestrians and more public transport. Many households Encouraging shoppers to use the attractive if sections were converted have at least two wage earners who Village Link minibus or to walk will into landscaped parking bays. work at different locations outside also help. the village. As a result car ownership PARKING IN THE COUNTRYSIDE levels are higher than in County If the village is to prosper and Durham as a whole. There is a strong remain attractive there has to be Malton has a public car park and case for requiring more off-street a balance between the busy street picnic site that is very well used. parking provision for houses and scene and safe, convenient access It is a starting point for walkers and businesses than current (2002) for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles. cyclists on the Valley Walk as well as national guidelines recommend. Achieving this has been and will for visitors to the nature reserve. continue to be a difficult challenge. PARKING IN THE VILLAGE CENTRE There is lay-by parking next to the site There are three private car parks of the Roman fort and at Hurbuck. Good parking facilities are needed to which, if arrangements could be sustain the shops and businesses. made for some public use, would ASPIRATONS At present there is a public car park relieve pressure on the village centre. behind the shops and another small Scarcity of local jobs and poor one where the Valley Walk crosses • The Kings Head car park has spare public transport have led to Newbiggin Lane. In addition there is capacity and is a well-screened area. increased car ownership. To meet on-street parking along much of The access from the main road is this situation consideration should Front Street. There are no spaces however difficult. be given to exceeding, where reserved for disabled drivers. possible, national guidelines for • The Queen's Head car park also has off-street car parking for new At peak times there are not sufficient spare capacity at certain times of day. housing and property spaces. The scope for further conversion/extension. parking in the village centre is • The Community Centre and Social limited and co-operation is needed to Club have adjacent car parks. There Dedicated parking bays for those improve matters. appears to be scope to combine the with disabilities should be two into a sizeable parking area. provided where they do not The car park behind the shops is Sensitive landscaping would help the compromise highway safety. very useful because of its central extended car park blend in with the position. However, the access to the surrounding buildings. Increasing the number of public car park crosses a busy pedestrian parking places close to the village area with limited visibility. Large If these proposals or similar can be centre would be beneficial to articulated lorries use it for implemented they will provide much businesses and the public. deliveries, causing disruption and needed off-street parking. It may danger because there is no dedicated then be possible to make changes Encouraging children to walk to delivery area. The waste disposal along Front Street to further improve school and shoppers to use the local arrangements for some shops take the village centre environment. minibus or to walk would reduce up space and are unsightly. congestion and parking problems.
DESIGN GUIDELINES
5A Public car parks should have clear signing and good access.
5B New commercial development should where possible make adequate provision for deliveries, It should be possible to improve the PARKING ON ESTATES refuse disposal and parking for existing situation through staff and customers. consultation and co-operation. On some estates cars are parked on the roads and on pavements. Applications for new business This practice creates dangers for premises should consider waste pedestrians, especially elderly or disposal and car parking. disabled people and those with pushchairs or children. It also detracts Yellow lines do not stop thoughtless from the quality of the residential parking, which sadly is more evident at school start and finish times. More rigorous enforcement of parking restrictions is needed.
Encouraging more children to walk to school will reduce traffic congestion
26 5.3 Footpaths and Cycle Routes ASPIRATIONS
There are many link paths and ginnels Making the village centre more that allow safe and convenient attractive to pedestrians and pedestrian movement around the cyclists should be a major priority. village and into the centre. This footpath network is an important A more extensive and integrated asset; people use it instead of network of footpaths and cycle bringing cars into the village centre. routes within the village, giving If more of them can be encouraged to good links to schools and shops walk into the village it will reduce and with associated secure cycle congestion and parking problems. parking, should be created. These routes will require adequate There is scope to develop a more lighting and maintenance. integrated system of pathways. Proper paths from Valley Grove and Greenwell The countyside footpath and Park onto the Valley Walk, footbridges bridleway network should be over Smallhope Burn both upstream maintained and improved for and downstream of the village, and a future generations. safe path on the by-pass side of Smallhope Burn from the Green to Wider footpaths and the separation Fenhall bridge would all help. of pedestrians and cars would provide a safer and more enjoyable An interesting initiative has been the environment for walkers and use of the Valley Walk and a new rear cyclists and should be considered access to All Saints School as a route in all future improvement work. to school for children. More seats should be provided Some footpaths would benefit from along footpaths and in open low intensity lighting, especially spaces to take advantage of the during the periods when children are pleasant village setting. likely to be walking to and from school. Examples are the footpath DESIGN GUIDELINES through the churchyard and the Valley Walk between All Saints School 5C Footpaths should be designed and Valley Grove. so pedestrians and those with disabilities can use them safely. Surfacing materials for the paths should be appropriate to the setting. 5D Footpaths and cycle routes More seats would be useful. within the village should have unobtrusive but adequate lighting Secure cycle parking should be during the hours when it is needed. provided, and a study is needed to assess whether designated cycle 5E The surfacing materials for routes are feasible. Such routes could paths should be appropriate for encourage children to cycle to school. the rural village surroundings.
