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DEPARTMENT DEVELOPMENT

SUBJECT 2 GLEDHOW VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA AND GLEDHOW VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL

DECISION 3 COUNCIL EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DECISION DECISION DECISION X (KEY) (MAJOR) (OTHER)

4 4 NOT SUBJECT TO EXEMPT FROM EXEMPT FROM NOT SUBJECT TO CALL IN CALL IN: YES / NO CALL IN: YES / NO CALL IN

Director of Development:

1. Designated Gledhow Valley Conservation Area 2. Adopted Gledhow Conservation Area Appraisal as non-statutory planning guidance.

AFFECTED WARDS Chapel Allerton and Roundhay

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1 This reference number will be assigned by Constitution and Corporate Governance Unit and notified to you 2 A brief heading should be inserted 3 Brief details of the decision should be inserted. This note must set out the substance of the decision, options considered and the reason for deciding upon the chosen option, although care must be taken not to disclose any confidential or commercially sensitive information. Guidance on the substance of the note is available from Constitution and Corporate Governance Unit 4 For Key and Major decisions only. If exempt from Call In details to be provided in the report. The Call In period expires at 5.00 pm on the 5th working day after publication. Scrutiny Support will notify decision makers of matters called in by no later than 12.00 noon on the 6th day. 5 No officer having a pecuniary interest in any matter should take a decision in relation to that matter. Other interests of a non- disqualifying nature should be recorded here. DISPENSATION BY STANDARDS DATE: ………………………………………………….. COMMITTEE BACKGROUND PAPERS6 Gledhow Valley Conservation Area boundary map (map 1) Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal

CONFIDENTIAL YES NO X RULE NO 10.47 ( ) REPORT

Yes No Date DETAILS OF Executive Member 20/11/06 CONSULTATION Ward Councillors 14/09/06, 20/11/06 UNDERTAKEN Chief Officers Affected 23/11/06 (OTHER Others (Specify) REASONS/ ORGANISATIONS CONSULTED)

CONTACT PERSON CONTACT NO 78146 Phil Ward

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KEY MAJOR OTHER 9 *First publication (5 day notice) Commencement for Call In Last date for Call In Implementation Date 21/12/06

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FROM: P WARD, CONSERVATION TEAM, SDU DATE : 12TH DECEMBER 2006 SUBJECT : GLEDHOW VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA DESIGNATION AND GLEDHOW VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL

1.0 PURPOSE OF REPORT 1.1 To approve the designation of the Roundhay Conservation Area and to adopt the Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal as non-statutory planning guidance.

2.0 BACKGROUND 2.1 Gledhow Valley Conservation Area 2.1.1 Local planning authorities are under a legislative duty to review conservation area designations and to designate new conservation areas where need arises. These needs have to be prioritised given staff resources and wider Council aims. In the case of Gledhow Valley, a pressing need was identified during work on the nearby Roundhay Conservation Area which was extended in 2004.

2.1.2 The impetus for a Gledhow Valley Conservation Area came from Ward Members and local residents concerned about redevelopment of housing plots. The proposed Gledhow Valley Conservation Area is shown at map 1 and comprises the wooded Gledhow valley and mostly privately-owned housing mostly from the late 1900s.

2.2 Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal 2.2.1 Local authorities are also under a legislative duty to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of conservation areas (commonly known as a Conservation Area Appraisal), endorsed at the local level in UDP policy N22.

2.2.2 The structure of the Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal (attached) is in accordance with English Heritage advice. It provides a management framework for the proposed conservation area, setting out which features make the area special and including policies for enhancement through the removal of harmful features and the promotion of positive improvements.

2.2.3 A strategic decision has been made not to adopt conservation area appraisals as Supplementary Planning Documents and therefore the requirements of the emerging Statement of Community Involvement do not have to be met. However, it is considered that the extensive consultation, which began over two years ago and involved key stakeholders in the affected area, would give the document considerable weight in decision making.

3.0 CONSULTATIONS 3.1 The new conservation area boundary and the appraisal have been subject to a consultation exercise described in appendix 1. The comments have been carefully considered and the conservation area boundary and appraisal have been amended as a result.

3.2 Legal opinion has been sought on a previous conservation area designations, particularly in relation to the Human Rights Act. It was held that the extension of conservation was not an infringement of Article 1 of the first Protocol – “the peaceful enjoyment of a person’s possessions” - provided that this right was taken into account when decisions were made.

