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FOLLIFOOT Conservation Area Character Appraisal Approved 18 March 2008 Follifoot Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 18 March 2009 p. 27 Contents Page 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1 Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 2 2. Planning policy context .................................................................................................. 2 3 Historic development & archaeology ............................................................................. 3 4 Location & landscape setting ........................................................................................ 4 5. Landscape analysis ...................................................................................................... 6 6. The form & character of buildings ................................................................................. 9 7. Character area analysis ..............................................................................................11 Map 1: Historic development ........................................................................................... 13 Map 2: Conservation Area boundary .............................................................................. 14 Map 3: Analysis & concepts ............................................................................................. 15 Map 4: Landscape analysis ............................................................................................. 16 Appendix A: 1 Management strategy .................................................................................................. 17 2 Monitoring & review ..................................................................................................... 17 3 Maintaining quality ...................................................................................................... 17 4 Conservation Area boundary review ........................................................................... 17 5 The management of change ....................................................................................... 18 6 Opportunities for enhancement .................................................................................. 18 7 Landscape Project areas ............................................................................................ 22 Checklist to manage change ........................................................................................ 23 Appendix B: Public consultation ..................................................................................... 24 Appendix C: Further reading .......................................................................................... 25 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 contact us (tel. 01423 556586 or email [email protected] ) p. 28 Follifoot Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 18 March 2009 1 Introduction 1.1 Conservation Area Appraisals aim to 1.4 The assessment of the area’s special 1.7 By identifying what makes Follifoot define and analyse the special interest, architectural or historic interest is based special or distinctive, it is suggested that which constitutes the character and on a careful and objective analysis of the any future change, whether to individual appearance of a place. It is these area. The statement of character and buildings, building groups or the village qualities which warrant the designation appearance in this Appraisal is based on as a whole, will be based upon this of a Conservation Area. This Appraisal the method of analysis recommended by understanding of the past and present has been adopted by Harrogate Borough English Heritage in their “Guidance on character of the village. In this way, we Council, to form an evidence base for the Conservation Area Appraisals”. can manage future change to ensure that Local Development Framework (LDF). It it makes a positive contribution towards is a material consideration when deter- 1.5 Various qualities are looked at including: preserving or enhancing its special mining applications for development, historical development, building materials, character. defending appeals or proposing works for and relationships between built and open the preservation or enhancement of the spaces. Although an appraisal aims to be area. It also forms the basis for a subse- comprehensive the omission of any partic- quent Management Strategy, which will ular building, feature or space should not contain issues, proposals and policies for be taken to imply that it is of no interest. the conservation and enhancement of 1.6 Follifoot Conservation Area was desig- the area. nated on 17 October 1979. The boundary 1.2 The Appraisal provides information and was amended on 1 September 1994 and, guidance to those wishing to carry out following consultation, was amended again works in the Conservation Area that do on 18 March 2009. This Appraisal aims to not necessarily require planning approval. describe Follifoot as it is today and identify It provides a source of information for the special character and distinctiveness property owners, agents, applicants and of its setting, buildings and open spaces. Entrance to the village members of the public who live or work Having identified those special qualities, in the village of Follifoot. the Appraisal will examine whether opportunities exist to protect and 1.3 The main function of the Conservation enhance its character. Area Appraisal is to enable Harrogate Borough Council and the community to relate planning proposals to the Conserv- ation Area. The Appraisal will help us understand the impact that development proposals would have on the Conservation Area and whether a proposal would be acceptable or appropriate. Follifoot Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 18 March 2009 p. 1 2 Planning policy framework Objectives 2.1 Local authorities have a duty to designate context of the content of these appraisals The principal objectives of the “areas of special architectural or historic will be an important factor in deciding Appraisal are: interest, the character or appearance whether a proposal has an adverse of which it is desirable to preserve or effect on the character and appearance to define and record the enhance” as conservation areas under of the Conservation Area and, therefore, special character and interest Section 69 of the Planning (Listed whether it is contrary to the Saved of Follifoot; Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act Local Plan Policy HD3, which seeks the 1990. The same Act also requires local control of development in conservation to raise public awareness of planning authorities to periodically review areas. The scope of Policy HD3 also the aims and objectives of conservation areas. covers development proposals outside the Conservation Area conservation areas, which would affect designation and stimulate 2.2 Government guidance on all development the setting or views into or out of the area. their involvement in the affecting conservation areas is set out Involving the community and raising public protection of its character; in Planning Policy Guidance Note 15: awareness is an integral part of Planning and the Historic Environment to provide guidance to those the appraisal process. (PPG15). This advises local authorities to making land management define the elements that make the special decisions, e.g. Harrogate character or appearance of conservation Borough Council, Follifoot areas in order to provide a sound basis on Parish Council, DEFRA and which to develop local planning policies, private landowners; preservation or enhancement strategies to identify what is worthy and development control decisions. of preservation to aid 2.3 In determining planning applications within understanding; conservation areas and applications for to assess the action that may conservation area consent, the Council be necessary to safeguard will give considerable weight to the this special interest to content of conservation area appraisals. identify opportunities for The consideration of proposals in the enhancement. p. 2 Follifoot Conservation Area Character Appraisal - Approved 18 March 2009 3 Historic development & archaeology 3.1 The name Follifoot is thought to derive by Mr. Williamson of Wetherby. It was 3.5 The village was a thriving community from the Norse meaning “Place of a Horse sold and enlarged by succeeding owners. in the nineteenth century with a diverse Fight”. This sport was popular in medieval In 1805 the estate was sold to the Hon economy including agriculture and times, and the village was probably a William Gordon who demolished the old allied businesses, the flax industry, centre for the training of horses and the house and began work on the present tanners, tailors, joiners, a wheelwright, staging of fights. Regency House on a different site. This cordwainer and blacksmiths. At this time house was completed in 1824 and became Knaresborough had a flourishing flax 3.2 The village is not listed in the Doomsday the home to the Radcliffe family until industry and the preparation of flax was Book. The earliest record of Follifoot is as 1972. The Park is included in the register carried out in the surrounding countryside.