The Lanchester Valley Walk passes through the village and is a wonderful amenity for walkers, cyclists and riders. It provides the outlying settlements of Malton and Hurbuck with a safe off-road route into Lanchester. It is part of the National Cycle Route and brings trade into the village. The village should maximise its potential benefits. More could be done to inform cyclists and walkers about the village facilities.
There is also an extensive well-used network of footpaths around Lanchester allowing access into the wider countryside.
27 5.4 Drainage 5.5 Street Furniture the college, takeaways and in car parks. The bins should be designed to The village is vulnerable to flooding, Items such as road signs, seats, prevent spillage and resist vandalism, there having been very damaging signs, bollards, lighting columns, and should be emptied regularly. floods as recently as 1968, 2000 and planters and litter bins have a strong 2003, not just in the centre but also visual impact. Their design should be Road signs have a strong influence on hillsides. There is more than one co-ordinated and appropriate for the on the look of the roadside. In places cause. The various causes should be various parts of the village and such as at the King's Head junction identified and rectified. countryside. They should be well they are cluttered and their styles sited, well maintained, safe and and sizes seem inconsistent. ASPIRATIONS avoid clutter. The village is generally well and Every opportunity to reduce flood attractively lit. The new lamp risk should be taken. standards along Front Street and around the Green have helped in this Any substantial development respect. Similar standards could be should incorporate sustainable adopted throughout the village urban drainage systems. centre. In places it may be possible to use the more traditional method DESIGN GUIDELINES of bracketing lights onto buildings within the Conservation Area. 5F Any development proposal should be assessed as to its effect Any additional lighting, to streets, on the likelihood of flooding. The designs recently adopted for bus paths or private property, should be shelters, bollards, seats and lighting carefully designed to minimise light columns in the village centre have pollution. By using an appropriate met with general approval. fitting and with proper siting, spillage onto other properties can be avoided. Softer lighting that enables the night sky to be seen could be considered.
In places such as The Garths, Station Road and Ford Road, there are unsightly overhead wires and poles. Seats are of varying designs, but this The service companies should be variety is appealing. encouraged to bury their installations, particularly in the Litter bins should be placed close to Conservation Area. Aerials and seats and in busy areas such as near dishes should be sited with care.
28 Interesting old features, old iron railings, stone walls and well-sited seats add to the character of the village, but there are examples such as the concrete post and rail fencing on some estates and in front of the Community Centre, where replacement would improve the area
ASPIRATION
The design, siting, materials and colour of all street furniture, road signs and markings need careful consideration to ensure they are in keeping with a rural setting and the character of Lanchester.
Highway and other signs, including road markings, should be kept to a minimum. They should be clear and consistent.
An example of pathway obstruction
A review should be conducted of all traffic signs with a view to rationalisation of their siting, design and content.
External lighting, including street lighting, should be designed in such a way as to avoid unnecessary spillage, nuisance to others or hazards to road users.
Cables should be concealed underground wherever possible. TV aerials and dishes should be of minimum size and sited unobtrusively.
Interesting old features that contribute to the character of the village should be preserved and incorporated into any future development.
