Design Statement for the Parish of

Supplementary Planning Document 1 Contents

1. Introduction to the Billingshurst Parish Design Statement...... 4 2. Link to the Local Development Framework...... 4 3. The Parish Of Billingshurst, its settlements and how it has grown...... 5 4. Billingshurst Today...... 7 5. Development in Billingshurst...... 8 A High Street...... 9 B East Street...... 12 C West Street/Newbridge Road...... 14 D Station Road/Brookers Road...... 15 E Lower Station Road/Chestnut Road/Daux Road/Daux Avenue...... 16 F Forge Way/Belinus Drive...... 17 G Coombe Hill/Frenches Mead...... 17 H Silver Lane/Broomfield Drive/St Gabriel’s Road...... 18 I Roman Way...... 19 J Penfold Grange...... 20 K Marringdean Road...... 21 L Natts Lane/Parbrook...... 21 M Other areas...... 21

6. The Hamlets...... 22 A ...... 23 B ...... 24 C Summers Place...... 26 D ...... 27 E Newbridge...... 28 F Parbrook...... 28

7. Business...... 29

8. Open Spaces and Recreation...... 31

9. Rural...... 33

10. Design Principles...... 40

11. Appendices...... 49 1 Conservation Areas...... 50 2 Named Woodlands...... 54 3 Registered Greens, Open Spaces and Playing Fields...... 54 District Council Billingshurst Parish Park North, North Street, Horsham 4 Further Reading / References...... 54 West , RH12 1RL. Head of Development, Ray Wright, Directorate of Planning 5 Acknowledgements...... 55 Reference No : Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey map with the permission of the Date : 26/9/07 Scale : 1:50,000 Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright 2007. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to Drawing No : Revisions : prosecution or civil proceedings. LA No.100018563 2 3 1. Introduction to the Billingshurst Parish Design Statement 3. The Parish Of Billingshurst, its settlements and how it has grown

The parish of Billingshurst consists of the village of Billingshurst itself, within which there are quite distinct The parish of Billingshurst is set in the low clay within sight of agriculture, and related activities, and most lived on or near the farms. centres of habitation, together with a number of outlying hamlets – Adversane, Coneyhurst, Five Oaks and the Downs. Much of the landscape, although unspectacular, retains The parish is rich in wealden vernacular buildings, many built of timber Newbridge, and isolated groupings of dwellings and agricultural buildings. its ancient aspect. Clay makes for difficult farming and for centuries and locally made bricks and tiles; some retain their Horsham stone woodland management and pasture with some arable farming were roofs. Most retain their ancient names. Local stone was occasionally the principal local activities. There are numerous scattered farmsteads, used for building but much was burnt as fertiliser. There were no This Design Statement Purpose some with boundaries established in Saxon times. Until the 19th great houses until the later 19th century when it became fashionable w is intended to apply to any future development in Its purpose is to assist residents of, and businesses located in, the century almost all of the parishioners would have been engaged in for a gentleman to have sporting interests. Billingshurst itself and the other centres of habitation within the parish in the preparation of a planning application and to guide parish boundary. them, planners and developers as to what will enhance the quality of life for the residents, not only in the design and materials of w is applicable to all developments, industrial, commercial or the buildings, but also the lay-out of facilities, landscaping and domestic, whether the construction of a large estate, a group of infrastructure. buildings, a single dwelling, or the alteration or extension of an existing property

w is only concerned with the visual character of the parish and how it might be protected or enhanced and is not meant to detail what type of development should take place in the parish or the state of the local services

w has been prepared by Billingshurst Parish Council after consultation with the inhabitants and local groups and organisations of the parish and in accordance with the advisory booklet on village design published by the Countryside Commission.

2. Link to the Local Development Framework

The Billingshurst Parish Design Statement is to be adopted by The role of Parish Design Statement is recognised in policy CP3 of Council as a Supplementary Planning Document Horsham District Council’s adopted Core Strategy for improving (SPD) and will sit within Horsham District Council’s Local the quality of new development. The policy requires development Development Framework (LDF) as a Local Development Document. to complement the varying character and heritage of the district as defined in Parish Design Statement produced to indicate areas of A Supplementary Planning Document is used to supplement good design applicable to locally distinctive areas. Development Plan Documents (DPD) such as the Core Strategy and Development Control Policies to provide further detail on policies and proposals that are not within the scope of the Development Plan Document. As a statutory document, the Billingshurst Parish Design Statement Supplementary Planning Document is subject to the Planning Regulations which require, amongst other things, a period of public consultation on the draft Supplementary Planning Document and will require formal agreement by Horsham District Council Members.

Extract from the Tithe Map of 1841

4 5 Roman Stane Street was laid in the mid 1st century. It bisects the The A272 was until fairly recent times merely a local route but is parish and is still mostly on its original alignment. Stane Street was now one of the principal cross country routes. the earliest factor in the development of the parish and continues 4. Billingshurst Today to exert a major influence. The earliest distinct communities were In former times Billingshurst Village was the centre of the largely established where Stane Street coincided with a reliable water agricultural parish. It was also a centre for the brewing trade and had supply notably Adversane, Parbrook and Billingshurst. Adversane three malt houses which used the barley from surrounding farms. developed on the crossing between Stane Street and the ancient Although agriculture is still a major local activity, very few people are Billingshurst is set approximately six miles south west from the town is reflected in the buildings that make up the town, where the new drove road leading towards Newbridge. Five Oaks was established needed to work the land. Transport connections to , Gatwick of Horsham and 43 miles from London. The nearest coastal resorts complement the historic and the older style properties. Billingshurst in the 17th century. Airport and provide employment opportunities. The are and which are about 18 miles distant. It has a large conservation area in the heart of the village, more details parish supports a wide range of industries many of which are highly is set around the crossroads of the A272 and the old Stane Street, can be found in appendix 1. The population of the parish in the mid 18th century was put at specialised. Few residents work within the parish and many come (A29) Since the development of new housing, it has a population of about one thousand. There is little evidence of building in the in to their workplaces. serves Billingshurst and around 7,600 (2006). The village also has its share of Industrial Estates at Eagle, Huffwood, Georgian period but there were developments in Billingshurst High surrounding areas and enjoys an excellent reputation. Gilmans and Daux Road containing engineering companies, Street from about the 1840s. Billingshurst has a railway station with a direct link to London and the toolmakers and specialists as well as a variety of new industries such Until the 20th century the was virtually coterminous with South Coast making it an ideal commuter location. There is a bus as computer specialists, web designers and printers. The introduced new commerce to the parish in the ancient parish. In the 1930s the Civil Parish was extended as far service to the surrounding villages and to two of the nearby larger the 18th and 19th centuries, via the canal wharf at Newbridge. Most as the , taking in ancient landholdings such as Guildenhurst, towns, Horsham and . In recent years the old village hall in the High Street was converted to of the Victorian slate roofing, and coal, lime and chalk were brought Streele and Lee farms which, with most of Newbridge, were formerly residential accommodation and a modern village hall built as part of via the canal. The opening of the railway in 1859 provided an outlet in the parish of . Until recently, developments tended The Weald Community School is Billingshurst’s own secondary the housing development of Roman Way. This development included for farming industries and did most to underpin commercial and to occur within old landholdings: the most recent developments school set within the South East corner of the village. It also offers a new health centre and surgery. industrial development, especially around the old railway sidings of have obliterated some old boundaries. Despite major housing and Adult Education facilities. The Infant and Junior Schools are close to Billingshurst. industrial developments Billingshurst, as the centre of the parish, the Weald Community School. In addition there are Toddler Groups To the west of the bypass Jubilee Fields an integrated sports and still enjoys a strong community spirit. The rural spaces between and Play Schools. leisure complex with cricket and football pitches has been provided The population remained stable at about two thousand during the Billingshurst and neighbouring towns and villages serve to enhance together with a fishing lake and other recreational facilities. first half of the twentieth century but following the Second World the “sense of place”. Boasting a variety of independent High Street shops and the War much residential development took place and a number of light Jengers Mead shopping centre, Billingshurst also has a medium There is a full size swimming pool and fitness suite at the industrial estates were introduced in Billingshurst. Pre and post war sized supermarket, a post office, banks, estate agents, solicitors, Billingshurst Leisure Centre adjacent to the Weald School for use Council housing developments provided much needed homes for accountants, several good restaurants and pubs and an excellent by the whole community. local people. library. Billingshurst centre has been enhanced with pavement layout and Recent housing development has seen an influx of new residents street furniture to improve the visual aspect of the focal point of into the area and there is a favourable blend of new and old. This the community.

