Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal

Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal March 2010 This Conservation Area Appraisal was undertaken by North Cornwall District Council in 2009. It was endorsed by North Cornwall District Council’s Planning & Development Committee on the 23rd March 2009 and was subsequently endorsed by Cornwall Council as a material consideration within the emerging Cornwall Council Local Development Framework on 24 April 2010. Contents 1 Introduction 1 The purpose of a Conservation Area Appraisal 1 Scope and structure 1 General identity and character 1 Date of designation 1 The Conservation Area within the wider setting 1 2 Planning Context 2 National 2 Regional 2 Local 2 3 Location and setting 3 4 Designations 4 5 Historic and topographic development 5 Prehistory 5 Medieval 5 Seventeenth Century 6 Eighteenth century 7 Early Nineteenth century 8 Late Nineteenth century 9 Early Twentieth century 10 Later Twentieth Century 11 6 Archaeological potential 13 7 Present settlement character 14 Topography and Settlement Form 14 Standing historic fabric 14 Key Buildings 18 Local details 19 Local and traditional building materials 24 Activity and use 27 Spatial analysis 28 Streetscape 28 Views and Vistas 36 Greenery and green space 39 Loss, intrusion and damage 40 Neutral Areas 42 General condition and Buildings at risk 42 8 Problems and pressures 43 Historic Buildings 43 Public Realm 43 New Building and Conversion 45 9 Recommendations 46 Historic Buildings 46 Public Realm 46 New Building and Conversion 46 10 Opportunities 47 1 Sources 48 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal 1 Introduction churches, village hall and the ‘Men’s The purpose of a Conservation Institute’. There are daily bus services to Area Appraisal Bude. The purpose of this conservation area Date of designation appraisal is to clearly define the special interest, character and appearance of the The Conservation Area was designated by conservation area, and to suggest any North Cornwall District Council in 1973 and possible amendments to its boundary. The was extended in 1989. appraisal should then inform development control decisions and policies and act as a The Conservation Area within the foundation for further work on design wider setting guidance and enhancement schemes. The present conservation area boundary Scope and structure reflects the historic settlement extent, Burshill Manor and its setting, and the This appraisal describes and analyses the eastern approach to the village. character of the Poughill conservation area and the immediately surrounding historic environment. The appraisal will look at the historic and topographical development of the settlement and analyse its present character in order to identify problems and pressures and make recommendations for its future management. More detailed advice on the management of the conservation area can be found in the Poughill Conservation Area Management Plan which is designed to stand alongside this appraisal. General identity and character Poughill is a most attractive village with a good survival of historic buildings within a picturesque natural setting. Despite sizeable developments taking place during the 1960s and 1970s to the north west and east of the settlement the historic character of the village’s core has been largely preserved. The village still supports a good range of facilities including a post office, public house, parish and Methodist 1 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal March 2010 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal 2 Planning Context Local National The adopted North Cornwall District Local In 1967 the concept of protecting areas of Plan (1999) contains detailed polices special merit, rather than individual relating to listed buildings and conservation buildings was first brought under legislative areas. For this reason, anyone considering control with the passing of the Civil making an application for consent for Amenities Act. Whilst listed buildings are development or demolition within a assessed nationally with lists drawn up by conservation area or which would affect a the government on advice from English listed building should consult the Local Heritage conservation areas are designated Plan. The document is available for by local authorities. The current Act inspection at the Council’s offices and governing the designation of ‘areas of online at www.ncdc.gov.uk . Pre-application special architectural or historic interest, the advice can also be sought from the character or appearance of which it is Council’s Conservation and Development desirable to preserve or enhance’ is the Control Officers. Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. Under this The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act local planning authorities are required Act 2004 introduced changes to the to designate conservation areas, to keep planning system that will result in the North them under review and if appropriate to Cornwall District Local Plan replacement designate further areas. Designation by a Local Development Framework. A remains the principal means by which local portfolio of Development Plan Documents authorities can apply conservation policies will set out the spatial planning strategies to a particular area. for Cornwall and provide detailed development control policies including Regional locally distinct polices relating to listed buildings and conservation areas. Broad polices relating to the protection and enhancement of the natural and built The saved polices of the North Cornwall environment is currently contained in the District Local Plan will remain part of the Cornwall Structure Plan (2004). The policy statutory development plan until replaced emphasis is that development should by adopted Development Plan Documents. respect and consolidate local character. In 2008 the Structure Plan will be replaced as part of the statutory Development Plan by the South West Regional Spatial Strategy. The contained policy approach in respect of the built and natural environment will be maintained in accordance with national guidance. 2 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal March 2010 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal 3 Location and setting Poughill lies 1.5 km (1 mile) to the north-east of the resort town of Bude and about 1km from the A39 trunk road which leads south to Wadebridge and north to Bideford. The village lies within the parish of Bude-Straaton and is within the area of North Cornwall District Council. Poughill is sited on the side of a hill, which rises to its summit to the north east of the village. Situated at 50m above sea level Poughill is considerably higher than neighbouring Bude, Stratton and Crooklets, all of which are sited in valleys. A spring rises to the north east of the settlement and emerges as a stream that travels along a valley to the north of the village before forming part of Maer Lake to the south-east. The village is surrounded by undulating farmland. To the west about 2 km away lies the coastal plain and the nearest coastal settlements are Northcott Mouth and Crooklets. Under the historic landscape characterisation survey carried out by Cornwall County Council Historic Environment Service most of the land around the village was identified as medieval farmland. There are two areas of post medieval farmland – the land between St Olaf’s and the public house and the land around Bay Tree Farm. Cornwall County Council’s Scheduled Monument Record shows the remains of a ridge and furrow system in the field adjacent to Meadows at the south-western end of the village. 3 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal March 2010 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal 4 Designations Scheduled Monuments There are no scheduled monuments Historic Buildings There are 17 listed buildings and structures in Poughill including the grade I church, and the grade II* Church House. There is no local list Historic Area Designations The majority of the settlement lies within a conservation area Other Designations (All policy numbers refer to North Cornwall Local Plan adopted April 1999) The settlement is surrounded by an Open Area of Local Significance (OALS) – (ENV2) To the north of the settlement is an Area of Great Landscape Value ((AGLV) –(ENV1) To the south of the settlement is an Historic Battlefield site – (ENV15) The development boundary (HSG 1) has been drawn tightly around the existing built up area so as to retain the character and setting of the village and protect the surrounding countryside from encroaching development. 4 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal March 2010 Poughill Conservation Area Appraisal 5 Historic and topographic development See also the surviving historic fabric map – Fig. 1 Prehistory There is no evidence of an early settlement on the site of Poughill, but there are indications of early occupation in the surrounding area. Bronze age barrows have been discovered on Maer Cliff to the west and there was a Roman encampment on Stamford Hill to the south. According to Cornwall County Council’s Scheduled Monument Record the medieval Poughill church could have been built on the site of a pre-Norman church. There is a monument near the lychgate of the present Poughill Church composed from stones from a cist, which could have been relocated from a local site. Medieval Picture 5.1 The west tower of St Olaf’s dates from The first written evidence of a settlement the fifteenth century at Poughill, known then as Pochelle, was In addition two sizeable houses were built made in the Domesday Survey of 1086. during this period one at Crabbe to the The manor was given by William the north east of the settlement, first recorded Conqueror to his half-brother Robert, Earl in 1378, and one at Burshill to the south of Mortain, when he became Earl of east. The present building on this site dates Cornwall. By 1281 the manor was held by from the early sixteenth century. At the the Abbey of Cleeve in Somerset who were northern end of the settlement a house was given it by Hubert de Burgh of Kent. built in 1543 off Bow Lane. Records from this period refer to the church as Ecclesia de Pegwille.

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