BROCKENDENE FOX HILL FARLEY HILL BERKSHIRE RG7 1UH
Design and Access Statement
Job No. 4814
September 2017 Upstairs at The Grange T: 020 8487 1223 Bank Lane F: 020 8876 4172 London E: [email protected] SW15 5JT www.brookesarchitects.co.uk 1
Contents
1.0 Introduction Appendix A Reduced full planning application drawings 2.0 Assesment 2.1 The Site 2.2 The Surrounding Area
3.0 Involvement
4.0 Design 4.1 Amount 4.2 Layout 4.3 Scale 4.4 Appearance 4.5 Landscaping 4.6 Access
5.0 Conclusion
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1.0 Introduction
This Statement supports a full planning application for a side extension to an existing house known as ‘Brockendene’ and alterations to the front elevation including a relocated entrance and a new porch.
The address of the building is: Fox Hill Farley Hill Figure 1 - View of the site (Google Earth) Berkshire RG7 1UH
As an introduction to the proposal, it will examine the following: • Assessment – describing the character of the site and the surrounding area. • Design – development of the design as a result of the assessment, describing the amaount, layout, scale, appearance landscaping and access.
Figure 2 - Site location plan 4 5
2.0 Assessment
2.1 The Site 2.2 The Surrounding Area
The site is located on the east side of Church Road in Farley Hill, Berkshire within Farley Hill is a small village consisting of not much more than dwellings and the Borough of Wokingham. some farm buildings running along each side of a single road. It is surrounded by countryside and is between Swallowfield and Finchhampstead. Farley Hill It is irregular in shape and slopes downwards away from Church Road. A public is designated an Area of Special Character. Brockendene is located just to footpath runs along the west and north boundaries. Mature trees screen the site the north of the junction of Church Road and Jouldings Lane. The buildings from Church Road and along the south boundary. immediately around the site are detached houses, the only exception being two semi-detached houses immediately opposite. These are two storey and built of The existing building is a bungalow with bedrooms in the roofspace. It is red brick with plain tiled roofs. composed of a central core and a perpendicular wing on the left hand side. The ground floor is built of dark red brickwork. The first floor is located in a steep roof, Chelmer is to the north and is a bungalow built of red brick. Foxvale is to the clad with dark brown clay tiles. Door and window frames, gutters, downpipes south and is set considerably lower than Brockendene with a steep sloping bank and the roof fascia are in contrasting white. There are several dormers at first between the two. floor level with flat roofs which are clad with the same roof tiles as the main roof. On the front elevation is a stone chimney. Generally, buildings are recessed from the main road with front gardens enclosed by a mixture of fencing, brick walls, hedges and gates. The site boundaries to the north, south and west are heavily screened with trees and planting. The boundary to the east is on the line of a public footpath and is currently open. 6
Photographs of the context
A. Entrance to the site C. 9 Church Road E. Chelmer House
B. Access to the public footpath D. View of the site from Jouldings Lane F. View of the site from Jouldings Lane 7
Photographs of the site
G. View of Brockendene from the gate I. Front elevation K. Rear elevation
H. Existing boundary J. Existing boundary with Chelmer House site L. View of the site from the rear boundary 8 9
3.0 Involvement
Pre-application advice was sought on the proposals (reference 171206). A meeting was held with the planning officer on site and written advice was received on 6 July 2017.
The pre-application submission included a stable, paddock and extended rear garden to the house that are not part of this application.
The pre-application advice contained a number of points that have been addressed by the current application as follows:
• The drive entrance gates were considered to be out of keeping with the surrounding area and suburban in nature. These have been omitted and the dressed stone piers amended to rough stonework with oak fencing to either side.
• It was suggested that dormer windows to the north elevation be obscure glazed. However, these are existing and it is only intended to renew the windows and modify the roof on one of them. It is not, therefore, proposed to add obscure glazing.