Billingshurst High Street with Enhancements

6 7 A: High Street/Alicks Hill 5. Development in Billingshurst

Since development in Billingshurst occurred in discrete areas containing individual and often unique architectural features they have been examined separately in the areas indicated on the plan right:

Early developments were centred on the High Street with a mix The High Street area contains many of Medieval, Edwardian and Victorian buildings. In the 1960s fine examples of Tile Hung Elevations the shopping precinct at Jengers Mead was developed. The together with painted brickwork and style incorporated nothing of local vernacular architecture and is horizontal clapboarding which could be representative of many anonymous 60’s developments throughout said to be representative. the country. Village Green More recent development at the northern end of the High Street, adjacent to Jengers Mead has incorporated features from the mix The area of land in the High Street of Medieval, Edwardian adjacent to the busy junction with the and Victorian buildings and A272 is known as the Village Green. blends in very well with The land is formally registered as a village green and is planted each the mix of styles in the year by the Parish Council. This village green in the heart of the locality, tending to restore High Street is a treasured amenity. The row of medieval houses something of the pre set back behind the green are known as ‘the Causeway’ and form 1960s small scale domestic part of an important streetscene in the heart of High Street and character of the area. Conservation Area.

8 9 High Street Enhancements

The bypass has removed the majority of through traffic in the High Street. The introduction of a 20mph speed limit and decorative paving has made the High Street look very pedestrian orientated. The narrow roads and alleyways including Ten Steps to St Mary’s Church help the High Street retain its quaint village outlook.

Mother’s Garden

Further along the busy High Street is a hidden gem called the Mother’s Garden. The Trustees of the Women’s Hall maintain this green space, in the middle of the High Street, as a garden for children.

Planning Considerations

w Careful attention should be paid to the overall streetscene.

w Northern end of the High Street is at a significantly higher ground level than the southern end, thus height of new buildings should be carefully controlled.

w Development should complement the mix of Medieval, Edwardian and Victorian buildings - pitched dormers, painted brickwork, tile hung elevations, clapboarding.

w Cottage like appearance of dwellings should be continued.

w Paved pedestrian areas and sympathetic street furniture theme to be continued.

w View to the Church from any of the village entrances should not be obscured.

10 11 B: East Street A popular walkway through the gardens of Chime and Robin Cottages to St Mary’s Church.

East Street also contains examples of Tile Hung Elevations and Painted Brickwork which has been continued into more recent development together with typical Victorian brick villas and later chalet bungalows.

The main A272 east-west road through Sussex cuts through the centre of the village along East Street onto the High Street and out through West Street. Heavy traffic is forced through the narrow junction on the corner of the Village Green.

Further ‘ribbon’ development took place along East Street, some in Victorian times but expanding in the 1930s. The Rosehill development took place in the 1960s with later expansion to include sheltered accommodation and more recently into Caffyns Rise. Luggs Close was constructed in 2006, a development of housing for retired people.

Views to and from the Church

The Parish Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building and stands on a hill near the centre of the village in East Street and the Broach Spire can be viewed from most parts of the village. These views are very precious and worthy of protection by preventing new buildings obscuring the line of sight to the church spire wherever possible.

The Church is built mainly in the perpendicular style but the earliest parts date from the 12th Century. During the centuries the church has been added to and extended. It was extensively restored in 1866 with local stone.

Planning Considerations

w Pitched front gables to bay windows, painted bargeboards, tile hung elevations, painted brickwork.

w Heavy traffic may cause noise nuisance to properties set close to the road.

w Due to the gradient of East Street and predominance of two storey buildings, the height of new buildings should be carefully controlled.

w Most important aspect of the whole Design Statement is the retention of views to and from St Mary’s Church.

12 13 C: West Street/Newbridge Road D: Station Road, Brookers Road

West Street’s development consists of a mix of Victorian/Edwardian villas and cottages with progressively more modern houses including some recent infill. The modern buildings reflect the painted decorative bargeboards of the Victorian/Edwardian villas.

Close to the village boundary a new care home has replaced an older home and echoes the coloured brickwork of Edwardian properties in West Street. The more recent development of Holders Close (2005-6) includes a mix of styles and sizes with incorporation of ‘green’ courtyards.

The prominent building material in West Street is red brick with some fine examples of contrasting brick colours.

‘Victorian/ Edwardian’ development took place along Station Road with the coming of the railway. Projected front gables with painted bargeboards form part of the prominent character, as can be seen in front porch and bay windows.

The signal box at Billingshurst Station is a listed building, it was erected in 1876, but is thought to originate from the 1860s. It is probably the oldest working signal box with original frame on the British system. It is the only remaining example of the first standard signal box design.

The footbridge at Billingshurst Station is also a listed building. It is a cast and wrought iron footbridge. A wrought iron lattice girder with flat centre and arched ends is supported on four cast iron columns on either platform. It has group value with the immediately adjacent signal box.

Industrial development proceeded in Brookers Road, initially in the 1950s followed by smaller starter units in the 1970s.

