AMBER VALLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL DRAFT LOCAL PLAN Historic Environment Assessments of Potential Housing Sites 2016-17 Historic Environment Assessments Of Potential Housing Sites 2016-17 Each of the potential sites that the Borough Council has considered in the preparation of the Draft Local Plan has been subject to an assessment of the impact that residential development would have on the on the historic environment. The assessments have been used to inform the process of selecting the proposed Housing Growth Sites in the Draft Local Plan, as well as the Draft Sustainability Appraisal Report which accompanies the Draft Local Plan. The sites have been assessed with regard to the Historic England Guidance, which includes the following:- Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning Note 2 - Managing Significance in Decision-Taking in the Historic Environment (2015) Historic England’s Guidance Note 3 -The Historic Environment and Site Allocations in Local Plans (2015) The Setting of Heritage Assets - Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning: 3 (2015) Conservation Principles Policies and Guidance (2008). Please note that the site numbers referred to in the assessments (e.g. PHS001) as those set out in Appendix 6: Site Appraisals in the Draft Sustainability Appraisal Report – Technical Appendices. The following abbreviations have been used throughout the assessments:- DVMWHS – Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site HER – Historic Environment Record OUV – Outstanding Universal Value PHS – Potential Housing Site UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation WHS – World Heritage Site SITE ASSESSMENT (HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT) Site: PHS001 Site Address: Millfield, Mill Lane, Belper A Potential heritage assets which may be affected: Part of site within the Belper and Milford Conservation Area rest adjacent - Part of site within the World Heritage Site rest adjacent Majority of Site within World Heritage Site Buffer Zone Historic Environment Record – opposite Belper Deer Park, adjacent to the site of a blacking mill Archaeology B What contribution the site (in its current form) makes to the significance of the heritage asset(s): The Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Site was defined by the following criteria, agreed by UNESCO when the site was inscribed. They are: C (ii) That the site exhibits “an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town planning or landscape design”; C (iv) That the site is “an outstanding example of a type of building or architectural or technological ensemble or landscape, which illustrates a significant stage in human history”. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee recorded that these criteria were met for the following reasons: C (ii) The Derwent Valley saw the birth of the factory system, when new types of building were erected to house the new technology for spinning cotton developed by Richard Arkwright in the late 18th century. C (iv) In the Derwent Valley for the first time there was large-scale industrial production in a hitherto rural landscape. The need to provide housing and other facilities for workers and managers resulted in the creation of the first modern industrial settlements. The site contributes to the rural setting of the World Heritage Site and the Belper and Milford Conservation Area. It enables an appreciation of the landscape setting within which the industrial development in the valley began. The site also forms the rural setting to the Belper and Milford Conservation Area which also derives significance from this land as part of its setting. C What impact does the allocation have on that significance: Development of the site would impact on the rural setting and appreciation of the World Heritage Site and the Conservation Area and would be harmful to OUV. The development of the site would reduce the rural backdrop of the Conservation Area and impact negatively its setting. The site lies adjacent to a site that was refused on these grounds and dismissed on appeal and the issues with this site mirror those tested at the appeal. D Potential for enhancement? None identified E Avoiding Harm / Potential Mitigation None identified Conclusions: The development of the site would impact negatively on the significance of the World Heritage Site and the Belper and Milford Conservation Area. SITE ASSESSMENT (HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT) PHS002 Site Address: High Road, South Wingfield A Potential heritage assets which may be affected: Scheduled Monument: Wingfield Manor and grade I listed. Listed Building(s) – setting of All Saints Church, Holme Lane, South Wingfield (grade II*) and outbuilding to Windy Gap Farm (grade II), Conservation Area – Within South Wingfield Conservation Area Historic Environment Record – deer park in vicinity Other: potential non-designated Heritage Assets (buildings) adjacent to the site B What contribution the site (in its current form) makes to the significance of the heritage asset(s): The site occupies a ridge top setting which forms part of the rural setting to grade II* listed Church. Views to the Church are available from the site and the site is very visible from the Church It is part of the Conservation Area and forms the rural setting to it particularly when approaching from the north. C What impact does the allocation have on that significance: Development would result in the loss of a dry stone wall which contributes to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. Development of the site would reduce the rural setting of the Conservation Area when approached from the north. It would result in an inappropriate form of development, at odds with its historic settlement pattern. Development would also impact on views to and from a grade II* listed church and its rural setting. D Potential for enhancement? None identified E Avoiding Harm / Potential Mitigation One or two dwellings adjacent to the existing buildings would minimise harm. Conclusions: Would have a negative impact on the significance of the South Wingfield Conservation Area and All Saints Church. SITE ASSESSMENT (HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT) PH003 Site Address: Ashead Ratcliffe Premises, Derby Road, Belper A Potential heritage assets which may be affected: Scheduled Monument - none Listed Building(s) – 200m to east of Railway Bridge grade II, 160m to south of 20-24 Derby Road grade II listed. Conservation Area – within Belper and Milford Conservation Area World Heritage Site – within Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Registered Historic Park or Garden- no Historic Environment Record – directly adjacent toll road Opposite site of a C19 house – now built on Opposite earthworks: medieval lynchets (field earth works) Opposite Iron foundry and brick works. Other: Archaeology- potential B What contribution the site (in its current form) makes to the significance of the heritage asset(s): The Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Site was defined by the following criteria, agreed by UNESCO when the site was inscribed. They are: C (ii) That the site exhibits “an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town planning or landscape design”; C (iv) That the site is “an outstanding example of a type of building or architectural or technological ensemble or landscape, which illustrates a significant stage in human history”. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee recorded that these criteria were met for the following reasons: C (ii) The Derwent Valley saw the birth of the factory system, when new types of building were erected to house the new technology for spinning cotton developed by Richard Arkwright in the late 18th century. C (iv) In the Derwent Valley for the first time there was large-scale industrial production in a hitherto rural landscape. The need to provide housing and other facilities for workers and managers resulted in the creation of the first modern industrial settlements. The site lies adjacent to the river Derwent, the A6 (the former toll road) and the railway which are important attributes of the World Heritage Site. It is visible site within the WHS and the Conservation Area. C What impact does the allocation have on that significance: The site is currently in industrial use. Development of the site for housing would change the character of the area from industrial to residential. D Potential for enhancement? Non identified E Avoiding Harm / Potential Mitigation There is a need to pay special regard to the design of development to minimise impacts on the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. Conclusions: The site is a brownfield site and it is considered that providing the design, massing, scale etc., is appropriate for the site, its redevelopment would not impact adversely on OUV. Additionally it is considered that the site could be redeveloped without unacceptable impacts on the Conservation Area. SITE ASSESSMENT (HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT) PHS006 Site Address: Land at Bullsmoor, off Kilbourne Road, Belper A Potential heritage assets which may be affected: Site lies within the World Heritage Site Buffer Zone Adjacent to Pottery Farm (grade II listed) Archaeology potential – to be confirmed Adjacent Belper and Milford Conservation Area B What contribution the site (in its current form) makes to the significance of the heritage asset(s): The Outstanding Universal