STOKE CLIMSLAND PARISH HALL DESIGN, ACCESS & HERITAGE STATEMENT JULY 2020 REV B. 21.10.2020 2Stoke THE PRINCE’S Climsland FOUNDATION Parish Hall driveway and front facade CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 4 CONTEXT 5-13 5 SITE LOCATION 6-7 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT 8-9 BUILDING HISTORY 10-11 EXISTING BUILDING 12-13 CURRENT CONDITION DESIGN - THE PROPOSAL 14-24 14 THE BRIEF 15-17 DESIGN APPROACH 18 DESIGN DEVELOPMENT 19 USE & PLANNING POLICY 20 LAYOUT 21 PROPOSED WORKS (EXTERIOR & EXTENSIONS) 22 PROPOSED WORKS (INTERIOR) 23 LANDSCAPE & SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 24 ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES & IMPACT ON HERITAGE ASSET HERITAGE STATEMENT 25-27 CONSULTATION & STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT 28-29 19—22 CHARLOTTE ROAD LONDON EC2A 3SG TRANSPORT STATEMENT 30 UNITED KINGDOM E [email protected] T +44 (0) 20 7613 8500 F +44 (0) 20 7613 8599 ACCESS STATEMENT 31 WWW.PRINCES-FOUNDATION.ORG REV B Note: All proposed solar PV Panels omitted from the roof, in line with planning. PRESIDENT: HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NO. 3579567 All text revisions will be highlighted in red and all image/ drawing revisions will have captions in red REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1069969 and have a red border for clarity. VAT NO. 839 8984 44 NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR DIGITAL RELEASE ONLY STOKE CLIMSLAND PARISH HALL DESIGN, ACCESS & HERITAGE STATEMENT 3 INTRODUCTION This document has been prepared by The Prince’s Foundation in support of the application for Full Planning and Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment, alterations and extensions to Stoke Climsland Parish Hall. The application is made on behalf of the charity which operates the hall for the community now formalised as the Stoke Climsland Parish Hall Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered number 1182193. Whilst the building has historically always been owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, discussions are underway to conclude the transfer of the freehold to the CIO, so that the building will be fully owned and operated by and for the community. This will enable its continued sustainable use as a multi-purpose community building, ensuring that it is able to serve the growing and changing needs of its future users. This document seeks to demonstrate that the proposed design is in accordance with relevant planning policies. It is to be read in conjunction with the application drawings provided by The Prince’s Foundation and also the supporting documents: Asbestos Report by CWE Services Condition Report by Richard Roberts Drainage Survey by iSpy Surveys Ecology Report by Plan for Ecology Statement of Need by The Prince’s Foundation Public Workshop/ Consultation Records by The Prince’s Foundation PROJECT INFORMATION Ownership: Duchy of Cornwall (transfer underway to CIO) Client/Applicant: Stoke Climsland Parish Hall CIO Location: Kingston Road, Stoke Climsland, Callington, PL17 8NY. Site Area: 433 sqm (0.107 acres) Gross Internal Area Existing: 162 sqm Proposed: 238 sqm Gross External Area Existing: 188 sqm Proposed: 267 sqm 4 THE PRINCE’S FOUNDATION CONTEXT SITE LOCATION Stoke Climsland is located in East Cornwall. The village lies to the northwest of the Tamar Valley AONB and directly to the west of the Tamar River. The village is situated within the civil parish of Stoke Climsland, with the nearest town being Callington 3.5 miles to the south, and after that the larger town of Launceston 9 miles to the north. The area is dominated by a rural landscape with farms and villages peppered around. A large feature in the area is the Stoke Climsland Campus of Duchy College - part of the Cornwall College Group. The closest train station is Gunnislake to the east, which connects to Plymouth. Plymouth and Exeter are the closest main line train stations with connections further across the country. Several bus routes run through the village which also connect to Plymouth, Callington, Launceston, and Bude, every hour. There is a bus stop to the north of the building alongside the village green. A large amount of land in the area is owned and managed by the Duchy of Cornwall. KYL COBER PARC The building itself is at the heart of the village and is KINGSTON ROAD one of a handful of non-residential buildings in Stoke Climsland, opposite the Old School and two doors along from the Post Office and General Stores and one away from the village green. SITE There is a gentle slope on Kingston Road from south to north across the front of the site, meaning there is a POUND LANE approximately 700mm level difference cross the front of the site parallel to the facade. Top Left: View of the village from adjacent Kit Hill, Top Right: View of Parish Hall from the Old School opposite. Bottom: Aerial map with site STOKE ROAD boundary indicated in red. STOKE CLIMSLAND PARISH HALL DESIGN, ACCESS & HERITAGE STATEMENT 5 CONTEXT HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT The manor of Climsland was one of 17 original assessionable manors belonging to the Earldom of Cornwall. The 1884 map shows that the land which would later be developed for the Parish Hall, opposite the school (now the Old School) and adjacent to the Post Office - lay vacant as field/ arable land. As such, the boundary of the post office defined the northern edge of the village at this date. The 1907 map shows little difference in the physical growth of the village and the plot for the new Parish Hall remains undeveloped. As of the latest census in 2011 the parish (including Luckett) recorded a population of 1,703. 