Heritage Statement Gawthorpe Hall, Burnley November 2014 Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. The Heritage Assets 4 3. Significance of the Heritage Assets 6 4. The Application Site 11 5. Impact of Application Proposals 19 6. Conclusions 25 Appendix 1: Site Plan 26 Appendix 2: Designated Heritage Asset Proformas 27 Appendix 3: Heritage Planning Policy Context 37 Appendix 4: Gawthorpe Hall Viewpoints (National Trust) 41 Contact Kerrie Melrose [email protected] November 2014 1. Introduction 1.1 This Heritage Statement has been prepared by Turley Heritage on behalf of Burnley Football Club (BFC) to support an application for full planning permission for the erection of a new indoor training facility (Use class D2) with associated outdoor football pitches, access, car parking, landscaping, ancillary infrastructure and flood lighting to one existing pitch (the “Proposed Development”), at Stockbridge Drive, Padiham (the “Site”). 1.2 The Site is proximate to the grade I listed Gawthorpe Hall, the associated registered park and garden (grade II) and other statutory listed buildings. Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan country house which, along with its gardens, were remodelled in the mid- 19 th century by the eminent architect Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860). 1.3 The purpose of this report is to assess the impact of the proposals on the significance of these designated heritage assets. Section 3 assesses the significance of Gawthorpe Hall, the registered park and garden and other relevant designated assets; including defining their setting and how this contributes to their significance. Section 5 sets out how the significance of the designated heritage assets will be affected by the proposed development and confirms the level of impact for each asset. 1.4 Our assessment is informed by a site visit, desk based research and experience of the prevailing legislative heritage policy and guidance context. An overview of relevant heritage legislation and planning policy considerations is set out in Appendix 3. 3 2. The Heritage Assets Introduction 2.1 The NPPF (2012) defines a heritage asset as: “A building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest. 1” Designated Heritage Assets 2.2 Designated heritage assets are those which possess a level of heritage interest that justifies designation under the relevant legislation and are then subject to particular procedures in planning decisions that involve them. Listed Buildings 2.3 There are a number of listed buildings and structures within the vicinity of the Gawthorpe training ground. Those which are considered to be affected by the proposals are identified below; listed in approximate order of proximity to the Application Site. Detailed Heritage Asset Proformas, including Listing Descriptions, are included as Appendix 2 . Name/Address Date of Designation Grade Gawthorpe Hall and surrounding 1 April 1953 I balustrade Terrace wall forming north 12 February 1985 II boundary to garden of Gawthorpe Hall overlooking River Calder 2.4 According to the National Heritage List (map search) there are two listed boundary stones identified on the Site. It has not been possible to locate either boundary stone and therefore the impact on the significance of these assets has not been assessed. Name/Address Date of Designation Grade Boundary stone at north end of 12 February 1985 II copse on playing field at SD 805 343 Boundary stone on playing field at 12 February 1985 II SD806 344 1 DCLG, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2012 – Annex 2: Glossary 4 2.5 The potential for impact upon on the significance of the following designated assets in terms of their setting was assessed during an on-site inspection. It is not considered that these assets will be affected by the proposed development. Name/Address Date of Designation Grade Great barn circa 100 metres west 1 April 1953 I of Gawthorpe Hall Former coach house attached to 12 February 1985 II east side of great bar at Gawthorpe Hall Gate piers and boundary wall to 12 February 1985 II courtyard of former home farm to Gawthorpe Hall Estate offices etc, on south side 17 December 1968 II of courtyard, circa 20 metres south of great barn Game larder circa 30 metres west 17 February 1968 II of Gawthorpe Hall on north side of path to great barn Gatepiers at Stockbridge Lodge 7 November 1975 II Stockbridge Lodge 7 November 1975 II Registered Parks and Gardens 2.6 The Site is adjacent to a registered park and garden which lies to the south of the Site across the River Calder. Name/Address Date of Designation Grade Gawthorpe Hall 1 April 1986 II 5 3. Significance of the Heritage Assets Significance and Special Interest 3.1 The NPPF defines the significance of a heritage asset as: “The value of a heritage asset to this and future generations because of its heritage interest. That 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” 3.2 This section assesses the significance of the previously identified heritage assets in terms of their special architectural and historic interest. The assessments are proportionate to both the importance of the assets and the likely impacts of the proposals. 