Some of the earlier development has been replaced in the 1960s/1970s with houses and blocks of flats and with sympathetic office premises.

Planning Considerations

Planning Considerations w There is a considerable mix of building styles and materials reflected by their period of development, including painted brickwork and exposed brickwork with some rendering. w Painted decorative bargeboards, contrasting brick colours, decorative brickwork, sash windows. w Parking is in extremely short supply around the station. Workers park in the side roads for the many businesses in this small area. w Existing cottages close to road and thus unsuitable for off road parking on frontage. w Operation of the crossing gates slows traffic throughput.

14 15 E: Lower Station Road, Chestnut Road, Daux Road, Daux Avenue F: Forge Way/Belinus Drive

‘Victorian/ Edwardian’ development took place along Lower Station and styles giving this area of Billingshurst its own character as you To the southwest early development took Road with the coming of the railway. Note these properties are leave the centre of the village and travel out to the more rural area. place in the 1970s, mainly in the Forge Way, in close proximity to the road leaving little room for driveways and Belinus Drive area, incorporating open space off road parking, having been built in an era when the car was only Daux Road and Daux Way (between Daux Road and Daux Avenue) and play areas. These properties feature open affordable by very few. Their occupants would have used the railway includes uninspiring industrial units with no attempt made to blend in frontages as pictured right. An area of land in to travel to work. Lower Station Road has a mix of properties sizes with the local housing. Forge Way was the subject of a Public Enquiry in 2004, when County Council decided the land was no longer required for a new school, and sold it for a development of 59 houses.

Planning Considerations

w Open frontages to houses.

w Wide verges.

w A culvert runs through the estate.

G: Coombe Hill/Frenches Mead

To the northwest, development in the Coombe Hill and Frenches Modern development in Laker’s Meadow in the 1990s incorporated Mead area was constructed in the 1940s incorporating green space tile hung elevations and painted coloured doors as seen in the older and play areas. Properties are predominantly brick construction with properties in the nearby High Street. large gardens, many now incorporating off road parking as the roads are fairly narrow and are further narrowed by on street parking. Planning Considerations

w Tile hanging

w Painted coloured doors

Planning Considerations w Construction in this area began with Victorian and Edwardian Villas, and in the 1930’s chalet bungalow types of homes in the Planning Considerations Daux Avenue area were added. There has been later infill of more modern types. The dominant building material is local brick either red or multi-stock. The mix of styles is part of the charm of this area of Billingshurst. w Large gardens w Parking is at a premium, with commuters parking all day in these roads taking spaces from workers and local residents. w Housing constructed around green open space, e.g. Frenches Mead. w Frontages close to road leave no room for off road parking. w Narrow roads congested by long stay parking for the shops

16 17 H: Silver Lane/Broomfield Drive/St Gabriel’s Road I: Roman Way

The Silver Lane development took place The Roman Way development took place in the 1990s and was on farmland close to the south-east of the constructed in conjunction with the new Village Hall which has village in the 1960s. This development, pitched dormers and front gables. which included Broomfield Drive, Birch Drive and Cleve Way, was typical 1960s A new medical centre and housing, the bulk of which is low cost for development with a variety of styles with first time buyers, contains elements of social housing. These modern open frontages and grass verges planted properties pick up the pitched front gables seen in the High Street with trees giving a very pleasant open, and tile hanging. spacious appearance.

Further construction off Silver Lane in the St Gabriel’s Road and Dell Lane areas followed in the 1980s. The styles in these areas are very different from the original Silver Lane development.

The Silver Lane area is of such diverse character that a development of individual houses in a more modern style could be considered should any redevelopment be contemplated.

Planning Considerations

Planning Considerations w Modern estate with predominantly smaller properties

w Wide road w Small front gardens

w Open frontages, houses set back from the road w Off road parking

w Tree lined wide grass verges w Tile hanging, pitched front gables

18 19 J: Penfold Grange Estate K: Marringdean Road

The construction of the Stane Street/A29 bypass led to further major desirable architectural features to be found in the parish together Marringdean Road consists of individual homes of many eras in a rural rural lane as you leave the village. There has been a more recent housing development to the south west of the village in 2001/2. with the incorporation of open spaces, sympathetic landscaping and setting spaced well apart. Marringdean Road has the character of a development of a small estate at the western end. The houses in this design award estate have included many of the courtyard designs.

Planning Considerations

w Rural lane character w Properties set back off the road w Properties set in larger plots

L: Natts Lane, Parbrook

Natts Lane includes the Gilman’s Industrial Estate which consists of the Recent housing construction here has become incorporated into the all too common ‘shed’ construction with vast concrete paved areas. Penfold Grange estate.

Groomsland Drive, off Natts Lane, is a typical 1940s development The area contains many fine examples of Tile Hung Elevations including social and private housing. The green in the centre was together with Painted Brickwork and Clapboarding which could be registered as a village green by the residents in 2007. said to be representative.

Hurstlands is a more recent development of 1970s ‘modern’ The modern development at Cranham Avenue and Bridgewater housing and Kenilworth Place (2005) consists of mock Victorian Close does not incorporate the traditional Parbrook styles but being detached dwellings. totally separate does not clash with it.

Parbrook, the former A29, at the far southern end of the village Planning Considerations consists of a number of Victorian and older cottages and dwellings that could almost be described as a hamlet. Note the tile hanging w Natts Lane and Parbrook have housing from 1940s, 1970s to seen elsewhere in the parish. the modern day. Each era of housing is within a self contained small development.

w Natts Lane is a semi rural road constrained by the railway bridge.

w Small hamlet character of Parbrook.

Planning Considerations w Courtyard layouts w Contrasting road surface. M: Other Areas w Varying styles of houses, tile hanging, painted brickwork in the same streetscene. w Style of houses reflect a mix of Sussex style houses and groupings of houses – creates a sense of space. In addition to the above there are other areas of habitation which styles that tend to contribute to the locality and are likely to remain could be defined as settlements, namely: Andrews Hill, Okehurst and popular in the future especially where planning has enabled off w Landscaping. Tedfold. There has been recent limited development at Tedfold. The road parking which was not envisaged in some of the post war better quality developments have tended to draw upon vernacular developments. w Decorative street furniture.

20 21 A: Adversane 6. The Hamlets

Adversane Mission Hall

Included among these is the Village Hall originally built as a Mission Hall in the 1920s, and now used also by a nursery school.

The shop and post office no longer remain and the hotel, restaurant and antiques centre have also closed.

The hamlet has a long history and strong community which wishes to retain essential qualities of a hamlet linked closely to its farms and rural surrounds.

