Chalford Parish Design Statement

“I welcome that the Design Statement has been produced by Chalford Parish Council working with the local community. It clearly sets out the planning and design issues facing Chalford which could threaten its important and distinctive building and landscape features. The community have positively responded to these challenges by encouraging locally distinctive and high quality design. The document firmly embraces the SDC Protocol for Pre-Application Community Involvement that should mutually benefit all parties involved in the development process. I welcome such advice that stresses the need for development proposals to reflect and respond to the community’s sense of place by using local materials and appropriate design solutions. This will in turn usefully contribute to the Council’s aspirations for the future of our District set out in the Local Plan.”

Cllr Doina Cornell Leader, District Council, 2019

Chalford Parish Design Statement Parish of Chalford ¯

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Pages 1-2 1. Introduction Pages 27-29 5. Outer village areas 1.1 What is a Design Statement? 5.1 Key characteristics 1.2 Why a Design Statement for Chalford? 5.2 Design guidance for development outside 1.3 How the Design Statement has been produced conservation areas but within the settlement boundaries Pages 3-8 2. The Parish of Chalford 5.3 Design guidance for new development within 2.1 Location the curtilage of existing dwellings 2.2 Access 2.3 Topography and geology Pages 30-35 6. Areas outside the settlement boundaries 2.4 Historical development 6.1 Landscape characteristics 6.2 Design guidance for development outside the Pages 9-20 3. Chalford’s villages settlement boundaries 3.1 Chalford Hill 3.2 France Lynch Pages 35-36 7. Delivering high-quality design 3.3 Brownshill 7.1 Using the design statement 3.4 Old 7.2 Pre-application community involvement 3.5 Chalford Vale 3.6 Manor Village Pages 37-42 8. Appendices 3.7 General characteristics of the historic settlements 8.1 References used for defining the Cotswold 3.8 The countryside and undeveloped areas Vernacular style 8.2 Acknowledgements Pages 21-26 4. The Conservation Areas 8.3 Links between Chalford Design Statement 4.1 Key characteristics Guidelines and other policies 4.2 Design guidance for development in the 8.4 Listed buidlings in Chalford Conservation Areas 8.5 Design Statement Guidance 8.6 Conservation Area maps 1. Introduction

1.1 What is a Design Statement? • Ensure similar standards are applied to timber in an area where stone is alterations, repair and maintenance of dominant. These are beginning to threaten The Chalford Design Statement has existing properties. the important landscape setting of the been produced by Chalford Parish Council working with local residents to: settlements and the Parish of Chalford as 1.2 Why a Design Statement a whole. • Describe the distinctive character of for Chalford? its parish and villages The Parish of Chalford is unquestionably This Design Statement is necessary distinctive. The older settlements are • Identify the landscape setting, the because, although the parish is not separate and are set in a variety of strong shape of the settlements and the facing any major developments, the large landscape settings with an interesting nature of the buildings number of minor changes in recent years geology that can affect building • Provide design guidance based on (extensions as well as new buildings) have construction. With the exception of the that distinctive local character and had a cumulative and negative impact on Manor Village development, Chalford sense of place valued by local people the character of the various settlements. Parish settlements are built on steep • Encourage all designers of new gradients and have a network of lanes constructions to ensure that the new The main problems are the height of new and footpaths that create an area which build enhances the area in which it buildings in relation to their neighbours, is confusing to navigate. is built and the extensive use of render and

1. This Design Statement has been created Studio. Open meetings were held in 2013 These set out good design principles to supplement the policies in the adopted to obtain parishioners’ concerns for the and requirements that all new (2015) Local Plan. In the future, and area surveys were carried out developments will be expected to follow. future it is anticipated it will be part of the to establish existing settings and building In particular, Delivery Policy ES12 states Chalford Neighbourhood Development Plan designs in February 2016. Stroud District that all new development: and will provide householders (present Council has been involved regarding must be based on thorough site and future), architects, developers and “ compliance with the Local Plan policies. appraisal including reference to any council officers with particular reference Design Statements… be sensitive to points when considering any building work It has been prepared to be in compliance its context as well as contributing to within the Parish. with the National Planning Policy Frame- work (NPPF) 2018 which states that: sustainable living. Design quality, In addition, Stroud District Council has in reflecting a thorough understanding of place a Protocol for Pre-Application “Design policies should be developed the site context, must be demonstrated Community Involvement to which with local communities so they reflect as part of any proposal.” Chalford Parish Council is a signatory. local aspirations, and are grounded in Though pre-application involvement an understanding and evaluation of cannot be compulsory, early contact by each area’s defining characteristics” potential applicants with the Parish (NPPF Paragraph 125) Council, using this Protocol, is a proven way to ensure mutual benefit for all parties It is also in compliance with Stroud District involved in the development process. Local Plan (2015), in particular:

1.3 How the Design Statement has • Core Policy CP4 Making Places: been produced. a Spatial Vision for the Stroud District • Chapter three: Shaping the future of This document has been produced by the Stroud Valleys the Parish Council. It has been drafted by the parishioners themselves under the • Delivery Policy ES12: Better design guidance of staff from Rural of places Community Council and consultants Place

Christ Church - Chalford. 2. 2. The Parish of Chalford

2.1 Location The whole of the Parish is contained in • Chalford High Street - a narrow, level, single-track road with vehicle Chalford Parish is located in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Gloucestershire and covers an area of Beauty. The control of the landscape passing places. 120 hectares. It was formed mainly from and planning issues are set out in their • Old Neighbourhood - with steep, enclosures of the common land of the Management Plan (2018-23). narrow corners managed through ancient Parish of Bisley in 1894, 2.2 Access a 7.5 ton lorry limit. incorporating the five villages of: Chalford, • Toadsmoor Road - narrow, steep Chalford Hill, Bussage, Brownshill and The main A419 is an important highway in in places with a traffic light controlled France Lynch. The Parish lies mostly to the Gloucestershire and carries vehicles up to section as it negotiates the scarp north of the A419, four miles east of Stroud 44 tonnes. It has two major pinch points: and eight miles northwest of . edge. This is the only route into the at the bottom of Cowcombe Hill and at The land form rises quite sharply from the Parish for HGVs. St. Mary’s Corner. Golden Valley in the south and Toadsmoor There is a minor road access from/to Valley in the west until it reaches the From this highway, there are three roads the Parish via Bisley. This is mainly used upper plateau. that take vehicles into the Parish: for commuters to/from Cheltenham and or the M5 motorway.

Chalford High Street. Old Neighbourhood junction with A419. Toadsmoor junction with A419. 3. View looking east over the roof tops of France Lynch towards Avenis and Oakridge.

