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Wirral Landscape Character Assessment 2019 A
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Wirral Landscape Character Assessment Final report Prepared by LUC October 2019 Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council Wirral Landscape Character Assessment Version Status Prepared Checked Approved Date 1. Draft Final Report A Knight K Davies K Davies 07.10.2019 K Davies 2. Final Report A Knight K Davies K Davies 30.10.2019 Bristol Land Use Consultants Ltd Landscape Design Edinburgh Registered in England Strategic Planning & Assessment Glasgow Registered number 2549296 Development Planning Lancaster Registered office: Urban Design & Masterplanning London 250 Waterloo Road Environmental Impact Assessment Manchester London SE1 8RD Landscape Planning & Assessment Landscape Management landuse.co.uk 100% recycled paper Ecology Historic Environment GIS & Visualisation Contents Wirral Landscape Character Assessment October 2019 Contents 1c: Eastham Estuarine Edge 60 Chapter 1 Introduction and Landscape Context 4 Chapter 7 Structure of this report 4 LCT 2: River Floodplains 67 Background and purpose of the Landscape Character Assessment 4 2a: The Birket River Floodplain 68 The role of Landscape Character Assessment 5 Wirral in context 5 2b: The Fender River Floodplain 75 Policy context 6 Relationship to published landscape studies 9 Chapter 8 LCT 3: Sandstone Hills 82 Chapter 2 Methodology for the Landscape 3a: Bidston Sandstone Hills 83 Character Assessment 13 3b: Thurstaston and Greasby Sandstone Hills 90 3c: Irby and Pensby Sandstone Hills 98 Approach 13 3d: Heswall Dales Sandstone Hills 105 Process of assessment -
Hoylake Beach Site Management Agreement
Hoylake Beach Site Management Agreement Josef Hanik Senior Ranger Wirral’s Coast Parks and Countryside Technical Services Department 0151 678 5488 September 2010 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2.0 SITE DESCRIPTION 3.0 WIRRAL’S SHORELINE MANAGEMENT PLAN 4.0 MERSEY WATERFRONT QUALITY ASSURANCE SCHEME 5.0 OPERATIONS REQUIRING CONSENT FROM NATURAL ENGLAND 6.0 APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT 7.0 FUTURE LONG TERM IMPLICATIONS 8.0 HOYLAKE BEACH USERS GROUP 9.0 APPENDIX 9.1 Natural England Site Assessment and Map 9.2 Hoylake Beach Management Operations Test of Significance 9.3 Environment Agency Herbicide Licences at Hoylake Beach 9.4 Natural England Consent for Activities at Hoylake Beach 1.0 Executive Summary 1.1 This Site Management Agreement has been written to provide details of management proposals for the next 5 years (2010 – 2015) at Hoylake Beach which is owned and managed by Wirral Council. 1.2 These proposals are submitted by Wirral Council as an agreed level of management required for the site and as identified by Wirral Council as part of the Mersey Waterfront Quality Assurance Scheme and as part of the Wirral Council Corporate Objectives which are: To create more jobs, achieve a prosperous economy and regenerate Wirral To create a clean, pleasant, safe and sustainable environment To improve health and well being for all, ensuring people who require support are full participants in mainstream society To raise the aspirations of young people To create an excellent Council 1.3 A Site Management Agreement has been requested by Natural England in order for them to provide consent for operations within the designated protected site. -
St. Helens Local Plan 2018- 2033 Preferred Options December 2016
St. Helens Local Plan 2018 - 2033 Preferred Options December 2016 Habitats Regulations Assessment St. Helens Metropolitan Borough Council December 02 2016 St Helens Local Plan 2018-2033 Preferred Options December 2016 Quality information Prepared by Checked by Approved by Isla Hoffmann Heap Dr James Riley Dr James Riley Consultant Ecologist Associate Director Associate Director Revision History Revision Revision date Details Authorized Name Position 0 02/12/16 Draft for JR James Riley Associate comment Director (Ecology) Prepared for: St Helens Council AECOM St Helens Local Plan 2018-2033 Preferred Options December 2016 Prepared for: St Helens Council Prepared by: AECOM Limited Midpoint Alencon Link Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 7PP UK T: +44(0)1256 310200 aecom.com © 2016 AECOM Limited. All Rights Reserved. This document has been prepared by AECOM Limited (“AECOM”) for sole use of our client (the “Client”) in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM and the Client. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM. Prepared for: St Helens Council AECOM St Helens Local Plan 2018-2033 Preferred Options December 2016 Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. -
Flaybrick Cemetery CMP Volume2 17Dec18.Pdf