4.1 REVENUE EFFECTS 4.1 None.

5.0 OTHER SPECIFIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS 5.1 None.

6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Gledhow Valley Conservation Area is designated to a boundary shown on map 1.

2. Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal (attached) is adopted as non- statutory planning guidance.

Appendix 1

LIST OF CONSULTEES

Executive Member for Development: Councillor Andrew Carter

Local Ward Members: Chapel Allerton Ward Councillor J Dowson Councillor S Hamilton Councillor M Rafique

Roundhay Ward Councillor V Kendall Councillor M Lobley Councillor P Wadsworth

The boundary of the Conservation Area and the contents of the Appraisal have been conceived and refined in association with a small group of local residents beginning in 2004. This informal working group endorse the boundary of the Conservation Area and the Appraisal as presented.

All residents of the proposed conservation area were notified of the proposals by flyers and invited to the public meeting on the 12th October at Gledhow Sports and Social Club. A presentation was made to the meeting followed by a workshop involving in excess of 30 people in shaping policies for the area and defining the boundary of the conservation area.

Copies of the draft Appraisal were circulated at LEDA on the 23rd November and comments were received at the following meeting on the 30th. No major issues were raised, but questions were asked about the provision of allotments (which will not be affected) and it was pointed out that the Gledhow Valley Woods are a Site of Ecological and Geological Interest and that any plans to manage the woods should be done in partnership with the Countryside and Access Team of Learning and Leisure.

SUMMARY OF RESPONSES

Executive Member Councillor Andrew Carter welcomed the proposed conservation area and appraisal.

Local Ward Members Ward members instigated the designation of the conservation area boundary. They welcomed the new conservation area and endorsed the Appraisal.

Development Department (Strategy and Policy and Planning Services) Minor technical queries raised which have been addressed.

Residents Five written responses were received from residents of the area in addition to the comments which were given at the public meeting. The issues raised by residents are summarised in the table 1 over the page as are the City Council’s responses to these issues. Suffice to say, there is unanimous support for the proposed conservation area and no major objections to the appraisal.

ASSESSMENT OF COMMENTS RECEIVED The main issues raised by residents can be reduced to three topics:

Boundary In terms of frequency and intensity, the issue which exercised residents most was the boundary of the Conservation Area in two particular areas: north of Gledhow Lane and The Laurels. Residents argued for the inclusion of the wooded valley north of Gledhow Lane which had been excluded from the version of the conservation area which had gone out to public consultation. The boundary has subsequently been adjusted to accede to this request which doubles the area of the valley and means that the long woodland drive is now protected in its entirety. The Laurels, a 1980s cul-de-sac of houses, is a different case and has been excluded from the conservation area as it does not contribute the special character or appearance of the area.

Traffic management Probably the second most contentious issue was traffic management. Residents were concerned about the narrowness of the roads and the volume of traffic using the roads. Traffic management has a bearing on the amenity of the area and also directly impacts on the fabric but is outside the scope of the Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal. Conservation Area status will be helpful in alerting the value of the valley when future traffic management is being considered.

Stewardship Stewardship was also discussed at the public meeting in general terms and specifically relating to Gledhow Hall, Gipton Well, the listed bridge over Gledhow Lane and walls. The stewardship of the special qualities of the area is the very intention of the designation of the conservation area, which will strengthen the planning regime, and the Appraisal which will serve to remind all involved in the management of Gledhow, including the City Council, of the special qualities of the area and need for all actions to respect the special character of the area. The particular buildings mentioned above are mentioned in the Appraisal as objects for attention and enhancement.

Table 1: Consultation issues and responses

Consultation issue Frequency Response Conservation area boundary 7 Boundary extended further north to include should be extended to include woodland either side of Gledhow Valley Road, but woodland in valley bottom north of spur off to east following Gledhow Beck not Gledhow Lane included as it does not significantly contribute to vista. There should be tighter planning 7 Conservation area designation would lower the controls over loft conversions, threshold at which planning permission is required extensions, parking in front and most demolition would be brought under gardens and design of front doors. control. In addition, design scrutiny of proposals would be increased. Control over minor changes to elevations and low boundary walls would require supplementary Article 4 designation. Traffic management should be 5 This is outside the control of the land-use planning addressed system. The preservation of Gledhow Hall, 5 Designation of conservation area will bring further principal historic walls and the controls over walls, but maintenance of walls and bridge over Gledhow Lane should buildings is ultimately the responsibility of owners. be a high priority. The enhancement of the bridge and Gledhow Hall are targets in the enhancement section of the appraisal. Gledhow Wood Close (excluded 3 Conservation area boundary has been adjusted to but surrounded by the proposed include this small modern estate to bring any conservation area) should be future development under tighter control. included.

