Byram -Cum- Sutton

Byram -cum- Sutton Village Design Statement Supplementary Planning Document February 2012 Contents VDS O bjectives Purpose of a Village Design Statement 1 To Provide a record of local distinctiveness by The Byram Village Design Statement 1 describing the unique qualities and character of the Introducing the village 2 village. M ap 4 Character summary 5 To identify the key features and characteristics of Character A rea 1: O ld Byram 6 the local natural and built environment to be Character A rea 2: Suburban Estates 8 respected and protected from the impact of inappropriate development. Appendices A : W hat is a Village Design Statement 9 To provide design guidance for new development so and how do I use it? that change is managed and development is in B: G eneral advice for prospective 11 harmony w ith its setting. developers To achieve a higher standard of sustainable design and w here possible to enhance the local environment. To increase the involvement and influence of the local community in the planning system. Location M ap N ot to scale Reproduced from the O rdnance Survey w ith the permission of the controller of H er M ajesty’s Stationary O ffice. © Crow n Copyright. U nauthorised reproduction infringes crow n copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Selby District Council 100018656 Purpose of a Village Design Statement 1.0 O ur villages all occupy a unique position in application process, as the design context is the surrounding countryside, and have evolved clearly set out from the beginning. W here over hundreds of years to suit the needs and design is not respectful to the village, the VDS circumstances of the people w ho lived there can be used as evidence to justify the refusal of through the ages. A s a result of this, w e are planning permission. It can also be used to naturally draw n to the elements that make our demonstrate that a proposed development is in ow n village different from others, and those character and may therefore support a things that make it unique. planning application. 1.1 M ore recently, volume house building and 1.5 Therefore the Local Planning A uthority standardisation has failed to reflect both the w elcomes early discussion w ith anyone subtle and obvious elements that create this considering undertaking any w ork so that a local distinctiveness. Coupled w ith this, political consensus can be achieved, and local character ideology, personal tastes and cultural changes can be maintained. have all played their part in the design of buildings. It is now recognised that local The B yram V D S distinctiveness is vital in helping to integrate new 1.6 Byram village is a commuter settlement on development and in creating sustainable the top of a ridge overlooking the flat plain of communities. This can be achieved through an the River A ire. A line of attractive individual understanding of local character, and ensuring mansions has over the years been flanked by that this understanding is shared w ith anyone several volume estates, built in varying degrees considering development. around a garden village style. 1.2 A Village Design Statement (VDS) is such a method. It is intended to explain the context or character of the village so that anyone w ho is considering any form of development in the village - no matter how large or small - can do it sympathetically. The VDS covers relatively straightforw ard w ork such as replacing doors and w indow s as w ell as more significant w ork such as building extensions and complete new buildings. It sets out the elements that make up character in order to improve the quality of design in any new development. 1.3 The description of local character in this VDS is not intended to be prescriptive - new development should not be designed to “look old”. Instead the VDS should be used as inspiration to design new modern development that is respectful to its surroundings. In this context, that means using the appropriate building materials and architectural styles, and respecting the importance of spaces, building orientation, juxtaposition and size. O verall, new development should look new , and should not slavishly copy the old buildings. H ow ever, new development should “fit in” w ith the context of the village. 1.4 The VDS is w ritten so that all developers can avoid lengthy discussion in the planning 1 Introducing the village 2.0 Byram cum Sutton village is located in south 2.3 The camp w as sold off in the 1950s to the w est corner of Selby District, astride the old G reat O sgoldcross Rural District Council w ho housed N orth Road, some 10 miles south w est of Selby, residents of derelict houses from Brotherton, new and 3 miles north of Pontefract. homes w ere provided w hen the w ooden huts used by the M O D w ere demolished. Byram 2.1 Brotherton and Byram villages w ould became a parish in the 1970's to form part of the normally be just one if it w ere not for the former new Selby District Council. A 1 dual carriagew ay that bisects them. The road has now been declassified due to the new A 1(M ) 2.4 Byram settlement w as originally intended to motorw ay built some 1 mile to the w est. provide housing to replace the deteriorating H ow ever, the physical scar of the sunken road limestone cottages in Brotherton – a plan only remains, still separating the villages. partially implemented. The plan included a range of family housing w ith amenities including a school and leisure facilities, but only the houses w ere eventually constructed. M ost of the council housing is now privately ow ned. A handful of local services such as Post O ffice/general store, chip shop, new sagents/general store and doctors’ surgery have also developed. 2.2 Byram village is built on land at the top of the hill above Brotherton on the eastern side of the former A 1. It is essentially a single street of large villa type properties built into the hillside to maximise the view s southw ard. The hamlet of Sutton extends this street and comprises Sutton 2.5 The villages are know n for nearby Foxcliff H all and associated outbuildings w hich have Q uarry (also know n as Brotherton Q uarry) that been converted to domestic dw ellings, around appears on the 1861 census. The quarry measures half a kilometre to the east. H ow ever in the some 42 hectares and w as a major source of 1950s, Byram w as developed, sw amping the villas M agnesian Limestone, a common building w ith suburban type housing built on land that material on the w estern side of Selby District and once formed part of the Byram H all Estate. in W est Yorkshire. There are other similar Sir John Ramsden w as the local baronet. Byram quarries in nearby W omersley, and Smeaton H all Estate encompassed land from Burton Lime w orks. Salmon, H illam, dow n to Birkin right over to the river A ire. The estate w as sold to the M O D in the 1930's and used as a barracks, and a Prisoner of W ar camp holding G erman and Italian prisoners w ho w orked the land. 2 Introducing the village 2.6 The famous A rchitect John Carr w ho came to 2.9 The houses in Sutton Lane w ere built by w ealthy be regarded as the leading architect in the N orth people w ho employed architects to replicate other of England w as born in 1723 in the area. H e w as large houses found around the U K, and the later the eldest of the nine children of Rose Lascelles suburban areas w ere built in a time w here heritage and Robert Carr, a stonemason and quarry and traditional buildings w ere not in favour. A s a ow ner in H orbury. O n leaving school John joined result, Byram is not a typical picture postcard N orth the family business learning construction and Yorkshire village. N evertheless, there is a character to draughtmanship w hile he w orked at Bretton H all the tw o areas formed from an understanding of the and Chevet Park. These skills stood him in good values of those w ho built the village, rather than in stead w hen he began his architectural practice an architectural theme. around 1748. H e designed, extended and altered many country houses for the nobility and gentry, as w ell as a number of public buildings many of w hich are in Yorkshire. These include Byram H all and farm that w as remodelled in 1770. 2.7 Byram lies on the eastern side of the former A 1 that dissects the tw o villages. The view from the village across the fields to the south is spectacular because of the elevated position that gives a w ide panoramic view across to the hills of Pontefract across the River A ire floodplain. The presence of the pow er station, motorw ay and other industry has changed this view , but it remains impressive in its far-reaching view s. 2.8 A side from a small area of farming and commercial use, the village is split in to tw o main character areas: the original large houses, and the later post-w ar suburban style extensions.

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