4. 2.3 Topography and geology The combination in some places of unstable fuller’s earth and solid limestone Chalford occupies part of the northern has often affected the building work, e.g. flank of the valley of the River Frome, which houses sliding downhill and a need for runs roughly east-west from the substantial excavation or underpinning down through Stroud and empties into for new and old buildings. Modern houses the River Severn. This is one of several have been built mainly in the upper steep-sided heavily wooded valleys incised plateau to overcome these problems. into the main scarp slope of the Cotswolds Water courses are common within the that faces towards the Severn. Parish, both above and below ground. The Landscape assessment by the AONB whole Parish is a reactive catchment area divides the Parish into three main areas in terms of surface water. This is controlled - Settled Valleys, Escarpment and High by the use of sluice gates in the Toadsmoor Wold. The Parish is renowned for its steep and Frome valley. hillsides and scarp edges as well as it’s narrow roads and footpaths many of which have a gradient between 10% and 25%. Rack Hill has been likened to a quarry with sheer drops and narrow platforms running parallel to the valley bottom. The geology of the area consists mainly of inferior oolite and great oolite limestone layered with lias clay. This gives rise to spring lines running across the landscape.

Many quarries existed in the past to supply both building stone and roof tiles.

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2.4 Historical development when the valley bottom offered no further for a time. The next important change was sites, cottages were built on the hillsides the opening of the Great Western Railway The original villages of Chalford Vale, above, an area sometimes referred to as line in 1845, built along the valley beside Chalford Hill, France Lynch, Bussage Little Switzerland. the canal. A station was opened in and Brownshill were squatter settlements Chalford in 1897 and there was also a for handloom weavers and other cloth However, the valley bottom remained the halt at St Mary’s. Both stations workers as a result of the expansion of the location of larger houses for mill owners closed in 1964. woollen industry in the early Middle Ages. and others. The area called Rack Hill was The growth of Chalford Vale, based on named because of the many racks used mills on the River Frome, had begun to dry the cloth, including the “Stroud by the late 12th century. With the Scarlet”, used for the red coats of the establishment of other mills along the British Army. valley bottom, this produced a long, As the wool trade ebbed and flowed, so straggling settlement. did the population and prosperity of the The valley road through Chalford Vale was area, though the opening of the Thames first developed in the late 17th and early and Severn Canal in 1789 helped to The Round House, Chalford. 18th centuries. From the later 18th century, create further, if different, jobs, at least

7. The original winding and narrow roads hard times and by mid-20th century many were, in many cases, by-passed by the of the cottages were deemed unsuitable new Stroud-Cirencester turnpike in 1814 for habitation. Several parts of the Parish (now the A419). were without mains electricity, water, gas and sanitation until after the Second World Although there are records of habitations War. The arrival of utilities in the 1960s and at Bussage from the 13th century, 1970s resulted in a degree of infill building. Chalford Hill, France Lynch and Brownshill started later on the edges of commons on In the 1970s, the historic value of the the higher slopes just below the rim of the villages and dwellings was recognised central plateau. By about 1810 many and many cottages were sold for cottages had been built on the commons. renovation and extension. The result is a collection of houses and cottages that The long fingers of common which can still be matched to their original remained, snaking between the cottages, period, along with many buildings that were largely taken in as gardens at the were originally merchants’ houses, pubs enclosure of 1869, leaving the network of or meeting rooms. narrow paths that is so distinctive today. In the late 1970s, development began on The cottages seen today mostly date the plateau belonging to the Manor Farm from the late 18th century. Despite a in Bussage. This resulted in the Manor strong base of non-conformism, all the Village development of approximately settlements were liberally provided with 1,000 homes, completed between 1980 public houses. Most have now gone, and 2008. with the buildings either demolished or converted to houses.

By the mid-19th century, with the decline of the cloth industry, the villagers fell on

Typical old cottage. 8. 3. Chalfords Villages

Eastcombe Chalford Parish is composed of five historic settlements, plus the ¯ newer Manor Village. All five historic settlements have Conservation Areas at their cores which require sensitive design when new building plans are proposed. (!6

Chalford Vale is of special interest France Bussage (!2 Lynch to Industrial Heritage followers. It CHALFORD (!4 CP was recognised by Heritage in the late 1990s, and as (!1 a result became part of the large Chalford Industrial Heritage Conservation

Area. This has its own policies for Brownshill

change and development, which (!3 (!5 must be consulted for any changes in the Vale area.

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1. Chalford Hill 3. Brownshill 5. Chalford Vale

2. France Lynch 4. Old Bussage 6. Manor Village

9. 3.1 Chalford Hill popular pub. The narrow lanes form a network along the contours of the land The settlement of Chalford Hill is with links up and down the hillside, some arranged in a crescent shape on the side wide enough for cars but others only for of the Golden Valley and two secondary pedestrians. These were initially used valleys. It is the largest of the five villages. for workers to walk from their homes to The majority of the houses and the mills in the valley. Because of their cottages are in the Cotswold Vernacular steep gradients, donkeys were used to style, being built of local Cotswold stone transport goods and wool products. with steep sloping roofs. Windows are small with narrow cross-glazing bars. In most areas, cottages are aligned Sash windows are present in later alongside the roads and lanes. Plots are additions to cottages and larger houses. smaller than those in the more outlying Many properties have porches, which are villages. The lower parts of the village of varying designs. A few are original to drop sharply over the scarp edge to the cottage, but most are later timber Marle Hill and Rack Hill, where cottages additions. Chimneys are present in all and their gardens are perched on narrow older properties, often made of stone strips of level ground previously used slabs, but are now redundant or housing to dry cloth. These are retained by high a metal flue. (Old stone fireplaces with a walls. Though access for cars is difficult stone flue often leaked smoke into or non-existent in places, the views upper rooms.) compensate for this and these are popular areas in which to live. The village originally had a centre with a post office and several shops, but these have now largely become dwellings, and the focal points are now the flourishing primary school and the

Cottage in Chalford Hill. 10. The village contains many listed properties, valley views are especially beautiful in A recreation ground and allotments are which are mainly on its outer edges. These spring and autumn. on the outer fringe of the village. On the were mostly built by wealthy clothiers. plateau on the outskirts of the older parts Chalford Hill has a somewhat limited Many were extensively added to in the 19th of the village, small estates (Down View range of facilities. As noted, many pubs century and are still being modernised. and Tylers Way) were built in the post war and shops were converted into residences era. These provide single and two storey Property boundaries were built in dry in the 20th century. There are now three homes with generous gardens. On the stone construction to contain animals and shops: an electrical sales and repair shop; main routes out of the village there has to mark property ownership. Most are still a fish and chip shop, and a hairdresser. been a certain amount of ribbon in place, ranging in height from 1.5 to 3 The main leisure establishments are a development, council and private. Though metres though in many places in the popular pub and the Sports and Social this is the largest of the settlements it lower part of the village, walls retain land Club, the latter being a home to a range retains a separation from the other villages of 3 to 4 metres, and some even higher. of sports and social activities. by strips of pastureland and woodland. (Rack Hill and Marle Hill). In a number of The Methodist Church Rooms as well as places home owners have been allowed the rooms of St John’s Church in France to re-route a boundary wall to allow for off Lynch offer more venues for clubs road parking. and meetings. A particular feature of this village is its water spouts and troughs from which water runs all year round. Many houses were built near the spring line and have wells in their gardens.