The Laurels (contiguous with the 3 This 1980s cul-de-sac is a discrete element not conservation area) should be contributing to the special character of the area included. and its inclusion would not benefit the conservation area. Appleyard’s House rear of the 3 This is an early 19th century lodge-like house and Gledhow Sports and Social Club it has been marked as positive in the final should be marked as a positive appraisal. building. Grants should be made available 2 Responsibility for upkeep of properties rests to owners to maintain properties. principally with owners. Conservation area designation would make Gledhow eligible for grants from English Heritage and Heritage Lottery Fund, but would be a low priority set against other areas. Promotional material (information 2 This is outside the scope of the land-use planning boards, heritage trail and plaques) system, but has been singled out as a project in required to raise awareness of the enhancement section of the appraisal as a residents and visitors to heritage of possible initiative should funding be available. area. Infill development should be 2 Development cannot be stopped, nor would it be stopped or more tightly controlled. desirable if it could. Designation will ensure that infill will have to ‘fit in’ and respect. Area of housing between Lidgett 1 The character of this area is indicative of Lane and Jackson Avenue should Roundhay rather than Gledhow and therefore its be included. inclusion is not considered appropriate. ‘Pastures’ back-to-backs east of 1 This is an extension of the Chapel Allerton Chapel Allerton should be included settlement and its inclusion is not considered in the conservation area. appropriate. Replacement trees required. 1 Works to trees will have to be notified to the City council following designation. Replacement trees can be secured as a condition of tree-felling works. Roadway damaged by construction 1 Highway maintenance is outside the land-use traffic in Allerton Park. planning system. Damage to roadways will be put right as part of cycle routine of maintenance. Orange street lights should be 1 Again, this is outside the remit of the planning replaced with high pressure system but would undoubtedly be a ‘good thing’. sodium white lights. Estate agents’ boards proliferate in 1 Conservation area designation would not bring Allerton Park and should be more any tighter controls. Further regulation would strictly regulated. require designation of Area of Special Advertisement Control. A design statement is required to 1 Conservation area is too small to warrant its own support designation of design statement but would benefit from generic conservation and adoption of statement for suburban areas. appraisal. Conservation area advisory 1 No such committees currently exist in Leeds. committee should be established. Establishment of advisory committee would set a precedent and no doubt result in calls for similar bodies elsewhere which would be impossible to staff with current staff resources.

GLEDHOW VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL

ASSESSING AND PROTECTING THE SPECIAL CHARACTER OF GLEDHOW VALLEY

Gledhow Valley Conservation Area was designated on the 12th December 2006 following public consultation. On the same day, the Gledhow Valley Conservation Area Appraisal was adopted by the City Council as non-statutory planning guidance following public consultation. This appraisal is additional and complementary to policies N14-22 volume 1 and BC1-9 (Appendix 3) in volume 2 of the Leeds Unitary Development Plan.

ABOUT THIS APPRAISAL

This appraisal shows why Gled- View of Gledhow Hall from how Valley has a special charac- south east by ter and appearance meriting J M W Turner c1816 designation as a conservation area. It sets out which features make the area special in order to encourage their retention. It also shows where there are opportunities to enhance the area.

SIGNIFICANCE Gledhow Valley is a green finger cutting through the urban area of north east Leeds. On the sides of the valley are the small settle- ments of Gledhow and Allerton Park which grew up from the 18th and 19th centuries, the former around the much older nucleus of ■ Gledhow and Allerton Park are ■ There are associations with the Gledhow Hall. Crossing the areas of late Victorian and Ed- Barran, Beckett and Kitson wooded valley is Gledhow Lane, wardian middle-class housing families who were important to an ancient monastic route be- surviving relatively unaltered. the civic and cultural life of tween Allerton Grange and Kirk- Leeds and who had houses in ■ There are outstanding individual stall Abbey. the area. large houses in addition to Gled- The significance of Gledhow Val- how Hall. Other districts possess similar ley can be summarised as follows: qualities, but the particular rela- ■ There are strong associations ■ Gledhow Woods is a designed tionship of landscape to buildings with the important Arts and makes Gledhow Valley a very landscape of regional signifi- Crafts architects Bedford and cance laid out for Gledhow Hall distinctive place and a valued Kitson who designed several part of Leeds’ heritage worthy of in the English landscape tradi- houses in the area. tion. protection.