FLAYBRICK MEMORIAL GARDENS CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN VOLUME TWO: ANALYSIS DECEMBER 2018 Eleanor Cooper On behalf of Purcell ® 29 Marygate, York YO30 7WH [email protected] www.purcelluk.com All rights in this work are reserved. No part of this work may be Issue 01 reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form or by any means March 2017 (including without limitation by photocopying or placing on a Wirral Borough Council website) without the prior permission in writing of Purcell except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Issue 02 Patents Act 1988. Applications for permission to reproduce any part August 2017 of this work should be addressed to Purcell at [email protected]. Wirral Borough Council Undertaking any unauthorised act in relation to this work may Issue 03 result in a civil claim for damages and/or criminal prosecution. October 2017 Any materials used in this work which are subject to third party Wirral Borough Council copyright have been reproduced under licence from the copyright owner except in the case of works of unknown authorship as Issue 04 defined by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Any January 2018 person wishing to assert rights in relation to works which have Wirral Borough Council been reproduced as works of unknown authorship should contact Purcell at [email protected]. Issue 05 March 2018 Purcell asserts its moral rights to be identified as the author of Wirral Borough Council this work under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Consultation Draft Purcell® is the trading name of Purcell Miller Tritton LLP. -
Birkenhead Park Appraisal
BIRKENHEAD PARK CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN PART 1 – CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL Prepared for Wirral Council by Donald Insall Associates Ltd 2007 – Wirral Council 2009 DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES LTD , Bridgegate House, 5 Bridge Place, Chester, CH1 1SA Tel: 01244 350063 email: [email protected] web: www.insall-lon.co.uk BIRKENHEAD PARK CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL & MANAGEMENT PLAN CONTENTS PREFACE Background to the Study Scope and Structure of the Study Existing Designations, Legal Framework for Conservation Areas and the Powers of the Local Authority PART 1 – CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL 1.0 LOCATION 1.1 Geographic Location 1.2 Topography and Geology 1.3 General Usage (e.g. residential) 1.4 Conservation Area Boundary 2.0 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT 2.1 Early History and Origins 2.2 18th and 19th Century Development 2.3 20th Century Growth and Expansion 2.4 Archaeology 3.0 LANDSCAPE AND VISTAS 3.1 Setting and Relationship with the Surrounding Area 3.2 Character and Relationship of Spaces 3.3 Views and Vistas within the Area 3.4 Green Spaces and Planting 4.0 TOWNSCAPE AND PRINCIPAL BUILDINGS 4.1 Grain, Scale, Repetition and Diversity 4.2 Principal Buildings and Features 4.3 Boundaries and Surfaces 5.0 ARCHITECTURE , MATERIALS AND DETAILS 5.1 Prominent Styles 5.2 Known Architects and Designers 5.3 Materials 5.4 Typical Features and Details 6.0 NEGATIVE FACTORS 6.1 Overview 6.2 Recent Development 6.3 Unsympathetic Extensions 6.4 Unsympathetic Alterations 6.5 Loss and Development Pressures 7.0 SUMMARY OF SPECIAL CHARACTER Donald Insall Associates Ltd Page 2 of 32 BIRKENHEAD PARK CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL & MANAGEMENT PLAN PREFACE Background to the Study This report has been prepared by Donald Insall Associates Ltd on behalf of Wirral Council. -
Wirral Peninsula Group Visits & Travel Trade Guide 2013/2014
Wirral Peninsula Group Visits & Travel Trade Guide 2013/2014 www.visitwirral.com C o n t e n t s Contents Wirral Peninsula 05 itineraries 07 Wirral tourism ProduCt 21 - a ttraCtions 22 - a CCommodation 28 - e vents 30 - F ood & d rink 31 CoaCh inFormation 37 Cover images (from left to right): Wirral Food & Drink Festival, Ness Botanic Gardens, Mersey Ferry, Port Sunlight The businesses and organisations listed in this guide are not an exhaustive list but are those that we know to be interested in the 03 Group Travel market and hence will be receptive to enquiries. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy in this publication, Wirral Council cannot accept responsibility for any errors, inaccuracies or omissions. View from Sheldrakes Restaurant, Lower Heswall W i r r a l P e n i n s u l Wirral Peninsula a Wirral Peninsula is tailor-made for groups and still retains an element of waiting to be discovered. Compact with fantastic, award-winning natural assets, including 35 miles of stunning coastline and an interior that surprises and delights, with pretty villages and rolling fields, a trip to Wirral never disappoints. Many of our attractions are free and many offer added extras for visiting groups and coach drivers. Wirral is well-connected to the national road network and is sandwiched between the two world-class cities of Liverpool and Chester, making it a perfect choice for combining city, coast and countryside whether on a day visit or a short break. The choice and quality of accommodation continues to grow while the local micro-climate ensures that the fresh food produced is of the highest quality and is served in many of our eateries. -
Wirral Archives Service Workshop Medieval Wirral (11Th to 15Th Centuries)