29 6 hamlets
6.1 General 6.2 Ornsby Hill 6.3 Hurbuck Cottages
Within the parish of Lanchester are Ornsby Hill is a pleasant row of Hurbuck Cottages is a terrace of 12 four outlying hamlets. Each has its stone-built houses on a steep hill on single-storey properties, lying close own distinctive character and the outskirts of Lanchester leading to the B6308 between Lanchester architectural unity. They sit well in up to Maiden Law. and Consett. the surrounding landscape. Hollinside, Malton and Ornsby Hill It lies within a Strategic Wildlife are all within an Area of High Corridor. Landscape Value designated in the Derwentside District Local Plan. The access road is steep and narrow. Exit from it onto the A6076 is With the exception of Ornsby Hill, particularly difficult. the hamlets are some distance from Lanchester village. By remaining compact and maintaining its distinctive identity None have nearby facilities other separate from the village, the rural than a public telephone box or play character of Ornsby Hill has been equipment, so residents must travel preserved and the wildlife corridor They were built of brick with tile to Lanchester or further for a shop, remains unbroken. roofs around 1925 for the people church or pub. who worked in the local drift mines, ASPIRATION which were then owned by Consett Limited public transport means that Iron Company. Following the closure most inhabitants are heavily The footpath on the eastern side of the Iron Company the cottages are dependent on their cars. of the road to the village should now individually owned. be tarmacked. ASPIRATIONS They are surrounded by farmland and DESIGN GUIDELINE there is an abundance of bird life, All of the hamlets need including heron and curlew, for which appropriate facilities, including 6B Any new building in Ornsby the fields and small areas of woodland well maintained play areas and Hill should maintain its distinct nearby provide breeding grounds. better road maintenance. identity separate from the village. The Durham to Consett bus passes DESIGN GUIDELINES 6C Any new building in Ornsby the end of the access road every hour, Hill should respect the wildlife providing adequate public transport. 6A The particular architectural corridor. characteristics of each hamlet A farm track at the front of the should be reflected in any cottages links two previously alterations or extensions. separated sections of the Lanchester Valley Walk. The Walk provides a safe route for walkers and cyclists to Lanchester and Consett.
Some unused patches of land near the cottages are poorly maintained, especially to the west on the Lanchester Valley Walk, where untidy scrub areas have encouraged litter and fly tipping.
ASPIRATION
The lay-by area adjacent to Hurbuck Cottages should be landscaped to improve its amenity value as part of the Lanchester Valley Walk and to deter fly-tipping.
30 6.4 Malton
The 12 terraced houses of the present hamlet of Malton were originally colliery officials' houses and were built around 1900 of pale Malton bricks with slate roofs.
In its hey day Malton boasted some 42 houses, a school and a reading room, but the closure of the railway and coal mine caused the decline of the village. Areas that were once occupied 6.5 Hollinside (including Colepike) With the exception of an incongruous by the colliery, chemical works, coke modern public telephone box and a works and brick works are now given The hamlet of Hollinside, pictured Victorian post box, there are no over to a small industrial estate, the bottom, with Colepike nearby, is situated amenities in the immediate vicinity. Durham Wildlife Trust nature reserve just over a mile out of Lanchester on the There is no regular bus service. and the developing woodlands adjacent B6296. It overlooks the Browney Valley, There once was a footpath from to the Lanchester Valley Walk. part of which is designated an area of Lanchester but it has become totally High Landscape Value. overgrown. Residents must rely This section of the Browney Valley is an heavily on their own transport. important part of a green corridor running along the river valley, linking Hollinside Terrace is a Grade II listed Several older residents have moved Loves Wood with the new woodlands terrace of 18 Victorian miners' down to Lanchester during recent and the nature reserve to the south. cottages, built in 1892 to house years in order to overcome these The whole area is rich in wildlife. workers for the Colepike Drift mine. limitations. It is of stone with slate roofs and Today Malton is a secluded hamlet