1884 Village Map 1884 Map close up with area for the future Parish Hall outlined in red. In the late 1880’s View: Cornwall XXIII.SW (includes: Stoke Climsland.) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101438258 the site, opposite the School and next door to the post office, was empty. 1907 Village Map 1907 Map close up with area for the future Parish Hall outlined in red. The historic vil- lage core remains predominantly unaltered. 6 THE PRINCE’S FOUNDATION View: Cornwall XXIII.SW (includes: Stoke Climsland.) - Ordnance Survey Six-inch England and Wales, 1842-1952 https://maps.nls.uk/view/101438255 CONTEXT HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT The Parish Hall lies within the Stoke Climsland Conservation Area. The map adjacent shows the boundary of the conservation area hatched, and listed buildings shaded red and orange. The current Conservation Area Character Statement from 1997 needs updating to show the hall as a Grade II listed building, following its listing in January 2019. A. The statement describes the Parish Hall as follows: ‘The village hall marked the transition between the historic village core and 20th century building around the green to the north... Two important community buildings round off the northern part of the village centre on the main street. Opposite [the Old School] is the single storey early 20th century Village Hall. It is a simple rendered building of the early 20th century set at the back of a semi-circular forecourt with stone quadrant walls. The hall has a small wooden louvred bellcote, a pilastered facade and a semi-circular window over the entrance with the Prince of Wales feathers on the gable above.’ There are several other notable public buildings - including the Old School, Parish Church, and sports & social club - which sit at the heart of its historic core and conservation area. Together they provide local amenity to the community and constitute a notable historic cluster. The Parish Hall sits centrally within the village, and as described in the character assessment marks the transition between the historic village core and the 20th century development around the village green to the north. Cornwall Council Interactive Mapping tool - Conservation Area Cornwall Council Interactive Mapping tool - Listed Buildings. The Hall was listed on the National Heritage List for (Red = Grade II* listed, Orange = Grade II listed) England at Grade II in January 2019 citing the following A = The Parish Hall. specific reasons: -Architectural Significance, having been designed in the early career of eminent architect Albert Richardson with his then company Richardson & Gill; for its vernacular design; remaining virtually intact. -Historic Interest, for the association with the Duchy of Cornwall, particularly having been conceived by them during a period of social improvements in the Parish following the decline of the mining industry. -Group Value, along with other historic and listed structures in the centre of the village. Village in 1908, looking towards the post office Village in 1955,with the post office and war memorial Post office looking south STOKE CLIMSLAND PARISH HALL DESIGN, ACCESS & HERITAGE STATEMENT 7 CONTEXT BUILDING HISTORY The building, constructed by the Duchy of Cornwall Estate, was completed in 1915 and presented to the Parish. The purpose of the hall was to replace a derelict cottage which had been used as a reading room. Articles from the Duchy archives note that the cottage reading room (which sat in front of the Parish Church and obscured its view) was in poor condition in 1910 and that a new site would be more appropriate for a replacement community building. The building was designed in 1913 by Richardson & Gill Architects, architects to the Duchy at the time. The contractor, CB James, was awarded the contract in 1914 to construct the building for the sum of £612. The building was completed the following year. The bollards and chains to the front of the building were an afterthought which were added to the contract in 1915 (along with electric lighting which was also installed after the opening). In 1919 Mr Richardson designed an Image of the original exterior from ‘Village Clubs & Halls’ by Lawrence Weaver, 1920. Note the open extension to the hall for the men returning from WWI (as entrance, rendered external walls, railed off forecourt and fully glazed lunette.