The houses in the hamlet are mixtures of cottages amongst a significant number of more substantial dwellings many of them dating from the 15th Century. Outlying farms and agricultural cottages mirror this mixture. The housing styles are very typically Sussex with B Adversane is a hamlet two miles south of Billingshurst centred around timber frame, tilehanging and weatherboard cladding. a green at a crossroads on Stane Street. The crossroads have been a black spot for traffic accidents. The surrounding hedged fields are grasslands. To the east the railway runs parallel to the main road. Houses surround the green and a short distance along each of the C roads leading from it.

The green and central part of the hamlet is a conservation area, further information can be found in appendix 1. The open appearance of the green as you travel through Adversane on the A29 is a key feature of this hamlet. To the west of the green is the Blacksmiths’ Arms, beside which used to stand the forge.

E On the east side of the green is a row of cottages which were formed out of an F old Malthouse. The malthouse cottages are stone and this D is reflected in the style of the terraced houses which replaced the hotel A next to the pub. Other new houses are mainly brick. Between the green and the railway crossing are the majority of other houses in the hamlet.

Planning Considerations

w Open aspect of the village green.

w Small ribbon development around the intersection of the A29 and B2133.

w Ribbon development should be contained to the hamlet.

w The housing styles are very typically Sussex with timber frame, tilehanging and weatherboard cladding.

w The hamlet of Adversane is surrounded by countryside. 22 Horsham District Council 23 Billingshurst Parish Park North, North Street, Horsham West Sussex, RH12 1RL. Head of Development, Ray Wright, Directorate of Planning Reference No : Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey map with the permission of the Date : 26/9/07 Scale : 1:50,000 Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright 2007. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to Drawing No : Revisions : prosecution or civil proceedings. LA No.100018563 B: Five Oaks

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Summer’s Place dates back to the 13th century, when it was The site has been purchased by Berkeley Homes, and the Manor Coneyhurst is a small hamlet to the east presented to Roger de Someri as part of a knight’s fee. It was rebuilt House has been converted to apartments. A sympathetic extension of Billingshurst, situated either side of the in 1880 to the designs of gentleman architect John Norton. After the has been added to the Manor House as shown below, and busy A272. Over the years this largely Second World War, it was adopted as a convent school - Immaculate apartments built in the grounds of the house in the 33 acre site. farming community grew crops as varied Heart of Mary until in 1984 when it became the prestigious base for as wheat, maize and barley. Now it is still Sotheby’s auction specialists in the Southern counties. mainly surrounded by farming land, has no shops or other infrastructure and depends on Billingshurst for all services. Houses in this area vary in age and style. There are a number of local businesses.

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Jubilee Fields Fishing Lake

The Jubilee Fields complex covers 38 hectares and includes four The fishing lake covers an area of 4,000 square metres and holds senior and one junior football pitch, cricket square, woodland, picnic 4,000 cubic metres of water. At its deepest point it is 2.25 metres High Street Enhancements and recreation areas, trim trail, sports pavilion and fishing lake. deep, and at its shallowest 0.5 metres. There are fifteen fishing platforms and a remote island.

The long awaited improvements to Billingshurst High Street were Outside Martins Newsagents there is an area of decorative paving with Trim Trail unveiled just before Christmas 2006. The works, which cost £400,000 new seating, a bus shelter and spherical bollards to add interest and The Trim Trail forms a circuitous route around the football pitches and started the following June, were undertaken by Horsham District create a focal point in the High Street where people can meet. and has 14 exercise stations, three bridges and five bench pads. Council and West Sussex County Council whilst being paid for fully through developer contributions. The newly installed ornate street lights are unique in style to Billingshurst and the blue colour of the columns and other street Visitors to Billingshurst High Street are able to experience a more furniture helps create a quality street scene complimentary to the shop pedestrian friendly area. The High Street between East Street and fronts and other buildings. Jengers Mead has been made more accommodating for shoppers by widening the footways in new block paving and installing new street It is particularly important that any work by statutory undertakers in furniture and street lighting. the High Street is re-instated with the same decorative paving. Tarmac patching should be strongly resisted. Added to this, new mini-roundabouts at East Street and Jengers Mead have helped the creation of a 20mph zone which will reinforce the overall quality environment that has been created. In 2007, Jubilee Fields was highly commended under category 4 ‘The Open Space Award’ by the West Sussex County Council Design and Sustainability Award.

In the Burnt Row Woodland, there is a well fed by spring water which flows at a rate of 324 litres per hour or 5.4 litres per minute. The well has a capacity of 6,565 litres and is 7 metres deep with no bottom.

30 31 Manor Fields Lower Station Road Recreation Ground

The Manor Fields playing field is located behind the Coombe Hill The Lower Station Road recreation ground is a popular open space 9. Rural development bounded by the Billingshurst bypass. in the southern end of the village. It has a skate park, basketball hoop and goal units for the youth, children’s play area, open space and the Parbrook runs through it. Rural Areas, Natural Environment, Woodland and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

Billingshurst Parish spreads over an area of of the natural watershed between the Arun Woodland, sites of Special Scientific Interest 32km2 and apart from the built up areas of and Adur rivers systems bisects the Parish and of Nature Conservation Importance, Billingshurst Village (3km2) the surrounding and is also the route of the ancient Roman a number of small copses and extended areas are predominately agricultural, road (Stane Street) and the modern A29. hedges and headlands. (See Appendix 2). woodland and water meadows. The soil The Parish has numerous small streams Landowners have planted many trees in is heavy Wealden clay with pockets of a across its area, also lakes, ponds and wells. recent years encouraged by Government lighter tilth. The Parish is rectangular in These provide the necessary drainage of the agencies and funding. Total area 5km2. shape and stretches 6km north to south area and a water habitat for wildlife. The The woodlands provide a valuable habitat and 6km east to west. Billingshurst village area drains westwards and shelter for native flora and fauna, a towards the Arun Valley via Parbrook. source of income for landowners (timber Heights and Natural Features and shooting rights) and recreational areas The Arun Valley and meadows provide a for the local population. Cherry Tree Close Play Area The hamlet of Five Oaks is the highest vital drainage area for the headwaters of point in the parish at 70m above sea level. the Arun from the north of the parish to There is a small area of open space and children’s play area behind Billingshurst village occupies land mostly the south, and onto the English Channel. Landscape Character the houses in Arun Road. above the 25m contours. The centre of the Winter floods regularly flood many of the Assessments village is dominated by St Mary’s Church, water meadows below the 10m contours. Five Oaks Play Area which stands at a height of 35m. Land Management Guidelines have been drawn up by West Sussex County There is a small play area in Five Oaks located behind the houses Footpaths and Bridleways Council as part of their ‘Strategy for the in Hayes Wood Road on land that the Parish Council leases from a Drainage West Sussex Landscape’. The parish of local landowner. The Parish is fortunate to have a 72.6km Billingshurst is covered by three sets of The eastern boundary is marked in places by network of footpaths and 14.9km of guidelines as follows: the upper waters of the and the bridleways criss crossing the area. Many western boundary follows the Arun River and have agricultural origins and some are Wey & Arun Canal. Other Parish boundaries hundreds of years old often following field follow field and woodland perimeters in the boundaries from farm to farm or hamlet. areas of the hamlets of Five Oaks in the north They provide valuable, quiet corridors for and Adversane to the south. humans and wildlife.