The views from this village are highly valued. Being on the south facing slope of the scarp edge, views across to the opposite side of the valley can be seen in a wide arc, and walking along the edge,

11. View of Chalford Vale from Coppice Hill. Chalford Hill Primary School.

3.2 France Lynch Within the Conservation Area there are two rows of bungalows built in the France Lynch is situated in a small valley to 1960s which provide accommodation for the north east of Chalford Hill. It is served people aged over 55. Other later homes by two narrow roads which run along the have been built both inside and outside the contours of the valley, both of which have Conservation Area. HGV vehicle exclusion. Some cottages The only through roads are narrow lanes are arranged alongside these roads with leading to small hamlets in the adjacent generous gardens and open aspects. The parish of Bisley with Lypiatt which means majority of the village is in the Conservation the village has a quiet atmosphere Area, with a few homes on its outer edges. welcomed by residents. The settlement boundary is quite small with little opportunity for development. The village is well provided with allotments on the upper area. There is a recreation All the older properties within the ground and other sports facilities on settlement area were built in the Cotswold Highfield Way. A well used church, church Vernacular style as in Chalford Hill, but rooms and pub are also in the higher part the presence of fuller’s earth on the lower of the village. slope has caused a few cottages to need under-pinning, and some later bungalows The village has good views in and out, to be demolished. particularly from Avenis Green on the southeast boundary. Additional living space added to small cottages and bungalows has led to unsympathetic building height and style in several places, making the Conservation

ROOMS Area less obvious on the ground. CHURCH

France Lynch Church Rooms of St. John’s Church. allotments. 12. View of Brownshill from Hyde.

3.3 Brownshill at its centre and many cottages housed has to be considered in principle as being members of the faith. Up to the 1990s, this appropriate to the countryside and in This historic village is probably the led to very little development taking place. relation to the surrounding agricultural smallest of the five. It is on the south Since this use has ceased, cottages have landscape character. facing side of the main Chalford valley, been bought privately and extended, but with beautiful views to The views across the valley mean that the settlement retains its feeling of peace and Burleigh. It has a network of small Brownshill could be regarded as a and quiet. lanes and no through traffic. The land public vantage point and in the past drops down steeply with properties It has a small area of allotments and planning applications have been refused scattered on the slopes. It has a general recreation ground on the upper level. It on the grounds that the opposite view feeling of openness and separation. The has no pub now but the Railway Tavern from across the valley could be spoilt by style of the cottages follow the Cotswold once provided refreshment for workers an unsuitable development in Brownshill. Vernacular, and in most cases they were in the steep valley below. Larger houses The former Roman Catholic Church of St. small but with large gardens. and a farm can be found at the far end of Mary of the Angels is set on the lower edge the village. of the village overlooking the Frome Valley. Large parts of this village were owned by the Roman Catholic Church for many Brownshill is outside the settlement years. It had a convent home and church boundary and therefore any new building

13. 3.4 Old Bussage The church of St. Michael and All Angels lies on the lower slope of the village. A Old Bussage is still identifiable, regardless popular pub lies near the top of the slope. of the large development of houses on its A village hall offers space for meetings, doorstep. It has a small central green area, playgroups and clubs. A primary school, off which lanes radiate in all directions. built within the Manor Farm development, The Conservation Area of vernacular provides education facilities for the young. properties follows the linear layout of the village and it includes all the older properties spilling down the scarp. The mix of large houses and small cottages, some bordering the lanes creates a confusing place to navigate. Trees dominate the landscape, more so than in other villages.

A popular recreation ground and skate ramp are on the plateau next to The Frith Youth Centre which offers a variety of clubs for all ages. Frith Wood lies to the east of Bussage, between Old Neighbourhood and the recreation ground. This original area of woodland is part owned by a private company, with its eastern strip owned by the Parish Council. It is a much valued local wood which is classified as ‘ancient woodland’ with a high wildlife value. It is used for recreation and dog walking. The church of St. Michael and All Angels. Frith Wood. 14. 3.5 Chalford Vale troughs supplying water to the inhabitants in the 18th and 19th centuries, grander in the past. Flooding continues to be a frontages have been added at a later date. This area is different from the hillside hazard. High rainfall causes banks between Listed properties abound, both residential villages, having a considerable valley area the river and canal to give way. and industrial. A row of brick-built cottages with a strong industrial heritage. Part of was built in the 19th century just below the area is in the Stroud Industrial Heritage The Environment Agency monitors river the canal to house railway workers. Conservation Area with its special controls levels and a local group carries out river Rack Hill, on the steep slope to the north and planning guidance. clearance at least once a year fulfilling their of the High Street, provides good views riparian responsibilities. Because Chalford Vale stretches roughly from across the valley, although trees intrude in of the narrow road, parking is a constant St. Mary’s Corner to beyond the Valley places. The best views can be obtained Playing Field at the east end of the High problem, which can make it very difficult from the east end of Rack Hill, looking Street. It has its own distinct identity being for access by large vehicles. Some parts of towards Stroud. a narrow strip of land filled with historic mill the high retaining walls have been pushed Two areas of open fields separate the buildings, cottages and clothiers’ houses, back and rebuilt to allow for parking. villages of Chalford Hill and the Vale. a river, a canal, and the main line railway Again, the design and materials of the They are privately owned and are used which runs along the valley. properties follow the Cotswold as pony paddocks. High Street, towards the east of the Vale, is Vernacular, but in this area it has been The Vale is well supplied with facilities, narrow but filled with properties built on applied to much larger properties than in including a primary school, community the edge of the road. The gradient rises the villages. Though the majority were built shop, public house, café and recreation steeply to the north, and cottages and houses cling to the slope, giving rise to the term “Little Switzerland”. Because of the steep hill and scattered cottages, donkeys were used to navigate the steep footpaths and alleyways. Gardens of the roadside properties spread between the road, canal and river. Water is a feature of the High Street, with two ancient spring

