Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land North of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-On-Loddon, Hampshire
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT LAND NORTH OF GODDARDS LANE SHERFIELD-ON-LODDON HAMPSHIRE January 2016 Local Planning Authority: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council Site centred at: SU 467432 157894 Author: Peter Reeves BA (Jt Hons) MIFA Approved: Paul Chadwick BA FSA MIfA Report Status: FINAL Issue Date: January 2016 CgMs Ref: PR/KB/17501 © CgMs Limited No part of this report is to be copied in any way without prior written consent. Every effort is made to provide detailed and accurate information, however, CgMs Limited cannot be held responsible for errors or inaccuracies within this report. © Ordnance Survey maps reproduced with the sanction of the controller of HM Stationery Office. Licence No: AL 100014723 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire CONTENTS Executive Summary 1.0 Introduction and Scope of Study 2.0 Planning Background and Development Plan Framework 3.0 Geology and Topography 4.0 Archaeological and Historical Background including Assessment of Significance 5.0 Site Conditions, the Proposed Development and Impacts on Archaeological Assets 6.0 Summary and Conclusions Sources Consulted LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Fig. 1 Site location Fig. 2 Summary of cultural heritage assets (Data from the HHER) Fig. 3 1759 Taylor’s map of Hampshire Fig. 4 1791 Milne’s map of Hampshire Fig. 5 1806 Ordnance Survey Drawing Fig. 6 1826 C & J Greenwood’s map of Hampshire Fig. 7 1841 Sherfield-Upon-Lodden Tithe Map Fig. 8 1872 Ordnance Survey Fig. 9 1888 Ordnance Survey Fig. 10 1912 Ordnance Survey Fig. 11 1956 Ordnance Survey Fig. 11 1969 Ordnance Survey Fig. 12 1981 Ordnance Survey Fig. 13 2010 Google Earth View LIST OF PLATES Plate 1 Site looking north-east from south-west corner Plate 2 Site looking north toward Bullsdown Hillfort Plate 3 North boundary hedge looking north-east Plate 4 Bow Brook looking north-east Plate 5 View south-east toward site from outside Bullsdown Hillfort south-eastern ramparts Plate 6 View south-west toward site from outside Bullsdown Hillfort north-east corner. CgMs Consulting 1 PR/KB/17501 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire THIS PAGE HAS BEEN LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK CgMs Consulting 2 PR/KB/17501 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire has been assessed for its archaeological potential. The study site is considered to have a limited/low potential for Prehistoric evidence. Evidence from other periods is not anticipated. From the Medieval period onward, the site is likely to have been utilised as agricultural land. Ploughing is likely to have had a widespread negative impact on any archaeological remains present. Due to the low archaeological potential of the site; it is considered that the proposed development is unlikely to have an impact on previously unknown archaeological deposits. In the absence of designated and non-designated assets on the site, it is considered that should the Local Planning Authority require any further archaeological mitigation measures these could follow planning consent secured by a planning condition. CgMs Consulting 3 PR/KB/17501 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire THIS PAGE HAS BEEN LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK CgMs Consulting 4 PR/KB/17501 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF STUDY 1.1 This archaeological desk-based assessment has been prepared by Peter Reeves of CgMs Consulting on behalf of Gladman Developments Limited and Sentinel Housing Association. 1.2 The subject of this assessment is land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire, centred on National Grid Reference SU 467432 157894 (Figure 1). The study site is bounded by Goddards Lane to the south, Carpenters Farm to the south- west, open fields to the west, Bow Brook to the north, and the gardens of residential properties fronting Goddard Close and Bow Drive to the east. 1.3 In accordance with government policy, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), this assessment draws together the available archaeological, historic, topographic and land- use information in order to clarify the archaeological potential of the site and the significance of any heritage assets on or near the site. Listed Buildings and any Conservation Area issues are assessed in a separate Heritage Statement 1.4 Additionally, in accordance with the ‘Standard and Guidance for Historic Environment Desk-Based Assessments’ (Institute for Archaeologists 1994, revised 2012), the assessment includes an examination of published and unpublished material and charts historic land-use through a map regression exercise. A site visit was undertaken in July 2014. 1.5 As a result, the assessment enables relevant parties to assess the significance of archaeological assets on and close to the site, assesses the potential for hitherto undiscovered archaeological assets and thus enables potential impacts on assets to be identified along with the need for design, civil engineering or archaeological solutions. CgMs Consulting 5 PR/KB/17501 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire THIS PAGE HAS BEEN LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK CgMs Consulting 6 PR/KB/17501 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire 2.0 PLANNING BACKGROUND AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN FRAMEWORK 2.1 National legislation regarding archaeology, including scheduled ancient monuments, is contained in the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas (AMAA) Act 1979, amended by the National Heritage Act 1983 and 2002. 2.2 In March 2012, the government published the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). More recently (March 2014) government published, Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) on-line. 2.2.1 Section 12 of the NPPF, entitled Conserving and enhancing the historic environment provides guidance for planning authorities, property owners, developers and others on the conservation and investigation of heritage assets. Overall, the objectives of Section 12 of the NPPF can be summarised as seeking the: Delivery of sustainable development Understanding the wider social, cultural, economic and environmental benefits brought by the conservation of the historic environment Conservation of England's heritage assets in a manner appropriate to their significance, and Recognition that heritage contributes to our knowledge and understanding of the past. 2.2.2 Section 12 of the NPPF recognises that intelligently managed change may sometimes be necessary if heritage assets are to be maintained for the long term. Paragraph 128 states that planning decisions should be based on the significance of the heritage asset, and that level of detail supplied by an applicant should be proportionate to the importance of the asset and should be no more than sufficient to review the potential impact of the proposal upon the significance of that asset. 2.2.3 Heritage Assets are defined in Annex 2 of the NPPF as: a building, monument, site, place, area or landscape positively identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions. They include designated heritage assets (as defined in the NPPF) and assets identified by the local planning authority during the process of decision-making or through the plan-making process. 2.2.4 Annex 2 also defines Archaeological Interest as a heritage asset which holds or potentially could hold, evidence of past human activity worthy of expert investigation at some point. Heritage assets with archaeological interest are the primary source of CgMs Consulting 7 PR/KB/17501 Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment Land north of Goddards Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon, Hampshire evidence about the substance and evolution of places, and of the people and cultures that made them. 2.2.5 A Designated Heritage Asset comprises a: World Heritage Site, Scheduled Monument, Listed Building, Protected Wreck Site, Registered Park and Garden, Registered Battlefield or Conservation Area. 2.2.6 Significance is defined as: The value of a heritage asset to this and future generations because of its heritage interest. This interest may be archaeological, architectural, artistic or historic. Significance derives not only from a heritage asset’s physical presence, but also from its setting. 2.2.7 In short, government policy provides a framework which: Protects nationally important designated Heritage Assets (which include World Heritage Sites, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Listed Buildings, Protected Wreck Sites, Registered Parks and Gardens, Registered Battlefields or Conservation Areas). Protects the settings of such designations. In appropriate circumstances seeks adequate information (from desk based assessment and field evaluation where necessary) to enable informed decisions. Provides for the excavation and investigation of sites not significant enough to merit in-situ preservation. 2.3 In considering any planning application for development, the planning authority will be mindful of the framework set by government policy, in this instance the NPPF, by current Development Plan Policy and by other material considerations. 2.4 Local planning policy is provided for by the Basingstoke and Deane Borough Local Plan (1996 – 2011) which was adopted in July 2006. In June 2009 the