Wirral Archives Service Workshop Medieval Wirral (11th to 15th centuries) The Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest was followed by rebellions in the north. In the summer of 1069 Norman armies laid waste to Yorkshire and Northumbria, and then crossed the Pennines into Cheshire where a rebellion had broken out in the autumn – they devastated the eastern lowlands, especially Macclesfield, and then moved on to Chester, which was ‘greatly wasted’ according to Domesday Book – the number of houses paying tax had been reduced from 487 to 282 (by 42 per cent). The Wirral too has a line of wasted manors running through the middle of the peninsula. Frequently the tax valuations for 1086 in the Domesday Book are only a fraction of that for 1066. Castles After the occupation of Chester in 1070 William built a motte and bailey castle next to the city, which was rebuilt in stone in the twelfth century and became the major royal castle in the region. The walls of Chester were reconstructed in the twelfth century. Other castles were built across Cheshire, as military strongholds and as headquarters for local administration and the management of landed estates. Many were small and temporary motte and bailey castles, while the more important were rebuilt in stone, e.g. at Halton and Frodsham [?] . The castle at Shotwick, originally on the Dee estuary, protecting a quay which was an embarkation point for Ireland and a ford across the Dee sands. Beeston castle, built on a huge crag over the plain, was built in 1220 by the earl of Chester, Ranulf de Blondeville. -
The Bard of the Black Chair: Ellis Evans and Memorializing the Great War in Wales
Volume 3 │ Issue 1 │ 2018 The Bard of the Black Chair: Ellis Evans and Memorializing the Great War in Wales McKinley Terry Abilene Christian University Texas Psi Chapter Vol. 3(1), 2018 Article Title: The Bard of the Black Chair: Ellis Evans and Memorializing the Great War in Wales DOI: 10.21081/AX0173 ISSN: 2381-800X Key Words: Wales, poets, 20th Century, World War I, memorials, bards This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Author contact information is available from the Editor at [email protected]. Aletheia—The Alpha Chi Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship • This publication is an online, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary undergraduate journal, whose mission is to promote high quality research and scholarship among undergraduates by showcasing exemplary work. • Submissions can be in any basic or applied field of study, including the physical and life sciences, the social sciences, the humanities, education, engineering, and the arts. • Publication in Aletheia will recognize students who excel academically and foster mentor/mentee relationships between faculty and students. • In keeping with the strong tradition of student involvement in all levels of Alpha Chi, the journal will also provide a forum for students to become actively involved in the writing, peer review, and publication process. • More information and instructions for authors is available under the publications tab at www.AlphaChiHonor.org. Questions to the editor may be directed to [email protected]. Alpha Chi is a national college honor society that admits students from all academic disciplines, with membership limited to the top 10 percent of an institution’s juniors, seniors, and graduate students. -
History & Heritage, Food & Drink, Habitats & Wildlife and Health Walks
Wirral Walking Festival 2013 Choose from over 100 varied walks in May: History & Heritage, Food & Drink, Habitats & Wildlife and Health Walks - there’s something for everyone! Wirral Walking Festival 2013 With over 100 guided walks this is the biggest walking festival that has been organised on the Wirral Peninsula and I’m delighted that so many organisations and individuals have contributed to the event to make it one of the highlights of the Wirral 2013 events calendar. There is a full and varied walks programme throughout the festival, with short walks around some of our historic villages to longer ‘treks’ through the Wirral countryside and around the coast. The Wirral Footpaths and Open Spaces Preservation Society celebrate their 125th anniversary in 2013, and have kindly sponsored the printing of the event publicity posters, and Wirral Country Park will be celebrating its 40th birthday as one of the very first designated Country Parks in Britain. Wirral Council’s Rangers are organising a number of guided walks for the Walking Festival in addition to their regular events and activities programme which can be found by visiting the Parks and Countryside Section at www.wirral.gov.uk This truly Wirral-wide event will hopefully introduce people to parts of Wirral that they have never visited and will ‘showcase’ the peninsula as one of the most diverse and interesting places in the country to live and visit. If you prefer to explore the peninsula on your own then please have a look at the self-guided trails available to download at www.visitwirral.com If you want to explore the wonderful Wirral coastline, tide times are available for any single day throughout the year by phoning the Thurstaston Visitor Centre on 0151 648 4371 or by e-mail to [email protected] I hope you will join us on one of the 2013 Wirral Walking Festival walks and I know that the festival organiser would appreciate any feedback which will be used to help us plan the festival in 2014. -
