Talbot Street/Lichfield Street, Rugeley Conservation Area Appraisal 2019 Search for ‘Cannock Chase Life’ @CannockChaseDC www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk Conservation Area Appraisal Talbot Street/Lichfield Street, Rugeley 1. Introduction A Conservation Area is “an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance”. The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 places a duty on the local authority to designate Conservation Areas where appropriate. It also requires the local authority to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation or enhancement of these areas. An Appraisal was first produced for Talbot Street/Lichfield Street Conservation Area in 2005 and this document updates its predecessor making use of much of the information contained therein. The updates comprise some rearrangement of layout to accord with the house style developed subsequently, updates to the planning policy context following national and local policy changes, and references reflecting recent development and changes of use in the Conservation Area. This Appraisal seeks to provide a clear definition of the special architectural or historic interest that warranted designation of Talbot Street/Lichfield Street as a Conservation Area through a written appraisal of its character and appearance – what matters and why. The Appraisal is intended as a guide upon which to base the form and style of future development in the area. It is supported by adopted policy in Cannock Chase Local Plan (Part 1) 2014 CP15 seeking to protect and enhance the historic environment, policies CP12 and CP14 aiming to conserve biodiversity and landscape character and Policy CP3 seeking high standards of design. Talbot Street/Lichfield Street Conservation Area was designated in July 2002. There are two listed buildings in the area, both Grade II, 32 Talbot Street and the Church of St. Joseph and Etheldreda, and many other buildings of historic and visual interest. Descriptions of the Listed Buildings can be found in Appendix 1. Other buildings of interest are noted within the Appraisal. The boundary of the Area is shown on plan 1. Talbot Street/Lichfield Street Conservation Area covers one of the older, mainly residential areas around the town centre of Rugeley. Horsefair forms the main route into the town from Lichfield to the south, and the buildings along its north-east side fall within the Conservation Area. This is a prominent, mainly commercial frontage, contrasting with the core of the Conservation Area with its quieter, predominantly residential roads, extending around the southern edge of the town centre. It is the main historic residential area of Rugeley, largely built during the 19th Century. It comprises a range of housing from traditional workers’ terraces and elegant villas to inter-war and modern detached, semi-detached and town houses. Amongst the houses, which date from the early 19th Century to the present day, are churches and community buildings, giving the area a distinctive identity locally. Mature tree 2 and hedge planting around the area enhances the street scene. The area is bounded to the south-east by the railway embankment, and lies 200 metres south-east of Rugeley Town Centre Conservation Area. Since the previous Appraisal there has been some new sympathetic infill development, some of the coach houses have been rebuilt or refurbished, the Conservation Area boundary has been extended to include a former public house (now a vet’s surgery) the former school has being converted to residential use and a public realm enhancement scheme has taken place along Horsefair in 2014-15. Since the last Appraisal too a number of properties have been refurbished or converted sympathetically and the trees have matured so the overall appearance of the Conservation Area has been enhanced. Old brick boundary walls are still vulnerable, however, and there has been a further scattering of modern additions such as rooflights and upvc windows. Summary of special interest Its historic development of well built houses with buildings and groups of individual interest Its historic community buildings – schools, churches, public house and cinema Its ‘planned’ street pattern forming a grid with parallel back lanes Its townscape of diverse building types and detailing Its tightly built up urban frontage to Horsefair Its substantial brick arched railway bridges and abutments on Horsefair and Arch Street The survey work for this Appraisal update was carried out in 2018. 1 2. Planning Policy Context Government policy recognises the importance of effective protection for all aspects of the historic environment though legislation and policy guidance. The Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 provides specific protection for buildings and areas of special architectural or historic interest. The National Planning Policy Framework 2018(NPPF) provides a full statement of Government policy for the historic environment including the recognition of significance of a variety of heritage assets and is supported by the Planning Practice Guidance. The Government is responsible for compiling a List of buildings of special architectural or historic interest of national significance. 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