3.3 Listed buildings are defined as designated heritage assets that hold architectural or historic interest. The Principles of Selection for Listed Buildings 3 are published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and supported by English Heritage’s Listing Selection Guides for each building type. 3.4 English Heritage holds a register of parks and gardens with historic interest. The designation may complement other designations such as listed buildings. The published Register lists the criteria against which sites are assessed for inclusion. Setting and Significance 3.5 The setting of a heritage asset is defined by the NPPF to comprise: “The surroundings in which a heritage asset is experienced. Its extent is not fixed and may change as the asset and its surroundings evolve. Elements of setting may make a positive or negative contribution to the significance of an asset, may affect the ability to appreciate that significance or may be neutral. 4” 3.6 The assessment of significance includes each asset’s setting in reference to English Heritage’s guidance on ‘The Setting of Heritage Assets’ 5 and comprises: • The asset’s physical surroundings; • Experience of the asset; and • An asset’s associative attributes. 2 DCLG, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2012 – Annex 2: Glossary. 3 DCMS, Principles of Selection for Listed Buildings 2010. 4 DCLG, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) 2012 – Annex 2: Glossary. 5 English Heritage, The Setting of Heritage Assets 2011. 6 3.7 These attributes have informed the following assessments of the contribution of setting to the significance of the listed buildings and registered park and garden. Assessment Listed Buildings 3.8 The following summaries provide an overview of the significance and setting of the listed buildings within the vicinity of the Appeal Site that may be affected by the application proposals. Detailed Heritage Asset Proformas, including Listing Descriptions, are included as Appendix 2. Name Summary of Significance and Setting Gawthorpe Hall and Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan country house constructed surrounding between 1600 and1605 which is attributed to Smythson. It is of balustrade outstanding interest in its age and rarity, and the only example of its type in Lancashire. The eminent architect Sir Charles Barry remodelled the Hall and its gardens in the mid-19th century. The formal gardens make a substantial contribution to the architectural interest and aesthetic value of the Hall. Whilst Barry’s formal parterres to the south have been lost; the terracing survives. It frames the Hall and adds grandeur to the principal south elevation. The woodland element of the gardens on three sides of the Hall to the east, south and west combined with the rising landscape to the south, create a sense of enclosure which has preserved the historic character of the Hall by providing distance and screening from later development which surrounds the estate to the south and west along Burnley Road. The woodland paths provide glimpsed views of the Hall. The woodland opens up north of the Hall providing panoramic views north; ‘borrowing’ the rural landscape between the Hall and Pendle Hill. Both are important elements of how the architecture of the Hall is experienced and appreciated. The Hall’s setting to the north was altered by the diversion of the River Calder away from the Hall in the early 19th century. The parterre and terrace north of the Hall were constructed as part of Barry’s remodelling, to take advantage of views across the countryside to Pendle Hill. The restoration of the river to its original course in the 1960s altered this planned view. The topography and vegetation along the restored river course limits the extent to which the valley is visible from the terrace and parterre. North-facing rooms of the Hall give sufficient elevation to allow views over the river, although the trees in the 7 foreground continue to fragment views of the playing fields. Stockbridge Drive, currently the principal approach to the Hall, arrives from the north-east through woodland which for part of its length has an avenue of trees. Neighbouring housing, a school with associated sports facilities including a flood-lit all weather pitch, training ground and associated recreation fields, visible from Stockbridge Drive, diminish the historic character of the approach to the Hall. Views to Gawthorpe Hall from the surrounding area are restricted due to its enclosed woodland surroundings. Distant views of the Hall are only possible from the north.