NUNTHORPE AND POOLE CONSERVATION AREA CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISAL AND MANAGEMENT PLAN June 2008 N U N T H O R P E & P O O L E C O N S E R V A T I O N A R E A CONTENTS Page 1 Introduction 3 2 Conservation Area Boundary 5 3 Location, Setting and Population 8 4 Historical Analysis 9 - Origins and Development - Archaeology 5 General Character 13 6 Character Area 1 14 7 Character Area 2 18 8 Character Area 3 21 9 Character Area 4 24 10 Character Area 5 27 11 Management Plan 30 12 Preservation Policies 31 13 Enhancement Opportunities 37 Appendices Appendix A References Appendix B Listed Building Descriptions Appendix C Scheduled Ancient Monument Description Appendix D Guidance on works to Historic Buildings and Buildings in Conservation Areas 1 N U N T H O R P E & P O O L E C O N S E R V A T I O N A R E A List of Maps Map 1 Context Map Map 2 The Conservation Area boundary Map 3 Extract from Ordnance Survey Map 1853 Map 4 Extract from Ordnance Survey Map 1894 Map 5 Extract from Ordnance Survey Map 1915 Map 6 Extract from Ordnance Survey Map 1938 Map 7 Historic Development Map 8 Figure Ground Map 9 Use plan Map 10 Spaces and Views Map 11 Listed buildings and buildings that make a positive contribution Map 12 Negative and Neutral Factors Map 13 Character Areas Prepared by Woodhall Planning & Conservation, Leeds. June 2008 2 N U N T H O R P E & P O O L E C O N S E R V A T I O N A R E A 1. INTRODUCTION 1.01 Section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 requires local planning authorities to designate as conservation areas any “areas of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance”. Also from time to time authorities are required to review the extent of conservation areas within their districts. The Nunthorpe Conservation Area was originally designated by Middlesbrough Borough Council in July 1975. In December 1991 the Conservation Area boundary was extended to include the former Poole Hospital site (including Grey Towers House). It was at this point that the name of the designated area changed to the Nunthorpe & Poole Conservation Area. 1.02 Section 71 of the Act requires local planning authorities to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of conservation areas and to submit them for consideration to a public meeting. Following designation, the local authority in exercising its planning powers, must pay special attention to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the conservation area (Section 72 of the Act). 1.03 This document sets out the results of a study of the Nunthorpe & Poole Conservation Area and is based on field work undertaken in November 2007. The first section of the report (Chapters 2.0 to 10.0) is an appraisal of the special architectural and historic interest of the Nunthorpe & Poole Conservation Area. Finally, Chapters 11.0 to 13.0 set out recommendations for a management plan, including policies that would assist in the process of preserving and enhancing the Nunthorpe & Poole Conservation Area. 1.04 The Draft Nunthorpe and Poole Conservation Area Appraisal & Management Plan was subject to a four-week period of community consultation. A consultation leaflet summarising the appraisal and management plan and giving details of the public meeting and exhibition was circulated to all the residents in the area. A press release both in the Gazette and on the website also gave details of the public meeting and exhibition. 1.05 Nunthorpe Parish Council was consulted at one of their regular meetings and members of the public were invited to attend. Further consultation was undertaken at a public 3 N U N T H O R P E & P O O L E C O N S E R V A T I O N A R E A meeting at St. Mary’s Church where residents were encouraged to provide feedback. As a response to this meeting, a further walk around the Conservation Area boundary was held on 24th April 2008, with all those who expressed an interest being informed. 1.06 The public consultation was held from 19th March until 16th April 2008 inclusive, and all responses were documented and taken into account when considering this final document. A number of responses expressed concern over the position of the boundary with regard to the Bridleway and a footpath. Confusion over the boundary was discussed on the organised walk, and this final document has considered the public responses when confirming the areas to be omitted. 1.07 To summarise, the Appraisal and Management Plan was supported in general with very few comments made on the management plan recommendations or key issues identified in the appraisal. There was widespread approval of the areas proposed to be included, with a majority of responses objecting to the areas to be omitted. The Conservation area now includes both the Bridleway to the north-east, and the footpath along part of the south boundary. Following this the Appraisal and Management Plan was adopted in June 2008. 4 Nunthorpe & Poole Conservation Area © Crown copyright. All rights reserved. LA 100023413, 2007. Map 1 Context Map N U N T H O R P E & P O O L E C O N S E R V A T I O N A R E A 2. CONSERVATION AREA BOUNDARY 2.01 As part of the appraisal of the Conservation Area, a review of the boundaries of the designated area was undertaken to establish if any sections should be removed or added. Also, the areas around the Conservation Area were studied to ascertain whether any new areas should be included. Consideration was given to the inclusion of The Three Gables: a late twentieth century, two storey house with rendered walls and a pitched roof; which is located immediately to the south of the designated area, on the west side of Old Stokesley Road. Photo.1 St Mary’s Church on Church Lane However, in view of its location, a distance outside the envelope of the historic village, its age and the use of render it was not considered appropriate for inclusion within the Nunthorpe and Poole Conservation Area. 2.02 The following paragraphs describe the alignment of the Conservation Area boundary and include the amendments to the Conservation Area boundary which were ratified by the relevant Council Committee following public consultation. These amendments include the omission of two sections of agricultural land and an extension to include the whole of Fishpond Plantation, Grey Towers Farm and St Mary’s Church (see Map 2). Photo.2 View of the vicarage The boundary 2.03 The boundary is identified with a red line on Map 2. The following description of the boundary starts at the northern edge of the Conservation Area, at the roundabout junction of the A172 and Dixons Bank and proceeds in a clockwise direction. 2.04 From the roundabout, the boundary travels south along the east side of the A172 following the line of a metal fence to the allotments. At this point, the boundary turns east to include a simple stone war memorial (erected in memory of local people who gave their lives during the First World War), Photo.3 View of the former school building the Vicarage and St Mary’s Church and its graveyard and carpark. 2.05 St Mary’s Church, its Lychgate and Vicarage are included on the list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest as Grade II (see Photos. 1 & 2). Also within this area is a former school building which is now used as a health club (see Photo. 3). This cluster of community buildings represents the expansion and social development of Nunthorpe during the early twentieth century (see Maps 5 & 6) and was therefore considered to be an important element worthy of inclusion within the designated area. Photo.4 View looking north across the roundabout on the A172 5 N U N T H O R P E & P O O L E C O N S E R V A T I O N A R E A 2.06 The boundary then continues west along the northern edge of Church Lane up to the former school, at which point it turns south to follow the fence line around, and encompass the mature group of trees that are situated to the east of the A172. 2.07 The boundary continues across the new roundabout at the junction with the Old Stokesley Road (see Photo. 4) and then follows the centre line of the A172 for approximately 800 metres. Shortly after the Nunthorpe Stell (see Photo. 5), the Photo.5 View north along the A172 boundary turns west and runs along a field boundary line until it crosses Old Stokesley Road. At this point the boundary runs north-west for a short distance following the western boundary of Three Gables. It then heads west for approximately 30 metres before heading south to the northern boundary of Lyn Ridge. This section is the most southern part of the designated area. 2.08 The boundary follows the northern edge of Lyn Ridge, then heads north for approximately 45 metres following the field boundary up to and including the metalled road. Previously it was difficult to identify the precise alignment of the Conservation Area in this area but the revised boundary is Photo.6 View looking east towards Lyn Ridge, more legible on site as it relates to the field boundary and is across the fields to the south-east of defined by the evergreen hedge and woodland belt to the east Starvation Clump of the field and the metalled road to the north (see Photo.