The side extension to the house and changes to the elevations were considered to be acceptable and these remain unchanged in the current application. 10 11
4.0 Design
4.1 Amount 4.2 Layout
It is proposed to add a two storey extension to the south west side of the The new side extension will be located to the south west side of the existing existing house. This new wing will be approximately 80sqm at ground floor level house. It will form an additional wing to mirroring that on the north east side. and 60sqm at first floor level. The new wing will project the same distance to the rear as the existing but will be approximately 3m shorter to the front. Below is a schedule showing the volume of the current dwelling and the size of the proposal. It will be more than 10m from the nearest site boundary and be substantially screened from the road and surrounding properties by the existing trees.
The interior layout of the ground floor will be amended and the front door relocated with a new projecting porch. The recessed porch area currently Volume calculation containing the front door will be infilled. The existing chimney will be removed and new windows will be added to the front elevation at ground floor level either Existing dwelling 930m³ side of the door. The new extension will contain a living room at ground floor level and a master New extension 500m³ bedroom suite at first floor level including a dressing room and an en-suite bathroom.
Garage 90m³ The driveway will be extended around the side of the new extension to provide access to the rear garden. At the front of the house, the gravel area around the Figure 3 - Approximate volume calculation schedule front door will be reduced and new planting beds will be introduced. 12
4.3 Scale 4.5 Landscaping
The proposed extension will be the same height and scale as the existing It is proposed to landscape the front and rear to form family orientated gardens building. The garage and stables will be single storey, normal domestic scale suitable to the property. Entrance piers will be installed to enhance the buildings. entrance.
4.4 Appearance 4.6 Access
A number of works are proposed to enhance the appearance of the existing The existing access to the building will be unchanged by the proposal, apart dwelling. On the roof of the north east wing, the gable will be turned into a half from the relocated front door. The vehicular access will be improved. hip roof to soften the front elevation. The same treatment will be applied to the flat roofs of the existing dormers. It is also proposed to relocate the entrance to the house so that it will be centred on the front elevation once the extension has been added. The new entrance will have an external Oak frame porch. It is proposed to replace the windows with casement bar glazed windows and the doors with dark grey frames. Gutters, downpipes and the roof fascia will be replaced with elements of the same colour as the windows.
The proposed extension will be the same height as the existing dwelling. It will be white rendered with a brick plinth to match and be connected with the existing house. On its side will be a brick chimney of the same colour as the existing building.
A timber Oak framed external garage will be located in the front garden to achieve two extra covered car spaces. 13
5.0 Conclusion
It is proposed to add an extra wing to the existing dwelling to accommodate a living room and the master bedroom. This new extension will be at least 10m from all site boundaries and will be largely screened by existing trees.
The front of the existing house will be remodelled to improve its appearance including a relocated front door and a new porch, a half hip to the existing gable and the addition of a pitched roof with half hips to the dormer windows.