The village of Billingshurst and the surrounding hamlets and road system Woodlands Station Road Gardens occupy an area of approximately 4km2, woodland covers an area of 5 km2 and the The Parish has 32 named woods scattered The Parish Council has consulted during 2007/8 on the future of remainder is agricultural land of mixed use throughout its area. There are conifer the old cricketfield in Station Road. The land will be known as (arable and livestock). The north/south line plantations, mixed woodland, Ancient the Station Road Gardens, and a design for the gardens has been agreed by Council to include ball park, youth shelter, sensory garden, children’s adventure trail and open space. Funding is now being Allotments sought to turn the vision into reality. There are 58 allotment plots in Billingshurst situated on private land in the heart of the village behind the High Street on land just south of Roman Way. With reference to the Kit Campbell Associates study for PPG17 commissioned by Horsham District Council in 2005, the average people population per allotment plot is 171 in Billingshurst. This can be compared with an average people population (outside Horsham town) of 109 people per allotment plot. Therefore one can draw the conclusion that there is already an under provision of allotment plots in Billingshurst.

32 33 Upper Arun Valley Change - Key Issues Key sensitivities are:

The Upper Arun Valley character area, stretches northwards from Pulborough towards Horsham. The valley is w Introduction of concreted sections on river banks. w Small scale incremental changes eroding rural character. relatively narrow with gently to strongly undulating sides, small to medium size pastures, and curving, narrow strips of w Possible pressures for engineered flood defences. w Maintenance of historic character made up of dispersed historic deciduous woodland along the river and valley sides. w Loss of hedgerows and woodland on valley sides. farm and manor buildings, stone bridges and small irregular fields. w Decline in traditional land management. w Loss of riverside trees and vegetation. w Localised visual impact of horse paddocks. w Any development which would damage the integrity of the valley w Pressure for further urban development, in particular floor or sides. around Horsham. w Unsympathetic flood defences. w Potential for increased recreational pressures w Change in agricultural practices – pasture improvement and around Horsham. land drainage. w Expansion of horse paddocks. w Change to river banks and drainage for wildlife by unsympathetic Landscape and Visual Sensitivities reprofiling. w Any large scale housing/commercial development. The overall condition is good with some local areas of decline of unspoilt character in the Horsham area. Overall sensitivity to change is high, reflecting many landscape qualities of the area, and visual Conserve the rural character of the valley. prominence of some valley sides. w Ensure any development on the valley sides respects historic settlement pattern, form and building materials, and is integrated into existing landscape pattern of small woodlands and hedgerows. w Promote natural watercourse management avoiding the introduction of engineered flood defences. w Conserve and manage valley side woodland and hedgerows. w Create new wetland areas such as reed beds and marsh. w Conserve the wildlife potential of wetland areas by controlling scrub, to avoid suppressing marshland plants and drying out of the ground. w Promote the use of pollarding of wetland trees and shrubs as a management technique. w Seek to reduce the intensity extent and visual impact of horse grazing. w Conserve historic stone and brick bridges. w Conserve and extend existing grassland, managing for species richness. w Where possible enhance the wildlife potential of river banks and drainage channels by reprofiling in a sympathetic manner. w Encourage clearance cycles of watercourses that increase floristic diversity.

Key Characteristics Historic Features w Mostly narrow valleys with undulating valley sides. w Historic mills. w Lush valley bottoms with small, drained, irregularly shaped pastures. w Moated farmsteads. w Occasional curving strips of woodland on valley sides. w Small irregular field pattern. w Tightly meandering and steeply banked river and stream courses. w Stone and brick bridges. w A few widely dispersed small farms on elevated valley sides. w Wey and Arun Canal. w The Wey and Arun Junction Canal which is currently being restored. w Ancient tracks, pathways, hedges and field boundaries w Mostly rural unspoilt character except for urban edge influence around Horsham and some road and aircraft noise in places. Biodiversity w Distinctive stone and brick bridges. w Rich marginal vegetation along many riverbanks and watercourses supporting notable dragonfly interest. w Small valley side broadleaved woodlands. w Unimproved pastures. w Small ancient woodlands.