pointed arch windows and doorways. The rural landscape in this area has surrounded by woodlands that make it The unusual gothic façade along the been subject to opencast mining and barely visible from the main A691. front of the terrace is attractive and some of the field boundary features It retains its unique character as a part gives it a distinctive character. The have been lost; but it is recovering and of the Browney Valley's mining heritage. restoration of window frames and there is a rich diversity of wildlife in the panelled wooden doors similar to the area. Deer and brown hare are Agricultural land use around Malton is originals would enhance it further. indigenous, and there is a variety of bird low intensity farming. The Valley Walk, life including greenfinches, goldfinches picnic area, woodlands and nature The overall consistency of the fronts and greater spotted woodpeckers. reserve are popular visitor attractions. of the houses is not matched behind. Prior to listing, many alterations were ASPIRATION Road access is from the A691 via a sub- made to the rear of the terrace so this standard bridge, the condition of which side of the property lacks uniformity. Hollinside is more cut off from worries the residents. Lanchester than the other hamlets. Records indicate the line of a Roman Opportunities should be sought to ASPIRATION aqueduct between the terrace and re-open the footpath to Lanchester the road. and/or introduce a mini-bus service. New development at Malton should not increase pressure on the delicate Opposite are Hollinside Hall, and the Residents would welcome a speed infrastructure of this area. In adjacent farmhouse that has an restriction on the busy B6296, but particular the capacity of the bridge impressive piece of Roman this would not be easy to enforce. should not be exceeded. stonework built into the hallway. DESIGN GUIDELINE Hollinside Terrace is exceptional. Colepike Hall, pictured here, is built Any alterations should fully 6D New development at Malton on the site of an earlier manor. Next respect its listed status. should not adversely affect the to the Hall is Colepike Farm which, wildlife value of the area - in with its tied cottages, forms another particular the nature reserve and small community with its own the river valley wildlife corridor. distinctive rural character.
Hollinside 31 Schedule of Estates (see Section 4.4)
Location House Types Elevation Roofs Observations Layout Alderdene 2-storey semi- Smooth red brickwork. Hipped red tile roofs, some with Most windows replaced in original Traditional street layout with including southern detached No 37 shows cottage style of sash windows of original large front gables, bargeboards. openings with deep transom and no front gardens enclosed by paling frontage of houses dwellings with dark paintwork Chimneys to ridge. mullions. Mixture of dark and white fences. Newbiggin Lane painted woodwork. Circa 1930s Uncoordinated assortment of glazed porches, some flat-roofed, added on Newbiggin Lane frontage.
Deneside 2-storey semi- Red to brown brickwork with some light rendered panels to front Double pitched roofs mainly Removal of front garden fencing to Traditional street layout. Burnhopeside detached gabled features and to window line of first floor of some gabled but with some hipped create off-street parking spaces. Front gardens with simple paling Avenue houses and properties in Deneside, Holmside, Burnhopeside and Manor roofs. Introduction of variety of porches. fences. Holmside bungalows Grange. Mainly red or brown profile tiles. Helpful to co-ordinate such changes. Good views across the valley Manor Grange Later parts mass brickwork, mainly dark brown. Variety of Need for overall landscape scheme and over the village. Circa 1940s to window patterns with many replacement types. especially tree planting in open Large area of housing on rising 1960s Some co-ordination within groups desirable. spaces to break the mass, possibly hillside with no tree planting or With frontage to into identifiable places. overall landscaping. Durham Road Imposes itself on the landscape South of bus seen from much of the village shelter and the approaches to it.
Burnside Detached and Pink/fawn sand lime brickwork, later section reddish-brown Shallow double pitched roofs with Circa 1950s semi-detached bricks. fawn, grey and brown flat and bungalows. Large picture windows and light painted-rendered panels. ribbed tiles. Variety of wood, aluminium and white uPVC windows and doors. Flat roofed garages at gables. Some small chimneys.