1 HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT

(1) Webton Court (left) and (2) Gledhow Manor (right) were some of the first houses built in Allerton Park (1903 and 1904 respectively), both to the designs of the (3) After an illustrious history, Gledhow celebrated Arts and Crafts architectural Hall came into the possession of Liberal practice, Bedford and Kitson. Both houses MP, James Kitson in 1878, the first Lord are now listed. Mayor of Leeds and head of Monkbridge Iron & Steel Company.

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(4) John Barran, clothing manufac- turer and Mayor and subsequently MP for Leeds, bought the Chapel Allerton Hall estate in 1871from the Nicholson family of Roundhay. 1906 KEY EVENTS bey. John Thwaites pur- rapidly as suburbs of Leeds. chased land for Gledhow Hall- Gledhow also developed but from Elizabeth I in 1601. retained its semi-rural charac- ■ The name GLEDHOW is either ter. derived form the Saxon words ■ Edward Waddington, son in signifying the Hill of Burning law of John Thwaites, inherited ■ 1904, Allerton Park was cre- Coals or more probably from the Gledhow Estate and built ated by John James Cousins two words meaning The Hill of the open air spa bath in Gled- through various purchases and the Kite. how Valley in 1671(now a exchanges of parcels of land. grade II listed buiding). On his death, it was sold at ■ In the twelfth century, monks auction to the highest bidders ■ 1764-67, Gledhow Hall was re- of Kirkstall Abbey opened their for development. farm at nearby Allerton modelled by John Carr on the Grange. In the following cen- instruction of the owner, ■ 1926, Gledhow Valley Road tury the Abbey became a ma- Jeremiah Dixon. He intro- was opened. duced specimen trees and jor landowner in the Allerton ■ 1944, Gledhow Valley Woods added extensive plantations to area. was presented to Leeds Cor- the valley. ■ 1539, the monastic land was poration by Hon Hilda Kitson, seized by the Crown following ■ 1880s and 1890s, Roundhay wife of Frederick James the dissolution of Kirkstall Ab- and Chapel Allerton developed Kitson.

2 CHARACTER AND APPEARANCE The Gledhow Valley Conserva- ■ Buildings front directly onto tion Area can be divided into the principal roads set back three interrelated but distinct by a distance at least equiva- character areas. These are lent to the depth of the house shown on the map below and and separated by spaces at described in detail on the follow- least equivalent to their ing pages and appraisal maps. width. Underlying these character ar- ■ Houses are large by modern eas are generic characteristics standards. The largest, which unify the area and give it Gledhow Hall and Chapel a distinct identity. Allerton Hall, are small A bespoke design in Allerton Park. GENERAL stately homes. The de- tached Victorian and Ed- ■ Windows are vertically pro- CHARACTERISTICS wardian houses are more portioned, often diminishing compact but still impressive. in size towards the top floor. Within openings, tim- ■ Uses are almost exclusively ■ Facades are regular with a ber sliding sash and side- residential as befits a district dominance of wall over win- th hung casements are the which grew up in the 19 dow areas. Roofs are paral- predominant window forms. century as a retreat for the lel to the street sometimes middle class. ■ The main walling material is broken with gables. the local fine-grained sand- ■ Planting in the verges and the stone. This is laid in regu- gardens and mature planta- lar courses of squared tions in the valley provide an blocks with pecked sur- almost continuous canopy of faces trees. Notwithstanding these unifying features, there is great varia- tion in the architectural expres- sion. The positive buildings Houses are set back from the road by are bespoke designs and any a distance at least equivalent to their new development should be depth and separated by spaces at similarly custom-designed. least equivalent to their width. Character Trees are the dominant feature of the Conservation Area on entering Gled- how from the east. areas ■ Curved roads, hairpins and softer s-bends structure the built environment. Roundhay

■ Tall stone walls behind the pavement, sometimes backed by hedges, accentu- 3 1 ate the curvature of the roads 2 and, by restricting forward views, cause the streetscene to be a series of unfolding Chapel Allerton views.

