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WHIXLEY Conservation Area Character Appraisal Approved 29 August2007 Whixley Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 29 August 2007 p. 27 Contents Page 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 Objectives ................................................................................................................... 2 2. Planning policy Context ................................................................................................ 2 3 Historic development and archaeology ........................................................................ 3 4 Location and layout ...................................................................................................... 4 5. Landscape analysis ...................................................................................................... 8 6. Character area analysis ............................................................................................. 10 7. The form and character of buildings........................................................................... 11 Map 1: Historic development ........................................................................................... 13 Map 2: Conservation Area boundary ............................................................................... 14 Map 3: Analysis & concepts ............................................................................................ 15 Map 4: Landscape analysis ............................................................................................. 26 Appendix A: Management strategy...................................................................................................... 17 Monitoring and review ..................................................................................................... 17 Maintaining quality ........................................................................................................... 17 Conservation Area boundary review ................................................................................ 18 The management of change ........................................................................................... 18 Opportunities for enhancement ....................................................................................... 22 Landscape project areas ................................................................................................. 23 Checklist to manage change ........................................................................................ 24 Appendix B: Public consultation .................................................................................... 25 Appendix C: Further reading .......................................................................................... 26 This and other Planning documents are or will be made available in large copy print, audio cassette, Braille or languages other than English. If you require the document in one of these formats, please contact Julia Lamb (tel. 01423 556586 or email [email protected] ) p. 28 Whixley Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 29 August 2007 1. Introduction 1.1 Conservation Area Appraisals aim to proposals would have on the Conservation This Appraisal aims to describe Whixley as define and analyse the special interest Area and whether a proposal would be it is today and identify the special char which constitutes the character and acceptable or appropriate. acter and distinctiveness of its setting, appearance of a place. It is these buildings and open spaces. Having qualities which warrant the designation of 1.4 The assessment of the area’s special identified those special qualities, the a Conservation Area. This Appraisal has architectural or historic interest is based Appraisal will examine whether oppor been adopted by Harrogate Borough on a careful and objective analysis of the tunities exist to protect and enhance Council, to form an evidence base for the area. The statement of character and its character. Local Development Framework (LDF). It appearance in this appraisal is based on is a material consideration when deter the method of analysis recommended by 1.7 By identifying what makes Whixley mining applications for development, English Heritage in their “Guidance on special or distinctive, it is suggested that defending appeals or proposing works for Conservation Area Appraisals”. any future change, whether to individual buildings, building groups or the village as the preservation or enhancement of the 1.5 Various qualities are looked at including: a whole, will be based upon this under area. It also forms the basis for a sub historical development, building materials, standing of the past and present character sequent Management Strategy, which will and relationships between built and open of the village. In this way, we can manage contain issues, proposals and policies for spaces. However, no appraisal can ever future change to ensure that it makes a the conservation and enhancement of the be completely comprehensive and the positive contribution towards preserving area. omission of any particular building, feature or enhancing its special character. 1.2 The Appraisal provides information and or space should not be taken to imply that guidance to those wishing to carry out it is of no interest. works in the Conservation Area that do 1.6 Whixley Conservation Area was desig not necessarily require planning approval. nated on 3rd July 1978. The boundary It provides a source of information for was amended on 27th October 1994 and, property owners, agents, applicants and following consultation, was members of the public who live or work in amended further on 29th the village of Whixley. August 2007. 1.3 The main function of the Conservation Area Appraisal is to enable Harrogate Borough Council and the community to relate planning proposals to the Conserv ation Area. The Appraisal will help us understand the impact that development 1 Whixley Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 29 August 2007 p. 2 Planning policy context Objectives 2.1 Local authorities have a duty to designate content of these appraisals will be an The principal objectives of the “areas of special architectural or historic important factor in deciding whether a Appraisal are: interest, the character or appearance of proposal has an adverse affect on the which it is desirable to preserve or character and appearance of the conserv z to define and record the enhance” as conservation areas under ation area and, therefore, whether it is special character and section 69 of the Planning (Listed contrary to the Saved Local Plan Policy interest of Whixley; Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act HD3, which seeks the control of develop 1990. The same Act also requires local ment in conservation areas. The scope of planning authorities to periodically review Policy HD3 also covers development z to raise public awareness conservation areas. proposals outside conservation areas, of the aims and objectives which would affect the setting or views of the Conservation Area 2.2 Government guidance on all development into or out of the area. designation and stimulate affecting conservation areas is set out in their involvement in the Planning Policy Guidance Note 15: 2.4 Involving the community and raising protection of its character; Planning and the Historic Environment public awareness is an integral part of (PPG15). This advises local authorities to the Appraisal process and needs to be define the elements that make the special approached in a pro-active and innovative z to provide guidance to those character or appearance of conservation way. Community involvement helps to making land management areas in order to provide a sound basis on bring valuable public understanding and decisions, e.g. Harrogate which to develop local planning policies, ‘ownership’ to proposals for the area. A Borough Council, Whixley preservation or enhancement strategies report included in Appendix B details how Parish Council, DEFRA and and development control decisions. the local community has been involved private landowners; and the contribution it has made to this 2.3 In determining planning applications within Appraisal. conservation areas and applications for z to identify what is worthy conservation area consent, the Council will of preservation to aid give considerable weight to the content of understanding; conservation area appraisals. The consid eration of proposals in the context of the z to assess the action that may be necessary to safeguard this special interest; z to identify opportunities for enhancement. 2 p. Whixley Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 29 August 2007 3 Historic development and archaeology 3.1 The name Whixley derives from The village was famous for its cherries and to run the estate into the twentieth century “Cwichelm’s Leah” shortened to “Cwic’s the villagers celebrated Whixley Cherry when the lands were sold to the West Leah” , a leah being an open place in a Feast on the first Sunday in August. Many Riding County Council who divided it into wood or glade. The settlement has been local house names: Cherry House, Cherry small farms which they rented to ex- variously recorded as “Cuselade”, Cottage etc. are a reminder of these servicemen after the First World War. “Crucheslaga “ and “Cucheslage” in the harvests. Many of these small farms have been Domesday Book, as “Quyquesle” in