Ford Crescent 2-storey semi- Red sand-faced brickwork bay windows to ground floor. Houses with hipped roofs. Some picture-style replacement Traditional street layout Circa 1950s detached Vertical glazing bars to all windows. Bungalows with gables. windows. Front gardens with low brick houses and White paintwork Simple plain verges. walls detached Eaves with overhang and soffits. bungalows. Chimneys
Manor Park Detached and Variety of reddish to brown sand-faced brickwork with spar Gabled roofs, grey or brown flat or Some use of inappropriate Traditional street layout with low Drive semi-detached dashed panels and some vertical tile hanging of various colours. ribbed tiles. stonework and replacement brick walled front gardens. Alderside Cres. 2-storey houses Flat roofed bay windows linking porches giving strong horizontal Overhanging eaves with white windows. Loss of garages. Walkway along western Ridgeway emphasis. soffits. Flat roofed bays replaced with boundary, footpath link with Thornlea Grove pitched roofs Newbiggin Lane at east. Central Ashleigh Grove Need for shallow pitch. green with grouping of chalet The Close bungalows. Limited planting. Circa 1960s Detached & Pinkish-gray and reddish-brown brickwork. Spar-dashed to front Low pitched gabled roofs, gabled semi-detached panels & other panels. features to street. bungalows Tiles. Detailing as above.
Chalet Brickwork as above. Reddish or brown tiles to mansard Many porches now enclosed further bungalows Wide floor to ceiling ground floor windows. Recessed porches. roofs. emphasising horizontal effect. (Mansard roof) First floor long dormer windows give strong horizontal emphasis. Predominant use of white paintwork gables, eaves, windows. Location House Types Elevation Roofs Observations Layout Foxhills 2-storey semi- Mainly light brown, fawn or pale cream brickwork. Double pitched roofs with gables Uncoordinated introduction of Spacious traditional street layout Crescent detached Houses with horizontal picture windows above brown or fawn tile dark grey or brown, plain and hedges to front gardens. with open front lawns. Circa 1960s houses. hanging at first floor level - floor to ceiling living room windows profiled tiles pronounced Need for co-ordination of porches Semi-detached with recessed porches. bargeboards, overhanging eaves and bay windows on semi-detached bungalows Predominance of white paintwork and soffits. pairs, especially where pitched or Similar detailing to bungalows. Single storey flat roofed garages lean-to roofs used. Uncoordinated filling of lower part of floor to ceiling windows
Chalet Chalet bungalows with pronounced gables to street flat roofed Shallow profile reddish or brown Chalet bungalows grouped bungalows dormer windows to sides. tiles along stream gully seen against line of trees.
Southway Detached & Southway houses: Sunnybanks semi-detached Mass reddish sand-faced brickwork, some pebble-dashed Double pitched roofs. Flat roofed garage-bay window links Traditional street layout but Elmfield 2-storey houses fronts/panels. Flat roofed bay windows linking with single storey Detached properties with gable to being successfully replaced by lean- groupings of house types gives Circa 1960s and chalet garages giving pronounced horizontal emphasis with picture street. to pitched roofs. identity of place. bungalows. windows on 1st floor. . Low walled front gardens. (Mansard roof) White paintwork eaves, bargeboards, windows & soffits.
Elmfield chalet-bungalows Dark reddish-brown brickwork. Mansard roof with reddish/brown ribbed tiles
Sunnybanks 2-storey houses Dark brown brickwork- green tile hanging to first floor some Mono-pitched roof, dark brown pebble-dashed panels. plain tiles.
High Ford Detached and Red or brown sand-faced brickwork. Gabled roofs with pronounced Loss of garages giving rise to on- Traditional street pattern over Circa 1960s semi-detached Large picture windows floor to ceiling at ground floor and white bargeboards and eaves with street parking. most of estate with low brick 2-storey houses pronounced horizontal emphasis at first floor. overhang and soffits. Glazing in of porches detracts from walled front gardens. and bungalows. Rendered panels or tile hanging. Single storey garages with flat felt 3-dimensional effect of elevations. Interesting stepping of building Recessed front porches. roofs Need to guard against terracing line up the contours of the effect of side extension, especially hillside and grouping around where window and tile hanging central green with established already give pronounced horizontal trees. emphasis. Views over village and Care needed on corner sites to countryside. integrate cumulative additions. The bottom of many floor to ceiling windows have been filled in using materials not in keeping with the houses or each other.
