KNARESBOROUGH Conservation Area Character Appraisal
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KNARESBOROUGH Conservation Area Character Appraisal Approved 10 December 2008 Knaresborough Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 10 December 2008 p. 69 Contents Page Page 1. Introduction ............................................................................................1 Map CA: Area C: Analysis & Concepts/Landcape .............................48/49 Objectives ................................................................................................2 Map CA: Area D: Analysis & Concepts/Landcape .............................50/51 2. Planning policy framework ....................................................................2 Map CA: Area E: Analysis & Concepts/Landcape .............................52/53 3 Historic development & archaeology .....................................................3 Map CA: Area F: Analysis & Concepts/Landcape .............................54/55 4 Location, setting & layout ......................................................................7 Map CA: Area G: Analysis & Concepts/Landcape .............................56/57 5. General landscape analysis ................................................................10 Appendix A: 6. General form & character of buildings ................................................. 11 1 Management strategy ..........................................................................58 7. Area A: Conyngham Hall/High Bond End ...........................................13 2 Monitoring & review .............................................................................58 8. Area B: North-West of railway line ......................................................16 3 Maintaining quality ..............................................................................58 9. Area C: The Town Centre & York Place ..............................................21 4 Conservation Area boundary review ...................................................58 10. Area D: The Castle Precinct ...............................................................27 5 The management of change ...............................................................59 11. Area E: Waterside & The Long Walk ..................................................31 6 Opportunities for enhancement ..........................................................59 12. Area F: Briggate & Castle Ings ...........................................................35 Checklist to manage change ................................................................64 13. Area G: Abbey Road ..........................................................................37 Appendix B: Public consultation .............................................................65 Map 1: Historic development ...................................................................41 Map 2: Conservation Area boundary ......................................................42 Appendix C: Listed Buildings ..................................................................66 Map 3: Character Areas ...........................................................................43 Map CA: Area A: Analysis & Concepts/Landcape .............................44/45 Map CA: Area B: Analysis & Concepts/Landcape .............................46/47 This and other Planning documents are or will be made available in large copy print, audiocassette, Braille or languages other than English. If you require the document in one of these formats, please call us (tel. 01423 556586 or email [email protected] ) p. 70 Knaresborough Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 10 December 2008 1 Introduction 1.1 Conservation Area Appraisals aim to 1.4 The assessment of the area’s special defi ne and analyse the special interest architectural or historic interest is based Delineation of which constitutes the character and on a careful and objective analysis of the Character Areas appearance of a place. It is these area, using a method of analysis recomm- qualities which warrant the designation ended by English Heritage. Various Whilst any distinction between character of a Conservation Area. This Appraisal qualities are looked at including: historical areas cannot be hard and fast, there are has been adopted by Harrogate Borough development, building materials, and differences in character between differ- Council and forms an evidence base for relationships between buildings and open ent parts of the Conservation Area and the Local Development Framework (LDF). spaces. Appraisals aim to be comprehen- these form a suitable basis for individual It is, therefore, a material consideration sive but the omission of any particular description and analysis. Seven areas when determining applications for building, feature or space should not be have been identifi ed and are shown on development, defending appeals or taken to imply that it is of no interest. the Conservation Area Map. proposing works for the preservation or They are: enhancement of the area. It can also form 1.5 Knaresborough Conservation Area the basis for a subsequent Management was originally designated on 13 March A: Conyngham Hall/ Strategy, which will contain issues, 1969, and was reviewed on 3 July 1978, High Bond End proposals and policies for the conservation 20 January 1994 and 3 August 1995. B: North-West of the railway line and enhancement of the area. Following consultation of this Appraisal C: The Town Centre and another boundary amendment was York Place 1.2 The Appraisal provides information and approved on 10 December 2008 . This guidance to those wishing to carry out Appraisal aims to describe Knaresborough D: The Castle Precinct works in the Conservation Area whether as it is today and identifi es the special E: Waterside and the Long Walk or not they require planning approval. It character and distinctiveness of its F: Briggate and Castle Ings is, therefore, a useful source of information setting, buildings and open spaces. G: Abbey Road for property owners, agents, applicants Having identifi ed those special qualities, and members of the public who live or the Appraisal will examine whether and these will described in greater detail work in Knaresborough. opportunities exist to protect and after a preliminary ‘overview’ of the enhance its character. Conservation Area. 1.3 The main functions of the Conservation Area Appraisal are to ensure that any 1.6 By identifying what makes Knaresborough works in the Conservation Area have special or distinctive, it is suggested that regard to the special qualities of the area any future change, whether to individual and to devise a strategy to protect them. buildings, building groups or the town as a The Appraisal will help us to understand whole, will be based on this understanding the impact that development proposals of the past and present character of the would have on the Conservation Area town. In this way, we can manage future and whether they are acceptable change to ensure it makes a positive and/or appropriate. contribution towards preserving or enhancing its special character. Knaresborough Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 10 December 2008 p. 1 2 Planning policy framework Objectives 2.1 Local authorities have a duty to designate and therefore, whether it is contrary to The principal objectives of the ‘areas of special architectural or historic saved Local Plan Policy HD3, which is the Appraisal are: interest, the character or appearance key policy for the control of development in of which it is desirable to preserve or conservation areas. The scope of Policy to define and record enhance’ as conservation areas under HD3 also covers development proposals the settlement’s special section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings outside conservation areas which would character and interest; and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. The affect its setting or views into or out same Act also requires local planning of the area. to raise public awareness authorities to periodically of the aims and objectives review conservation areas. 2.4 Involving the community and raising of the conservation area public awareness is an integral part of 2.2 Government guidance on all development the appraisal process and needs to be designation and stimulate affecting conservation areas is set out approached in a pro-active and innovative public involvement in the in Planning Policy Guidance Note 15: way. Community involvement helps protection of its character; Planning and the Historic Environment to bring valuable public understanding to identify what is worthy (PPG15). This advises local authorities and ‘ownership’ to proposals for the of preservation to aid to define the elements that make up area. Appendix B details how the local the special character or appearance of community has been involved and the understanding; conservation areas in order to provide contribution it has made to this Appraisal. to assess the action that a sound basis on which to develop may be necessary to local planning policies, preservation or safeguard this special enhancement strategies and to make interest development control decisions. to identify opportunities 2.3 In determining planning applications for for enhancement. development within conservation areas and applications for conservation area consent, the Council will give considerable weight to the content of conservation area character appraisals. The consideration of proposals in accordance with these appraisals will be an important factor in deciding whether a proposal has an adverse effect on the character and appearance