Contents Wider Views Map .....................................................................................................................................1 Part 1- Protected Views ................................................................................................................................2 Links .........................................................................................................................................................................2 PV1 ...........................................................................................................................................................................3 PV2 ...........................................................................................................................................................................6 PV3 ...........................................................................................................................................................................8 PV4 ...........................................................................................................................................................................10 PV5 ...........................................................................................................................................................................12 PV6 ...........................................................................................................................................................................14 PV7 ...........................................................................................................................................................................16 PV8 ...........................................................................................................................................................................18 PV9 ...........................................................................................................................................................................20 PV10-PV11 ..............................................................................................................................................................22 PV12-PV13 ..............................................................................................................................................................24 PV14-PV15 ..............................................................................................................................................................26 PV16-PV17 ..............................................................................................................................................................28 Part 2 - Open Spaces Proposals Map ............................................................................................................30 Local Green Spaces Assessment ...........................................................................................................31 Description of Local Green Spaces ......................................................................................................32 Area 1-5 ..................................................................................................................................................................33-35 Area 6-9 including Area 7 (LGS3) ......................................................................................................................36-39 Conservation Areas Including Area 10 (LGS1) ...............................................................................................40-45 Area 12 (LGS2) ....................................................................................................................................................46-47 !1 Part 1- Protected Views “Rarity and distinctiveness This is not a rare landscape type but the tranquillity and historic character of the settlements deserves protection and conservation.” (Quotation from The Hertfordshire County Council Landscape Character Assessment Area 73 High Cross Plateau) Links Natural England - NCA Profile: 86 South Suffolk and North Essex Clayland (NE515) (Link) Hertfordshire County Council - Landscape Character Assessments Area 73 - High Cross Plateau (Link) Area 89 - Wareside-Braughing Uplands (Link) Area 91 - Upper Rib Valley (Link) Area 92 - Puckeridge Parklands (Link) John Harris’ Walking in….England (Puckeridge) (Standon) Standon and Puckeridge Village Fact File Produced by the Amenities Society March 1991 (hard copy only) Parish of Standon Community Led Plan – 2011-12 available on the Standon Parish Council website (Link) Puckeridge Village Website - Alistair Kennedy Archive (Link) CPRE View, Landscapes and Dark Skies (Link) Conservation Area Management Plans - Standon and Puckeridge (Link) Public Rights of Way (Link) !2 PV1 Mentley Lane West to Puckeridge Location Map " ! !3 View Type: Wider ! Viewed from Mentley Lane West and overlooking the Village of Puckeridge in the foreground with Standon behind. Note how clearly the open fields and hedgerows can be seen with the village of Puckeridge nestled into the valley with the village of Standon in the background. Refer: SNP4 Environment - Wildlife and Habitats (Link) and SNP7 - Land Allocation (Link) !4 PV2 Old Hall Green to Puckeridge Location Map St Edmunds College " ! !5 View Type: Wider ! A fine long view from the Millennium Marker, Old Hall Green, on the road north of St Edmunds College looking east towards Puckeridge showing the long view towards The Warren (Braughing), Pockendon Field and Horse Cross with the Café Field in the foreground. !6 PV3 Wickham Hill looking south over Puckeridge Location Map Puckeridge " ! !7 View Type: Wider ! Viewed from the top of Wickham Hill (SLAA site 35/016) showing the openness over the Charities Land towards the Café Field and Bowls Dell wood (central) adjacent public footpath 17 and the grounds of St Edmunds College on the right and Kitchencroft Wood to the left (both in the distance). Puckeridge itself lies nestled in the natural valley. The only buildings visible on the left are of Plashes Close and Aston Rd. Refer: SNP7 - Land Allocation (Link) and SNP4 - Environment (Link) !8 PV4 Footpath 17 towards Standon Location Map Standon " ! !9 View Type: Wider ! View from Public footpath 17 towards the village of Standon. The church tower with its Hertfordshire spike is clearly prominent with the well treed village nestled in the natural valley. In the background can be seen Wellpond Green and views towards Horse Cross. Refer: SNP4 - Environment (Link) and SNP12 - Amenities (Link) !10 PV5 Kitchencroft Wood to Latchford Location Map Dowsetts Lane " ! !11 View Type: Wider ! This view is from the eastern edge of Kitchencroft Wood on Dowsetts Lane towards the hamlet of Latchford. Wellpond Green is seen to the top left. Plashes Wood lies to the right of the picture. This view is typical of the Parish of Standon seen from high points across valleys. !12 PV6 Church Tower Standon to Laundry Meadows Location Map Dowsetts Lane " ! !13 View Type: Wider ! This view is taken from the Church Steeple in Standon and Plashes wood can be seen in the distance. The area over the water meadows is within a protected band of interest for the Standon and Puckeridge bypass. Refer: SNP4 - Environment (Link) !14 PV7 Standon Lordship to Standon Location Map Standon " ! !15 View Type: Wider ! This view over the water meadows looks north east towards Standon with Horse Cross in the far distance. Refer: SNP4 - Environment (Link) !16 PV8 Horse Cross to Wellpond Green and Broken Green Location Map Horse Cross " ! !17 View Type: Wider ! This view from Horse Cross (Howe Fencing) A120 shows the heavily wooded nature of Wellpond Green and off to the right can be seen Broken Green with wide open fields in the foreground. Wide views to the south east and west from this point. !18 PV9 Ermine Street to Dowsetts farm Location Map Colliers End " ! !19 View Type: Wider ! This view is taken from the last residence on the north east side of Colliers End and shows the open fields (SLAA site 35/013) looking towards the A10 bypass running from left to right in the top third of the photo. To the left the wooded area of SLAA site 35/007 is visible. The view is towards Dowsetts Farm. There is the possibility of development at the end of the high street where this view is taken but the area remains in the Rural Area beyond the Greenbelt. !20 PV10-11 Conservation Area Puckeridge Location Map Puckeridge " ! ! !21 ! ! ! ! These views have already been preserved…… A very good walkers source of information can be found for Puckeridge here. !22 PV12-13 Cambridge Road Puckeridge Location Map The views north and south along the Cambridge Road and is of an ancient Puckeridge and historic hedgerow west containing mature oak trees and native hedging and a younger native hedge along its length to the East providing a leafy green corridor that is worth preserving and managing to its full potential. " For more information refer: SNP4 - Environment (Link) SNP6 - Trees and Hedgerows (Link) SNP7 - Land Allocation (Link) SNP10 - Transport (Link) ! !23 View Type: Local ! ! View north-south View south-north !24 PV14-15 Standon High Street and Mill End - Conservation Area Location Map Standon " " This view is of the Old Mill tower in Mill End ! !25 View Type: Local ! The views above and left have already been preserved in the Puckeridge and Standon Conservation Area Appraisal Plan ! Adopted Management Plans.