Cleeve Prior Conservation Area Adoption Statement
The Cleeve Prior Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan was adopted by Wychavon District Council as a document for planning purposes on 16th September 2008. Minute 54 of the Executive Board meeting of 16th September 2008 refers.
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Part 1 Appraisal
1 Introduction p1 What is this Appraisal for? p1 Planning Policy Framework p1
2 Summary of special interest p2
3 Assessing special interest p2 Location & Landscape Setting p2 Historical Development & Archaeology p4 Plan Form p8 Spaces p9 Key Views & Vistas p11
4 Character analysis p11 General p11 Buildings p12 Materials p16 Local Details p17 Boundaries p18 Natural Environment p18 Enhancement Opportunities p20 Threats p20
5 Issues p21 NOTE p21 Sources p22 Further Information p22 Appraisal Map p23
Part 2. Management Proposals p24
1 Introduction p24 What are these Management Proposals for? p24
2 Management Proposals p24
3 Article 4(2) Directions p26 Statement of Community Involvement p27 What is this appraisal for?
1. Introduction • Policy ENV12 of the Wychavon District Local What is this Appraisal for? Plan (June 2006) which is intended to ensure that development preserves or enhances the 1.1 character or appearance of conservation areas. A conservation area is an area of special architectural or historic interest, usually the historic 1.5 part of a town or village, where we wish to Broadly, these policies seek to ensure that the preserve or enhance its character or appearance. conservation area is preserved by: Part of Cleeve Prior is a conservation area. Refusing permission for: 1.2 • the demolition of any building or structure if its Under Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings loss would damage its character or appearance and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 we must pay • the extension or alteration of a building where special attention to the desirability of preserving or the change would damage its character or enhancing the character or appearance of the appearance conservation area. This appraisal identifies the • development which would be harmful to its special interest and character of the Cleeve Prior setting or character or appearance Conservation Area, and provides guidance on • development which would adversely affect or how the preservation or enhancement of its result in the loss of historic plots, layouts and character or appearance can be achieved. The street pattern, important views, open spaces, first part of the appraisal identifies its special tree cover or boundary features within the interest and character. The second part sets out conservation area management proposals for addressing the issues • signage which would be harmful to the identified in the appraisal. character or appearance of the conservation area 1.3 The Cleeve Prior Conservation Area was and requiring new development to: designated in November 1969 and revised in January 1983. The boundary was reviewed in • respect its context in design, including scale, 2008 during the preparation of this appraisal. The form, proportion and detailing current conservation area boundary is shown in • Use materials in accordance with those the appraisal. traditionally used in that particular part of the conservation area, and maintain a similar mix Planning Policy Framework • be located on their sites in a similar way to the 1.4 general pattern of building in that part of the This appraisal should be read in conjunction with conservation area the national, regional and the local planning policy • Boundary walls, railings and hedges should be framework, particularly: incorporated in the development in a similar way to those already in existence in that part of the • Planning Policy Guidance Note 15 - Planning conservation area, and these should use similar and the Historic Environment (PPG15) which materials and detailing, or species, and sets out Government policy on the protection of • Shop signs to respect the character of the conservation areas and other elements of the buildings and quality of the historic environment historic environment; in their siting, size, materials and design.
• Policy QE5 of The West Midlands Regional 1.6 Spatial Strategy and Policies CTC19 and policy In accordance with the new planning system CTC20 of the adopted Worcestershire County introduced in 2004 we are preparing a Local Structure Plan 1996-2011, which seek to protect Development Framework. This will contain and enhance conservation areas; and conservation area policies that will supersede the 1 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
Structure and Local Plan from 2009. buildings
1.7 The survival of the historic form and identity This appraisal supplements Structure Plan and of the village, evident in buildings, plots and Local Plan Policies CTC19, CTC20 and ENV12. village layout 2 Summary of special interest The number and quality of historic buildings 2.1 The survival of historic fabric and detailing Cleeve Prior has considerable architectural and historic interest, with more than a thousand years The number of farm buildings of settlement history and a wealth of historic buildings, ranging from manor house to dovecote. The consistent use of locally quarried blue The use of local blue lias stone and local detailing lias stone in buildings and boundary walls through all building types and periods gives the throughout village a strong character and local identity. Its early origins as a farming community, within a The significant contribution of the natural wider area of Saxon and Medieval settlement environment in trees, gardens, open spaces activity, is still evident in its buildings, layout and in and hedges the archaeology and hedge patterns of surrounding fields. A strong historic and visual connection with its agricultural setting 2.2 The continuing significance of agriculture The conservation area boundary is drawn to throughout Cleeve Prior's development is clearly reflect this special interest. illustrated in the presence of numerous farm buildings and farmhouses from the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. These are present throughout the village and are a significant 3 Assessing special interest element of its character and special interest. Location & Landscape Setting 2.3 The village has seen only modest new Location development and has been little spoiled, retaining 3.1 much of its historic plan, historic buildings and Cleeve Prior is located 5 miles to the north-east of fabric and open spaces, and in the absence of Evesham, close to the east bank of the River newer development at its periphery, has Avon, one of a string of villages situated along the maintained a strong visual and historic connection river in the Vale of Evesham. with its agricultural hinterland.
The special interest of Cleeve Prior that Landscape Setting justifies its designation as a conservation 3.2 area includes: The village sits above the Avon floodplain on the long low ridge of Cleeve Hill, in an open and Its long history, still evident in the layout of gently undulating landscape of a grid of fields of the village, its buildings, setting and in visible arable and grassland defined by hedges. archaeological remains
The survival of a clear demonstration of the historic social hierarchy within the village, evident in the size, design and siting of 2 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
3.3 There are several clues in its landscape setting to its history. Areas of ridge and furrow (remnants of the medieval open field system) are overlaid by patterns of small linear fields from early enclosure, and larger regular shaped fields from 18th century enclosure, indicating a long history of farming activity. Old orchards and a radiating network of narrow lanes and tracks are other surviving clues of an historic settlement.