34 35 Southern Low Weald Change - Key Issues Conserve and enhance pastoral rural character. This Character Area stretches from the Upper Arun Valley in the west to the Upper Adur Valley in the east. It is Maintain the historic character of the area, a relatively low-lying, gently undulating clay landscape, drained by shallow stream valleys. Occasional outcrops of w Continuing hedgerow removal and lack of management. including moated sites, and the pattern of small sandstone create low ridges. An intricate pattern of small pastures, enclosed by hedgerows and shaws, contrasts in w Over-maturity and decline of hedgerows and field trees. irregular fields. w places with a broader, open, homogenous arable landscape with some large fields. Suburban elements and associated Pylon routes. w Increasing traffic pressures. w Conserve and manage existing tree and woodland pattern, roads dominate larger settlements. Immediately outside the main settlements, landscape is rural and peaceful. w Visual impact and loss of tranquillity associated with major especially coppice and streamside woodlands and ponds, copses, road improvements. tree lines and mature hedgerow trees. w Introduction of large farm buildings. w Promote the replacement of hedgerow trees by replanting or w Development pressures around the edges of some settlements. selection of regenerated trees to perpetuate features. w Lack of appropriate management of riverside habitats or w Maintain and strengthen existing hedgerows and shaws. Conserve water meadows. hedgerows by careful management and infill planting. w Drainage ‘improvements’ increasing peak flood flows downstream w Restore and create a network of new, small broadleaved farm and reducing residual stream flows during dry summer months. woodlands, hedgerows and shaws throughout the area, whilst maintaining long views to distant ridges and respecting existing field patterns. Landscape and Visual Sensitivities w Consider carefully the design of rides and extraction routes to avoid straight lines and uniform widths. Key sensitivities are: w Encourage planting field corners with native tree and shrub w Removal of hedgerows. groups linking in with hedgerow and tree belts. w Loss of individual specimen trees in hedgerows and fields. w Encourage group tree planting along the edge of the Rivers Arun w Unsympathetic riverside development or drainage of and Adur to link in with field boundaries. water meadows. w Maintain and manage river and streamside vegetation for both w Intrusion of urban development around the major settlement nature conservation and landscape value. of Billingshurst, and extensions to smaller settlements such as w Promote the creation of arable field margins, particularly where and . arable land borders the sides of streams. w Road improvements. w Manage and restore field ponds as valuable wildlife stepping stones and landscape features. Conserve the character and extent of meadow pasture. w Consider the cumulative impact on landscape character of small developments and landuse change. Avoid the introduction of suburban styles and materials. w Establish new hedgerow and hedgerow tree planting alongside Key Characteristics major roads such as the A29 and A24 to blend with existing woodland and hedgerow patterns, and along lanes to mask the w Mostly low-lying, flat to gently undulating landscape. w Scattered brickworks and brickyards, and some iron workings. visual impact of pylons. w Occasional low wooded ridges in the east of the area. w Collection of flint workings across the parish including Adversane w Ensure any new development is well integrated into the wider w Intricate patterns of small pastures and large arable fields. and Okehurst landscape. Use new woodland, shaw and hedgerow planting as w Where field sizes have been enlarged by removal of hedgerows, appropriate. Encourage new tree planting within settlements remnants of irregular ancient field patterns are still visible. Biodiversity where appropriate. w Variable hedgerow network, fragmented and depleted in places. w Old hedgerow alignments are indicated by isolated oak trees w Overall biodiversity is reduced by extent of arable farmland standing in broken lines. in some areas. w Distinctive scatter of isolated semi-natural copses, woodlands and w Small blocks of ancient coppice woodlands at Rosier Wood - Site linear streamside woodlands. of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI), Great Lordings w Many hedgerow oak trees, some stag-headed. Wood and Marringdean Wood around Billingshurst. w Occasional long views to the and the High Weald. w Field ponds. w Remote rural character in the west. Roads, pylons and suburban w Veteran or isolated field trees and hedgerow trees. influences evident in the east. Good hedgerow matrix. w Traditional building materials are of timber frame, brick, tile and w Streamside vegetation and ditches with marginal vegetation. Horsham Stone. w Water, wet grassland, stream and meadow habitats including w Winding lanes, some narrow, some with wide verges, link SNCIs at part of the Wey and Arun Canal, Lording’s Farm scattered hamlets and farms. Meadows, Hookland Farm Meadow’s, Northwood Farm Fen and Brinsbury College. Historic Features w Areas of unimproved neutral grassland, including SNCIs at St Cuthman’s Pond and Cattlestone Farm. w Evidence of Roman occupation. Route of Roman Road of w Coneyhurst Cutting, (area 0.15 ha/ 0.37acres ) is a site of Stane Street. geological importance. It is a road cutting of Palundina w Moated farmsteads, windmills and watermills. Limestone, rarely seen limestone, once used for interiors, w Pattern of small fields as a result of clearances of ancient especially for ecclesiastical buildings and of particular interest to Weald wildwood. architects, historians and archaeologists.

36 37 Central Low Weald Biodiversity Conserve predominantly wooded character of the area, and its existing tranquil, rural qualities, This large Character Area is in the centre of the county stretching from to . It is a mainly w Wet woodland, including willow and alder woodlands on wet and ensure that new development is well- pastoral landscape with a well-wooded character. Local character varies depending on the presence or otherwise of ground along streams. Slinfold Stream and Quarry and Coppedhall integrated within the landscape. large parkland estates, concentrations of horse paddocks, and major roads and suburban development. Many small Hanger are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). w w farms and cottages are concentrated along lanes and a few historic linear villages are often located at crossroads. Some unimproved grasslands. Walden Close Meadow is a Site of Maintain the historic character of the area, including the pattern of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI). small fields and network of droveways. These villages, especially those on the major roads, tend to have a suburban character. w Many small to medium-sized broadleaved semi-natural woodlands, w Maintain and restore hedgerows and shaws. Link hedgerows some of which are also SNCIs such as Bishops Wood, Lannards through new planting and aim for good wildlife corridors via trees, and Long Copses, Horsham Common, Alder Copse, Coate’s woodland and hedgerows across land parcels Furzefield and Constable’s Furze. w Encourage the development of hedgerow trees through tagging w Ancient woodland – notably large blocks at Bignor Wood and especially on roadsides. Great Wood to the north and Madgeland Wood and Marlpost w Replant and manage isolated trees in pasture. Wood to the south. w Conserve and reinstate small scale hedgerow cover and pasture w Field corner ponds and hammer ponds. wherever possible. Assess the potential for transferring marginal w Biodiversity reduced by intensive arable fields and plantation yield arable to pasture. woodlands. w Conserve and encourage sound management of all woodlands. w Support and promote woodland industries. w Create new woodlands, linking in with existing field boundaries to Change - Key Issues extend and link existing woodland areas. w Conserve and manage streamside vegetation and ponds. w Poor hedgerow and woodland management. w Encourage management of streamside vegetation to perpetuate w Fragmentation of hedgerows and loss of hedgerow trees and conservation and landscape interests. pasture or field trees. w Seek to reduce the extent, intensity and impact of horse grazing. w Neglected ponds. Encourage the planting of tree belts and hedgerows around horse w Increased traffic. paddocks. w Expansion of horse paddocks. w Encourage landscape enhancements to existing village edges and w Increased use of rights of way network. road approaches. w Road improvements along A29 and A24. w Increase tree cover to enhance village approaches and fringes. w Suburban development, in particular around Southwater and Plant amenity trees in villages. Billingshurst settlement fringes, and along main roads. w Consider the cumulative impact on landscape character of small developments and land use change. Avoid the introduction of suburban styles and materials. Landscape and Visual Sensitivities w Conserve existing green lanes and drove roads, and conserve and enhance rights of way network. Key sensitivities are: w Reduce nitrate inputs to increase floral diversity in meadows and Key Characteristics Historic Features w Unsympathetic urban development, changes in settlement pattern re-instate hay cutting regimes. and addition of suburban features. w Encourage removal of visually and ecologically intrusive conifer w Gently undulating landform. w Route of the Roman Road of Stane Street. w Unsympathetic or major transport improvements. plantations and leylandii hedge and tree planting. w Predominantly small to medium-sized pasture fields, enclosed by w Old droveways. w Loss of woodland cover or diversity of woodland due to w Encourage dredging of old silted up ponds and creation of new ones. w woodlands, shaws and hedgerows. w Small and medium-sized assarts. Linear patterns associated with plantation planting or lack of management. w Some larger arable fields. droveways and irregular fields radiating out from settlements. w Changes in land management practices leading to change in field w Local concentrations of horse grazed paddocks and golf course w Large blocks of historic parkland at Knepp Castle and West sizes, and loss of hedgerows and isolated pasture trees. development. Grinstead Park to the south. Smaller blocks of parkland either side w Loss of tranquillity. w Dense cover of ancient broadleaved woodlands and conifer of the A29 such as at Slinfold, Summers Place and Lydwicke. w Rights of way network vulnerable to reduction in quality due to plantations. w Various brickwork and brickfields poor drainage management and increased use. w Small stream valleys draining to the Adur and the Arun. w Subdivision of fields and changes in boundary styles linked to w Some large country houses and parkland. increase in horse paddocks. w Green lanes and droveways. w Many scattered, traditional Wealden farmsteads and cottages and a few linear villages. w Crossed by major transport links north south, both road and rail.

