HeritageStatementforthesiteoftheLodgesdevelopment,spaextensionandparking, AltonTowersResort,Staffordshire
HeritageStatementforthesiteofthe Lodgesdevelopment,spaextension andadditionalparking,AltonTowers Resort,Staffordshire
ARSLtdReport2014/06 January2014 CompiledBy: DrVictoriaPark ArchaeologicalResearchServicesLtd AngelHouse PortlandSquare Bakewell Draft Derbyshire DE451HB CheckedBy: ChrisScottMIFA Tel: 01629814540 Fax: 01629814657 [email protected] www.archaeologicalresearchservices.com
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HeritageStatementforthesiteofthelodges/treehouses development,spaextensionandadditionalparking,AltonTowers Resort,Staffordshire
ArchaeologicalResearchServicesLtdReport2014/06
January2014
©ArchaeologicalResearchResear ServicesServ Ltd2014 AngelHouse,PortlandSquare,Bakewell,Bakew Derbyshire,DE451HB www.archaeologicalresearchservices.comwww.archaeologicalreww.archaeol Draft Preparedonbehalfof: AltonTowersResortLtd Dateofcompilation: January2014 Compiledby: DrVictoriaPark Checkedby: ChrisScottMIFA PlanningReference: NLPͲDMS.FID22887 LocalAuthority: StaffordshireMoorlands DistrictCouncil
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EXECUTIVESUMMARY ArchaeologicalResearchServicesLtd(ARSLtd)wascommissionedtoproduceaHeritage StatementinrelationtotheimpactofproposeddevelopmentattheAltonTowersResort, Staffordshire.Theproposeddevelopmentincorporatesthesiteofnewlodgesand treehouses,anextensiontotheexistingspa,andrelocatedcarparkingbetweenthetwo aforementionedareas. Thereisonesmallelementofadesignatedassetwithinthedevelopmentsite:the designatedParkandGardenofAltonTowers.Withinawider1kmstudyareathereare13 ListedBuildings,18nonͲdesignatedarchaeologicalremains,and11historicbuildings. Historicmapregressionfoundthattheproposeddevelopmentareahadpreviouslybeen openlandorparkland. AltonTowershasundergoneconsiderablechangeoverthepasttwocenturies,withits settingbeingcontinuallyaltered.TheConservationAreaAppraisalforAltonandFarley recognisesthecontinuousdevelopmentofthearea,andrecommendsthatfuture developmentswithintheparkaredirectedtowardslesssensitiveareasoftheestatewhere theywillhavelessimpactonthesurvivingelementsoftheestate(StaffordshireMoorlands 1999,52).Thespaextensionisbuiltontotheexistingspaandadjoinsadjoin thehotelextensionfor whichplanningpermissionhasalreadybeengranted,andtheproposedcarparkingandarea oftheproposednewlodgesisonopenland,usedforoverflowcarparking,park furthertothe east.Assuch,theproposeddevelopmentlopmentwillhavenochangeonthemajorityofbuilt heritageassetsrelatingtoAltonTowerswhichwhic arefurthertothewestandnotvisible.The majorityofheritageassetswithinthe1kmstudyareawillbeunaffectedbyanydevelopment duetothesloping,woodedlandscapeimmediatelyimmediate surroundingsurroun theproposeddevelopment area.Theproposedoposeddevelopmentislikelytohaveaneutralneut orslightimpactontheregistered ParkandGardenardenofAltonTowersatthesouthernedgeoftheproposeddevelopment.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION...... 1 1.1 ProjectandPlanningBackground...... 1 1.2 Sitedescription...... 1 1.3 LocationandGeology...... 1 2 AIMSANDOBJECTIVES...... 1
3 METHODSTATEMENT...... 2 3.1 StudyArea...... 2 3.2 InformationSources...... 2 4 IMPACTASSESSMENT...... 3 4.1 NationalPlanningPolicyFramework(NPPF)...... 3 4.2 LocalPlanningPolicies...... 5 4.3 Impactassessmentmethodology...... 5 5 BASELINEDATA...... 10 5.1 DesignatedAssets...... 10 5.2 NonͲDesignatedAssets...... 11 5.3 BriefPeriodsynthesisthesisfortheproposeddevelopmentareaand1kmstudyarea...... 13 6 SITEVISIT...... 15
7 ASSESSMENTOFTHESIGNIFICANCEOFAFFECTEDHERITAGEHERITA ASSETSASSE ...... 16 7.1 HeritageAssetswithinthePDA...... 16 7.2 HeritageAssetswithinthewider1kmstudyarea...... 17 8 ASSESSMENTOFPOTENTIALIMPACTSIMP ...... 17 8.1 Knownheritageassets...... 17 8.2 UnknownheritageassetsDraft...... 18 9 STATEMENTSANDACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...... 19 9.1 Publicity,ConfidentialityandCopyright...... 19 9.2 StatementofIndemnity...... 19 9.3 Acknowledgements...... 19 10 REFERENCES...... 20 10.1 PrimarySources...... 20 10.2 SecondarySources...... 20