Landscape Setting
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King's Arms Tr ac Th k e O (PH) ld C ide E r Mil N l B A rew L e rs Co tt Y Cleeve Prior R os R C e R o ) Th tt A CE First School 42.4m e ag m K e U o (u Q t th a P The Clear remnants of early Mill House The Tea Shop
G a ra Walnut ge 41.5m House (um) Agricultural Activity Path Th E C e O N oa l A c d L h Ho N u E se D O H H on ey su ckl e C o 4 tta J ge ilto ps E nd Conservation Area boundary Scale : Not to Scale
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Ridge and furrow Historical Development & Archaeology
The Origins & Development of Cleeve Prior 3.5 Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and numerous Roman finds around the present day village of Cleeve Prior suggest a long history of settlement in the area. Proximity to the river, a mild climate, fertile soil and a raised site above the floods, were likely reasons for early settlement.
3.6 3.4 The Manor of Cleeve was given by Ethelred to the Cleeve Prior has seen only limited new Prior of Worcester in AD872. The first written development at its periphery, so that in most part record of a settlement at Cleeve Prior comes in its close relationship with its landscape setting is the Domesday Book of 1086 which records a preserved. The future preservation of this setting priest, a mill and around 108 persons farming is important to the preservation of the character of some 120 acres of surrounding land, indicating an the conservation area. established settlement by this early date. It was likely established as a farming community by the Prior of Worcester and worked by peasant tenantry of the monastic estate to contribute to support of the monastery at Worcester.
Church of St Andrew
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Dovecote at the Manor House hedges defining the remains of strip fields on the north side of Main Street. A survey plan of the parish dating from 1772, prior to enclosure, shows much of the parish covered with the open field strip farming system, with riverside meadows and common grazing grounds.
3.8 The manor house and church would have been at the heart of this early medieval community. Both are still present. The church is the earliest surviving building in the village, dating from the 12th century. The present building may have replaced an earlier structure. The manor house dates from the 14th century, with a medieval 3.7 dovecote adjacent. Dovecotes in this period were The land would have been cultivated in strips for an indication of status and restricted to the Lords arable crops, with grazing and hay meadows on of the Manor and monastic lands. A second either side of the river. Evidence of this early dovecote is sited behind later buildings fronting farming system still exists in remnants of ridge The Green. These are rare survivors and clues to and furrow in fields adjoining the village at Manor links with the Worcester monastic estate and to Grange, Froglands Lane and Mill Lane, and in the former role and status of the manor house.
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m r Cleeve Barn a 54.9m F Little e n i e e b e g r d FB a e Cott o T t o t e y o W R r a C B os T LB e r B a e Do a ag d ford n e t t s k P o n C e dl O d Shelter e n Stepping h i s Clifton T L g n h m t i Stones 6 f n 0 o o c 4. r t t C g 5 W n a e i M l l B h e h e e T T GP W h g Prior a d T t l t O o House e C Fairleys 50.6m h Well 53.6m T
t co Eastcote Cream y ot ra D lc Cottage Wi e re T t Long Byre u Pond N wood Pond The Laurels Dovecote 47.6m Bu Am she b 2 ll' les Keepers Cott FB s B ide arn Wi K llow e e B m g ar i d e T n se o g he a G s t L t t t Manor ra H o r na M o C o e ry u s b A s y C Mews D I e m o
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King's Arms Tr ac Th k e O (PH) ld C E ide N r Mill A B L rew e rs Y Co Cleeve Prior Ro tt R C se R o ) T tt A CE First School 42.4m h a m e g U K e (u o Q t th Conservation Area boundarya P The Mill House The Tea Shop G a ra Walnut ge 41.5m House (um) Path
E Th Scale : Not to Scale N C e O A oa l L c d h H Surviving buildings from the N o E us D e O H H on ey su ckl e C 4 o tta ge Jil top s E 12th, 14th and 16th Centuries nd Pippins Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission
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17th Century Farmhouse Road, indicating that its layout was probably well established by this time. Lanes and paths branching to the north, south and west would have given access to the surrounding fields, and to the river, the mill and ford to the meadows beyond. A concentration of these early buildings around a large triangular area at the junction of Main Street and Cleeve Road suggests the former presence of a large area of open space. 18th century maps show some of it as a Green with a pond, and it is likely that the larger area delineated by these early buildings was once common land used for grazing and village gatherings. Much of it has since been encroached on by development. Its former extent can still be identified in features that continue to the present day, in the footpath 3.9 and track running to the south of the church to Most of the earliest surviving buildings are Cleeve Road, the south-western boundary of the substantial stone houses dating from the16th school grounds and the line of properties fronting century. These are scattered throughout the Cleeve Road. The green and school playing fields village, along Main Street, The Green and Cleeve there today are the remnants of this space.
