Appendix 1. Bibliography Bell, Richard (British Geological Survey), (1996) Harrogate Borough Council Supplementary Yorkshire Rock a Journey Through Time. Planning Guidance: Landscape Design Guide (2002) British Geological Survey, (1993) Geology of the Biodiversity Design Guide (2002) Country around Harrogate. Residential Design Guide (1999) Telecommunication Strategy (1999) British Geological Survey, (1999) Bradford (Sheet 69), (1974) Leeds (Sheet 70) Drift, (1985) ICOMOS-UK, 2001 The Cultural Landscape Masham (sheet 51) Solid and Drift, ((1987) Harrogate (Sheet 62) Solid and Drift, (1992) Planning for a Sustainable Partnership Between Thirsk (Sheet 52) Drift. (Geological Maps) People and Place Burnley, John, (2000) Nidderdale Walks, History Land Use Consultants prepared for the Countryside and Heritage. Commission, (1991) The Nidderdale Landscape Butlin, Robin, (Editor), (2003) Historical Atlas of Muir, Richard. (1998), A review of the History of North Yorkshire the North of England and the Borders, Countryside Commission, (1998) Countryside Muir, Richard. The villages of Nidderdale Character Volume 3: Yorkshire and the Humber, Landscape History Courtney, F.M., and Trudgill, S.T., (1995) The Soil Muir, Richard and Amos, Joanne, (1998) Nidd the An Introduction to Soil Study Second addition Death of a Village David Tyldesley and Associates, (1999), Fife Muir, Richard. ((1997) The Yorkshire Countryside, Landscape Character Assessment A Landscape History. Defra, (2000) The Rural White Paper Muir, Richard. Deer Parks Database. Department of the Environment, (1992) The U.K. Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Environment Management Strategy, (1999) Done, Andrew and Muir, Richard (2001) The North Yorkshire County Council, (1998) North Landscape History of Grouse Shooting in the Yorkshire Mineral Local Plan Yorkshire Dales North Yorkshire County Council, (2002) Local English Heritage, Register of Historic Parks and Transport Plan Gardens, North Yorkshire. Platt, Colin, (1969) The Monastic Grange in English Nature, (1995) Harrogate and Hambleton Medieval England Nidderdale Granges of Fountains Districts Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report and maps. Abbey English Nature, (1994) Inventory of Ancient RPS Clouston (1990) Ripon Landscape Appraisal Woodland (provisional) North Yorkshire, Part II: Scottish Natural Heritage (2001) Guidelines on the Harrogate, Hambleton, Selby and York Environmental Impacts of Windfarms and Small Environmental Resource management, (1998) Scale Hydroelectric Schemes South and Central Aberdeenshire: landscape Soil Survey of England and Wales, (1983), Soils of character assessment England and Wales, Sheet 1 Northern England Grainge, W.M. Harrogate and the Forest of Swanwick, C., Land use Consultants (2002) Knaresborough. Landscape Character Assessment, Guidance for Harrogate Borough Council Department of England and Scotland, Scottish Natural Heritage Technical Services (2001) Harrogate District Local and The Countryside Agency Plan The Countryside Agency, (2001) Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plans p. i The Landscape Institute and the Institute of Websites Environmental Management and Assessment, Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) (2002), Guidelines for Landscape and Visual www.cpre.org.uk Impact, Second edition. Department of the Environment Food and Rural The residents of Moorhouses, Our Valley, A Affairs (DEFRA) www.defra.gov.uk Landscape of the Valley of Moorhouses Forestry Commission www.forestry.gov.uk Waight, Eric, (2001) A Guide to the Medieval Crosses of Harrogate District Multi Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside (MAGIC) www.magic.gov.uk Woolerton Truscott, (1993) Landscape Appraisal of Harrogate District The Countryside Agency www.countryside.gov.uk The Meteorological Office www.met-office.gov.uk p. ii Appendix 2. Study Title: Landscape Character Assessment - Harrogate District Contents related to character. LCA also aims to improve the understanding of the underlying 1. Introduction nature of the landscapes and the effect of 2. Context of Landscape Character Assessment human activity upon them. and community involvement 3. The Purpose of the Study 1.5 The methodology to be adopted for this LCA is based on the latest Interim Landscape 4. Study Area Character Assessment Guidance 1999 5. Scope produced by the Countryside Agency and 6. Methodology Scottish Natural Heritage. 