A ppleton Roebuck Village Design Statement Supplementary Planning Document February 2012 Contents VDS O bjectives Purpose of a Village Design Statement 1 To Provide a record of local distinctiveness by The A ppleton Roebuck Village Design 1 describing the unique qualities and character of the Statement village. Conservation & Listing 2 To identify the key features and characteristics of Introduction to the village 3 the local natural and built environment to be M ap of the village 7 respected and protected from the impact of Summary of Design Characteristics 8 inappropriate development. Character A rea 1: The G reens 10 Character A rea 2: M ain Street 12 To provide design guidance for new development so Character A rea 3: Infill Estates 14 that change is managed and development is in Character A rea 4: A caster Selby 17 harmony w ith its setting. Character A rea 5: H olme G reen 19 To achieve a higher standard of sustainable design Appendices and w here possible to enhance the local A :W hat is a Village Design Statement 20 environment. and how do I use it? B: G eneral advice for prospective 22 To increase the involvement and influence of the developers local community in the planning system. C: Inventory of buildings 25 Location M ap Reproduced from the O rdnance Survey mapping w ith the permission of the controller of H er M ajesty's Stationary O ffice. ©Crow n Copyright. U nauthorised reproduction infringes crow n copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Selby District Council 100018656 Appleton R oeb uck Location M ap 0 3000m N orth Purpose of a Village Design Statement 1.0 O ur villages all occupy a unique position in application process, as the design context is the surrounding countryside, and have evolved clearly set out from the beginning. W here over hundreds of years to suit the needs and design is not respectful to the village, the VDS circumstances of the people w ho lived there can be used as evidence to justify the refusal of through the ages. A s a result of this, w e are planning permission. It can also be used to naturally draw n to the elements that make our demonstrate that a proposed development is in ow n village different from others, and those character and may therefore support a things that make it unique. planning application. 1.1 M ore recently, volume house building and 1.5 Therefore the Local Planning A uthority standardisation has failed to reflect both the w elcomes early discussion w ith anyone subtle and obvious elements that create this considering undertaking any w ork so that a local distinctiveness. Coupled w ith this, political consensus can be achieved, and local character ideology, personal tastes and cultural changes can be maintained. have all played their part in the design of buildings. It is now recognised that local The Appleton R oebuck V D S distinctiveness is vital in helping to integrate new 1.6 The village is broadly a reversed “L” shape, development and in creating sustainable originally built around the central Bell G reen communities. This can be achieved through an w ith development ribboning north and w est understanding of local character, and ensuring along main roads. There are three main types that this understanding is shared w ith anyone of development in the village: the terraced considering development. cottages around the green and along M ain Street, the later villa type properties that 1.2 A Village Design Statement (VDS) is such a extended the village w estw ard, and then the method. It is intended to explain the context or later post-w ar low volume infill estates. character of the village so that anyone w ho is considering any form of development in the 1.7 A ppleton Roebuck is a rural settlement village - no matter how large or small - can do embodied in its greens, common land and it sympathetically. The VDS covers relatively surviving older buildings. The Village Design straightforw ard w ork such as replacing doors Statement also encompasses its rural hinterland, and w indow s as w ell as more significant w ork and the small settlements of N un A ppleton, such as building extensions and complete new A caster Selby and H olme G reen that help to buildings. It sets out the elements that make form its overall character. up character in order to improve the quality of design in any new development. 1.8 O verall, A ppleton Roebuck is a linear settlement, made up of individual buildings that 1.3 The description of local character in this VDS follow the main road, set in large plots. is not intended to be prescriptive - new A rchitecturally the buildings reference G eorgian development should not be designed to “look and Victorian styles reflecting the w ealth and old”. Instead the VDS should be used as status of the residents of that time. inspiration to design new modern development that is respectful to its surroundings. In this context, that means using the appropriate building materials and architectural styles, and respecting the importance of spaces, building orientation, juxtaposition and size. O verall, new development should look new , and should not slavishly copy the old buildings. H ow ever, new development should “fit in” w ith the context of the village. 1.4 The VDS is w ritten so that all developers can avoid lengthy discussion in the planning 1 onservation A rea and Listed Buildings V D S and C onservation those aspects that make up the existing 1.9 The village has a designated "Conservation character, w hich may not be so squarely focussed A rea"; a planning tool similar to Listing a on the historic elements. It considers those aspects building, except that it covers a larger area. that may not be of concern to the national Conservation A reas are designated in an interest, but are important to local people. attractive historic area w here there is a demonstrable character that it is "desirable to 1.12 There is clearly a crossover of the tw o preserve or enhance" in the national interest. mechanisms, particularly w here much of the village’s character is derived from the historic 1.10 The aims of the Conservation A rea are similar environment. But the tw o mechanisms can w ork to those of a VDS, but is undertaken using alongside each other to help to improve the different planning legislation. Conservation A reas quality of new development. are concerned w ith historic environments, w ith an emphasis on managing change progressively, 1.13 A map of the village’s Conservation A rea is maintaining the historic fabric and layout. The included in the VDS purely for information. For Conservation A rea designation is set out in a more information about Conservation A reas, different policy and ultimately carries more contact Selby District Council Development w eight than the VDS SPD (see hierarchy in M anagement service on 01757 705101. appendix 1). 1.11 The VDS on the other hand is less focussed on the historic aspects. It often covers more modern M ap show s extent of C onservation Area areas and considers in b lu e, and a ny Listed B uildings and Scheduled M onum ents in red. 2 Introducing the village 2.0 Lying around 8KM south-w est of York, have any need to venture in to the area. A s a A ppleton Roebuck is located in the southern part result the roads are bendy, often narrow and of the w ider territory of “The A insty”, the area to breaking up in places. the w est of York bounded by the rivers N idd, O use and W harfe. This compact area is bisected 2,3 The landscape w est of the village is gently by the A 64 w hich follow s more or less the route of undulating, and to the south is slightly flatter, the Streete, or Roman Road from Tadcaster to formed by the ancient flood plains of the River York. O use and the netw ork of streams and ditches that drain the fields. M odern farming practices 2.1 A ppleton Roebuck is traditionally a farming results in a patchw ork of fields separated by community that has origins w ell before it w as historic hedgerow s and small tree belts. Forestry recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The plantations have begun to shield the village from greens and common land w ere once an view , but it is important that the openness is important part of the agrarian economy, maintained to continue the rural character. providing common grazing land. Several farms O ccasional farm complexes break the skyline, but still exist w ithin the village, and many more are overall it is a landscape typical of production scattered around the Parish. farming in Selby District. 2.2 A ppleton Roebuck lies in a triangular area of land bound to the east by the River O use and to the south by the River W harfe. There are no bridges save for those on the A 64 dual carriagew ay, and so the area is largely bypassed. Indeed, A caster Selby is at the end of the public road netw ork and so few people R ight: la ndscape view s around Appleton R oeb uck villa g e M ap of York & the A insty from ‘Eboracum’ (F Drake) York 1736 3 Introducing the village 2.4 A ccess to A ppleton Roebuck is principally road bends sharply before entering the village, it from the A 64 at Colton Lane, w here the road runs alongside the Fleet for a short distance past w eaves though the undulating farmland past the Ebor Park residential park home.