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Upper House
Top Farm
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Aschel House
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Manor Kemises e e g Mews g a House a t t t t o o C C s s l y re Manor m ft u e o a Grange K r L C ' s e p r ld o v e O H a n e r W Ba Stonecroft Manor House ls re u a L rn e a h Os PO B tler T le B s b arn m ra B Hon ey suc Almond L Cot kle il a tag Cottage c e C ot t T he Da iry
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Litt le Or cha rd St Andrew's Church Conservation Area
Sunnymeade Hall Curates Cottage
Widford Stone boundary House Barn
B la The Old Vicarage Japonica c k Cottage s m i t h s
Church Croft Stone Court Stocks Sharrow Barn
Cro ft Barn
12th, 14th and 16th Lynwood
School Cottages Den Huband Cottage
Century buildings King's Arms (PH) T he O ld C ide r M il
B rew e rs R Co o tta C se g ot e tag T e he K ot
The Mill House
The Tea Shop
17th and 18th Walnut House Century buildings 19th Century buildings Scale : Not to Scale
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Scale : Not to Scale Extract from 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map c1886 Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Conservation Area boundary Wychavon District Council. Licence No. 100024324. 2008
3.10 of the prosperity enjoyed in earlier years, probably The presence of a number of early substantial fuelled by the naturally favourable growing houses suggests prosperity in Cleeve Prior in the conditions of this area, coupled with agricultural Tudor period. These houses were probably the improvements and enclosure of the common homes of Yeoman farmers, reflecting a fields in 1775. By the 18th century the River Avon widespread prosperity and re-building in this was open to navigation from Bristol to Stratford. period. These stone houses are likely to have This may also have influenced growth by giving replaced smaller timber framed structures, and to easier access to neighbouring markets and those have begun a transformation of the appearance of further afield. Farms from this period are sited the village into one of predominantly stone throughout the village, along Main Street, Cleeve buildings that we see today. There are still Road and Nightingale Lane, as well as on part of examples of surviving timber frame, and these are the former common land in the heart of the village. a reminder of how the village may once have It is likely that many are sited on an amalgamation looked. of former smaller plots, and that the stone buildings from this period would have replaced 3.11 older structures, continuing the process of A large number of 17th and 18th century cottages, building renewal begun in the previous century. houses and farm buildings suggests a continuity 7 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
3.12 period of settlement activity in the vicinity. The 19th century saw limited new development, mainly farm buildings and small infill 3.16 developments of workers' cottages and modest The village and its immediate surrounds are houses. The First Edition Ordnance Survey map particularly rich in Romano-British archaeology. from the 1880's shows little change to the form of Remains and finds include 2nd to 4th century wall the village and no expansion beyond its limits foundations, pottery, jewellery and a remarkable shown in 18th century mapping. The map shows discovery of some 400 gold and 2,000 silver the remains of much of the former green taken for coins. Other finds and remains include a burial development of the school. Noake's site and a spindle whorl, suggesting an Worcestershire observes that the inhabitants were established community during the Roman "exclusively engaged in agriculture - women as occupation. The Roman road, Ryknild Street, well as men". The 1876 Post Office Directory of known locally as Buckle Street, runs 2 km to the Worcestershire records a population of 294 (in east of the village. A track along the bluff edge 1871), and a predominance of farmers, as well as above the river is also Roman and believed to a miller, maltster, blacksmith, carpenter, iron have been a loop road, joining up with Ryknild founder and shopkeeper. Street via Bretforton and on to Cleeve Prior.
3.13 3.17 Cleeve Prior has seen only modest 20th century There have been 13th and 14th century finds in development, with limited new infill and peripheral the village, including pottery, a casket key and a development. The historic centre of the village spindle whorl. These finds, together with remains much as indicated by 18th and 19th occasional surviving buildings from this period, century mapping. There are no longer any suggest settlement into the medieval period. working farms and some of the farm buildings There are remains of ridge and furrow adjoining have been converted to houses. Nevertheless, the east side of the village, behind Main Street, the the former identity of many of these former church and manor house, and in Quarry Lane. A agricultural buildings is still evident and they survey plan dating from 1772 indicates that ridge remain as clear evidence of the village's and furrow would once have covered much of the development. Those that haven't been converted parish, although much has since been ploughed remain unaltered and retain their identity, and out. These remnants in and around the village are these buildings make a valuable contribution to tangible reminders of this period of settlement the character and special interest of the activity in Cleeve Prior's history. conservation area. Plan Form 3.14 3.18 Cleeve Prior retains its historic layout, clear Cleeve Prior has a long north-west/south-east archaeology, many of its historic buildings, much Main Street linear axis, possibly the development open space and its close relationship to its rural of a pre-existing route between the river and surrounds, so that its early origins and evolution Ryknild Street. The main street curves sharply at as a prosperous rural farming community is still each end, with narrow lanes branching off, readily apparent. terminating at the river or reduced to tracks and bridleways. A small triangular green partway along the length of Main Street marks the one- Archaeology time presence of the old green/common area. 3.15 The Avon valley, with its gentle climate, fertile soils 3.19 and river access, was a favoured area for This framework of roads, lanes and tracks is likely Neolithic, Bronze, Iron Age and Roman settlement, to be medieval, or earlier, in origin, and appears and finds from these periods suggest a long little changed. 8 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
Plan Form
Conservation Area boundary Scale : Not to Scale
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3.20 Clusters of individual houses, cottages and farm function of these principal buildings and social buildings line both sides of the roads and lanes, hierarchy of the village. with little uniformity in spacing between buildings or in their relationship to the road. Most of the Spaces older buildings sit immediately on to the road or 3.22 footways, or are attached at the rear of frontage There are open spaces in the Cleeve Prior buildings, with gardens/farm yards at the rear. Conservation Area that are key to its character More recent buildings are set back with gardens and special interest. extending to the front, sides and rear. Plots are a variety of sizes, though mostly linear, 3.23 corresponding with the width of the principal The fields abutting the rear of properties on the building fronting the road, and terminating in a north side of Main Street and rear of the church common rear boundary line. The majority of and manor house contain remnants of ridge and buildings carry their ridges in approximate furrow, as well as hedgerows that define the old alignment the road or lane, with only occasional strip fields. The retention of these fields and their older buildings presenting their gables. features is important to understanding the historical development of the village, as well as to 3.21 the preservation of its agricultural setting, and the Notably the manor house is set apart from the rest settings of the church and manor house. of the village near the church, while the remaining farms, smaller houses and cottages line the roads and lanes, reflecting the historic status and 129 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
3.24 The Village Green The village green is the most obvious remnant of the once much larger common area. The school playing field is the remainder. These open spaces are the remainder of the historic open space in the heart of the village and are an essential element of its special interest and rural village character.