The Paddock Detached Reddish/ochre sand-faced brickwork with white painted Low pitched gable roofs with flat Some panelling replaced by solid Spacious setting with open front Circa 1960s bungalows woodwork including boarded panelling. grey concrete tiles. (stone) walling gardens with lawns, trees and Large picture windows. Barge boards and overhanging shrubs. eaves with soffits. Belts of coniferous trees surround the estate, separating it from the adjacent estate and the countryside. Location House Types Elevation Roofs Observations Layout Deanery View 2-storey Generally fawn coloured brickwork, but there are 2 houses of a Double pitched gabled roofs Prominent garages on top side of Properties grouped around Circa 1960/70s detached linked dark reddish-brown brick. running with the contours main estate road would benefit from landscaped courts with shallow and terraced Fawn vertical tile hanging to first floor. Strong horizontal producing gabled elevations to climbers and tub/pot planting at open front gardens. houses. emphasis of terraces punctuated by projecting porches, some detached properties. forecourt level. Some houses with detached proportions and extent of first floor windows, pairing of units and Some mono-pitched roofs used garage provision. in some cases horizontal and vertical stepping of them. Large similarly with linked houses. Estate surrounded by woodland, horizontal proportioned windows of larger detached houses a Barge boards and fascias with graveyard and trees in Peth strong feature. modest overhang and fascias. Bank and grounds of Technical Preponderance of white paintwork. Chimneys along ridge lines. College and with many views Flat roofed garages. over village.
Broadoak Drive 2-storey Variety of treatments: Double pitched gabled roofs. Attached and detached flat roofed Traditional street layout with Circa 1970s detached linked Light fawn sand/lime brick with fawn or brown tile hanging above Grey/brown plain tiles barge garages, some integral or projecting. spaciously laid out cul-de-sac at and semi- ground floor windows and doors; boards and overhanging eaves Examples of well co-ordinated porch eastern end. Open front detached Reddish to dark brown brick gables with light or golden ochre with soffits. and bay window extensions to semi- gardens. houses brickwork to fronts, most with artificial stone panels to ground detached houses but also floor. Floor to ceiling ground floor windows, horizontal windows uncharacteristic-front extensions to to first floor. Mainly white paintwork. detached houses. Loss of garages
Brook View 2-storey terrace Pale cream sand lime bricks. Double pitched gabled roofs. Dark uPVC windows of similar pattern to Short terraced houses set Circa 1970s houses. Flat roofed garages with white fascias linking with first floor dark grey or brown roofing tiles. White originals not out of place. around open green or other brown tile hanging of houses giving horizontal emphasis to street painted bargeboards overhang Some flat garage roofs replaced with open space with entrance, side. eaves and soffits. pitched. Not out of place where garage, service side to street effectively related to tile hanging on elevations. Hedge/tree planting to green not co-ordinated.
Meadow Way 2-storey Mixture of fawn and reddish brown brickwork darker gables Gabled roofs with dark brown tiles. Some garages in courts not Projecting garages and off site Circa 1970s detached and and lighter brickwork to fronts. Bargeboards overhang eaves and built/others not used causing on- garage courts provided on steep semi-detached Flat roofed garages dominate elevations. soffits. street parking problem. hillside site. Open front gardens houses. Integral garages on high side, none on low
Briardene Detached 2- Variety of brickwork from light cream sand lime to fawn, reddish Double pitched gabled roofs. Some window/panel features Traditional street layout with Circa 1970s storey houses & brown sand-faced used over the estate as a whole. Grey/brown plain tiles barge replaced with solid attractive green and trees at top and bungalows, Units and pairs self-coloured or with contrasting fronts or panels. boards and overhanging eaves stone/brickwork. and green walkway with views semi-detached Variation sometimes used effectively to emphasise groupings. with soffits. Some garages in courts not over village and countryside. on link footpath. Predominance of white painted woodwork. built/others not used causing on- Projecting garages and off site Integral garages Projecting flat roofed garages dominate elevations. street parking problem. garage courts provided on steep on high side, hillside site. none on low side.