WIRRAL Played Host to the Largest Ever Audience for A
It was also Wirral that played host to the new buildings but a remarkable number still do. It is RINGO’S largest ever audience for a live Beatles perhaps surprising that until very recently, only two “WIRRAL pLAyEd HOsT OFFICIAL concert on the UK mainland. venues displayed markers to denote the Beatles B t In addition, several interesting and appearances. Thankfully, Wirral Council has now DE u quirky events have Wirral origins. You will rectified this and plaques are proudly displayed outside TO THE LARGEsT EvER discover the venue where one of their gigs all the key venues. did not meet the agreed fee and a fundraising event a The venues listed can be easily visited in a day or the week later had to be arranged to raise the balance. visitor may prefer to concentrate on one area and take in AudIENcE fOR A LIvE the coastal towns of West Kirby/Hoylake or the resurgent resort of New Brighton. Away from the coast, the picturesque village of Port Sunlight, which contains so many interesting features in itself, never disappoints. BEATLEs cONcERT ON Let’s leave the last words to the Beatles themselves from their classic song in ‘My Life’. 'There are places FIRST uK MAINLANd” I'll remember all my life though StAGE some have changed'. SUItS iverpool, quite correctly, plays a significant role Lin the Beatles early career. It was their birthplace, where they met and where they first embarked on their musical odyssey. It is, of course, the home of the world famous Cavern Club where TOWER BALLROOM N they played on almost 300 occasions. -
This Is a Summary Document of the Visitor Economy Strategy for the Liverpool City Region To
LiverpooL City region visitor eConomy strategy to 2020- a summary oCtober 2009 Figures updated February 2011 introDuCtion 04 The LiverpooL CiTy region’s CulturaL and Tourism £4bn 14,000 offer is The sTrongesT ouTside of London and has Key driver for visitor new been boosTed by LiverpooL’s sTaTus as european spend regeneration CapiTaL of Culture in 2008 and The signifiC anT pubLiC by 2020 jobs and privaTe sector invesTmenT in reCenT years by 2020 the visitor economy is now of such importance to the this is a sector like no other; one that provides real and of course all of this helps to improve the local economy that it has been selected by political employment opportunities for the people of the City quality of life for the one and half million people leaders and business leaders as one of the four region in hotels, shops, restaurants, conference who live and work here. it encourages increased transformational sectors in the Liverpool City region venues, visitor attractions, cultural institutions, inward investment, sustains our communities, that has the potential to make a step change and transport and tours and creative industries. our local facilities and attractions, and makes help transform the economy over the next decade1. us proud to live in one of the most vibrant it is a key driver for broader regeneration. and culturally alive regions in the uK. this strategy is the bedrock of an action plan that will be developed in close consultation with key local and Liverpool’s phenomenal success as european over the past few years there has been a huge regional partners as well as the Department of Culture, Capital of Culture 2008 was the culmination of a improvement in the quality of our destination media and sport. -
New Brighton Kings Parade to Birkenhead Park
New Brighton Kings Parade to Birkenhead Park Walking & Cycling: Continue along the sea front walk and cycle track. When the two separate at the far end Derby Pool car park, walkers stay on the sea defence path. Cyclists can push their cycles along this section. Alternatively cyclists can follow the signs for the Wirral Circular Trail to the main Leasowe Road and turn right. This is a 40mph dual carriage-way with no specific cycle routes at present. Leasowe Castle is then on your right. Continue straight along, bearing right to the Lighthouse when the main road turns left. If you stay on the sea defence path, Leasowe Castle and then the Lighthouse are on your left. Driving: At the last roundabout on Kings Drive, turn left for the M53, then at the 2nd roundabout, take 1st left along Harrison Drive onto Wallasey Village and right at the roundabout for the A551, Leasowe Road. Follow this road, noting the bypass flyover, past Leasowe Castle on the right and then the Lighthouse ahead. Heritage Site 5 Leasowe Castle: Built by the Earls of Derby in the late 16th century, this Grade II* ‘Castle’ has been altered and enlarged over the centuries, serving among other things as a sporting lodge, a castellated mansion, an hotel, a nobleman’s residence and a railwayman’s convalescent home. Today it is once again a hotel. Leasowe Castle Heritage Site 6 Leasowe Lighthouse: The oldest brick-built lighthouse in Britain, it was erected in 1763 by the Liverpool Docks Committee. Originally it was one of four lights on the north coast of Wirral, the others being two at Hoylake and another - a lower light - at Leasowe.