3.25 There are several substantial garden spaces throughout the conservation area, including those at The Old Vicarage, Church Croft, School Cottages, the Manor House, Cleeve Barn, Kemises House, Prior House, Upper House and Lynwood. These gardens are obvious from roads and public footpaths. They provide the settings of many notable buildings and the open space they provide is an important element of the character School Playing Field and appearance of the conservation area.
3.26 Less apparent, but just as important to the special interest and character of the conservation area, are less obvious private gardens. These remain as largely undeveloped and enclosed spaces that continue in use as gardens. While the full extent of these may not be entirely publicly visible, the lack of interruption by buildings and presence of planting contributes to an impression of space at the rear of the built up street frontages, appreciated from glimpses over boundaries, between buildings and from footpaths to the rear. These gardens also provide the setting of buildings and are the interface between the buildings on the road frontages and the fields abutting at the rear. Some of them are also Views of the Village in its Rural Setting historically important as the open space characteristically found behind frontage buildings in early settlements such as Cleeve Prior.
3.27 All of these spaces make a significant contribution to the character and appearance of the village and reflect its origins and history.
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Views to surrounding countryside 4 Character analysis
General
Key Views & Vistas Rural village character 3.28 There are several views of the village in its landscape setting. Those from public footpaths and bridleways to the north, east and west in particular give good views from public vantage points. From here the close relationship of the village to its rural setting, its layout and its history in the presence of historic field boundaries and archaeology, is obvious. Views to the surrounding countryside from within the conservation area provide visual links with the countryside and are a reminder of the rural settlement origins of the village and part of the cumulative appreciation of village in its rural hinterland.
3.29 Rural Village Character Other notable views within the conservation area are of the village green from Main Street, the church from surrounding approach paths and the buildings fronting Cleeve Road at its junction with Main Street. These buildings and spaces are notable focal features in the streetscene.
3.30 The preservation of these key views is essential to the character and appearance of the conservation area.
Rural Village Character 14 11 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
4.1 commonality of building characteristics throughout The character of the Cleeve Prior Conservation much of the conservation area despite the range Area is that of an historic farming settlement of building periods. comprising a series of village farms and clusters of houses and cottages, set within an historic 4.6 framework of buildings, plots, fields, roads and The most prevalent building types are houses and narrow lanes. The presence of a significant farm buildings, reflecting the origins and history of number of farm buildings, areas of open space, the settlement. Older buildings of all types are gardens, trees, old stone walls, grass verges, and constructed in the form and style typical of the the proximity of the surrounding countryside, give local Worcestershire tradition of their respective it a rural feel with frequent reminders of its historic periods and many remain fundamentally as farming role. originally built.
4.2 Houses Buildings date from the 12th century through to 4.7 the present day, with a predominance of historic Houses in Cleeve Prior date through the centuries, buildings built of local stone in the local from the 16th century to modern, each reflecting in vernacular, giving the village a distinctive local size and architectural style their status and period character. of construction.
4.3 4.8 Notably, modern intrusion in the form of obvious Early houses from the 16th and 17th centuries street lighting, road signage, obtrusive road are attached and detached buildings. There is a markings and car parking is largely absent. range of large and smaller houses surviving from this period, reflecting the wealth and status of the Buildings village in this period of its history. 4.4 There is a great range of building periods. Most 4.9 share basic common design characteristics of the Larger houses are two storey and attic, "T" or "L" local vernacular, including: plan with long rear ranges, gable projections, steeply pitched roofs, substantial ridge and wall • limited spans/plan depths dictated by historic chimneys and outside chimney stacks. Where building construction methods dormers are present they are modest hipped two • simple design, with few embellishments light dormers or larger gable dormers, according • a simple main rectangular plan form, often with to the style of the period of building. Fenestration one or more rear wings and, in many cases • carefully arranged fenestration on principal elevations Early Large House - • detailing common to local stone construction 16th/17th Century
4.5 Many of the buildings are listed for their special architectural or historic interest and are clearly of early origin. There are other historic buildings which, while not listed, are still built from local materials in the local style and are of architectural and historic interest to Cleeve Prior. Some of the buildings have visible earlier origins, with timber framing apparent in rear or side walls or with evidence of later alterations in walls and roofs. The result is a wealth of historic buildings and a 12 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area is casement windows, some cross-casements and Early small house 16th century others plain or divided with mullions, typical of the vernacular of the period. Panelled or boarded doors are centre placed or offset. Simple porches are occasionally present. There are no barge or fascia boards
4.10 Smaller houses have a simpler rectangular plan and are more modest in size and scale at one storey with an upper attic floor. Other buildings elements are similar to those of the larger houses, with steeply pitched roofs, substantial ridge and wall chimneys and outside chimney stacks, dormers, and fenestration of diminishing mullioned and casement windows. Doors are solid boarded or panelled. Hoods and porches are absent. There are no barge or fascia boards. Later House - 19th Century 4.11 Later houses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries are typical in plan and style of their periods, reflecting the influence of Classical architecture in their design. These are large to more modest detached, attached and semi- detached buildings, usually two or two storey with attic, and a rectangular plan, occasionally with a rear wing. Roofs are a mix of steep and more shallow pitches, many with modest two light dormers. Fenestration is a careful arrangement of casement or sash windows around a centrally placed panelled or boarded door, sometimes with porch or doorcase and fanlight. Chimneys are largely end wall mounted. Barge and fascia boards are the exception. Later House - 18th/19th Century 4.12 Modern houses are a mix of bungalows and houses. They have a form and design that is often at variance with the established characteristics of older buildings in the village, with deeper plans, shallow roof pitches, box dormers, repetitive designs, large windows with a horizontal emphasis, doors set within enclosed porches, insignificant or no chimneys, attached and integral garages.
