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Appendix 3 Additional Sites A19 Business Park (Riccall Mine) Location and summary of landscape character The A19 Business Park is located on the site of the former Riccall Mine, a pithead for Selby Coalfield. The 41ha site offers commercial and office space to a number of businesses as well as storage facilities. It is located in the Skipwith Lowlands, according to the 2019 LUC Landscape Character Areas. The 2011 North Yorkshire and York Landscape Character Assessment defined its Primary Landscape Unit as Farmed Lowland and Valley Landscapes and the Landscape Character Type as Vale Farmland and Plantation Woodland and Heathland. The business park is set within an extensive green infrastructure of mature deciduous woodland in the north. The site is accessed via Selby Road and surrounded by open arable fields. The surrounding landscape is dominated by a patchwork of low lying, predominantly arable fields, often delineated by mature hedgerows. Blocks of mixed and coniferous plantation woodlands also break up the landscape. Landscape Assessment: A19 Business Park (Riccall Mine) Criteria Description Rating Physical • Low lying, flat landscape surrounded by a patchwork of arable fields. • The site is strongly influenced both visually and audibly by the adjacent character A19 trunk road. (including • A19 Business Park appears medium in scale in relation to the adjacent L topography and field pattern and built form. scale) Natural • There are large tracts of woodland within the site, most of which are character designated Deciduous Woodland within the Priority Habitat Inventory. • Riccall Business Park is approximately 200m from Skipwith Common to the east, a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and L-M Special Area of Conservation (SAC). • The southern part of the site is open arable land with more limited natural character. Historic • There are no historic landscape designations in or near to the site. landscape L character Form, density, • The A19 Business Park is located approximately 1km south east of Riccall identity and Village, a nucleated and compact settlement with roots linking back to Anglo-Saxon times. Houses in the historic centre follow the traditional setting of style of this part of Yorkshire with red Barton brick and red pantiled L existing cottages adjacent whitewashed dwellings. settlement/ • Scattered farmsteads and small isolated post-war housing developments development are also evident in the site vicinity. Views and • The A19 Business Park is located in a low-lying area which offers visual panoramic views. • Views into the site are restricted by blocks of mature deciduous woodland, character and the proximity of the site from publicly accessible roads / footpaths. including The woodlands themselves would be sensitive to change due to their L-M skylines screening value. • The southern part of the site is more open to views from the A19 and Selby Road. • There are long-distance views to both Drax and Eggborough Power Stations which are visible on the skyline. Access and • Public Rights of Way are limited immediately adjacent the site with most L-M recreation concentrated to the north linking settlements with Skipwith Common. Perceptual and • The site itself is relatively enclosed by mature vegetation giving a sense of experiential seclusion, however the surrounding large-scale built form at King Rudding Farm, and the busy A19 trunk road to the west create an audible and L-M qualities human influence in the landscape detracting from the sense of rurality. Overall assessment of landscape sensitivity to development scenarios Development scenario Sensitivity 2-3 storey residential housing L-M Commercial L Representative photographs View towards the site from King Rudding Lane Expansive arable fields with mature hedgerows View from Selby Road north towards the Business Park. The site is fully enclosed by mature vegetation Notes on any variations in landscape sensitivity The landscape in the southern part of the site is more open and therefore more sensitive to development than the wooded location of the former mine. Additional screening / mitigation would be required to integrate development with the surrounding landscape. Overall development guidelines The former mine is located some distance from Riccall village and therefore 2-3 Storey Residential Housing will have an incongruous relationship with the existing built form. Lower sensitivity to Commercial Development due to the existing site integration (well vegetated), and evidence of existing commercial built form within the site and to the north. Burn (Selby) Airfield Location and summary of landscape character Burn (Selby) Airfield, a former RAF base, lies to the east of Burn village located within Burn Parish Council. The 2019 Selby Landscape Character Assessment indices that it is located in Haddlesey Farmland. It is located within the Farmed Lowland Valley Landscapes Primary Landscape Unit in accordance with the North Yorkshire and York Landscape Charactrisation Project (2011), and further categorised into Levels Farmland Landscape Character Type (LCT). The airfield is bounded the Selby-Doncaster Railway Line to the east, open arable and pasture land to the north and west with pockets of woodland on the southern fringe. Burn Gliding Club is located within the site and uses the remaining runways, and the Trans Pennine Trail footpath runs along the eastern boundary. The topography is relatively flat with open or semi-enclosed fields. Hedgerows, feature mature trees and woodland belts are more evident to the southern part of the site, whilst views to the north are wide ranging. Agriculture is the dominant land-use within and around the site, with ploughed and furrowed fields being seasonally prominent. Light industry is also located along the more major roads within the locality, particularly to the north of the airfield off Common Lane. Landscape Assessment: Burn (Selby) Airfield Criteria Description Rating Physical • A flat low-lying river valley floodplain landscape which is broken up into medium scale mixed arable and pasture fields and airfield infrastructure. character • The site a whole would be considered a large scale development within (including the context of the surrounding landscape, although individual fields L topography and contained within the airfield remain comparable with larger scale farming scale) practice within the landscape character area. Natural • There are no biodiversity designations in the site. • character A Ratified SINC (Site of Importance for Nature Conservation) is located immediately adjacent the south western boundary of the site. It is designated for its established semi-natural neutral / calcareous grassland. M • Land use comprises arable and pasture fields with open boundaries, and only occasional remnant hedges and one row of mature trees. Historic • There are no historic landscape designations in or near to the site. • landscape The site does not contain any designated heritage features or makes a significant contribution to the setting of any designated heritage features. L-M character • The site represents the former RAF Burn, which was operational during the Second World War. Form, density, • There is no built development on the site, with the exception of the gliding identity and club buildings. The airfield site consists of three hardstanding runways crossing the site in a triangular formation, with arable fields, pasture and setting of mown grass infilling land in and around the runways. M existing • A caravan site is situated to the north of Burn Airfield outwith the settlement/ boundary of the site. The caravan site is relatively well screened from the development airfield and Common Lane by 1m height bunding sporadically planted with vegetation. Views and • Extensive, open views into the site are apparent from the north (Common visual Lane) due to the lack of hedgerow field boundaries. • Extensive views are available from within the site to the north as a result character of the open field patterns including • Views to the south are restricted by mature tree planting and hedgerow M-H skylines vegetation • Drax power station, overhead power lines and telegraph poles are prominent features on the skyline due to the flat topography Access and • There is a dense network of public rights of way to the north and east of recreation the site, including the Trans Pennine Way long distance footpath which forms the eastern boundary. • There are some bridleway routes located to the west of Burn airfield to the south and west of Burn village. M • Burn Cricket Club is located at Linnet’s Park, adjacent the A19 south of Burn village and is designated as Recreational Open Space Policy RT1 in Selby District Local Plan and Core Strategy. • There is also recreational use associated with Burn Gliding Club. Perceptual and • The setting is strongly influenced by large scale industrial, energy and experiential infrastructure interventions including Drax Power Station to the east and Eggborough Power Station to the south. qualities • Infrastructure developments including the A19, the East Coast Mainline L-M and Selby to Doncaster train lines further erode the tranquillity of the area. Overall assessment of landscape sensitivity to development scenarios Development scenario Sensitivity 2-3 storey residential housing M-H Commercial M-H Representative photographs Burn airfield and surrounding arable farmland View towards Common Lane on Public Right of Way 35.14/5/1 View south towards Eggborough Power Station. Representative
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