Kelly Street Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy
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Kelly Street Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Strategy Adopted 23 March 2011 PART 1: CHARACTER APPRAISAL 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................5 Assessment Area ...............................................................................5 Purpose of the Assessment ...............................................................5 2.0 STATUTORY AND PLANNING POLICY CONTEXT .........................6 National Policy ...................................................................................6 London Borough of Camden’s Policy .................................................6 Designation, Boundaries ....................................................................7 Community Involvement: ...................................................................8 3.0 ASSESSMENT OF SPECIAL INTEREST ..........................................8 Summary Definition of Special Interest ..............................................8 Location, Context and Topography ....................................................9 Plan Form, General Character and Setting ......................................10 Landscape and Public Realm...........................................................11 4.0 HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT AND ARCHAEOLOGY.......................11 Origins and Historic Development of the area..................................12 Prior to 1760.....................................................................................12 1760-1840 1840-1920........................................................................................12 1920-1945........................................................................................13 1945- Present Day ...........................................................................13 5.0 CHARACTER ANALYSIS ................................................................15 Spatial Character .............................................................................15 Building Typology and Form.............................................................16 Characteristic Local Details and Prevalent Building Materials .........17 Key Views and Vistas.......................................................................18 Definition of Character Areas or Zones ............................................18 Trees and Private Open Spaces ......................................................19 6.0 HERITAGE AUDIT............................................................................20 Introduction ......................................................................................20 Listed Buildings................................................................................21 Buildings that make a Positive Contribution .....................................21 Streetscape Features.......................................................................21 Negative Elements ...........................................................................21 Buildings or Features which Detract 22 Opportunity Sites 22 Heritage at Risk................................................................................22 7.0 CURRENT ISSUES ..........................................................................22 Summary of Issues ..........................................................................22 Article 4 Directions ...........................................................................23 Trees ..............................................................................................24 Rear and Side Extensions and Loss of Gardens to Hard Landscaping..................................................................24 Page 2 Loss of Historic Shop Frontages / Poorly Designed Replacements .25 Poor Quality 20th Century Infill Buildings .........................................25 Positive Change ...............................................................................26 Assessment of the Boundary ...........................................................26 8.0 PART TWO - MANAGEMENT STRATEGY .....................................28 Background......................................................................................28 Policy and Legislation ......................................................................28 9.0 MONITORING AND REVIEW...........................................................28 Monitoring ........................................................................................29 Review .............................................................................................29 Photographic Record .......................................................................29 Future Review..................................................................................29 10.0 MAINTAINING CHARACTER ..........................................................30 General Approach ............................................................................30 11.0 BOUNDARY CHANGES ..................................................................30 12.0 CURRENT ISSUES ..........................................................................31 Summary of Issues ..........................................................................31 Alterations to Existing Buildings .......................................................33 Changes of Use ...............................................................................34 Excavation Of Basement Areas For Additional Accommodation......33 Rear Extensions and Loss of Rear Gardens to Hard Landscaping 34 Roof Extensions and Changes to Roof Profiles and Detail ..............35 Enhancement Schemes for the Public Realm..................................37 Economic and Regeneration Strategy – Grants and Investment .....37 13.0 MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE .........................................................37 Investment and Maintenance ...........................................................38 Listed Buildings................................................................................38 Maintenance and Repair of Listed Buildings ....................................39 Listed Building Enforcement Powers................................................39 Unlisted Buildings.............................................................................38 Control over New Development .......................................................39 Design and Access Statements .......................................................40 Preservation of Original Features.....................................................40 Sub-division of Houses ....................................................................40 Excavation Of Basement Areas For Additional Accommodation......41 Roof Extensions and Changes to Roof Profiles and Detail ..............42 Rear Extensions and Loss of Rear Gardens to Hard Landscaping..43 Front Garden Spaces.......................................................................44 Front Boundaries..............................................................................44 Car Parking Cross-Overs .................................................................44 Introduction of New Services............................................................44 Changes of Use ...............................................................................45 Demolition of Buildings.....................................................................45 Control of Advertisements................................................................45 Page 3 Development Briefs and Design Guidance ......................................46 Public Realm Strategy......................................................................46 Landscape Elements........................................................................47 Enforcement.....................................................................................47 14.0 OTHER ISSUES ...............................................................................50 Promoting Design Quality ................................................................50 15.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT .........................................................51 16.0 GUIDANCE.......................................................................................51 17.0 CONTACTS .............................................................................52 18.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES..................................53 Page 4 PART 1: CHARACTER APPRAISAL 1.0 INTRODUCTION Assessment Area 1.1 The Kelly Street Conservation Area is bounded by the rear of properties on Prince of Wales Road and the northern section of Castlehaven Road to the north, the rear boundary of properties on Kentish Town Road to the east, the rear boundary of properties on Castle Road to the south and the rear boundary of properties on Grafton Crescent to the west. (see Map 1). 1.2 The conservation area does not directly adjoin any other conservation areas, however it is close to the boundary of a number nearby (see paragraph 3.5) 1.3 The conservation area contains a high proportion of listed buildings, with all buildings on Kelly Street and their boundary railings grade II listed. 1.4 The wider area is a mix of commercial and residential, of a dense urban grain of between chiefly two to three storey properties with some higher buildings in the form of commercial buildings and flatted development. Purpose of the Assessment 1.5 This assessment has been prepared by the London Borough of Camden to define the special interest of the conservation area in order