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Early Cottage - 17th Century Cottages 4.13 Cottages date from the 16th to 18th centuries and are detached or attached. They are very modest in scale, size and design with a simple rectangular plan and steeply pitched plain gabled roofs.
4.14 Those from the 16th and 17th centuries are largely one storey plus attic, with modest mullioned or casement windows, large outside stacks, end wall or ridge chimney and occasionally with gable projections. Doors are planked. Porches are absent. There are no barge or fascia boards. There are occasional small two light dormers.
4.15 18th century cottages are still modest in size and Later Cottages - 18th Century scale, at one storey with attic to two or two storeys with attic. The influence of Classical design is reflected in a fenestration of paired casements to each side of a centre door and end wall stacks or ridge chimneys. Doors are planked. Porches are absent. There are no barge or fascia boards. There are occasional small two light dormers.
Farm Buildings 4.16 There is the full range of farm buildings at Cleeve Prior, including barns, cowsheds, stables, haylofts, granary and cartsheds. These are sited at the rear of houses fronting the roads, or are grouped around yards close to their respective houses. They are typical of the Worcestershire vernacular at the date of their construction, with simple rectangular plans, simple plain gabled or half- Village Barns hipped roofs, and walls with minimal openings. Some have pigeonholes incorporated into outside walls. The presence of these buildings tells the history of the village and they are an essential element of its special interest and character.
Other Building Types 4.17 Other buildings include dovecotes, pig sties and cider mill. These are typical of their original function and simple in form and elevation. They are part of the history of Cleeve Prior and important to the character and appearance of the conservation area. 14 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
Village Barns 4.18 The church shows significant phases of construction and alterations dating from the 12th to 14th centuries, reflecting the wealth of Cleeve Prior in this medieval period.
Listed Buildings 4.19 Many of the buildings in the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area are "listed" for their architectural or historic Interest. Other buildings and structures attached to, or pre-dating 1st July 1948 and forming part of the curtilage of, these identified buildings are also listed by association. While the aim of the listed building legislation is to preserve these buildings for their own sake, any changes affecting them will also be considered in terms of the effect on the conservation area.
4.20 Buildings and structures that are listed by association with those buildings included in the list are shown on the appraisal map where they have been able to be identified. The information shown on the map is not definitive. The Council’s Heritage Team should be contacted for advice on whether a building or structure is listed by association ("curtilage listed") before any works are carried out to potentially listed buildings or structures.
Unlisted Buildings 4.21 There are many other buildings, which, while not "listed", have qualities of age, style and materials that are locally important and which make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the conservation area
4.22 That many of these properties retain much of their original character and appearance is to the credit of those owners who have carefully preserved them. There is, however, no guarantee as to their future and these properties are vulnerable to future change. The Management Proposals at Part 2 includes a proposal for consideration of Article 4(2) Directions to provide long-term protection against unsympathetic alterations. The effect of the Direction would be that certain alterations Local Stone Walls & Surfaces 15 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
which formerly did not require planning permission Timber, Metal Frame & Leaded would need permission in future, but only where Light Casement Windows the change affects those parts of a property fronting a highway or public open space.
Materials 4.23 Much of the character of Cleeve Prior comes from the consistent use of local stone throughout. All buildings until the 19th century, from the church through to farm buildings, houses and cottages, are built from locally quarried stone, with many roofed in stone. From the 19th century onwards brick and clay tiles are more common, reflecting the increasing availability of materials from further afield and changing architectural fashions.
