Riccall Village Design Statement. Selby District Council
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Riccall Village Design Statement Supplementary Planning Document February 2012 Contents VDS O bjectives Purpose of a Village Design Statement 1 To Provide a record of local distinctiveness by The Riccall Village Design Statement 1 describing the unique qualities and character of the Conservation A rea and Listed Buildings 2 village. Introducing the village 3 Character summary 8 To identify the key features and characteristics of M ap 9 the local natural and built environment to be Character A rea 1: Riccall 10 respected and protected from the impact of Character A rea 1: Station Road 13 inappropriate development. Character A rea 3: Infill Estates 15 To provide design guidance for new development so Appendices that change is managed and development is in A : W hat is a Village Design Statement and 16 harmony w ith its setting. how do I use it? B: G eneral advice for prospective 18 To achieve a higher standard of sustainable design developers and w here possible to enhance the local environment. To increase the involvement and influence of the local community in the planning system. Location M ap CD9E¢EFDHG&I&J,K L MON(PRQ*S ¢¡¤£¦¥ §©¨¤ ¦ ¡ ¨ ¥ §¤ ¦¡¥ ¨ ¡¢ ¥ ¦¡ ¦¡!£¡©¥ " " §§¦© ¦¡ #§# ¥ §¤$ $ ¡©¥¤§¦&%¢¡©¥ '(*) ¡¦"# + "(& §©¥ , ¡-/.102¥ § (03§£# ¥ 4¤ 5-67© §¤¥ "¡¦¨!¥ ¡¤£¦¥ §©¨¤ ¦ / § # ¥ 4©¡¦" ¥ §( #§£# ¥ 4¤ ¤ ¨!$ ¡ ¦¨ §8£ ¥ § "¡ §§¤¥ $ £¦¥ §© ¡ ¡¦¨¤ 4 "©-(9¡©$ : <;3 "# ¥ / 03§¤ © $ =#> >©>?= @ A©B A Purpose of a Village Design Statement 1.0 O ur villages all occupy a unique position in application process, as the design context is the surrounding countryside, and have evolved clearly set out from the beginning. W here over hundreds of years to suit the needs and design is not respectful to the village, the VDS circumstances of the people w ho lived there can be used as evidence to justify the refusal of through the ages. A s a result of this, w e are planning permission. It can also be used to naturally draw n to the elements that make our demonstrate that a proposed development is in ow n village different from others, and those character and may therefore support a things that make it unique. planning application. 1.1 M ore recently, volume house building and 1.5 Therefore the Local Planning A uthority standardisation has failed to reflect both the w elcomes early discussion w ith anyone subtle and obvious elements that create this considering undertaking any w ork so that a local distinctiveness. Coupled w ith this, political consensus can be achieved, and local character ideology, personal tastes and cultural changes can be maintained. have all played their part in the design of buildings. It is now recognised that local The R icca ll V D S distinctiveness is vital in helping to integrate new 1.6 Riccall is a traditional Selby village set at the development and in creating sustainable junction of the main Selby-York road (A 19), and communities. This can be achieved through an the Caw ood-Bubw ith Road. Recently bypassed understanding of local character, and ensuring the village has adjusted and reverted to its that this understanding is shared w ith anyone quiet agricultural character. considering development. 1.7 The traditional architecture around a w ide 1.2 A Village Design Statement (VDS) is such a main street and small village green remains, but method. It is intended to explain the context or more recently development has elongated the character of the village so that anyone w ho is main routes into the village in a ribbon style. considering any form of development in the M ore recently still, volume house building has village - no matter how large or small - can do suburbanised Riccall w ith numerous infill it sympathetically. The VDS covers relatively developments of betw een 10 and 100 houses. straightforw ard w ork such as replacing doors and w indow s as w ell as more significant w ork 1.8 The character of Riccall remains very strong, such as building extensions and complete new and modern development should adopt those buildings. It sets out the elements that make strong local features of layout, materials and up character in order to improve the quality of details, and avoid the use of “anyw here” design in any new development. development styles. A s such, the Riccall VDS concentrates on the traditional core of the 1.3 The description of local character in this VDS village. is not intended to be prescriptive - new development should not be designed to “look old”. Instead the VDS should be used as inspiration to design new modern development that is respectful to its surroundings. In this context, that means using the appropriate building materials and architectural styles, and respecting the importance of spaces, building orientation, juxtaposition and size. O verall, new development should look new , and should not slavishly copy the old buildings. H ow ever, new development should “fit in” w ith the context of the village. 