LHSW11 Longhedge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Initial Setting Appraisal Prepared for LDA Design December 2012 Longhedge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Initial Setting Appraisal Prepared for LDA Design December 2012 Headland Project Code: LHSW11 NGR: 414832 134238 Council: Wiltshire Project Manager: Joe Abrams BA MIfA Author: Melissa Conway BA (Hons) MA MIfA with revisions by Stephen Carter BSc PhD MIfA Graphics: Melissa Conway Approved by: Joe Abrams HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY (UK) LTD. Longhedge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Initial Setting Appraisal 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 2 1.1. Project Background ..................................................................................... 2 1.2. Site Location and Description ................................................................... 2 2. METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................ 2 2.1. Aims and Scope ........................................................................................... 2 2.2. Sources .......................................................................................................... 3 2.3. Assumptions and Limitations ................................................................... 4 3. PLANNING BACKGROUND .............................................................................. 4 3.1. National Policy Framework ....................................................................... 4 3.2. Local Policy .................................................................................................. 6 4. APPRAISAL .......................................................................................................... 7 4.1. Introduction ................................................................................................. 7 4.2. Old Sarum .................................................................................................... 8 4.3. Old Sarum Airfield ..................................................................................... 9 4.4. World Heritage Site .................................................................................. 10 4.5. Scheduled Monuments ............................................................................. 10 4.6. Listed Buildings......................................................................................... 13 4.7. Registered Parks and Gardens ................................................................ 14 4.8. Conservation Areas .................................................................................. 14 4.9. Undesignated assets ................................................................................. 15 5. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE MASTERPLAN .................................................... 16 6. REFERENCES .................................................................................................... 18 6.1. Bibliography .............................................................................................. 18 6.2. Online resources ........................................................................................ 18 Illustrations Figure 1 Designated heritage assets within the Outer Study Area Figure 2 Designated heritage assets with possible intervisibility with the proposed development i. HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY (UK) LTD. Longhedge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Initial Setting Appraisal Longhedge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Initial Setting Appraisal Summary This report presents the results of an initial appraisal of heritage assets which may be subject to setting impacts associated with proposed development of Longhedge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire. It has been prepared as part of a wider assessment of the cultural heritage impacts of proposed mixed-use development at Longhedge. Study areas were set at 1km from the site boundary for undesignated heritage assets (the Primary Study Area) and at 5km for designated heritage assets (the Outer Study Area). Initial assessment of the 90 undesignated heritage assets lying within the Primary Study Area indicated that only the Roman road, presently represented by the A345, may be subject to setting impacts as a result of the proposed development. The following designated heritage assets lie within the Outer Study Area: • The Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site; • 42 Scheduled Monuments; • 819 Listed Buildings; • 5 Registered Parks and Gardens; and • Eight Conservation Areas. The appraisal identified that the following designated heritage assets may be susceptible to setting impacts associated with the proposed development: • The complex of Scheduled Monuments and Listed Buildings at Old Sarum; • Figsbury Ring (Scheduled Monument 1005647) • 'Ende Burgh' long barrow (Scheduled Monument 1005688); • Newton Barrow (Scheduled Monument 1005687); • Barrows West of Hooklands Plantation (Scheduled Monument 1005684); • Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks (Scheduled Monument 1005609); • Longhedge House (Listed Building 1318520); and • The Stratford sub Castle Conservation Area. These assets are proposed for further assessment of the impacts of the proposed development on their setting. 1 HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY (UK) LTD. Longhedge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Initial Setting Appraisal 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Project Background Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd was commissioned by LDA Design to assess the impact that the proposed construction of housing at Longhedge, Old Sarum, may have on the setting of nearby heritage assets. The proposed scheme is likely to consist of the construction and operation of housing and employment premises and attendant infrastructure and landscaping. The proposal area, hereafter referred to as the Site, covers an area of c. 50ha lying to the east of the A345 at Old Sarum (Figure 1). This assessment has been required as the Site lies in proximity to a number of designated heritage assets. Development of housing at the Site has the potential to change the setting of these assets and could adversely affect their significance. This report covers the first stage in the assessment of setting impacts, whereby those assets that may be subject to such impacts are identified. Historic landscape and on-site archaeological impacts are covered by other assessments being carried out as part of the preparation of the Scheme’s Environmental Statement. 1.2. Site Location and Description The Site lies within undulating farmland on the watershed between the Avon and Winterbourne valleys to the north of Old Sarum. It is bounded to the west by the A345, to the north by a bridleway, part of the Monarch’s Way, to the south by Rockshill Plantation, with its remaining boundaries formed by established field hedges. At present the site is composed of three fields which are in arable use. Ground level within the site slopes generally south- eastwards from c.90m aOD at its northern edge to c.66m aOD at Rockshill Plantation. The Site occupies a northeast – southwest aligned ridge between two dry valleys. The confluence of these valleys lies immediately west of the Site, a single valley continues from this point on a northeast – southwest aligned course to join the Avon just north of the Stratford Bridge. 2. METHODOLOGY 2.1. Aims and Scope The aim of this appraisal is to establish which heritage assets may be susceptible to setting impacts as a result of the proposed development. It has been carried out in accordance with The Setting of Heritage Assets: English Heritage Guidance (English Heritage 2011). This report covers the appraisal of cultural heritage assets in proximity to the Site and the identification of which of these require further assessment as they 2 HEADLAND ARCHAEOLOGY (UK) LTD. Longhedge, Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire: Initial Setting Appraisal may be subject to setting impacts as a result of the proposed development. The assessment utilises an indicative Zone of Theoretical Visibility (ZTV) prepared for the project. The ZTV was based on a model that assumed heights of 15m for woodland, 7.5m for existing urban areas and a range of building heights up to 11.5m (approximately 3.5 storeys) for the proposed development. The following classes of heritage asset were assessed for potential impacts on setting: • Undesignated assets, as recorded on the Wiltshire Historic Environment Record (HER), lying within a Primary Study Area of 1km from the Site; and • Designated heritage assets lying within a 5km buffer from the site edge, hereafter referred to as the Outer Study Area. These study areas are shown on (Figure 1). Potential impacts on historic landscapes and on-site archaeological remains are covered in other assessments for the Scheme’s Environmental Statement. 2.2. Sources The following publicly accessible sources of primary and secondary information were consulted. Historic Environment Records The HER for this area is held by the Wiltshire County Archaeological Service. The HER is a database of recorded archaeological sites, findspots and events. It was consulted for information relating to the Primary Study Area in January 2012. Data for designated heritage assets, excluding Conservation Areas, was obtained from English Heritage. The datasets used in this assessment were as follows: • World Heritage Sites – 08/07/2011 release; • Scheduled Monuments – 25/01/2012 release; • Listed Buildings – 25/01/2012 release; and • Registered Parks and Gardens – 23/12/2011 release. Conservation Area data was