4.24 Walls most cases these are 19th and 20th century replacement coverings for original stone slate or Thin and roughly dressed local lias stone, laid to thatch coverings. There are still surviving course, is the main material used for the examples of roofs of Cotswold stone slates. construction of all buildings, reflecting the wealth Stone would once have been a common roofing of their former owners and its local availability. material as buildings were renewed in the 16th, The same stone is used for boundary walls. 17th and 18th centuries. The stone roofs that remain today are rare and valuable survivors. 4.25 19th and early 20th century houses and farm 4.29 buildings are brick, of the rich orange/red There are a few examples of Welsh slate on 19th characteristic of the locality. century buildings, or buildings that have been re- Timber frame is a rarity, with a few surviving roofed in this period, and a single example of examples. The occasional use of roughcast thatch. These materials are not typical of the render in elevations may conceal early timber conservation area, although correct for their period framing. of building and party of the character and appearance of the conservation area. 4.26 This pattern of walling materials is typical of the 4.30 South Worcestershire vernacular. This pattern of roofing is typical of the South Worcestershire vernacular. 4.27 Many of the more recent buildings are constructed 4.31 in a variety of materials, including reconstituted Many of the more recent buildings, or buildings re- stone, buff and grey brick, and squared, chiselled roofed in recent years, are roofed with plain and coursed Cotswold stone blocks. The use of concrete tiles. The use of this material is at these materials is at variance with the variance with the use of traditional materials in the characteristic lias stone and red brick of the conservation area. conservation area. 4.32 4.28 Windows. Casement windows are wrought iron Roofs. Most buildings are roofed in plain clay tile, and painted timber, with plain glazing and of the red/brown hue characteristic of the area. In occasional surviving leaded lights. Sash windows 16 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area are painted timber. The materials used are 4.39 characteristic of their respective periods, function Many private drives and yards are surfaced in and status of buildings. The retention of these loose gravel, which gives a soft textured surface traditional materials is important to the character finish appropriate to a rural village conservation and appearance of the conservation area. area. Some are surfaced in tarmac and concrete paviours, which are less appropriate to the 4.33 character of the conservation area and the setting Some of Cleeve Prior's historic windows have of its historic buildings. been lost to modern replacements. Many replacements are in painted timber to reflect the Local Details character of the conservation area, but frequently 4.40 to different designs and with details that are not There are local building details and other features always appropriate to the conservation area or the in the Cleeve Prior conservation area which quality of building, such as thicker glazing bars, contribute to its character and special interest and double glazed units, trickle vents or "storm" which are important to retain. These include casements. Some wrought iron windows have been lost to timber replacements. • exposed purlin ends and end rafters in stone buildings 4.34 • closed eaves There are also several examples of replacement • mortar fillet verges windows and doors in uPVC and stained timber. • stone slates laid to diminishing courses The design of replacement windows often • carved stone finials on the apex of stone roofs incorporates top-hung hinged opening lights in • stone ridge tiles lieu of side hung casements and sliding sashes. • simple wall openings in stone buildings, often without expressed lintels or cills, or with a simple 4.35 timber lintel The materials, finishes and much of the detailing • dentilled eaves detailing in brick buildings of these replacement windows, are inconsistent • local stone kerbs with traditional window design, detail and finish • local lias stone slab surfaces prevalent in the conservation area, and are • topiared yews at the Manor House and Peacock harmful to its character and appearance. House
4.36 Doors are mainly painted timber.
4.37 Local details There is a good survival of cast iron gutters and downpipes. The retention of this historic fabric and detailing is important to the character and appearance of the conservation area.
4.38 Natural stone kerbs, in granite and local lias, survive for most of the lengths of Main Street and Froglands Lane. These stone kerbs have a patina and quality which is more appropriate to the historic environment than concrete replacements. Their retention is important to the character and appearance of the conservation area.
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Diminishing Stone Slates Boundaries 4.41 Boundaries are a significant feature throughout the conservation area. With few exceptions property boundaries fronting roads, lanes and footpaths, as well as other side and rear boundaries, are defined by roughly dressed, local lias dry stone or mortared walls. This boundary treatment is consistent throughout the conservation area, regardless of location or status of building. In many cases these walls define historic plots. In most cases boundaries are low, permitting views of buildings and gardens. The few brick walls and occasional iron fences that are present are the exception.
4.42 This consistent boundary treatment throughout the conservation area is an integral element of its The natural environment character and appearance.
4.43 Native hedges define field boundaries, and are an important element of the rural setting of the village.
Natural Environment 4.44 The natural environment makes a significant contribution to the character and appearance of the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area.
4.45 Wide grass verges and simple open grassed fronts are a feature of Cleeve Road and West End. The school playing field, The Green and the large Stone Boundary Walls gardens at School Cottages and Church Croft, form a series of green spaces in the old core of the settlement. These verges, gardens and large areas of green between buildings make a significant contribution to the rural character and appearance of the conservation area. They are also visually important as the settings of historic buildings and historically important as the remnants of the old common area/green.
4.46 Other prominent green spaces include the gardens at Cleeve Barn, Kemises House, Upper House, Prior House, The Old Vicarage, Lynwood
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and the Manor House complex, the orchard at Upper House and the fields along the north side of the Main Street. The gardens form the settings to many of Cleeve Prior's principal historic buildings and make an important contribution to the its rural village character. The orchard and fields are the remnants of the old field system and village orchards. These are important both as historic features and for the significant contribution they make as green spaces to the rural setting of the village.
4.47 Less apparent, but just as important, are private gardens behind the street frontages. These Old Orchard remain largely undeveloped and continue in use as gardens. While their full extent may not be entirely publicly visible, the lack of interruption by buildings and presence of planting contributes to an impression of openness appreciated from glimpses over boundaries, between buildings and from footpaths to the rear. These gardens are also the interface between the buildings of the road frontages and the natural environment of the countryside beyond, providing the settings of buildings as seen from the rear.
4.48 The garden at the Manor House is noted for its historic topiared yew walk. Another large topiared yew at Peacock House is prominent in views of The Green and part of the character and Trees in Gardens & above Rooflines appearance of the conservation area.
4.49 Views into the conservation area show significant tree cover in rear gardens and above rooflines. These are a significant element of the conservation area throughout, adding much to its character and appearance. Trees in rear gardens are also part of the setting of buildings and the interface between the village buildings and adjacent countryside.