Key 1 - Gledhow 2 - Gledhow Woods 3 - Allerton Park

adjacent conservation areas

Hand-hewn local stone is the main- This map is based upon the Ordnance Survey's Digital Data with the permission of the Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. building material. © Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. © Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. Leeds City Council O.S. Licence No. - LA 07621X (2003) 3 (1) GLEDHOW grounds which although di- Pattern of development minished contribute significantly to the spaciousness of ■ Roads predate any existing the area. buildings, originally serving as long lines of communication ■ Parallel tall 18th and early between dispersed rural com- 19th century stone walls en- munities. They meet at a closing the Gledhow Hall and cross roads which is the origi- Gledhow House estates pro- nal focus of development. vide the distinctive enclosed Parallel walls provide the distinctive spaces of Gledhow Lane and enclosed spaces in Gledhow. ■ A formal and built up edge to Gledhow Wood Road. The Lidgett Lane and Gledhow combination of high stone Notable buildings Lane east of Gledhow Hall walls, mature trees and steep ■ Gledhow Hall, Gledhow Lane contrasts with the narrow gradient gave rise to the folk (grade II*) winding spaces along Gled- name “Little Switzerland”. ■ Garage and outbuildings at how Lane west of the Hall and Gledhow Hall (grade II) also along Gledhow Wood ■ Stone kerbs, either sand- ■ Stables and Constable Cot- Road. stone or granite, and stone tage at Gledhow Hall with wall flagged footpaths to Gledhow and gatepiers (grade II) ■ The houses which fill in this Lane and Gledhow Hall are ■ Bridge over Gledhow Lane network of original roads and important features of the (grade II) old property boundaries range conservation area, unifying ■ Gledhow House, Gledhow from the stately precincts of the floorscape with the Lane Gledhow Hall, split into two boundary walls and build- ■ Greycourt, Gledhow Lane parcels of land linked by the ings. ■ The Homestead, 136 Gledhow listed 1768 bridge over Gled- Wood Road how Lane, to the tighter 20th Materials and details century patterns on the north side of Gledhow Wood Road ■ Squared, coursed, fine- (2) GLEDHOW WOODS and Lidgett Lane. grained, tooled local sand- Pattern of development stone is the predominant ■ Gledhow Valley Road bisects Gledhow Hall is the nucleus of the walling material and blue or the woodland in the valley bot- settlement. stone slate covers most of tom for its entire span. The the roofs. generous length and breadth ■ There is a great variety in of the road combined with the architectural form and scale closeness of forest trees, ab- ranging from the grand sence of walls and fences and houses to the outbuildings lack of encroachment of build- and cottages within their ings on the valley sides offer grounds and the later private an incomparable sylvan jour- houses lining the roads. ney for pedestrian and pas- senger alike.

Gledhow Woods is a semi-ancient, mixed broad-leaved woodland with The small green opposite Gledhow mature remnants of a designed landscape and more recent areas of natural House is the focus of Gledhow. regeneration.

Landscape ■ The major open space is the Gledhow Sports and Social Club recreation ground which is a visual spacer between Gledhow and Roundhay. Sev- eral of the large houses such as Gledhow House retain large 4 (3) ALLERTON PARK estates, almost completely obscured from view by plant- Pattern of development ing which has reached matur- ■ The distinctive tear-shaped ity. loop of Allerton Park forms a ■ Low boundary walls are an- secluded enclave of residen- other consistent element, the tial development. Its shape materials matching the house, is reminiscent of the road each with its distinct gate piers layout of Roundhay Park de- and enclosing extensive front signed by George Corson, garden planting of hedges, although no direct connection Carriage drive gates to Gledhow Hall. shrubs and trees. has been proved

■ Gledhow Lane, with its combi- ■ Many of the footways are nation of hairpin bends, nar- ■ The houses date mainly from th stone flagged with original rowness, steep gradient and the early 20 century when stone kerbs. Aprons of stone high stone walls is a contrast- the land was sold off for indi- setts between the highway ing and no less singular spatial vidual villas. They are set and gates add another nuance experience. well back from the road in of status and exclusivity to the generous plots, a pattern largest houses . which could have been con- Landscape ■ Gledhow woods south of Gled- tinued with recent flat devel- Materials and details opments. how Lane is a semi-ancient, ■ There is more diversity of ma- mixed broad-leaved woodland terials and design than in the with mature remnants of a designed landscape and more recent areas of natural regeneration. At the northern end area are lime, beech and sycamores from the 19th century plantations. East of the lake is an area of beech with some natural regeneration. To the south, the woods change to predominantly semi-ancient birch/oak with some natural regeneration.

