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Introduction Who Are We? Architectural History WELCOME TO 1 THE EXHIBITION High quality new homes, Consolidated including conversion of equestrian facilities existing heritage and listed buildings INTRODUCTION WHO ARE WE? The purpose of this public exhibition is to show you our draft proposals for the The proposals are brought forward by the P J Livesey Group who have been working with the redevelopment of Storeton Hall Farm. The proposals include the consolidation of the existing owner, Peter Bowling, for some time to develop the most appropriate scheme for the site. equestrian centre, alongside sensitive conversion of Storeton Hall and Storeton Hall Barn and new build residential ‘enabling development’. P J Livesey has brought together an experienced team of technical advisors to help/assist in developing the draft master plan. The team includes the members listed below, some of whom The exhibition has been organised to allow you to view information on the background to the are here today to answer any queries you may have. development along with further detail on the draft master plan, technical issues and to ask us any questions you may have. The P J Livesey Group has over 35 years We would welcome your feedback on the proposals which you can provide today by experience of creating award winning completing a comment card or by contacting us by email or phone. heritage developments. DEMOLITION PLAN BREWSTER BYE To be demolished Architects who have designed the draft master plan To be retained and new build houses ORION HERITAGE Advising on heritage and all archaeological matters ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY PRACTICE (AHP) Heritage Consultants advising on all conservation Storeton Hall Farm matters in relation to the conversion elements and their setting BROOKS ECOLOGY Ecological and arboricultural consultants undertaking all ecology and tree surveys and advising on mitigation where required THE SITE AND 2 SURROUNDING AREA STORETON STORETON HALL BARN The proposed development site is centred upon the remains of Storeton Hall, in the hamlet of Storeton. The small settlement area is located west of the sandstone ridge of Storeton Hill, to No heritage designation the west of Bebington and in the centre of the Wirral peninsula. This building is probably a former threshing barn, used for processing and storing The historic township of Storeton comprised the villages of Great Storeton and Little Storeton grain and straw or hay. It is constructed of brick on a stone base. within the parish of Bebington and the Wirral Hundred, in the old county of Cheshire. Although not Listed, the barn has historical and aesthetic value as an eighteenth Storeton is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ‘Stortone’ when it was held by Nigel century agricultural building. de Burcy. The manor passed through various hands and eventually, in 1282, Joan or Jane de Baumville who married Sir William de Stanley. He went on to acquire the entire manor and The west elevation of the barn faces the Lever Causeway road and provides a key the Stanley family’s association with Storeton was to last almost six hundred years. focal point and an important element within the rural / agricultural setting in Storeton. HERITAGE ASSETS The character of Storeton is strongly defined by the use of local sandstone, quarried from Storeton Ridge, along with some early brickwork. Despite this, aside from Storeton Hall, there is only one other Listed building in the hamlet. Therefore, given the importance of the historic buildings on the site, a key driver for the scheme was to ensure that they form the focal point of the development. The removal of the majority of agricultural buildings on the site will allow for the Hall to be viewed from many angles, befitting its historical value. The tithe map of 1840 indicates a cruciform farmhouse as an occupied dwelling, while the medieval solar block and the adjoining farm building are shown as an unoccupied L-shaped structure. The only other building shown in close proximity was Storeton Hall Barn. STORETON HALL The remains of Storeton Hall are of national significance, reflected in both in the Grade II* Listed/Scheduled Monument designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument and as a grade II* listed building. Storeton Hall is thought to date from c.1372 and is of exceptional significance as The Hall has been included