15. River Frome. Houses on the High street. ground. There is easy access to the river, services, farm supplies and artists’ studios, especially in the recreation ground. Buses which all make use of old mill buildings. on the main road carry passengers to This industrial estate is the main centre of Cirencester, , and even London employment in the Parish. London Road, the main A419, runs through Peter van der Waals’ famous workshop Chalford Vale parallel to the main railway line, producing Arts and Crafts fine furniture was the River Frome, and the mostly unrestored housed in Halliday’s Mill, close to where the canal. Alongside the main road and river are A419 crosses the River Frome. some substantial houses set in their own grounds. The reclaiming of in this area has commenced in one or two These are from a variety of periods but places, creating an area of open water near most originated as a result of the wool the Round House and a re-laid towpath. This trade. A few terraces of old stone cottages is used as a walking and cycle route in both cling to the northern face of the hillside. directions all the way to Stroud and beyond Christ Church and its adjacent village hall as well as along the former canal eastwards. act as a fulcrum point at the junction of Old Neighbourhood, with the Primary School The two waterways create a wildlife haven tucked into the side of a small offshoot valley, and corridor. Kingfishers, herons, otters with large period houses built on the valley and water voles together with the common side beyond the school. moor-hens and coots flourish here. The flow The main road is supported by a high of the river and canal is by sluice gates retaining wall at St. Mary’s Corner, a pinch when water levels are high. point on the A419. More mill buildings are Tree cover is extensive on the southern also present along the river. slope of the valley causing regular tree A busy industrial estate lies between the A419 management to prevent ”leaves on the line”. London Road and the railway. It includes the Trees have also grown up on either side Pangolin Foundry, situated between the river of Old Neighbourhood, creating a tunnel and the canal, builders’ merchants, garage in midsummer. Chalford Place.

16. Manor Village.

3.6 Manor Village but are mainly of dry stone finish, especially Bus services from Dursley, Stonehouse and on the main routes. Stroud run through the development and Large scale house building took place on to Chalford Hill and France Lynch. on Manor Farm land from the late 1970s There are strict conditions covering this to the late 2000s, led by a number of development from what can be parked There are several open green spaces developers. Manor Village has a coherent on driveways to a limit on new builds. for ball games and recreation. As noted, and harmonious architectural style, using Houses can be enlarged and Frith Wood on the edge of the estate is the Cotswold Vernacular as a basis of its conservatories added, but gardens are an ancient deciduous woodland with rare design. There are over 1,000 houses and limited in size, which offers little opportunity species and valuable wildlife habitat. bungalows built of a limited palette for new detached buildings. of reconstituted stone and tiles. The Through roads link the estate to village is well laid out on the plateau above surrounding areas, and facilities include Old Bussage, with street lighting and a primary school, a convenience store, pavements. The homes cover a full range chemist, takeaway and a doctors’ surgery. of dwellings, including small terraces, two, three and four bedroom houses. All have On the eastern outskirts of the village a at least one parking area and most have petrol station, car workshop and small shop average sized gardens. Boundaries vary provide essential items for the traveller.

17. 3.7 General characteristics of the and separate developments - Victorian, were used by mill workers to walk to work. historic settlements Edwardian and small post-war estates, They are often very steep, with many some for the elderly. In the Vale, houses having a considerable number of steps. The five historic villages all show are mainly arranged along the lines of the The paths are maintained by some common characteristics. road and river. Gloucestershire County Council and the 3.7.1 Layout of buildings 3.7.2 Roads and lanes Parish Council. In most cases, cottages and houses were Internal roads are mostly narrow and 3.7.4 Views built in an apparently random pattern, bounded by dry stone walls, with no taking advantage of level patches of discernible verges. In some areas Most villages have open spaces from ground, access to water and a southerly cottages are built right up to the road which views can be seen, often across aspect. In all the separate villages there are edge. Drainage is sometimes a problem roofs and out into the surrounding one or more large properties that were on the steep inclines, drains getting countryside or hillside (and in some cases built by clothiers or the church. These are blocked with fallen leaves. back to the village from across the main surrounded by large areas of garden valley). In many areas, such as Rack Hill, 3.7.3 Footpaths which, in some cases, have been used large unregulated trees have grown on for development over the years. In all the All the villages, old and new, have networks the steep hillside, obscuring some villages there is evidence of later additions of footpaths. In the older villages, the paths acknowledged historic views.

Views and sense of space. Narrow lanes, bounded by dry stone walls. Footpaths criss-cross the valley sides. 18.. 3.7.5 Wildlife bats, butterflies and other insects. All new developments will be required The whole area is full of wildlife; this A wide range of large and small birds can to conserve and enhance the natural includes deer, foxes, badgers, frogs, toads, be found all year round, including buzzards environment in line with Local Plan and jays. Policy ES6. KWS Chalford Key Wildlife Sites Chalford CP

Date Created: 20-2-2019 | Map Centre (Easting/Northing): 389415 / 203097 | Scale: 1:11455 | © Crown copyright and database 19. right. All rights reserved (0100031654) 2019 © Contains Ordnance Survey Data : Crown copyright and database right 2019 3.7.6 Green spaces of the villages have retained at least one on the higher plateau to the north of the public house. parish are laid down to crop rotation. On The historic villages have at least one the land that provides the ”green belt” that small open space in the main part of the 3.8 The countryside and separates Chalford Hill from Manor Village village, on which there are at least one or undeveloped areas development and Eastcombe (in Bisley two trees. In some cases smaller green The rural areas of the Parish can be Parish), the fields are farmed sensitively for areas have been commandeered for divided into steep wooded hills, valleys grazing animals, being too steep for arable parking. This is a great problem in all and open agricultural land. The wooded land. The Avenis Green area above the villages. Some home owners have valleys are: Toadsmoor, Skiveralls Wood, France Lynch also has open fields, but re-routed their boundary walls to Parish Wood and Oldhills Wood. Other the gradients are still fairly steep and are accommodate their vehicles. heavily wooded areas are Rack Hill and usually grazed. 3.7.7 Churches and pubs the Old Neighbouring area. Open scrubland can also be found on the Open fields between Chalford Hill and Old All the villages have at least one church, hillside of Toadsmoor, Dimmel’s Dale and Neighbourhood and above Rack Hill all Victorian or later. Apart from small Blackness. When grazed by sheep or contribute to the separation of the villages. chapels, all are still in operation. The pubs horses, steep hillsides can remain open, The fields are important in maintaining the have not fared so well, many having been but when grazing ceases scrubland and distinctions between and the definition of converted to dwellings, but the majority trees soon take over. The agricultural areas the individual settlements.