1.4 The VDS is w ritten so that all developers can avoid lengthy discussion in the planning 1 Conservation A rea and Listed Buildings V D S and C onservation those aspects that make up the existing 1.9 The village has a designated "Conservation character, w hich may not be so squarely focussed A rea"; a planning tool similar to Listing a on the historic elements. It considers those aspects building, except that it covers a larger area. that may not be of concern to the national Conservation A reas are designated in an interest, but are important to local people. attractive historic area w here there is a demonstrable character that it is "desirable to 1.12 There is clearly a crossover of the tw o preserve or enhance" in the national interest. mechanisms, particularly w here much of the village’s character is derived from the historic 1.10 The aims of the Conservation A rea are similar environment. But the tw o mechanisms can w ork to those of a VDS, but is undertaken using alongside each other to help to improve the different planning legislation. Conservation A reas quality of new development. are concerned w ith historic environments, w ith an emphasis on managing change progressively, 1.13 A map of the village’s Conservation A rea is maintaining the historic fabric and layout. The included in the VDS purely for information. For Conservation A rea designation is set out in a more information about Conservation A reas, different policy and ultimately carries more contact Selby District Council Development w eight than the VDS SPD (see hierarchy in M anagement service on 01757 705101. appendix 1). 1.11 The VDS on the other hand is less focussed on the historic aspects. It often covers more modern M ap show s extent of C onservation Area areas and considers in b lu e, and a ny Listed B uildings and Scheduled M onum ents in red. T U V&T W&X&T9Y[Z\^] Z_ 2 Introducing the village 2.0 Riccall village is located some 8km north of Selby to the w est of the current A 19. The village has been bypassed as the new road follow s the former railw ay line to York. N orth of Riccall, the road bends eastw ard off the old railw ay line and rejoins the original road route to Escrick. A footpath and cyclew ay continues along the railw ay line and links the village to the heart of York city centre. 2.1 The village is based on farming of the fertile alluvial soils that surround it on three sides. M ain Street lies around 1km to the east of the River O use on slightly elevated land (around 8m above sea level). 2.2 The early grow th of the village took shape in a rough square surrounding the church and along the main roads to York, Selby and Caw ood. The village now features a central triangular village green, extending along the three main routes in a “ribbon” layout. Riccall has now expanded on all sides in to several post-w ar suburban estates, most significantly due to the coalfield expansion in the 1980s. 3 Introducing the village 2.3 There are many landmark buildings in the village, some are listed and many others retain their character w ith skilled conversion and careful modernisation. 2.4 The boundary treatments through Riccall village are consistent, being made by a low brick w all w ith piers and a box hedge atop. A nother important feature to this village is the mature trees particularly in the more developed areas creating landscape features. Together these green additions soften the view and help to merge the old and the new areas of the village together. H istory of R icca ll 2.5 Riccall village w as first established as an A nglian settlement as it is thought that ancient king of England, H arold H ardrada landed in Riccall before marching on to fight in the battle of G ate Fulford and Stamford Bridge in 1066. The village is close to the river O use, developed on land slightly above the floodplain, w ith streams and dykes forming much of the village boundaries. 2.6 Development in the last century w as confined to the w est due to the presence of the York-Selby railw ay line on the east. The railw ay opened in 1871, passing under the main road south-east of the village and over it at a level-crossing north of the village. The train station w as erected on Riccall common, later to be know n as Station Road. W ith the arrival of Selby Coalfield the line w as closed, and its route past the village occupied by the bypass road.