■ North of Gledhow Lane, the woods are mostly self-sown post-dating the laying out of the road in the valley bottom. Continous walls follow the ■ The area is served by a net- curvature of the road in Aller- work of casual footpaths, ton Park. based largely on the original circulation pattern of the old ■ The contrasting masses of rest of the conservation area. park. Chapel Allerton Hall and the Red brick, stone, tile hanging former lodge to a long demol- and half timbering are all fea- Notable buildings ished mansion mark the en- tured in the area. Details on ■ Gipton Spa, Gledhow Valley trance to Allerton Park and outbuildings are more re- Road (grade II) the western extent of the strained. ■ The Lodge, Gledhow Wood conservation area. The ex- Road (grade II) tensive grounds of the Hall ■ ‘Hillside’, Gledhow Lane. set a tone of commodious living for the rest of the proposed conservation area .

Landscape

■ Planted trees within the deep gardens and within the verge of Allerton Park provide the dominant feature of the area. Gledhow Manor and Webton ‘Hillside’, former home of architect Court exist as small private Allerton Park was developed in a Sidney Kitson. variety of Arts and Crafts styles. 5 Notable buildings Wood Road has been ■ Gledhow Manor, Gledhow harmed by highway works Lane (grade II) which have added clutter and ■ Stables and cottage to Gled- introduced standard materi- how Manor (grade II) als such as concrete kerbs. ■ Webton Court, Allerton Park Enhancements could include (grade II) removing surplus street furni- ■ Stables to Chapel Allerton ture and restoring materials Hall, King George Avenue which are in keeping with the (Grade II) area. “The Green” would be The Friends of Gledhow Valley ■ Chapel Allerton Hall, King a good location for informa- Woods repair the paths in the woods George Avenue tion boards on the area. on a voluntary basis. ■ Oriel House, 27 Allerton Park efforts of The Friends of Self-sown trees have encroached on Gledhow Valley Woods, suf- the parkland and obscured the origi- fer from damage. Greater nal layout of the Gledhow Hall estate. ENHANCEMENT civic investment is required in the upkeep of the network Within the Conservation Area of paths and structures such there are features which detract as bridges and gateposts to from the Conservation Area sustain the value of the which it would be desirable to woods as a public amenity, remove or improve. There are designed landscape and site also elements which have been of ecological significance. removed which it would be desirable to reinstate. Over time, these enhancements can be achieved by the planning system through development control, future grant-aid regimes or the 1906 voluntary efforts of property Gledhow Woods owners or local groups. ■ The lack of a management plan and appropriate funding Gledhow Valley Close have caused the 18th and ■ The 1960s/70s housing de- 19th century design of the Gipton Spa needs repairs. velopment of Gledhow Wood Gledhow Hall estate to be Listed Buildings and walls Close immediately west of obscured. Clearing some of Gledhow Hall was laid out the naturally-regenerated ■ Gledhow Hall, the listed foot- with little regard to the special trees from the former open bridge over Gledhow Lane, qualities of the area. The parkland to open up vistas of and Gipton Spa area in poor redevelopment of the housing the lake and Gledhow Hall repair and require investment in a more sympathetic form should be considered as one to halt their decline. Many would be a great improve- of the long term objectives for boundary walls have been ments to the conservation the area. neglected by public and pri- area and Gledhow Hall. vate owners alike. ■ The woods are well used Such mistakes should be and, despite the constant avoided in the future.

Gledhow Wood Close was designed with little regard for its context.

“The Green” ■ The important green space at

the junction of Gledhow Lane, This important green space at the heart of Gledhow has been harmed by Lidgett Lane and Gledhow visually unsympathetic highway works.

