Bingham Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan
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Contents PART 1 CHARACTER APPRAISAL ................................................................................................. 3 1 Introduction and Summary ..................................................................................................... 3 1.1 The Bingham Conservation Area ............................................................................................ 3 1.2 Key characteristics .................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Key issues ................................................................................................................................ 3 2 Purpose and Context ............................................................................................................... 4 2.1 The purpose of a Conservation Area character appraisal .................................................... 4 2.2 The planning policy context .................................................................................................... 4 3 Location and landscape setting .............................................................................................. 5 4 Historic development and archaeology .................................................................................. 6 5 Spatial analysis ........................................................................................................................ 9 5.1 Plan form and layout ................................................................................................................ 9 5.2 Landmarks, focal points and views ...................................................................................... 10 5.3 Open spaces, trees and landscape ....................................................................................... 11 5.4 The public realm .................................................................................................................... 11 6 The buildings of the Conservation Area ............................................................................... 13 6.1 Building types ........................................................................................................................ 13 6.2 Listed Buildings ..................................................................................................................... 13 6.3 The contribution of unlisted buildings ................................................................................. 14 6.4 Building materials and local details ..................................................................................... 15 7 The Character of the Conservation Area .............................................................................. 16 8 SWOT Analysis ...................................................................................................................... 17 9 Bingham Conservation Area Management Plan .................................................................. 18 PART 2 GENERIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR CONSERVATION AREAS IN RUSHCLIFFE ........ 18 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 18 2.0 Aims and Objectives of this Management Plan ................................................................... 18 3.0 National and Local Policies and guidance ........................................................................... 19 4.0 Development in Conservation Areas .................................................................................... 20 5.0 Buildings at risk and sites which detract from the character of the area .......................... 23 6.0 Management of Public Realm ............................................................................................... 23 7.0 Monitoring .............................................................................................................................. 24 APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................... 25 Appendix 1 – Listed Buildings and Structures ............................................................................... 25 Appendix 2 – Townscape Appraisal ................................................................................................ 27 Appendix 3 – Works within Conservation Areas that require permission .................................... 28 2 PART 1 CHARACTER APPRAISAL 1 Introduction and Summary 1.1 The Bingham Conservation Area Designated in 1970, Bingham was one of Rushcliffe’s first Conservation Areas. The Conservation Area’s special interest derives from a number of characteristics, including the relationship of the present day market town with the visible reminders of its rural heritage. Although modern development has cut the town centre off from the surrounding fields, many former agricultural buildings are easily identifiable within the town. Hedgerows, pastureland, grassy verges and trees give many parts of the town a verdant character. The large, level open Market Place with its octagonal Market Cross (known as the Butter Cross) provides a focal point for the Conservation Area. The town was granted a market charter in 1314. Although the market had stopped by the end of the 19 th century it was revived in 1975 and thrives to this day. The Conservation Area contains 24 Listed Buildings or structures, and has good examples of vernacular cottages, agricultural outbuildings, Georgian farmhouses, and Victorian middle class housing. Traditional red brick walls are a common feature and provide an attractive unifying element to the streetscape. 1.2 Key characteristics • The large Market Place is an important public space at the heart of the Conservation Area. • The Grade I listed Church of St. Mary and All Saints provides a landmark for the town • Former agricultural buildings are easily identifiable throughout the town centre • The rectilinear plan form may well date back to the 11th century • Hedgerows, a paddock, native trees, grassy banks and wide grass verges give a verdant, semi-rural feel to parts of the Conservation Area. • A range of building types, sizes, heights and ages provide variety and incident, while the predominance of local red brick for building walls and boundary walls provides unity. 1.3 Key issues The following key issues facing Bingham were identified as a result of a SWOT analysis (see Section 8) • The Market Place – in particular traffic issues, street furniture, and condition and design of surrounding buildings. • The future of Warner’s Paddock 3 2 Purpose and Context 2.1 The purpose of a Conservation Area character appraisal Local Planning Authorities have a duty to designate as Conservation Areas any ‘areas of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’ (PPS 5). The main purpose of a Conservation Area Appraisal is to define the special interest of an area in order to manage change in a way that preserves that special interest. In 2005, Rushcliffe Borough Council followed government advice by looking more closely at the architectural and historic features within each Conservation Area and how their special character could be preserved or enhanced. This work has resulted in the production of Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans. The survey and analysis work within the appraisal sections of this document highlight the features and characteristics of the town that are worthy of preservation. Work on previous Conservation Area appraisals has resulted in a generic management plan for the Borough which states why these features and characteristics should be preserved or enhanced and how this could be achieved. 2.2 The planning policy context This appraisal provides a firm basis on which applications for development within the Bingham Conservation Area can be assessed. It should be read alongside the wider development plan policy framework produced by Rushcliffe Borough Council and other National Planning Policy Guidance documents. The relevant documents include: • Rushcliffe Borough Non-Statutory Local Plan 2006 - Policies EN2, EN3 (Conservation Areas) EN4, EN5 (Listed Buildings) EN6 (Ancient Monuments) EN7 (Archaeological importance) • Rushcliffe Borough Council Supplementary Planning Document: Residential Design Guide (2009) • Planning Policy Statement 1 (PPS 1): Delivering Sustainable Development (2006) • Planning Policy Statement 5 (PPS 5): Planning for the Historic Environment (2010) 4 3 Location and landscape setting Rushcliffe Borough forms the Southern tip of the Nottinghamshire District which borders Leicestershire. It is predominantly a rural Borough that contains a mixture of city suburbs, market towns and villages. Rushcliffe is located about a ½ mile South of Nottingham city centre, with the River Trent forming the majority of its Northern boundary and the River Soar defining its Western Boundary. The A46 runs through the centre of the Borough and leads to Newark in the North and Leicester in the South. The route was originally constructed by the Romans and is still known as the Fosse Way. In the Northern half of the Borough, the A52 forms Nottingham’s primary transport link to Grantham and the East of England. Junction 24 of the M1 and East Midlands Airport are located about 1 mile from the Western border. Bingham lies at around 20-30m above sea level between 2 Mercian Mudstone ridges,