The proposal was the subject of a pre-application advice submission and the planning officer’s comments have been considered and the scheme modified accordingly. 14
Appendix
A Reduced full planning application drawings 15
R E M L E H C
NE NDE E K C RO B Tree schedule 1 Holly d= 0.4 h= 9 2 Yew d= 0.3 h= 8 3 Holly d= 0.25 h= 7 4 Cypress d= 0.4 h= 11 5 Cypress d= 0.2 h= 9 6 Holly d= 0.25 h= 8 7 Fruit d= 0.25 h= 7 8 Laurel d= 0.2 h= 6 9 Holly d= 0.15 h= 7 10 Holly d= 0.15 h= 7 11 Birch d= 0.25 h= 6 12 Laurel d= 0.25 h= 7 13 Laurel d= 0.25 h= 8 14 Holly d= 0.4 h= 8 15 Holly d= 0.2 h= 7 16 Oak d= 0.35 h= 11 17 Oak d= 0.35 h= 11 18 Hazel d= 1 h= 11 19 Unknown d= 0.3 h= 10
20 Ash d= 0.4 h= 13 21 Hazel d= 0.7 h= 6 22 Holly d= 0.2 h= 8 23 Sycamore d= 0.4 h= 13 24 Ash d= 0.3 h= 12 25 Hazel d= 1 h= 6 26 Hazel d= 1 h= 6 27 Ash d= 0.8 h= 12 28 Ash d= 0.35 h= 12 29 Birch d= 0.2 h= 9 30 Birch d= 0.2 h= 9
31 Ash d= 1 h= 13 32 Fruit d= 0.2 h= 6 33 Oak d= 0.5 h= 12 34 Hazel d= 1 h= 6 35 Hazel d= 0.85 h= 7
1 Holly d= 0.4 2 Yew d= 0.3
3 Holly d= 0.25 4 Cypress d= 0.4 5 Cypress d= 0.2 Rev Description Issued Dwn Chk 6 Holly d= 0.25 Client 7 Fruit d= 0.25 8 Laurel Mrd= 0and.2 Mrs R Woolgar 9 Holly d= 0.15 Project 10 Holly d= 0.15 Existing site plan Brockendene 1 Fox Hill, Farley Hill, RG7 1UH 1 : 200 0 5 10 15 20 m Drawing Existing location and site plan
Scale Date Drawn Checked Various@A1 Mar '17 AC IF
Upstairs at The Grange Bank Lane, London SW15 5JT
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Rev. No. Existing location plan 48142 1 2 1 : 1250 0 25 50 75 100 125 m 16
Bedroom 4 Utility room Kitchen Eaves Eaves
Pantry
Ensuite Dining room Lounge Bedroom 3 Bedroom 2
Bathroom Cloaks Entrance hall
Eaves
Storage Bedroom 5
Ensuite
Garage Bedroom 1
Existing ground floor plan Existing first floor plan 1 1 : 100 2 1 : 100
0 5 10 m
Rev Description Issued Dwn Chk Existing front elevation Existing (side) south west elevation Client Mr and Mrs R Woolgar 3 1 : 100 4 1 : 100 Project Brockendene Fox Hill, Farley Hill, RG7 1UH
Drawing Existing plans and elevations
Scale Date Drawn Checked 1 : 100@A1 Sept '17 AC IF
Upstairs at The Grange Bank Lane, London SW15 5JT
T 020 8487 1223 F 020 8876 4172 E [email protected]
www.brookesarchitects.co.uk Existing rear elevation Existing (side) north east elevation 5 6 1 : 100 1 : 100 Rev. No. 48142 2 17 m 20 IF Rev. No. Rev. 15 Drawn Checked Issued Dwn Chk 10 Date Feb '17 Feb AC 3 5 4814 40 1 : 200@A1 Rev Description Client Project Drawing Scale Mr and Mrs R Woolgar R Mrs and Mr Brockendene RG7 1UH Hill, FoxFarley Hill, plan site Proposed Bank Lane,London SW15 5JT 020T 8487 1223 020F 8876 4172 Upstairsat The Grange E [email protected] www.brookesarchitects.co.uk 0 Black dashed line line dashed Black indicates root (12 area protection diameter) stem times New timber fence timber New gate and 13.7 m 13.7 10.2 m 10.2
8.5 m New extension New Decking Paddock Existing hedge Existing 18
B 45
Outline of existing building
Kitchen - design by others
Utility
A Lounge / Sitting A 45 Dining room room 45
Bathroom
Entrance UP
Play room
0 12345 m
Garage
Rev Description Issued Dwn Chk Client Mr and Mrs R Woolgar
Project Brockendene B 45 Fox Hill, Farley Hill, RG7 1UH