38 39 10. Design Principles

As has been stated previously the design principles are intended to apply to any future development in Billingshurst itself and the other centres of habitation within the parish boundary. It is applicable to all developments, whether industrial, commercial or domestic, whether the construction of a large housing estate, a group of buildings or the alteration or extension of an existing property. Reference should be made therefore to relevant sections as appropriate.

It is important that the impact on the Conservation Areas (views, traffic, etc) is considered when looking at the parish of Billingshurst as a whole. It is not enough that the building design within the Conservation Areas is adhered to. Billingshurst and Adversane must remain living settlements and any enhancement of publicly used buildings (e.g. church, public house, village hall) should be in keeping with the Conservation Area.

10.1 Design Principles w Existing waterways, lakes, ponds and springs should be retained Woods and copses should be surrounded by buffer zones and wherever possible and there should be a buffer zone alongside or no building development should be permitted inside them. See Retention of existing watercourse and construction of rustic bridge over Open space/retention of mature trees. Registered Village Green in surrounding each of these features. appendix 2 for details on the named woodlands within the parish. Parbrook at Natts Lane Broomfield Drive w Overhead electricity and telephone lines should be avoided, particularly within new developments. The burying of electricity w All development should incorporate existing trees wherever and telephone lines underground is to be preferred. possible and shrubs native to the area should be planted as w All telephone and communication masts should be discreetly hidden. screening. w All new building and development should avoid low lying areas w Attention should be paid to energy conservation, individual to prevent future flooding. This is particularly important in the electricity generation by way of photo-voltaic cells or small wind Below and left: Arun Valley. turbines, the use of ground heat generation and solar heating Open space/play areas. Views along the open space running from Anvil w Existing hedgerows and woodlands should be retained panels. Such facilities should not be visually intrusive. Close and Wicks Road to Forge Way. wherever possible. w Attention should be paid to water conservation including re-use of grey water and rainwater butts. w Major new development, whether industrial, commercial or residential should include additional amenity space e.g. grass, shrubs or woodland. Residential development should include suitable children’s play facilities and allotment land as appropriate to the scale of the development and expected occupancy.

40 41 10.2 Principles Applicable to Commercial or Industrial Development 10.3 Principles Applicable To Domestic Estates or Groups of Buildings

w Development should, in principle, be apart from domestic General Site Layout development. Where this is unavoidable development should be sympathetic with local domestic architecture and any impact w Small informal groups of dwellings should be provided wherever w Private drives should be grouped where appropriate to create softened by the use of buffer zones of planting or screening. possible to avoid monotonous or repetitive patterns of development. informal and individual housing clusters. Each housing area should Dwellings should be either oriented towards the highway with ensure the integration of existing landscape features, areas of new w Parking in industrial areas continues to be a problem and staggered frontages or grouped around an open space to form planting, paved roads and footways, with dwellings sited to enhance encouragement should be given to the use of public transport, squares with the objective of creating interesting spaces, and a sense individual spaces. private bussing or other green travel arrangements. of ‘place’. w Long sections of rear garden fencing facing the highway should be avoided. Where garden boundaries can be seen they should w Vast areas of paving should be discouraged such as that seen be either brick to match the dwelling or close boarded fence, and in Gilman’s industrial estate (bottom). Green spaces should be screened with appropriate landscaping to soften the impact. encouraged between units. w Street furniture and lighting should be similar to that advocated for domestic estates. w The landscaping principles laid down in Section 10.3 should apply to industrial and commercial development. Brookers Road

Lakers Meadow

w Frontage development should be predominantly open plan which is broken up through the use of soft landscaping (hedges and shrubs etc), and sympathetic boundary treatment such as low walls, picket or post and rail fencing. Long stretches of boundary walling along the highway should be avoided. Footpaths should wherever possible be segregated from the highway to form landscape verges.

Daux Road Sympathetic Commercial Development: Brookers Road

Above: Penfold Grange Below: Holders Close

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w Pockets of higher density development may be acceptable to contrast areas of lower density housing with small areas of open space to allow for high quality soft and hard landscaping. Courtyards of smaller dwellings should be designed with integrated parking and either enclosed with larger dwellings to form courts or visually Gillmans Industrial Estate dispersed against open space.

42 43 Garages and Parking Fittings and Street Furniture Residential Roads Landscaping w Garages should be either be integrated with the house or free w House numbers, street names and other signs should be of a w Within the constraints set by the County Councils Local Design w Existing trees subject to Tree Preservation Orders, and any other standing or in groups, but visually integrated within the development. uniform design suitable for a rural environment and compatible Guide, careful consideration should be given to the role of the trees, hedgerows, landscape features, footpaths, streams and ponds with the design of other street furniture in the locality. highway network within the overall design of the development to etc should be preserved and integrated into the development design. w Other street furniture, including bollards and street name plates achieve an attractive and varied environment and maintain the rural should be of a consistent high quality style and design, compatible character of the locality. w Suitable landscaping should be provided in the form of shrub with the design of street lighting and other fittings. and tree planting to enhance the existing landscape, and the visual w The surfacing of spine roads and minor access roads (non cul appeal of the housing areas along frontages and within pedestrian de sac) and associated footways should be in accordance with areas. Trees and hedgerows lost due to the development should be Street Lighting the County Councils Local Design Guide. All other roads and replaced with native species as part of the overall landscape strategy footways within housing areas should be surfaced with a mixture for the development. w From the range of street lighting provided by the County Council of concrete block paving, clay paviors or paving setts. To maintain suitable decorative lantern and column types should be selected the rural environment excessive areas of paved areas should be w Suitable arrangements should be made by a developer to ensure that are compatible with the locality. avoided. Bituminous macadam or asphalt should not be used. The the landscape areas can be maintained and provision made for the w Normally column heights should be no more than 5 metres. use of gravel is acceptable in lower density areas for private shared replacement of dead or diseased planting. Concrete columns are not acceptable. driveways. w All garages should have pitched roofs with the pitch matching w Street lighting pollution should be avoided or reduced. w Provision should be made for footpaths and cycleways to link to adjacent dwellings, and constructed using the same materials as other parts of the parish to promote sustainable travel. within the overall development. Off-Street Parking w Provision of open spaces to create a sense of space in new w Whilst the local planning authority is governed by Planning Policy development and provide informal recreation areas. Statement 3 for the provision of off-street parking to accompany new development, it should be noted that on-street parking is already at a premium in Billingshurst.

w Any additional new development within current settlements should give due consideration to the additional strain more vehicles may place on the already congested roads. Care should be taken to ensure that emergency access is maintained. Particular attention must be given to the areas around the station and village centre favoured by commuters and shop/office workers respectively. w Treatment given to fascias, garage doors etc, should be complimentary to the colours of other materials on the site.

