Waddesdon Conservation Area 0 Waddesdon Conservation Area Waddesdon Conservation Area Review July 2014 Waddesdon Manor CHAPTER 1 – Introduction ...................................................................................... 5 CHAPTER 2 – Planning Policy ................................................................................ 7 CHAPTER 3 – Summary ........................................................................................... 9 Landscape Setting ................................................................................................... 9 Settlement Type and Plan Form .............................................................................. 9 Historic Development ............................................................................................... 9 Building Form ......................................................................................................... 10 Settlement Identity ................................................................................................. 11 Trees and vegetation ............................................................................................. 11 Views ..................................................................................................................... 12 CHAPTER 4 – Location and Context .................................................................... 13 Location and Context ............................................................................................. 13 Use ......................................................................................................................... 13 Landscape Setting ................................................................................................. 14 Plan Form .............................................................................................................. 16 CHAPTER 5 – Historic Development .................................................................... 19 Early Origins .......................................................................................................... 19 th th 16 and 17 centuries ........................................................................................... 20 th 18 century ............................................................................................................ 20 1 Waddesdon Conservation Area 19th century ........................................................................................................... 20 20th century ........................................................................................................... 21 Surviving historic buildings .................................................................................... 22 CHAPTER 6 – Alterations to Boundary ............................................................... 23 Areas added in the 2014 Conservation Area Review ........................................... 23 Areas removed in 2014 Conservation Area review .............................................. 27 CHAPTER 7 – Key Views and Vistas .................................................................... 29 CHAPTER 8 – Open Spaces and Trees................................................................ 31 CHAPTER 9 – Permeability and Road Layout ..................................................... 34 CHAPTER 10 – Key Buildings .............................................................................. 37 CHAPTER 11 - Details and Materials ................................................................... 40 Roofs ..................................................................................................................... 40 Walls ..................................................................................................................... 44 Fenestration .......................................................................................................... 46 Shopfronts ............................................................................................................. 50 Doors ..................................................................................................................... 50 Porches ................................................................................................................. 51 Rothschild Decorative Motifs ................................................................................ 51 Decorative Metalwork ........................................................................................... 53 CHAPTER 12 – Identity Areas ............................................................................... 55 1 Waddesdon Estate Identity Area ...................................................................... 56 2 High Street, Waddesdon Village Identity Area .................................................. 61 3 Quainton Road, Frederick, Wood and New Street Identity Area ...................... 69 CHAPTER 13 – Management Plan ........................................................................ 75 The District Council should ................................................................................... 75 The County Council should ................................................................................... 75 2 Waddesdon Conservation Area The Parish Council may ......................................................................................... 75 Local Business can help by ................................................................................... 76 Homeowners and Residents may .......................................................................... 76 Areas of particular opportunity for enhancement in the future .............................. 76 CHAPTER 14 – Glossary of terms......................................................................... 77 CHAPTER 15 – Guidance and useful information ............................................... 82 Bibliography ........................................................................................................... 82 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................ 82 APPENDIX I – Conservation Area Boundary ....................................................... 83 APPENDIX II – Conservation Area Constraints ................................................... 84 APPENDIX III – Planning Policy ............................................................................ 85 APPENDIX IV – Asset Sheets ................................................................................ 86 Designated by the Cabinet on behalf of the Council 8 July 2014 following public consultation Information contained within this report is correct at the time of going to print © Aylesbury Vale District Council 2014 3 Waddesdon Conservation Area 4 Waddesdon Conservation Area CHAPTER 1 – Introduction The Waddesdon Conservation Area was designated by Aylesbury Vale District Council in January 1990 and has not been reviewed since. Conservation Area designations must be reviewed from time to time in order to ensure that they are still appropriate, and that the designated Conservation Area boundaries are up to date. The plan below shows the original 1990 boundary of the Waddesdon Conservation Area. The Waddesdon Conservation Area has now been reviewed and this new Conservation Area Appraisal has been produced. This appraisal identifies those elements which make the Waddesdon Conservation Area special and worthy of designation. This document also outlines a number of proposed changes to the boundary of the area. 5 Waddesdon Conservation Area It is acknowledged that this document cannot be comprehensive and where buildings, features and spaces etc. have not been specifically identified, it should not be assumed that they are of no significance. At the time of publication the process of public consultation adopted in the production of this document conformed with Aylesbury Vale District Council’s Statement of Community Involvement, as adopted in October 2006. 6 Waddesdon Conservation Area CHAPTER 2 – Planning Policy The Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 states that the local planning authority must: • determine which parts of their district are of ‘special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance’ • designate those areas as Conservation Areas • review past designations and determine whether they are still appropriate • designate any further areas which are now considered to be of interest The process of review and designation of Conservation Areas adopted by AVDC is laid out in the AVDC Conservation Areas Supplementary Planning Document (March 2011) and is in accordance with the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. The process has also been laid out with regard to general principles in the National Planning Policy Framework 2012 (and associated guidance). As part of the designation and review a Conservation Area appraisal is produced. This appraisal is written with help from the local community and: • explains the reasons and justifications for the designation • defines the special architectural and historic interest of the area • increases public awareness of the historic built environment • informs decisions relating to design and development • informs decisions regarding the management of the area • guides the form and content of new development • aids decision making in relation to planning appeals The purpose