Farmland above Chalford Hill. Wooded Hillside. St John the Baptist Church, France Lynch. 20. 4. Conservation Areas

A CH LA The Parish has six Conservation E FA R COTE C C T V EW U S O O S E ¯ S I C N Areas, covering the core of the R H E CO E R E G LO I EW C E E historic settlements and the V I Y T T Y M R LY PI A A UN DA L E E D E I N R S CL S EON O C B industrial area along the valley. E Y CO L T U S Y H M A G L W W G T CO X Y I ER A E R E D F W L LD S V D M O I E A CL F N H E IN SE O T D IG I R H H B T H E CH C P US AS I SAG W R W D E E U OO A B S H R O D Chalford Hill D E E N L G H B Y E VE A E L W M W D EE R A E D H C D K D R France OOD O A France LEW L E S - designated in 1986 N TA H D Y Bussage I U A M Lynch SP L P R L S Bussage R L H U Lynch C Y E N T E R R LY S IBRE L AY S CHALFORD E E W W RS W C AD CHALFORD L O V E C L N France Lynch A CP L O T L O AS Y N CP CUC SE A Y E ES L France Lynch L N W E E N A AB S B AD B H RO A E O Brownshill and Bussage MB D CO O U U A B R C B - designated in 1986 E H K FR IT THE A B P M I D AY E O O H D T BRA H NT O R OOD E R R F D R V O E Brownshill and Old Bussage M D E O T Chalford Chalford Hill R Chalford - designated in 1991 O N A D D A N L O S LL G G H S B E E W O N O R B H O Chalford Vale D L Brownshill L Brownshill HI E O E P B A H O L R W A C T K - designated in 1986 S AR M E I D H I H L L LL E TH

Chalford Vale H IGH STREET St. Mary’s and Belvedere H G H Industrial Heritage Conservation Area T REET - designated in 1986 Industrial Heritage Conservation Area D A COWCOMBE H I L L O

D L I D A H R H H N R R O T C Stroud Industrial Heritage M E G VAL L EY CL CO WCO W N L O Conservation area Y VE - designated in 1987 Industrial Heritage Conservation Area St. Mary's & Belvedere

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21. The first five of these Conservation Areas 4.1 Key characteristics in the bottom of the Frome valley. The have no Stroud District Council cottages were usually built near springs or Features of the Conservation Areas in Conservation Area Statement. Chalford had wells in their gardens or kitchens. (See the five historic villages are very similar Hill, France Lynch and Bussage and page 6 for a map of springs in the area) because originally they all developed as Brownshill Conservation Areas have had The arrangement of dwellings in places a response to the needs of the woollen no boundary changes since their original appears as a scatter across the landscape, industry and developed as self-sufficient designation. St. Mary’s and Belvedere Mills while others are arranged alongside the was subsumed into the Industrial Heritage working communities with one or two narrow, winding lanes. This creates a Conservation Area, which runs along the shops, a post office, trades people variety of plot size. Brownshill and France valley bottom. A detailed Conservation and builders. Lynch tend to have larger gardens. Area Statement and Design Guide were 4.1.1 Setting 4.1.2 Design adopted in 2008 for the Industrial Heritage Conservation Area. A small part of the The five historic villages differ mostly in Most of the cottages are built in what could Chalford Vale Conservation Area was their setting. Chalford Hill covers the steep be called “Cotswold Vernacular” style, that included in the Industrial Heritage scarp edge as well as part of the plateau, is steeply pitched roofs with ridge tiles Conservation Area Review (2006-8), whereas France Lynch sits on the side of a and coping, tall chimneys, symmetrically resulting in small boundary changes to the small upper valley. Bussage and Brownshill balanced design with evenly spaced original Chalford Vale Conservation Area. are set just below the ridge. The Vale is all windows, large internal window sills of

Stone boundary walls provide sense of enclosure. Two storey stone houses predominate. Original details and features. 22. stone or wood and detailed window painted with a lime wash for extra problem for emergency and other service surrounds of stone. There are no barge protection, but this lime washed vehicles. Where driveways are present, boards or eaves fascias. They all have a appearance is no longer visible. Modern surfaces vary from loose gravel, Cotswold sense of proportion, place and “rightness” property walls are either real stone, chippings to paviours. that seems to have been intuitive reconstituted stone or finished with a 4.1.5 Listed Buildings and other throughout the generations of local cement render. At a time when bricks were Heritage Assets builders. This was a result of technologies cheaper than mined stone, small terraces and materials available at the time. The were built to accommodate rail or other There are 105 listed buildings within majority of cottages have been added to workers. Rack Hill has several brick the Parish (see appendix 8.4 p37). They over the years, some more sensitively than cottages. (Stonehouse and Ryford had are mainly the large merchant houses others. Originally many would have been brickworks until the 1970s.) or those which have a particular historic single storey with an attic, but there is feature such as Grey Cot in Chalford Hill Most roofs have been replaced over time plenty of evidence of an additional storey which has an engraved window. Other so it is rare to find original Cotswold tiles. being added at a later date. Dormer features such as a special porch are also Some have been replaced with windows often break up the steeply listed. Industrial mill buildings and churches reconstituted tiles or slate, mostly blending pitched roofs. Because original inhabitants are included in the lists. Any development in with the colour palette. In some cases often had looms installed on of or near these buildings must be of stone and timber porches are found, some upper floors, these rooms had large special architectural merit, and conform original, some added at a later date. windows for better light. to the requirements of Heritage England. 4.1.4 Boundaries and Driveways In all the Conservation Areas, more modern houses have been built with the The majority of boundaries are traditional design and materials of the majority Cotswold dry stone walls built to an successfully blending in with the older approximate height of 90cm. In many properties. These provide examples of cases walls were built to retain animals what is achievable and appropriate. and land and are a feature in all of the areas. Some owners have re-routed their 4.1.3 Materials boundary walls to accommodate their The majority of older houses and cottages vehicles. This can improve the movement are built of Cotswold limestone quarried of traffic but, in many places, such as locally. There is evidence that many were the High Street, parked cars still pose a Organic building form. 23. Sympathetic extension to an old cottage.