on Historic England’s (formerly English Heritage) the remains of a medieval hall house, built of stone and later altered for farm use. Heritage at Risk register for a number of years. MASTER PLAN & 3 DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES 0m 10m 20m 30m 40m 50m Tree to be removed HOUSE TYPES House Type A Tree to be House Type B removed House Type C House Type D House Type E Proposed Construction Access House Type F House Type G House Type H sqft L 809 Bed 2 + 4 1657 848 PLOT 20 HOUSE TYPE H Proposed Conversion of Existing Buildings Equestrian Block PLOT 21 Existing Riding HOUSE TYPE D Arena Equestrian Centre PLOT 19 HOUSE TYPE H sqft L 809 Bed 2 + 4 1657 848 PLOT 22 HOUSE TYPE D PLOT 23 HOUSE TYPE C 711 1448 4 + 2 B L 737 ed sqft 2 L 5 18 Bed ### 28 Proposed sqft + ### Equestrian Block Existing Dwelling PLOT 24 HOUSE TYPE F FIRST FLOOR PLAN PLOT 17 HOUSE TYPE H 7 sqft L Bed 2 73 48 + 4 4 1 711 2 L 4 1657 Bed 848 + sqft 809 New Walker PLOT 26 PLOT 18 KITCHEN HOUSE TYPE B HOUSE TYPE D PLOT 25 3 1 HOUSE TYPE C PLOT 16 Proposed PLOT 27 HOUSE TYPE G Second Riding U ### Existing TILITY 1139 HOUSE TYPE B # + HALL ## 3 sqf B 6 Arena ed 2 t L 5 Equestrian Block POWDER 4 3 2 1 L 3 BedIV 2 ING 1925L ### + 1120 S # QFT ## 3 B sqf ed 2 t L 6 5 4 3 2 1 SNU LIVIN G 4 Bed G 2L R 2 O 2 03 O M SQFT GROUND FLOOR PLAN SITE OF F O RMER GREAT HALL POWDER Proposed Car L IN Parking E N Existing Equestrian Block LEVER CAUSEWAY KIT C HEN FAMIL / BRE Y ROOM AKFAST 2 L 4 Bed 1 657 848 sq ft + 8 09 PLOT 14 2 L 4 Bed 16 57 84 HOUSE TYPE D 8 s + qft 80 9 PLOT 15 4 5 HOUSE TYPE H 3 6 2 Existing Tree to be 1 PLOT 6 PW SHOWER Equestrian Block removed DR / HOUSE TYPE D SUB STATION ft 7 sq 3 L 7 Bed 2 + 4 1 1448 71 PLOT 11 2 L 3 Bed 1142 HOUSE TYPE H # ## BEDROO sqft + 4 ### 5 3 6 2 M 1 PLOT 13 PLOT 7 HOUSE TYPE D 2 L 3 HOUSE TYPE C L Bed 1 2 139 SQFT Bed # PLOT 5 ## 4 sqft + 4 # 5 1542 LOUNGE ## 3 6 2 1 HOUSE TYPE B1 848 16 4 2 57 + REV: DATE: DRAWN: CHECKED: Bed 80 C 23.11.16 NJP CA L sqf 9 t 2 L 7 3 Bed 1120 8 # KITCHEN/DINING ## PLOT 4 TREES REMOVED, HOUSE TYPES UPDATED, sqft + 9 ### 1 0 11 1 2 HOUSE TYPE B1 13 14 GARAGE ADDED PWDR PLOT 12 HOUSE TYPE C Elevation 10 Elevation Existing Horse REV: B DATE: 12.10.16 DRAWN: NJP CHECKED: CA Linen Clks / Clks 7 8 Box Parking BEDROOM t 9 Linen 1 737 0 Clks / Clks sqf + 11 12 SITE BOUNDARY UPDATED d 48 1 711 3 Ground Floor Plan Floor Ground Be 4 1 L 4 2 PLOT 3 PWDR REV: A DATE: 07.10.16 DRAWN: NJP CHECKED: CA evation 10 evation HOUSE TYPE B1 El BEDROOM SITE BOUNDARY UPDATED First Floor Plan Floor First KITCHEN/DINING PLOT 2 HOUSE TYPE A REVISIONS L 2 SQFT Bed 4 LOUNGE 1426 BEDROOM This design is copyright c PLOT 1 HOUSE TYPE A Tree to be 2 L removed 5 Bed 1 828 ### sqf t + # ## 2 L 4 Bed 1448 7 sqft 1 1 + Tree to be 737 removed L 2 Bed qft s 4 7 65 809 1 + 848 PLOT 10 HOUSE TYPE F PLOT 9 Tree to be HOUSE TYPE C removed REST HILL ROAD PLOT 8 HOUSE TYPE D STORETON HALL WIRRAL 4 Conversions in historic buildings 27 New build houses PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawn: NJP Scale: 1:500@A1 Date: 13.06.16 Checked: CA LAYOUT 5 NORTH HILL ROAD HEADINGLEY LEEDS LS6 2EN telephone 0113 2754000 facsimile 0113 2844250 The layout of the development follows the form and massing of an established rural village. planting will be used where possible, and opportunities for habitat creation will be explored. e.mail [email protected] The shared surface of the road and pavement configuration reduces traffic speed and creates A range of surfacing materials will be used to create a more informal ‘shared surface’ network Dwg No: 436-11(01) 10 C a courtyard feel to the development. Front gardens are open to the road and will see areas of of roads. planting between plots. To the road, plots are separated by masonry walls of varying heights that have been designed to tie in with the architecture of the buildings. VEHICULAR ACCESS/CAR PARKING ENABLING DEVELOPMENT The housing on site will be served by two existing access points off Lever Causeway and Red Hill Road respectively, with construction traffic using a temporary access off Lever Causeway National planning policy allows an exception for development to be undertaken in the green to the north. The equestrian area will be accessed solely from the existing junction off Rest belt, in the form of ‘enabling development’ to cross-subsidise restoration works required to Hill Road to the south.
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