44 45 10.4 Principles Applicable to Individual House Design

House Design Generally w Roofs in general and smaller areas such as front porches should w House designs should generally reflect the traditional vernacular be clad in plain tiles. Dwellings in architecture of Sussex and in particular the parish of Billingshurst. This prominent locations should be being said it must be borne in mind that there are discrete areas of clad with clay plain tiles. Billingshurst itself and the local areas of habitation where insistence on such architecture would mean that the new house would not ‘fit w Tiles should be either red/ in’. In these areas more attention should be paid to the more local brown, red/blue or orange styles. This is particularly true of areas of more recent development. selectively used in prominent Where however the development proposed is separate from locations, in with concrete existing development, more traditional architecture or even more substitutes matching accordingly. Slates contemporary design can be made quite sympathetic. or appropriate substitutes may be used, as slate has been traditionally used in the w Dwellings should have parish. Interlocking tiles or pantiles are not narrow gable widths and acceptable. steep pitches with, where appropriate, attached garages and lean to porches Walls to add visual interest to individual house designs. w The predominant wall material found Chimneys should be within the parish is brick or brick with tile incorporated wherever hanging. To a lesser extent painted brick possible. or render and timber cladding can be found. Local brickworks are at , w Within the constraints and Ockley, all of which produce stock bricks which range of current building in colour from orange to red/brown, red/blue and blue/grey. legislation the scale of each Kings Arms Penfold Grange building should reflect that of existing buildings w The use of tile hanging should predominate with decorative tiling Colours in the locality together being used to add interest and reflect its use elsewhere in the parish. Kings Arms Market Room with the ratio of window to wall, and The use of handmade clay tiles is to be encouraged. w Doors, windows, rainwater goods and cladding, whether self proportionality of window height to width. coloured or with a decorative applied finish should be of a warm w To add variety the use of painted brick, render and timber is also natural colour or white, that may either blend or contrast with the Roofs to be encouraged. background surface material.

w An interesting and varied roofscape is required that reflects local vernacular architecture. Roof pitches should be generally 40 degrees Windows or more. Hipped gables could be introduced to soften the outline and to create greater gaps between adjacent dwellings. w Windows should be in keeping with local vernacular design, e.g. Georgian bars or hipped sash windows should be replaced by the w Dormer windows preferably with tiled pitched roofs may be Five Oaks same style. Windows should preferably be made from appropriately introduced to add interest to the roofscape. treated timber from sustainable sources w All bricks used should be stock bricks from local brickworks or w Eaves should have a reasonable projection and gable verges a matching equivalent from elsewhere. Sand faced bricks or yellow should be traditional in appearance. London Stocks should not be used. For larger developments in excess of 50 units a minimum of three brick types should be used.

w Bricks of a contrasting colour or different texture should be used for detailing in places such as for lintels, cills, plinths, quoins, dentil courses at eaves and around chimney stacks to reflect traditional building techniques and materials found in Billingshurst and Five Oaks its surroundings. Lower Station Road 46 West Street Parbrook 47 10.5 10.7 Principles Applicable to Individual Principles for Retail Footprint Appendices House Alterations or Extensions w With the expanding population of Billingshurst, it is essential to retain the local retail footprint to provide shopping facilities in w Alterations and extensions should be in keeping with the design of close proximity to homes. the house being amended and the neighbouring houses. Contents w The basic principles laid down in Section 10.4 should generally apply. 10.8 Appendix 1...... Conservation Areas Principles for High Street Appendix 2...... Named Woodlands 10.6 Appendix 3...... Registered Greens, Open Spaces and Playing Fields w Preserve High Street footprint as village centre Appendix 4...... Further Reading / References Principles Applicable to Farm Appendix 5...... Acknowledgements and other Buildings in Rural Areas w Promotion of accommodation above shops w Resist conversion of commercial units into homes w Alterations and extensions should be in keeping with the design of the building being amended and neighbouring buildings. w The basic principles laid down in Sections 10.2 and 10.4 should generally apply. w New buildings should be carefully sited and constructed in sympathetic materials and colours such that visual impact on the surrounding countryside is minimised.

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Appendix 2 Appendix 5

Named Woodlands (listed across the Parish West to East) Acknowledgements

Map Reference Wood Helen Abbott Northing 29 Leverance Copse, Holmans Copse Paddy Bailie Northing 28 Bignor Wood, Pond Wood, Great Wood, Spar Wood, Ridges Hanger, Square Copse, Bishop’s Wood. Beverley Bell Northing 27 Riefield Hanger, The Hanger, Coppenhall Hanger, Leypold Hanger, The Hanger, Dirtydale Wood, Prior’s Furze, Gavin Collins Northing 26: Eaton Copse, Pratt’s Copse, Duckmoor Copse, Grassy Copse Alan Grant Northing 25 Woodhouse Copse, Ten Acre Copse Colin Gallani Northing 24 Lordings Rough, Great Lording Wood, Daux Wood, Rosier Wood, Stonepits Rough, Beck Copse, Court Plantation, Fred Humphrey Northing 23 North Wood, Hadfold Wood, Marringdean Wood. John Hurd Wendy Lines Richard Stucke Andrew Tullett Wendy Wright Appendix 3 Gillian Yarham

Photographs: Colin Gallani, Richard Stucke, Adrian Bell.

Registered Greens, Open Spaces and Playing Fields Action in Rural Sussex Registered Greens: Open Spaces: Play Areas: Horsham District Council Billingshurst Village Green Adversane Common Bridgewater Close Sussex Biodiversity Record Centre Broomfield Drive Five Oaks Playing Field Cherry Tree Close West Sussex County Council Groomsland Drive Forge Way/Wicks Road Cranham Avenue Cherry Tree Close Five Oaks Manor Fields Forge Way Lower Station Road Manor Fields Station Road Gardens Lower Station Road Cleveland Gardens Ostlers View Jubilee Fields Roman Way Carpenters Green The Mother’s Garden Frenches Mead Green Penfold Grange x 2

Billingshurst Parish Council Appendix 4 The Village Hall Roman Way Billingshurst West Sussex Further Reading / References RH14 9QW

Global warning predictions Tel: 01403 782555 Milestone Statement ‘95 (West Sussex CC Footpath Advisory Group) Fax: 01403 787699 Wildlife Bill Email: [email protected] Wey & Arun Canal Trust Reports West Sussex Wildlife Trust Reports www.billingshurst.gov.uk RSPB Reports English Nature Woodland Trust Land Management Guidelines, West Sussex County Council

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