24. 4.2 Design guidance for 4.2.1 Setting and Design development within the C1: New buildings and extensions should reflect the character of their surroundings, Conservation Areas enhance the overall appearance of the Conservation Area and be sympathetic to the (village cores) existing pattern of development in terms of bulk, scale and massing. The 1990 Planning (Listed C2: Planning applications for new development and for alterations and extensions to Buildings and Conservation existing buildings should clearly show how the proposed development relates to its Areas) Act requires that special neighbours in terms of height, scale and massing. Photomontages, spot heights and attention is paid to the protection three dimensional sketches can help demonstrate this. and enhancement of a C3: Modern room heights and building regulations mean that new buildings tend to Conservation Area and places stand higher than original cottages. To mitigate this, on sloping sites in particular, additional development control buildings should generally be designed to sit in the landscape rather than be raised on new works, as well as seeking above it, in order to minimise visual impact and overlooking of neighbouring properties. to minimise the loss of the existing built and natural environment. C4: Views into and out of the hillside villages from public vantage points are a key element in the character of the conservation areas. The impact of new development on this wider ‘villagescape’ should be taken into consideration. C5: Extensions to existing properties should not overwhelm or obscure the original building or result in overdevelopment of the site. Differentiation in terms of height or setback can be helpful to distinguish a later addition from an original property. Loss of off-street car parking space should generally be avoided where there is a lack of parking space in the immediate area C6: Contemporary design is acceptable but it should complement and not overwhelm in its form, scale, massing and use of materials within the context of surrounding buildings. C7: Particular attention should be given to the location of natural watercourses and springs which are common in this area. Diversion or blocking of watercourses can cause flooding or other problems for surrounding properties and should be avoided.

25. 4.2.2 Materials C8: Natural Cotswold stone is the preferred material for external walls fronting roads and footpaths. Existing local character and materials will be an important consideration. Where stone is used it should be sourced to match the colour of existing stone frontages. Other walling materials, such as reconstituted stone, render and timber cladding may be acceptable, particularly on other elevations, or to match existing materials. Render should be coloured to harmonise and blend with the local palette. C9: Roof materials and pitch should be in keeping with existing and surrounding buildings. Tile and slate have been widely used to replace the original stone tiles. Good quality reproduction stone tiles laid in decreasing courses may be used on unlisted buildings to match original stone tiles. Reconstructed slate tiles may only be used on listed buildings where an original stone roof has been replaced with something less sympathetic in the past. Pitched roof as opposed to flat roof dormers are usually more in keeping with the local building style. Conservation style or similar small roof lights are preferable where roofs are visible from the road. Stainless steel and concrete flues should be sited so as not to be visible from the road or flues should be incorporated within masonry stacks. C10: In the Conservation Area, replacement windows and doors should be constructed using traditional materials, detailing and design. UPVC is not generally appropriate. It is important that replacement windows and doors give a similar visual appearance to those in the existing house in terms of overall shape, colour and size of frame. 4.2.3 Boundaries C11: Dry stone boundary walls are an important part of the character of the villages and should be retained, repaired and reinstated as appropriate. New boundaries to roads and footpaths should also be built using Cotswold dry stone construction to blend with existing boundaries.

Modern extension in natural stone.. 26. 5. Outer Village Areas

5.1 Key characteristics Houses can be found from all periods, and Due to its mainly Roman Catholic most have been built in the Cotswold style residency over the years, Brownshill has Most of the villages have experienced in generous plots of land. Brick has been virtually no post-war development, and subsequent development outside the used for one particular terrace near since it is outside the settlement boundary, conservation areas, some more than no new builds are allowed, unless for others. Village maps show that the school. agricultural purposes. Chalford Hill and Old Bussage have France Lynch has a few later dwellings built had the most, particularly Bussage. within the Conservation Area, including two Bussage is the village that has most new development on its boundaries. There has The later building in Chalford Hill tends to rows of bungalows, originally for the been some infill, mainly bungalows built be alongside routes leading to the central elderly. A few infill developments took place in grounds of bigger properties. The main part of the village, such as Middle Hill, Dr in the 1970s in the centre of the village, new build has been built on the upper Middletons Road and Highfield Way. Small most noticeably one opposite the church. plateau where the land is relatively flat. estates such as Down View,Tylers Way and Bungalows on Highfield Way are outside This is Manor Village development, as Aston View were built post-war. the Conservation Area. described earlier in this document.

The Vale area has a range of later dwellings, either replacing mills or old buildings associated with the mills. This is evident on the land of Belvedere House and Mill. A small riverside group of terraced houses was built in the 1980s.

The Industrial Heritage Statement of 2008,

makes any development in the whole of

the Vale subject to strict control.

27. Post-war development Chalford Hill. Victorian red brick. 5.2 . Design guidance for development in areas outside the village cores but 5.3 Design guidance for new inside the settlement boundaries. development within the curtilage of existing dwellings inside the C12: Planning applications for new development and for alterations and settlement boundaries extensions to existing buildings should clearly show how the proposed development relates to its neighbours in terms of height, scale and mass. C19: Planning permission for new separate dwellings within existing C13: The impact of any new development on the character and setting of residential plots may be granted an adjoining Conservation Area should be taken into account. according to the following conditions C14: The height, scale bulk and massing of buildings should respect their in addition to the design guidance surroundings and not be overbearing or have a material adverse impact on relevant to the location of the the privacy and amenity of neighbours. proposed site. C15: The use of materials that reflect those used in surrounding buildings is • The site must be large enough to to be preferred. allow for adequate private amenity space to be created for each dwelling. C16: The Manor Village development has a cohesive design, style and use of materials. Extensions and new developments should respect and maintain • The development must allow for the this sense of harmony and cohesion. minimum number of off-street parking spaces per dwelling as set out in the C17: Extensions to existing properties should not overwhelm or obscure the Local Plan parking standards. original building or result in overdevelopment of the site. Materials should be sympathetic to those used in the main building. Loss of off-street car parking C20: The character of the villages, space should generally be avoided where there is a lack of parking space in and Conservation Areas in particular, the immediate area. is as much determined by the pattern of space between buildings as the C18: Stone boundary walls should be retained or reinstated where possible buildings themselves. The setting of and a commitment given to ongoing management and maintenance in the the original dwelling within the land- design statement. scape and street scene should not be adversely affected and the density of projected development should reflect that of the surrounding area.

28. Eastcombe Settlement Development Limits ¯

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6.1 Landscape characteristics The five Landscape Areas, shown on The main access road runs up across the map overleaf are: the scarp hillside. The land on either side This is primarily countryside and hillside is mainly wooded, as is the land on the • Toadsmoor Valley and Blackness with isolated dwellings. The landscape far side of this small valley. This wood is assessment undertaken by the AONB • Old Neighbouring and Chalford classified as Ancient Woodland. In the divides the Parish into three main areas Lynch (Chalford Hill) valley below, rough pasture and – Settled Valleys, Escarpment and High sheep-grazed land leads down to a Wold. Stroud District Council’s • Upper Wold area number of large listed dwellings. A Landscape Assessment is only slightly • Dimmel’s Dale stream runs down the centre, entering different, locating most of the Parish the Frome in the valley. Higher up this within a type described as ‘Secluded • Oldhills Wood and Avenis Green small valley, crossed by the access road, Valleys’ and a small area to the north 6.1.1 Toadsmoor and Blackness lies more uncultivated grassland. This as ‘Wold Tops’. area is essential to maintain separation This steep-sided valley area is mostly of Chalford Hill from Bussage, as well as Surveys of the landscape across the tree covered, except for some open being an important wildlife corridor. Parish were carried out in February grassland above Blackness. The only 2016 by local residents, again using buildings are some cottages alongside A number of dwellings are alongside nationally adapted versions of accepted Toadsmoor Road and above Blackness. Old Neighbourhood, and two listed methodologies. For the purpose of this This area is particularly good for views, houses are present in Abnash. exercise the Parish was divided into looking down and across the valley. Boundaries are mainly of dry stone but several areas, solely to make the apart from property boundaries, are in 6.1.2 Old Neighbouring and surveying practical. Bringing local poor repair. In the higher area hedges Chalford Lynch survey results and the AONB and have replaced walls. District analysis together, the following This is one of the main uncultivated is a summary description of the strips of land that has great importance, Parish landscape. providing road access to the parish.