Drawing Proposed ground floor plan
Scale Date Drawn Checked 1 : 50@A1 Feb '17 AC IF
Upstairs at The Grange Bank Lane, London SW15 5JT
T 020 8487 1223 F 020 8876 4172 E [email protected]
www.brookesarchitects.co.uk
Rev. No. 48143 41 19
Outline of existing building
Outline of existing building
Double bedroom
Single bedroom Study Ensuite Rooflight above
Master bedroom
Bathroom
Ensuite Roof plan 2 Single bedroom 1 : 100 0 5 10 m
Ensuite Dressing
Double bedroom
Rev Description Issued Dwn Chk Client Mr and Mrs R Woolgar
Project Brockendene Fox Hill, Farley Hill, RG7 1UH
Drawing Proposed first floor First floor plan and roof plans 1 1 : 50 0 12345 m Scale Date Drawn Checked As Feb '17 AC IF indicated@A1
Upstairs at The Grange Bank Lane, London SW15 5JT
T 020 8487 1223 F 020 8876 4172 E [email protected]
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Rev. No. 48143 42 20
Outline of existing building
Proposed front elevation 1 1 : 50
Outline of existing building 0 12345 m
Rev Description Issued Dwn Chk Client Mr and Mrs R Woolgar
Project Brockendene Fox Hill, Farley Hill, RG7 1UH
Drawing Proposed front and rear elevations
Scale Date Drawn Checked 1 : 50@A1 Mar '17 AC IF
Upstairs at The Grange Proposed rear elevation Bank Lane, London SW15 5JT 2 T 020 8487 1223 1 : 50 F 020 8876 4172 E [email protected]
www.brookesarchitects.co.uk
Rev. No. 48143 43 21
Outline of existing building
Propose side (south west) elevation 1 1 : 50
0 12345 m
Outline of existing building
Rev Description Issued Dwn Chk Client Mr and Mrs R Woolgar
Project Brockendene Fox Hill, Farley Hill, RG7 1UH
Drawing Proposed side elevations
Scale Date Drawn Checked 1 : 50@A1 Mar '17 AC IF
Upstairs at The Grange Bank Lane, London SW15 5JT
T 020 8487 1223 F 020 8876 4172 E [email protected]
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Proposed side (north east) elevation Rev. No. 2 1 : 50 48143 44 22
Ridge level (17.632)
Storage space Storage space Storage space 5.1 m 5.1 4.5 m 4.5 2.4 m 2.4
Bathroom Single bedroom Study Master bedroom
01 - First Floor (12.540) 2.5 m 2.5 2.3 m 2.3 2.8 m 2.8 Utility Dining room Lounge / sitting room
00 - Ground Floor (10.000)
Section AA 1 1 : 50
Ridge level (17.632)
Storage space 4.6 m 4.6
Rev Description Issued Dwn Chk Client Mr and Mrs R Woolgar
Project Master bedroom Ensuite Dressing room Brockendene
01 - First Floor Fox Hill, Farley Hill, RG7 1UH (12.540)
Drawing Proposed sections 2.8 m 2.8
00 - Ground Floor Lounge / sitting room Scale Date Drawn Checked (10.000) 1 : 50@A1 Mar '17 AC IF
Upstairs at The Grange Bank Lane, London SW15 5JT
T 020 8487 1223 F 020 8876 4172 Section BB E [email protected] 2 1 : 50 www.brookesarchitects.co.uk
Rev. No. 48143 45 23
Stone pillar
Public footpath close boarded oak fence
Lower stone planters
Church Road
Plan 0 12345 m 1 1 : 50
Front elevation 2 1 : 50
Upstairs at The Grange, Bank Lane, London SW15 5JT Client Mr and Mrs R Woolgar Project T 020 8487 1223 Brockendene F 020 8876 4172 Fox Hill, Farley Hill, RG7 1UH E [email protected]
Scale 1 : 50@A3 DateMar '17Dwn AC Chk IF www.brookesarchitects.co.uk Dwg Proposed entrance gate Drawing No. Rev. No. 48143 46 Rev Description Issued Dwn Chk 24