Lee Hill Court 2-storey Some stone. Flat dark grey roofing tiles but Some white uPVC windows Series of linked greens and Circa 1980s detached Straw coloured brickwork with some red/brown clay brickwork some with contrasting red clay introduced hard paved courtyard houses and cream render used for contrast. pantiles. Gabled roofs, including groupings. Overall landscaped Dark stained woodwork windows with wooden mullions garages, with plain verges and courtyards with trees and Primary coloured garage doors. trim eaves with dark stained fascia shrubs. & barge boards to gabled windows Screen walls to rear gardens. Location House Types Elevation Roofs Observations Layout Fenhall Park 2-storey Straw-coloured brickwork with stone cills and lintels. Double pitched gabled roofs Courtyard grouping with unified Circa 1980s detached Window openings vertically divided with mullioned wooden dark grey/brown plain tiles plain landscape treatment of houses and frames. Dark stained woodwork with brightly painted wooden verges, flush eaves. Garages with forecourts, trees and shrubs. bungalows doors. pitched roofs. Screen walls to rear gardens.
Valley Grove 2-storey semi- Reddish brown brickwork. Double pitched gabled roofs Courtyard groups of houses, Circa 1980s/90s detached and Elevations mass brickwork. dark brown tiles open and hard paved terraced houses Dark stained woodwork to eaves, windows and doors. Ornate pergola style chimney landscaped forecourts linked to and bungalows Feature doors and porches to bungalows and upper floor stacks (vents to central heating Lanchester Valley Walk and windows of houses. flues) main road footpath. Fenced rear screen gardens. Well planted incidental areas.
Greenwell Park 2-storey semi- Varied mottled reddish golden brown/blue to brown brickwork Double pitched gabled roofs to Traditional street layout with Circa 1980s/90s detached over estate as a whole - elevations mass brickwork with pitched houses and garages dark brown open front gardens. Walls houses roof porches. tiles plain verges dark stained. screening rear garden areas Dark stained windows and doors. Flush eaves. from street. Roundabout heads Primary colour painted garage doors. to culs-de-sac.
Oakwood 2-storey Multiple variety of types of dwelling very closely spaced. Mixture of gabled and hipped roofs Traditional street layout, shallow Circa 1980s/90s detached Variety of brickwork though mainly fawn or reddish- brown. dark grey plain tiles throughout building lines. houses and Variety of other finishes over estate as a whole and on individual estate. Bargeboards, overhanging Small open front gardens. bungalows. properties contrasting brick banding, rendered panels, white eaves with soffits, small gabled Open green at south west painted stucco and tile hanging. features with shaped bargeboards corner. Variety of wood finishes stained and white painted and uPVC and variety of claddings. windows and doors. Varied window shapes, including shallow bays
Woodlands Phase 1 Reddish brickwork with dark brick banding and cream coloured Double pitched gabled with red Traditional street layout. Circa 1990s Detached 2- render. ribbed tiles. Generous open front gardens. storey houses White paintwork, window frames and fascias. White painted bargeboards and and bungalows overhanging eaves.
Phase 2 Straw or red coloured brickwork with contrasting banding and Pronounced double-pitched roofs Garages featured in front of Detached 2- quoins. with gables and hips. Red & dark houses with paved forecourts storey houses uPVC windows and doors, upper half with simulated glazing grey ribbed tiles. Prominent gables between. bars. and gabled garages along street Presently devoid of soft frontage. Much white paint and landscaping. plastic in evidence, including bargeboards eaves and soffits.
St Bedes Court 2-storey Built in 2 phases. Southern section rock faced coursed Double pitched gabled roofs Open landscape treatment of Circa 1990s detached sandstone with finely chiselled window and door surrounds and dark grey/green plain tiles barge forecourts with lawns, trees and houses. quoin stones. boards and shallow overhanging shrubs. Northern section reddish hand made brickwork with finely eaves dark stained. Walling screens to rear gardens. chiselled door and window heads and cills and long and short Small chimneys along ridge lines. work at corners. Front elevations with gabled treatment and pitched roof porches. White uPVC window frames with mullions.