30. Eastcombe Dimmel's Dale ¯ Old Neighbouring and Chalford Lynch Oldhills Wood and Avenis Green Toadsmoor and Blackness Upper Wold area

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6.1.3. Upper Wold area The lower part includes the Valley Playing 6.1.5 Oldhills Wood and Avenis Green Field and the small area of woodland used Gently undulating open farmland is the Oldhills Wood is one of the large by bikers, making an interesting rise and main land cover. Crops are rotated on a wooded areas of the parish. It extends fall course! regular basis. Isolated groups of trees can from the valley road to the top of the point to small quarry excavation in the There is a clutch of large listed houses plateau area above France Lynch. All the past. A few isolated houses, farms and at the junction of the High Street and steep slopes are heavily wooded beech farm buildings are scattered across the Dimmel’s Dale, most in large plots trees. As the ground rises to the plateau, area. Boundaries are mainly dry stone walls of land. trees give way to pastureland for cattle, in bad repair supported by posts and wire. Coppice Hilll forms a boundary to this sheep and horses. Hedges are the main form of boundaries. 6.1.4 Dimmel’s Dale Dimmel’s Dale area. Over more recent years there has been considerable Along the narrow lane in Avenis Green, The small narrow valley leads off from development alongside this road. Old houses and cottages have been built the end of the High Street northwards properties are present near the top and over a long period. Land bordering to France Lynch Church. It is wooded bottom, but the intervening land has been Coppice Hill has been continuously on its eastern slope, with scrub grazing on challenged for development. Open fields built upon to the present day. its western side. Footpaths criss-cross the drop down to Dimmel’s Dale. valley making it popular for walkers.

32. Eastcombe 6.1.6 Views ¯ Due to the topography of Chalford, views across the valleys and over the villages are an essential part of the character of the area. !6 Parishioners, when carrying out surveys, highlighted many !4 important views both out and France into the landscape as a whole and Bussage Lynch CHALFORD

CP to and from the villages. Some key !3 views are highlighted here which will be protected from unsightly and inappropriate development. Chalford

This is an important contribution to Brownshill !5 creating sense of place highlighted !2 !1 in Local Plan Policy CP4.

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33. View 1: From Coppice Hill looking west over the View 2: Looking south from a vantage point on View 3: From Avenis Green, near the Court High Street and along the Golden Valley. the network of footpaths on Rack Hill across the House, looking across France Lynch Village and Golden Valley. the valley bottom.

View 4: From Middle Hill by Middle Hill Farm, View 5: From a vantage point in Brownshill looking View 6: View from The Ridge looking across looking southwest through an unbroken stretch of south across the Golden Valley to Minchinhampton. Toadsmoor Valley. countryside separating the village settlements. It is an important wildlife corridor. 34. 6.2 Design guidance for development outside the settlement boundaries, countryside and hillside. C21: Subject to the exceptions set out in Local Plan policies, new build will not be allowed in these areas unless it is an extension to or re-build of an existing property. C22: The scale, form and footprint of a replacement building should be of the same size or smaller than the original building, allowing for minor enlargements as set out in Local Plan policy. Example of sympathetically designed new housing. C23: Extensions to existing properties should not overwhelm or obscure the original building or result in overdevelopment of the site. Loss of 7. Delivering High Quality Design off-street car parking space should generally be avoided where there is 7.1 Using the Design Statement Whether or not the Statement is used a lack of parking space in the during the evolution of designs, it will This Design Statement will gain most immediate area. be used by Stroud District Councillors value if used at the earliest possible stage and Planning Officers in assessing each C24: New buildings or alterations by potential applicants in developing application. The Council will also should not demonstrably harm the their designs. landscape character of the valley normally require the submission of a when viewed from public vantage Pre-application engagement is the Design and Access Statement which, points. The design and materials stage at which all the aspects of local among other things, should clearly should not detract from the setting distinctiveness can best be used to demonstrate the appropriateness of of existing or surrounding buildings, shape appropriate designs because of the design and its conformity with this and should seek to conserve and the intricacy and diversity of housing in Design Statement. enhance them. the Parish.