4.50 Of particular note in the streetscene are trees bounding the school playing field and those planted on The Green. These trees are prominent and enhance the value of these open spaces. Trees at the Village Green Other single trees of note include the large beech 19 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area at The Laurels and the large sycamore at the rear design, detail, materials or finish, erodes local of Upper House. building detail, which is an essential part of the distinctive character and appearance of the 4.51 conservation area All trees over a certain size are protected in the conservation area. Written notification must be • Replacement roof coverings in concrete given to the Council before carrying out any works tiles, which are a poor substitute for natural to these trees. Some trees are individually materials protected by Tree Preservation Orders and consent is needed from us before any works to • Satellite dishes on road frontage elevations them are carried out. Our Landscape Team can advise on which trees are protected, the type of • Fences. Occasional properties have modern works which would need to be notified or need timber panelled or boarded fences which jar consent, the procedures and the likelihood of with the prevailing character and appearance getting consent for the works. The contribution of of the conservation area. the tree to the character and appearance of the conservation area will be a factor in the consideration of a notification or application. • Concrete paved drives. Some property frontages are hard paved for car standings. Enhancement Opportunities This treatment of frontages provides an inappropriate hard open setting to buildings 4.52 where softer green settings and boundary Cleeve Prior is fortunate in retaining much of its features are characteristic historic form and fabric. There are, however, occasional features that compromise or detract We would welcome the opportunity of discussing from its character and appearance. These the scope for improving these features. include: Neutral Areas • New buildings. Some developments 4.53 integrate better into the historic environment There are some parts of the conservation area than others. Most exhibit design characteristics which, in their present form, neither enhance or that are quite different to the established detract from its character or appearance. Some characteristics of the area. The purpose of of the new houses are set in good sized plots with highlighting these buildings is not necessarily to gardens, walls and planting which softens their aim at their re-development, but to guard appearance and helps to integrate them into the against them becoming too dominant through historic environment. future additions or alterations. These buildings will not be regarded by the Council as a guide 4.54 or precedent for future development proposals We will be careful, however, to guard against these properties and areas becoming too • Re-pointing of historic stonework in dominant through future additions or alterations. smooth hard cement mortars. Not only can this look inappropriate in the context of historic Threats masonry it leads to accelerated decay of the stone • Development. Much of the conservation area coincides with a defined Local Plan • Replacement doors and windows. development boundary (Plan policy GD1), which may bring pressure for infill or re- Some properties have had replacement development. windows and/or doors, including uPVC, stained timber and double glazed units. Window and door replacements with new ones of a different 20 Cleeve Prior Conservation Area
Satellite Dishes & Replacement Windows 5 Issues
5.1 The appraisal has highlighted the following problems and pressures in the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area.
• Design quality of new buildings • Building maintenance and repair • Loss of architectural features on historic buildings • Introduction of modern paving materials and timber panelled fences • Satellite dishes
5.2 The Management Proposals at Part 2 consider how these might be addressed to ensure the • Barns. Much of the special interest and continuing preservation and enhancement of the character of the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area character and appearance of the conservation is the presence of numerous barns and other area. farm and ancillary buildings. The loss of these could do much to diminish the character of the NOTE village. Equally, additions and further alterations Although it is intended that this appraisal should to those buildings already converted could highlight significant features of the conservation diminish their architectural value. area which are important to its character or appearance, omission of a particular feature • Ridge and furrow. This is an important should not be taken as an indication that it is archaeological feature in the conservation area. without merit and unimportant in conservation and It can be protected under an Environmental planning terms. Stewardship Scheme and may also be protected if it contains species-rich grassland. Unless it forms part of a Scheduled Ancient Monument there are no planning controls available to protect it and it may be vulnerable to loss.
• Loss of stone roofs, which are more costly to repair and re-new
• Loss of architectural features, such as doors and windows and other local building details
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Sources Victoria County History: Worcestershire Volumes
Worcestershire Landscape Character Assessment, Worcestershire County Council, 1999
Post Office Directory of Worcestershire 1876
The Story of Cleeve Prior. A Bayliss. 1988
Noake's Guide to Worcestershire. 1868
Inclosure Map 1811
Ordnance Survey mapping 1880's to present day
English Heritage "Pastscape"
Further Information For further guidance and information please contact: The Heritage Section Planning Services Wychavon District Council Civic Centre Queen Elizabeth Drive Pershore Worcs. WR10 1PT
Tel. 01386 565565 e.mail: [email protected] web: www.wychavon.gov.uk
The following websites contain information relating to conservation areas: www.wychavon.gov.uk www.english-heritage.org.uk
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Part 2 Management Proposals Action We will 1. What are these Management • consider the need for Article 4 Directions to Proposals for? bring under planning control works which 1.1 constitute development These management proposals are a mid- to long- term strategy for preserving and enhancing the • advise owners/occupiers of buildings of Cleeve Prior Conservation Area, addressing the appropriate pointing where opportunities arise, issues arising from the appraisal. and the need for prior consent for works, where relevant 1.2 These proposals are prepared in accordance with • seek retention of historic fabric where our duty under Section 71 of the Planning (Listed opportunities arise through development Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 to proposals formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of our • address unauthorised works to buildings conservation areas. through enforcement action where appropriate, in accordance with our Enforcement Policy 2. Management Proposals 3. Loss of architectural features 1. Design quality of new buildings Several buildings have been adversely affected by Some new buildings exhibit design characteristics the use of inappropriate modern materials, that are quite different to the established detailing or replacement of original doors and characteristics of the area and which fail to windows with poor quality substitutes, such as preserve or enhance the conservation area. uPVC or stained timber Others are let down by poor attention to detail and materials. Action We will Action • consider the need for Article 4 Directions to We will bring such works under planning control, to • seek improvements to buildings where ensure that the special qualities of unlisted opportunities arise through development buildings of local significance are protected. proposals • address unauthorised alterations to buildings • assess new proposals against our Local Plan through enforcement action where appropriate, Policies on design, conservation areas, listed in accordance with our Enforcement Policy buildings and our forthcoming supplementary planning guidance on design 4. Introduction of modern paving materials and timber panelled fences 2. Building maintenance & repair These materials and features undermine the The loss of historic roofing materials and quality of the historic environment. replacement with artificial substitutes, and re- pointing in hard cement mortars, undermines the quality of individual buildings and the area.
