Galleywood Village Design Statement Interim Planning Guidance for the Parish of Galleywood FRONT PAGE PHOTOGRAPH Galleywood approach road from Margaretting (courtesy J. Turkentine). BA CK PAGE PHOTOGRAPH AND ILLUSTRATIONS Petre Trophy village sign (courtesy J. Turkentine). Eleven line drawings of Galleywood housing and heritage donated by local artist David Stacy. Left to right: Barnard Road; St. Michael and All Angels church; The Eagle public house; Pipers Tye cottages; Home Mead; horse racing; Keene Hall; The Paddocks; Watchouse Road; Well Lane cottages; and Wood Farm. Contents 1. Introduction 1 7.4 Country Lanes 20 1.1 Scope 1 Rignals Lane /Lower Green 21 1.2 Consultation 2 Pipers Tye 21 1.3 Document Status 2 Brook Lane /Kirkmans Road 22 1.4 Planning Policy Context 2 Deadmans Lane 22 2. History 3 Slades Lane 23 3. Topography and Geology 4 Bakers Lane 23 4. Rural Galleywood 5 7.5 Village Outskirts 23 5. The Common 6 8. Infrastructure 25 6. General Guidelines 8.1 Highways 25 for Galleywood 7 8.2 Parking 25 6.1 Building Design Features 7 8.3 Pedestrians, Cyclists and 6.2 Landscape and the Horse Riders 25 Environment 8 8.4 Street Furniture 26 6.3 Biodiversity 8 8.5 Access to the Village 27 7. Character Areas 9 9. Future Prospects 27 7.1 The Old Village 9 10. Appendices 29 7.2 Main Roads 11 10.1 The Common 29 Margaretting Road 11 10.2 Village and Community Facilities 29 Stock Road 11 Shopping 29 Watchouse Road 12 Healthcare 29 Beehive Lane 14 Sports and Recreational 7.3 Estates 17 Green Spaces 29 Pyms Road 17 Schools 30 Keene Way 18 Religious Buildings 30 Barnard Road 18 Community Buildings Galleydene 20 and Social Facilities 30 The Paddocks 20 Public Transport 30 P avitt Meadow 20 1 1. Bibliography and Acknowledgements 31 1 Introduction G re a t owC Ba dd iv i B1009 l 1.1 Scope P Chelmsford a Chelmsford r B1007 i s The scope of the Village Design Statement (VDS) covers North h ter the civil parish of Galleywood, an area of 890 hectares (2200 acres) with a population of around 6,000. The 2 Colches purpose of the VDS is to: A1 S K Influence development, but not prevent it. a n d o K d n Provide guidelines for owners and developers r o C f i s v which are acceptable to the community. i lm l he P C a K r Assist in protecting local heritage buildings and is h settings. K Protect and visually improve open spaces and the street scene. 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All rights reserved. Chelmsford BC Licence No. 100023562 2004. i lm l he P C a r is 2 Colchesh S Galleywood Civil Parishto and its environs A1 ck C A1 i A1 S 2 LondonS vi t l a o P 30 So c a n k r h d C i ris A1 i s a A1 o Chelmsford Borough Council encourages commu- steering committee. v h d P n 2 London il r il 30 So P o iv uthend C a f C h i r g ld s v i s nin fie ri s n a i hlm a l P l nities to produce their individual Village Design The Galleywood Village Design Statemente was H i P h t iv uthend S C es C a to W ingfield r ck nn is A1 C a h iv t H A1 Statements, the key aspects being wide community developed by the steering committee of2 London theil Galleywood es W 30 So Pa r ish is ar involvement and consensus. Galleywood Parish Council Village Design Statement Association, a hvoluntary l P B1007 vi Ci uthend Billericary ingfield nn Ha has promoted and maintained support throughout organisation constituted in March 2003. The views of B1007 st Billericary We S the process, with a councillor actively serving on the the community were continually sought toto identify the ck A1 C iv A1 The Galleywood Village Design Statement Association Committee 2 London il P 30 So a B1007 h r Billericary is is r h Pa il iv uthend ingfield C nn Ha st 1 INTRODUCTION We B1007 Bill ericary character and special features of the parish and record the guidance of the built and rural environment policies them over the consultation period 2003–2004. of the Chelmsford Borough Local Plan and Essex All applications for new development in Galleywood and Southend Replacement Structure Plan, and parish are reviewed by the Parish Council’s Planning compliments the Essex Design Guide for Residential Committee, which has the legal right to register and Mixed Use Development. an objection with the local planning authority The Government has introduced a new plan-making (Chelmsford Borough Council), and this must be regime and the Borough Council is working towards this taken into consideration when they determine the new development plan system. The Local Development relevant application. Framework (LDF) will effectively replace the Local Plan Individuals are encouraged to make use of the and the Structure Plan but at the time of writing the Galleywood Village Design Statement in commenting LDF is at its very early stages. on planning applications, as once the Statement is Public consultation in the library endorsed by the local planning authority it becomes a 1.4 Planning Policy Context material consideration, and along with individuals’ eight-day public exhibition of over 700 photographs in Planning policy affecting Galleywood is contained in the comments has to be taken into consideration when August 2003. This culminated in a questionnaire delivery Chelmsford Borough Local Plan adopted 1997, Essex relevant proposals are being determined. to around 2500 households during November 2003. The County Structure Plan and government planning policy evaluation of all the responses was used to develop guidance (PPG). 1.2 Consultation recommended guidance for future developments. Galleywood is a Defined Settlement in the Community consultation was a key feature throughout A public presentation was held at the annual Chelmsford Borough Local Plan. The Local Plan sets the project. A public meeting launch took place at the general meeting of the Galleywood Village Design out general policies for development and change Keene Hall in March 2003, followed by a successful Statement Association on 5th May 2004 at the Keene across the Borough as well as specific policies for photographic survey and workshop in June, and an Hall. A draft document was displayed at Galleywood the Defined Settlements and development in the library during August 2004. countryside. Galleywood is entirely surrounded by the The final published document was agreed after Metropolitan Green Belt; Local Plan policies and PPG2 consultation with Galleywood Parish Council, and seek to protect the Green Belt from inappropriate accepted by Chelmsford Borough Council. development. Galleywood Common is a Local Nature Reserve, and is part of the wider Special Landscape 1.3 Document Status Area covering the west and southern areas of the The VDS is a parish-wide document that will inform parish. Watchouse Road shops are a designated small and guide property owners and anyone carrying out Local Shopping Area for which Local Plan policy physical works in the area. SHP8 seeks to protect ground floor retail use, and The VDS was adopted by Chelmsford Borough there are policies for the use of this land. Galleywood Council in February 2005 as Interim Planning has no conservation areas but there are 14 listed Guidance and will be a material consideration in the buildings covered by policy ENV 9, 10 and 11. The design of determination of planning applications. It enhances development is covered by Local Plan policy ENV 1. Photographic survey and workshop in the Keene Hall INTRODUCTION 2 2 History was established in 1874 from parts of the parishes of St. John, Moulsham, Great Baddow, West Hanningfield, and Orsett (detached) — the eastern and northern Galleywood has a secure place in English history boundary being marked by a series of ten large because it is unique.