Great Maplestead Village Design Statement
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GREAT MAPLESTEAD VILLAGE DESIGN STATEMENT Maps Contents Great Maplestead – the Parish and the Development Boundaries Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................3 History ........................................................................................................................................................8 Landscape Character ................................................................................................................................. 11 Settlement Characteristics - Introduction ..................................................................................................14 Settlement Characteristics - The Development Boundary ........................................................................15 Church Street, Monks Lodge Road (part) and Lucking Street (part) ....................................................16 Church Street ........................................................................................................................................16 Lucking Street (part) and Monks Lodge Road (part) ............................................................................19 Lucking Street (main part) ....................................................................................................................20 Church Road, Toldishall and Mill Lane Cottages .................................................................................23 Settlement Characteristics - The Countryside...........................................................................................24 Dynes Hall Road ...................................................................................................................................25 Hulls Mill Lane .....................................................................................................................................27 Gestingthorpe Road and Polly Miles Lane ...........................................................................................28 Toldish Hall Road ................................................................................................................................. 29 Other areas ............................................................................................................................................31 VDS Guidelines and Survey Responses ...................................................................................................32 Production and Acknowledgements ..........................................................................................................43 Images of Great Maplestead .....................................................................................................................45 Great Maplestead Village Design Statement (version: 1.0) This document has been approved by Great Maplestead Parish Council and Braintree District Council and issued in February 2014 Before using this document for guidance please refer to the Great Maplestead Parish Council or Braintree District Council website to ensure the document has not been superseded All information is provided in good faith but it is the responsibility of the reader to verify the information is accurate and up to date for the purposes required Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all rights including those in copyright in the content of this document are owned by or controlled for these purposes by the Great Maplestead Parish Council The content of this document may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, electronically posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way without first obtaining written permission from the Great Maplestead Parish Council © Copyright Great Maplestead Parish Council 2014 other than where stated All Ordinance Survey maps are Crown Copyright and reproduced under the BDC licence, © Crown Copyright O/S licence Number LA 100018490 2013 Braintree District Council The Great Maplestead Parish Council and/or the VDS committee take no responsibility for any links to websites contained in this document 1 | Page 2 | Page Maps Contents Great Maplestead – the Parish and the Development Boundaries Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................3 History ........................................................................................................................................................8 Landscape Character ................................................................................................................................. 11 Settlement Characteristics - Introduction ..................................................................................................14 Settlement Characteristics - The Development Boundary ........................................................................15 Church Street, Monks Lodge Road (part) and Lucking Street (part) ....................................................16 Church Street ........................................................................................................................................16 Lucking Street (part) and Monks Lodge Road (part) ............................................................................19 Lucking Street (main part) ....................................................................................................................20 Church Road, Toldishall and Mill Lane Cottages .................................................................................23 Settlement Characteristics - The Countryside...........................................................................................24 Dynes Hall Road ...................................................................................................................................25 Hulls Mill Lane .....................................................................................................................................27 Gestingthorpe Road and Polly Miles Lane ...........................................................................................28 Toldish Hall Road ................................................................................................................................. 29 Other areas ............................................................................................................................................31 VDS Guidelines and Survey Responses ...................................................................................................32 Production and Acknowledgements ..........................................................................................................43 Images of Great Maplestead .....................................................................................................................45 Great Maplestead Village Design Statement (version: 1.0) This document has been approved by Great Maplestead Parish Council and Braintree District Council and issued in February 2014 Before using this document for guidance please refer to the Great Maplestead Parish Council or Braintree District Council website to ensure the document has not been superseded All information is provided in good faith but it is the responsibility of the reader to verify the information is accurate and up to date for the purposes required Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all rights including those in copyright in the content of this document are owned by or controlled for these purposes by the Great Maplestead Parish Council The content of this document may not be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, electronically posted, broadcast or transmitted in any way without first obtaining written permission from the Great Maplestead Parish Council © Copyright Great Maplestead Parish Council 2014 other than where stated All Ordinance Survey maps are Crown Copyright and reproduced under the BDC licence, © Crown Copyright O/S licence Number LA 100018490 2013 Braintree District Council The Great Maplestead Parish Council and/or the VDS committee take no responsibility for any links to websites contained in this document 1 | Page 2 | Page Introduction Introduction Introduction Facilities The Village Design Statement (VDS) gives a detailed description of Great Maplestead, the Village Hall character of its various settlements and surrounding countryside, and the important features of its • The village hall is on the upper section of design and historical evolution Lucking Street some 75 metres from the top The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires development to ‘respond to local of Church Street. It holds approximately 85 character and history and reflect the identity of local surroundings and materials, while not people seated or 130 standing and provides a preventing or discouraging appropriate innovation’. NPPF also says developers will be expected central venue for many social events. The hall to ‘evolve designs that take account of the views of the community’ is the base for the Easter and Christmas It is therefore important that the design and density of future development, which is likely to be village walks and is used as a polling station. mainly extensions/redevelopments and small infill sites within the village, reflects a clear It has a small car parking area. There are understanding of the views of parishioners and follows the guidelines