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Action We will • seek improvements to sites where opportunities arise through development proposals • consider the need for Article 4(2) Directions to bring such works under planning control, to ensure that the special character of the area is protected. • assess new proposals against our Local Plan Policies on design and on preserving and enhancing the conservation area, preserving the setting of listed buildings and our forthcoming supplementary planning guidance on design
5. Satellite dishes There are several examples of satellite dishes on road frontage elevations, where they undermine the character and appearance of the area.
Action We will • address unauthorised alterations to buildings through enforcement action where appropriate, in accordance with our Enforcement Policy
6. Ridge and Furrow Ridge and furrow may not be protected and yet is an important feature in the conservation area.
Action We will • Consider the need for raising the profile of the importance of ridge and furrow in the conservation area, together with advice on the importance of retention and appropriate management
25 Article 4(2) Directions
3 Article 4(2) Directions 3.5 The Management Proposals for the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area include Article 4(2) Directions. What is an Article 4(2) Direction? This does not mean that the works included would 3.1 not be allowed. It means that planning permission An Article 4(2) Direction is an Order that the would be required to carry out these particular District Council can make to provide long-term changes in future. We would check to see if what protection against unsympathetic alterations to was proposed would harm the character or unlisted dwellinghouses in conservation areas by appearance of the Conservation Area. If not, restricting certain "permitted development" rights. permission would usually be granted. There This means that alterations that formerly did not would be no planning fee for any planning require planning permission would need application required as a result of a Direction. permission in the future. This would only apply to elevations or parts of a property which front public 3.6 roads, rights of way or public open spaces. It Those properties potentially affected would be would not normally affect the rear of a property or separately consulted and all views expressed the rear garden, and does not affect interior would be taken into account in making the alterations. decision on whether to proceed with the direction. Why consider them for Cleeve Prior? 3.2 The conservation area at Cleeve Prior has been designated in recognition of its special architectural and historic interest and a desire to preserve its character and appearance.
3.3 Although many alterations to all types of buildings can be controlled in a conservation area by planning permission, changes can still take place to unlisted dwellings and their sites that can damage the character and appearance of the conservation area, but which are "permitted development", i.e. they do not require planning permission.
3.4 There are many buildings in the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area which, although not listed, have qualities of age, style and materials which are locally distinct and which make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area. That many of these properties retain much of their original character and appearance is to the credit of those owners who have carefully preserved them. There is, however, no guarantee as to their future and these properties are vulnerable to future change.
26 Statement of Community Involvement
Introduction Consultation 1.1 1.5 This statement is a summary of community The consultation period began on 11th July and involvement and public consultation undertaken ended on 22nd August 2008 by Wychavon District Council in respect of the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area Appraisal and Consultation was by: Management Proposals and proposed changes to • A public meeting held at the Memorial Hall, the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area boundary. Cleeve Prior on the evening of 23rd July 2008 • Publication of the draft appraisal, management Background proposals & proposed conservation area 1.2 boundary changes on the Wychavon District A report to the Council’s Development Control Council website, accompanied by an electronic (Policy) Committee on 5th June 2008 explains the feedback form reasons for • Placing of the same documents for public preparing a character appraisal and management inspection during the consultation period at: proposals for the Cleeve Prior Conservation Area. - Planning Reception, Wychavon District Council, Specifically, the character appraisal and proposals Civic Centre, Pershore are drafted in accordance with the requirements - Pershore public library on Wychavon District Council imposed by the - Memorial Hall, Cleeve Prior Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation • Letters to Cleeve Prior residents, Cleeve Prior Areas) Act 1990, to: Parish Council, Cleeve Prior Heritage Trust, • keep its conservation areas under review; Cleeve Prior Residents' Association, Vale of • prepare policies and proposals for the Evesham Civic Society, Worcestershire preservation and enhancement of the character Archaeological Unit, English Heritage, or appearance of its conservation areas; and Worcestershire County Council, Worcestershire • pay special attention to the desirability of County Highways preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the conservation area in Consultees exercising its planning functions. 1.6 The following were consulted on the draft 1.3 appraisal and management plan: The preparation and publication of conservation • Cleeve Prior Parish Council area character appraisals and management plans • Cleeve Prior residents are a key step in the Council fulfilling these duties. • Cleeve Prior Heritage Trust • Cleeve Prior Residents' Association Community Involvement • Vale of Evesham Civic Society 1.4 • Worcestershire County Archaeological Service Community involvement has taken the form of: • Worcestershire County Council • Worcestershire County Highways • a briefing session with the Cleeve Prior Parish • English Heritage Council • a briefing session with The Littletons Ward Member • a public meeting at the Memorial Hall, Cleeve Prior on the evening of 23rd July 2008 • letter to Cleeve Prior residents on 11th July 2008
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Publicity 1.7 Notice of the public meeting and consultation was given by way of:
• Posters placed on the parish notice board at the Memorial Hall, Cleeve Prior, and at Pershore Civic Centre • Letters to residents on 11th July 2008 • A public meeting held at 23rd July 2008 • Information item on the Cleeve Prior village website • Information item in the August Cleeve Prior Newsletter • "News Focus" on the Wychavon Council website during the consultation period • "Latest News" feature on Wychavon Council website during the consultation period • Notice placed with the documents at the Civic Centre, Pershore public library, Memorial Hall, Cleeve Prior and on the Council's website • Information forwarded to consultees
Community input 1.8 Consultation brought 2 written responses. These were reported to the Council's Development Control Committee on 11th September 2008 together with officer comment and recommendation for suggested changes to the appraisal and management proposals in response.
1.9 The appraisal and management proposals have been amended to take into account suggested change to highlight potential threat and assist in future management of the conservation area.
28 September 2008