35. 7.2 Pre-application community The Parish Council will: involvement The more issues that can be “ • Provide any potential applicant with resolved at pre-application stage, The National Policy Planning Framework a single point of contact. In the first (paragraph 128) states the following: the greater the benefits.” instance this is the Parish Clerk. • Agree who needs to be consulted This emphasis on pre-application Applicants should work closely with and provide help in contacting them. “ involvement or engagement has been those affected by their proposals to taken further by Stroud District • Provide any further background evolve designs that take account of Council’s collaborative production of information to this Design Statement the views of the community. a district-wide Pre-Application relevant to a particular site. Community Involvement Protocol. The Applications that can demonstrate The District Council will: early, proactive and effective aim of this Protocol is to enable open, agreed and well-structured working • Ensure that contact has also been engagement with the community between communities, applicants/ made with the Parish. should be looked on more favourably developers, local authorities and • Agree the consultation approach. than those that cannot. elected members in advance of planning ” applications, helping to deliver better • Provide information and support At a District level, the Stroud District quality development for all. as appropriate. Council Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) encourages The potential applicant is expected to: • Use and value the submitted report. pre-application community involvement. • Contact Stroud District Council It includes some overall principles of and the Parish Council as early good practice, and stresses how open as possible. and well-structured working between • Agree the consultation approach. communities, applicants, developers, • Lead and pay for the consultation in the Parish Council and the local line with the Protocol’s principles. authority in advance of planning • Prepare a final audit report to submit applications can help to deliver better with the application. quality development for all: 36. Administration 8.4 Listed Buildings in Chalford and Co-ordination: Christine Prince 8. APPENDICES Abnash House and Retaining Wall Jacky Schaffner 8.1 References used for defining the Alcove Seat Approximately 18 Metres to Cotswold Vernacular style Grants Provided by: Groundwork West of The Corderries • Cotswold Design Code published Advisors: Conrad Moore, Baptist Chapel by Cotswold District Council 2000. Stroud District Council Belvedere House Principal Planner. • Traditional Casement Windows Belvedere Mill Design Guide by Cotswold District Jeff Bishop, Place Studio Ltd Boundary Wall with 2 Gateways to West Council. Elin Tattersall, of Church of St John the Baptist • Keeping it in Style leaflet by Stroud Gloucestershire Rural Brendan House Community Council. Civic Society 2002. Brookside (Iles’s Mill) Including Garden Wall Editors: Steve Beioley • Cotswold Stone Homes by to North Janet Gaskell Michael Hill and Sally Birch 1994. Peter Oakley Brownshill House • The Cotswold House by Tim Jordan Bubblewell House and Lionel Walrond 2014. Maps: Vince Warwick, Stroud District Council Byways • The Vernacular Architecture and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Canal Overflow Weir in Garden to West of Canal Buildings of Stroud and Chalford Round House by Nigel Paterson. Photography: Paul Lilly, Chair of Chalford Parish Council Canal Round House 8.2 Acknowledgments Janet Gaskell Chalford Church Room Chalford Grove Project Leader: Chalford Parish Council Design: Melanie Wood Design www.melaniewooddesign.com Chalford Place Contributions from: Claire Arthur Chalford War Memorial Peter Ashcroft Printed by: Severnprint Steve Beioley Chestnut Lodge Sarah Colver-Smith 8.3 Links between Chalford Design Statement Church of Christ Church with Railings Peter and Teresa Drover Guidelines and other policies Church of St. John the Baptist Peter Oakley The table on page 39 illustrates how the Design Church of St. Mary of the Angels (Roman Catholic) David and Ann Parrott Guidelines relate to policies in the Stroud Local Church of St. Michael and All Angels Philip Pearson Plan and AONB Management Plan. Christine Prince Clayfields Mill Peter Ramsey Note that all the Design Guidelines are aimed Cliff Cottage Jacky Schaffner at achieving Stroud Local Plan Core Policy CP4 Sue Smith - Place Making, and also consistent with AONB Jenny and Len Taylor Management Policy HEP3, recommending Martin Vincent the use of design guidance to support Andy and Jane Wynter conservation of the historic environment.

37. Clows Bridge Laurel Dene Terrace Walls and Gazebo to North of Sevillowes Coach House Approximately 10 Metres to North Little France Corner and Fernleigh Thanet House of the Weaving Barn Marle Hill House The Corderries Coach House Approximately 10m South of Merlins Mill The Corner House Millswood Millswood The Cottage Coach House Approximately 30m North East of Mount Cottage Skaiteshill House The Court House New Mill at Bliss Mills, Chalford Industrial Estate Conduit and Vaulted Culvert Approximately 60 The Glen Metres to South of Prospect Terrace Noah’s Ark The Haven Corner Cottage Offices (Building No2) at Chalford Industrial Estate The Mount with Boundary Wall Cotswold Place The Old Builder’s Arms Old Chapel Cuckooland Cottage pathways Prospect Terrace The Old House Old Glebe House the Old Vicarage Cyprus House The Old Valley Inn Prospect House Dark Lane House The Rock House Quail Cottage Duke of York The Weaving Barn Retaining Wall Including Steps,sundial and Doorway Firwood Toadsmoor Mill Approximately 40m West of Skaiteshill House France Congregational Church and Hall Two Houses Approximately 20m to South West Ridley Mill Cottage France Corner of Quail Cottage Road Bridge over Mill Stream Approximately 50m France Cottage Upland House Including Boundary Wall with East of Belvedere Mill Doorway and Spring Outlet Franklin and Suffield Cottage Saddlers Cottage Vale House Gate Piers Immediately South West of the Mount Sevilles House Valley Cottage Gates, Gate Piers and Boundary Railings to South Sevillowes Vine Farmhouse East of Sevillowe and to East of Dark Lane House Skaiteshill House West Wickham Gateway Approximately 100 Metres North East of Skiveralls House Skaiteshill House Wharf House and Adjacent Workshop Springfield House Hotel Glen Cottage Wickham Cottage St Michael’s Garth Including Gates and Gate piers Green Court Wickham Grange and Wickham House Stable and Cartshed Approximately 20 Metres to Willow Cottage Grey Cot South East of Vine Farmhouse Woodbank Cottage Halstead Stable and Coachhouse Approximately 30 Metres to Hillside Farmhouse North West of Firwood Homestead Stable and Outbuilding to East of Hillside Farmhouse Iles Mill Cottage Tankard House Iles’s Mill Lock and Canal Bridge Tankard Spring House

38. 8.5 Design Statement Guidance Stroud Local Plan Policies Cotswolds AONB Management Plan Policies

C1 CP4, CP8, CP14, HC1, ES10 CC1, CE1, CE3, CE6 C2 CP4, HC1, HC8, ES10 CE3, CE6 C3 CP4, CP14, HC1, ES10 CE3, CE6 C4 CP4, CP14, ES7 CE1, CE3, CE6 C5 CP4, HC8, ES10, CP13, E12 CE3, CE6 C6 CP4, HC1, HC8, ES10 CE3, CE6 C7 CP4, CP14, ES3, ES4 CC6, CE6 C8 CP4, HC1, HC8, ES10 CE1, CE3, CE6 C9 CP4, HC1, HC8, ES10 CE1, CE3, CE6 C10 CP4, HC1, ES10 CE3, CE6 C11 CP4, CP14, ES10 CE1, CE3, CE6 C12 CP4, HC1, HC8, CP14 C13 CP4, HC1, HC8, ES10 CE1, CE3, CE6 C14 CP4, HC1, HC8, CP14 C15 CP4, HC1, HC8, CP14 CE3 C16 CP4, HC1, HC8, CP14 C17 CP4, HC8, CP14, E112 C18 CP4, CP14 CE3, CE6 C19 CP4, CP14, HC1, CP13, E12 C20 CP4, CP14, HC1, ES10 CE1, CE3, CE6 C21 CP4, CP15, HP4, HC8 CE1, CE3, CE7, CE8, CE12 C22 CP4, HC5, CE3 C23 CP4, HC8, CP13, CP14, E112 CE3 C24 CP4, CP14, HC8, ES7 CE1, CE3, CE6, CE7, CE8 39. 8.6 Conservation Area Maps

40. 41. 42. The Parish Centre, Geralds Way, Chalford, Stroud, Gloucestershire. GL6 8FJ Telephone: 01453 887204