6 APPRAISAL PLAN CHARACTER AREA 1: GLEDHOW

KEY Character Area 1: Gledhow Adjacent Character Area Listed Buildings Other Positive Buildings Positive Spaces (not inc private gardens) Significant Views

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7 APPRAISAL PLAN CHARACTER AREA 2: GLEDHOW VALLEY

‘Hillside’: positive building

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The Lodge: listed building

KEY Gipton Spa: Character Area 1: Gledhow Valley listed building Adjacent Character Area Listed Buildings Other Positive Buildings Positive Spaces (not inc private gardens) Significant Views

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KEY Character Area 1: Allerton Park Adjacent Character Area Listed Buildings Other Positive Buildings Positive Spaces (not inc private gardens) Significant Views

9 POLICY AND INFORMATION

The power to designate Conser- ■ Some minor works to houses website: vation areas rests with local au- are no longer "permitted de- www.fgvw.co.uk thorities and in exceptional velopment" and will require cases the Secretary of State. planning permission. Exam- Leeds Civic Trust, Leeds Heri- The statutory definition of a con- ples are rear dormer win- tage & Design Centre, 17-19 servation area is “an area of dows, external cladding and Wharf Street, Leeds LS2 7EQ, special architectural or historic most satellite dishes on front Tel: 0113 243 9594. interest, the character or ap- elevations. email: pearance of which it is desirable ■ Advertisement controls are [email protected] to preserve or enhance.” Po- tighter website: lices for the preservation and www.leedscivictrust.org.uk enhancement of conservation ■ Most work to trees has to be areas are contained in central notified to the Council who Victorian Society (West York- government guidance and local has six weeks in which to shire Group), Claremont, 23 development plans adopted by decide to impose restrictions. Clarendon Road Leeds LS2 9NZ local authorities. ■ Generally, higher standards CONSERVATION AREAS of design apply for new build- WHERE TO FIND OUT IN LEEDS ings and alterations to existing ones. MORE There are currently 63 conserva- Local sources include: tion areas in Leeds, each with its Further information is available on the conservation section of the Central Reference Library own unique character. They vary (Local Studies), The Headrow, greatly in size and population, Department's website: www.leeds.gov.uk/conservation Leeds LS1. Tel 0113 247 8290 from the expanse of Roundhay email: Park and its surrounding housing [email protected] or the extensive development of ABOUT PLANNING website: Headingley to the tiny hamlet of POLICY www.leeds.gov.uk/library Woodhall Hills or the cluster of buildings at Stank Hall on the National planning poilcy for con- West Yorkshire Archive Dewsbury Road. servation areas is in PPG15 Service, Chapeltown Road, ‘Planning and the Historic Envi- Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 3AP. In all cases though the aim is the ronment’ and local policies for all Tel 0113 214 5814; same: to recognise those charac- aspects of planning are brought email: [email protected] teristics that make the place spe- together in the Leeds Unitary De- website: cial and to try to protect it from velopment Plan (UDP). In addi- www.archives.wyjs.org.uk harmful change. The City Council tion, English Heritage have pub- West Yorkshire Archaeology has to give special attention in lished guidance on the manage- Service, Newstead Road, dealing with all planning matters ment of conservation areas. Cop- Wakefield WF1 2DE. in a conservation area to ies are available through the Cen- Tel 01924 306810; "preserve or enhance the charac- tral Library or Development De- email: [email protected] ter or appearance of the area" . partment and can also be in- website: www.arch.wyjs.org.uk Everyone is encouraged to do the spected at English Heritage, same, from residents to govern- Yorkshire Region, 37 Tanner In addition, a great deal of infor- ment departments. Row, York YO1 6WP, Tel 01004 mation is available on other For a property within a conserva- 601901. websites including: tion area planning controls are listed building descriptions - HOW TO GET INVOLVED www.imagesofengland.org.uk stronger than elsewhere. The WITH CONSERVING details are complex but can be early Ordnance Survey maps - summarised as: GLEDHOW www.old-maps.co.uk and archive photographs - ■ Most demolition requires per- Two local organisations are: www.leodis.net mission and will be resisted if Friends of Gledhow Valley the building makes a positive Woods contribution to the area. email:oriolus.oriolus@ntlworld. com Acknowledgement Special thanks to Lynn Aspinall, Betty Bertrand , David Heaton and Christine Osborne who initiated the Gledhow Conservation Area and steered this appraisal to adoption. Several photographs have been reproduced with kind permission of Leeds Civic Trust. Published in December 2006 by the Development Department, Leeds City Council, The Leonardo Building, 2 Rossington Street, Leeds LS2 8HD Tel 0113 247 8000 website: www.leeds.gov.uk/conservation

10 Map 1 Proposed Gledhow Valley Conservation Area