Weston Turville Weston Weston Turville Conservation Areas Aerial Photograph by UK Perspectives Designated by the Council 17th October 2007 following public consultation Weston Turville Conservation Areas Weston Turville Conservation Areas St. Mary’s Church page CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER 2 PLANNING POLICY Planning policy .......................................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 3 SUMMARY Summary .............................................................................................................. 4 CHAPTER 4 LOCATION AND CONTEXT Location ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Context .......................................................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 5 GENERAL CHARACTER AND PLAN FORM General character and plan form ....................................................................................................... 9 CHAPTER 6 HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT AND FORMER USES Origins ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 Historic development ............................................................................................................................. 12 Former uses ................................................................................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER 7 ARCHAEOLOGY Archaeology ................................................................................................................................................ 16 CHAPTER 8 ALTERATIONS TO BOUNDARIES Alterations to boundaries ...........................................................................................................................19 CHAPTER 9 KEY VIEWS AND VISTAS Key views and vistas................................................................................................................................. 23 CHAPTER 10 GREEN SPACES AND TREES Green spaces and trees ........................................................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER 11 PERMEABILITY Permeability ................................................................................................................................................. 27 CHAPTER 12 DEFINITION OF IDENTITY AREAS Definition of Identity Areas ................................................................................................................. 28 Weston Turville Conservation Areas Weston Turville Conservation Areas CHAPTER 13 VILLAGE MORPHOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURAL FORM Church Walk Identity Area .................................................................................................................. 31 Church Lane Identity Area .................................................................................................................. 33 Main Street and Brook End Identity Area .................................................................................. 35 School Lane Identity Area ................................................................................................................... 37 West End Identity Area ......................................................................................................................... 39 Bye Green Identity Area ....................................................................................................................... 42 CHAPTER 14 KEY BUILDINGS Key buildings ............................................................................................................................................. 43 CHAPTER 15 DETAILS AND MATERIALS Roofs .............................................................................................................................................................. 46 Walls ............................................................................................................................................................... 49 Chimneys ...................................................................................................................................................... 51 Doors .............................................................................................................................................................. 52 Windows ...................................................................................................................................................... 53 Surface Treatments ................................................................................................................................... 54 Boundary Treatments .............................................................................................................................. 55 CHAPTER 16 NEGATIVE FACTORS AND ENHANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES Negative factors and enhancement opportunities ........................................ ........................... 57 CHAPTER 17 GLOSSARY OF TERMS Glossary of Terms .................................................................................................................................... 58 CHAPTER 18 GUIDANCE AND USEFUL INFORMATION Guidance ...................................................................................................................................................... 60 Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................. 60 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................................. 61 APPENDIX I Map showing Conservation Area Boundaries ................................................. 62 APPENDIX II Conservation Area constraints ................................................................................. 63 APPENDIX III Planning Policy .............................................................................................................. 64 APPENDIX IV Asset sheets Designated by the Council on the 17th October 2007 following public consultation. Information contained in this report is correct at the time of compilation, Jan 2007 © Aylesbury Vale District Council 2007 Weston Turville Conservation Areas CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION The Weston Turville Conservation Areas were designated by Aylesbury Vale District Council on the 16th of October 1991. The original designation covered six small areas of historic development. Proposed changes to the Conservation Area boundaries will join some of these areas together creating two larger Conservation Areas and one small one. The proposed boundary changes are discussed in Chapter 6. This appraisal identifies those characteristics that make Weston Turville special and worthy of Conservation Area designation. It is acknowledged that this document cannot be comprehensive and where buildings, features and spaces etc. have not been specifically identified, it should not be assumed that they are without significance. Wherever possible the boundaries of the Conservation Areas have been drawn tightly around the surviving historic buildings and features. Modern properties, some of which have been built since the designation of the Weston Turville Conservation Areas, have been removed from the Conservation Area boundaries. Although these properties demonstrate the ongoing development and organic growth of Weston Turville, in the context of the designation criteria, their historic interest is limited. In some cases, modern construction has also obscured the historic village plan and plot layouts, or has been built to modern specifications that do not reflect the common property sizes and scales of the nearby historic buildings. The exclusion of these buildings is not necessarily a reflection on the architectural aesthetics of the properties. Where a modern building has been retained within the Conservation Area boundary, it is usually due to one of the following reasons: The building is surrounded by historic buildings and its removal would result in a hole in the Conservation Area. The building occupies a plot which retains its original boundary layout. The curtilage structures of the building eg. outbuildings or boundary walls are of historic or architectural interest. 1 O Map showing1991Conservation Areaboundaries. AD BYE GREEN Bye Green Cottage GR BY E EE N WALTON PLACE A N S O Weston Turville QUAKERS MEAD TEY BRO K C of E School WALTON PLACE The Plough PH 5 The Brills 1 SCHOOL APPROACH E F E BROOK END DL I L D 6 D 2 I 12 M 8 1 Brook Farm 62 60 Little Homestead W H E EL Duckling W Tennis Courts RIG House H T 54 S TH MILL LANE E H Y D BROOK END E 41 39 HOME CLOSE West End House 20 14 BATES LANE Brookbank Mill Barn Farm PEN 20 3 6 19 FOLD W The Five Bells E P.H. 3 MAIN STREET S 15 2 1 1 T 0 11a WATERMILL WAY E 9 N 3a D 5 3 3 STREAM Mill Farm WEST END 7 Chandos Arms MILL PH 51 Moat FLAXEN FIELD MANOR FARM CLOSE BROOKSIDE RM FA CL LO E O DG S E 2 26 Manor Farm 1 2 45 MARROWAY 3 39a 4 1 BRIDLEW 6 B4544 Union Chapel 22 AY BARLEY CLOSE