7. Output Schedule 1.6 Where feasible community participation will 8. Copyright be incorporated. It is anticipated that target communities will be identified for participation to take account of limited Appendices resources and the need to review current A. Stakeholders (Communities of Interest) designated Special Landscape Areas (SLAs) with the involvement of local people. B. Background information for Landscape Assessment 1.7 The LCA report will contain: C. Proposed methods for community • descriptions of character and a map engagement of character types and areas • judgements and evaluation resulting 1. Introduction in the following: 1.1 This document is a brief for a Landscape 1. A review/update of Landscape Character Assessment of Harrogate District Planning Policies which will review the existing Harrogate District Landscape Appraisal1 to produce an 2. A review of the need for and up to date Landscape Character Assessment designation of local areas of special for Harrogate District which follows current recognition (e.g. Special Landscape guidance Areas) 3. Strategies and Guidelines for 1.2 The 1993 Landscape Appraisal is currently development used as supplementary planning guidance to 4. Capacity studies for key develop- the Harrogate District Local Plan. However, ments e.g. Wind Farms this Appraisal has shortcomings as it does not adequately cover the historic, cultural 1.8 In addition to the landscape survey and and ecological aspects of landscape evaluation, which will form the basis of the character and did not involve communities assessment, key issues regarding the and stakeholders in its production. landscape are to be defined. The LCA should be capable of forming a basis for 1.3 Landscape Character Assessment future land use planning policy and provide methodology has progressed since the early design advice reflecting the character of 1990s. In order to remain current in our Harrogate District linked with the Landscape thinking Harrogate needs an up to date Design Guide. Landscape Character Assessment for the District. This would be in line with PPG7 1.9 The area of the study covers the whole of and the requirement of the Planning Harrogate District, which includes Inspector at the Local Plan Review. Nidderdale AONB. 1.4 Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) is used to provide basic knowledge of the landscape character and make judgements 1 Woolerton Truscott (1993) Harrogate District Landscape Appraisal p. iii 2. Context of landscape significance of a place, and drawing out the management implications so that its signif­ character assessment and icance can be protected and opportunities community involvement for change identified. To be effective, it 2.1 The guidelines for conducting LCA have needs to be a participative, inclusive developed over the years. In the 1970's the process. It therefore sits well with the emphasis was on landscape evaluation, concept of community planning, Local what makes one area "better" than another. Strategic Partnerships and participative Landscape assessment, first used in the neighbourhood renewal. 4 1980's separates the classification and description of landscape from landscape "...Character assessment, carried out in evaluation. During the 90's more emphasis advance of a development proposal, makes has been placed on the role of landscape this process more transparent and less character and the process has been widely arbitrary. Experience demonstrates that described as Landscape Character people are less - not more - resistant to Assessment (LCA). change if they have been involved in identifying what matters in their local 2.2 LCA is now in common use and current environment. The resulting clarity about guidance is Landscape Character what is acceptable to the local community Assessment Guidance for England and has provided much greater certainty for 2 Scotland 2002 . architects, builders and developers.5 2.3 The Countryside Agency continues to 2.7 Participation works! states that "As a promote the role of landscape character general principle, the group of people assessment (LCA) as an important tool in organising the activity will be most likely to town and country planning. In their recent achieve a successful outcome if: publication CA60 Planning tomorrow's • They come from a known and re- countryside the Countryside Agency state spected organisation; their objective to "respect the character of • They are representative of a wide all landscapes, and protect and enhance the range of organisations within the best": community; Every part of the countryside, though, is • They have credibility within the precious to someone, somewhere - perhaps community; an area of scenic beauty or part of an old • There is a clearly defined purpose for industrial area in need of restoration. This the activity; easy point is forgotten by a planning system • There are proper mechanisms for that in properly protecting the best, has analysis and reporting the results to tended to neglect the character of the rest. the wider community; The character and diversity of the whole landscape is important in an increasingly • There is a realistic chance