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LISTOFTABLES
Table1:FactorsforassessingthevalueofArchaeologicalRemains...... 6 Table2:FactorsforassessingthevalueofHistoricBuildings...... 7 Table3:EvaluatingHistoricLandscapeCharacter...... 7 Table4:FactorsintheassessmentofthemagnitudeofchangeforArchaeologicalRemains...... 8 Table5:FactorsintheassessmentofthemagnitudeofchangeforHistoricBuildings...... 8 Table6:FactorsintheassessmentofthemagnitudeofchangeforHistoricLandscapes...... 9 Table7:Significanceofeffectsmatrix...... 10 Table8:Designatedheritageassetswithintheproposeddevelopmentpmentarea...... 10 Table9:Designatedheritageassetswithinthe1kmwiderstudyarea...... 10 Table10:NonͲdesignatedarchaeologicalremainslocatedwithinthestudyarea...... 11 Table11:NonͲdesignatedHistoricBuildingslocatedwithinthewiderstudyarea...... 12 Table12:HLCtypesLocatedwithintheRLB...... 12
LISTOFAPPENDICES
Appendix1:GazetteerofArchaeologicalaeologicalRemainsmains...... 22 Appendix2:GazetteerofHistoricBuildingsildings...... 24 Appendix3:GazetteerofHLCTypes...... 30 Appendix4:Figures...... 35 Draft
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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 ProjectandPlanningBackground ArchaeologicalResearchServicesLtd(ARSLtd)wascommissionedtoproducea HeritageStatementinrelationtotheimpactofproposeddevelopmentattheAlton TowersResort,Staffordshire. 1.2 Sitedescription Theproposeddevelopmentarea(PDA)isc.1.4hainarea.Theareaisdemarcatedby a‘redlineboundary’(RLB)anddepictedbyaredpolygononFigure1.ThePDA incorporatesthesiteofproposednewlodges,anextensiontotheexistingspa,and relocatedcarparkingbetweenthetwoaforementionedtionedareaareas.ThePDAiscurrently anopenareaoflandpredominantlyusedforoverflowerflowcarparkinparkiparking,boundedtothe northbyatrackwayandexistingcarpark,tothesouthandeastbywoodedareas whichformpartoftheregisteredAltonParkandGardens(discussed(discuss furtherbelow). Immediatelytothewestliestheexistinghotelandcarparkingarea. 1.3 LocationandGeology AltonTowersResortlieswithintheparishofFarley,tothenorthofthevillageof Alton.ThePDAislocatedinthesouthͲeastcorneroftheresort,andiscentredon NGRSK0866742992. TheunderlyingsolidgeologyofthePDAconsistsofsandstonesandstosandst oftheBromsgrove Sandstoneformation.mation.Nosuperficialgeologygeolo isrecorded for the PDA by the British GeologicalSurveyurvey(BGS2013). 2 AIMSANDOBJECTIVESBJEC DuetothefacttheentireareaisaConsConConservationArea,adetailedheritagestatement wasrequired.FollowingllowingdiscussionwithStephenDean,PrincipalArchaeologistfor StaffordshireCountyCouncil,Drafttheaimsofthisassessmentareasfollows: tocollateandassessexistinginformationaboutthehistoricenvironment withintheproposeddevelopmentareaandtodetermineasfullyaspossible fromtheavailableevidencethenature,survival,quality,extentand importanceofanyarchaeologicalremainswithintheproposeddevelopment area
toassesstheimpactoftheproposeddevelopmentonthesignificanceofany heritageassetsandtodetermineiftheproposeddesigncanbeadaptedto minimiseimpactontheheritage
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3 METHODSTATEMENT TheHeritageStatementwasundertakeninaccordancewithGovernmentPolicyon thehistoricenvironmentcontainedwithintheNationalPlanningPolicyFramework (NPPF). 3.1 StudyArea ThestudyareaadoptedforthisassessmentcomprisedthePDAtogetherwitha1km bufferzonesurroundingit.Theextentofthe1kmbufferzoneisdepictedbyablue polygononFigure1. 3.2 InformationSources The following sources of information were consulted to infoinformrm this assessment:
TheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironmentnmentRecord(SHER)forinformationinfor regardingknownarchaeologicalremains,‘greyliterature’reportsofprevious archaeologicalinvestigations,andanextractfromtheStaffordshireHistoric LandscapeCharacterisation(HLC).
theonlineNationalHeritageListforEngland(NHLE)(NHLE maintainedmaintaimainta byEnglish Heritageforinformationormationregardingdesignatedassets,aswellastheir downloadableGISdatasetsofScheduledMonuments,Monuments ListedBuildings, RegisteredParksandGardensofHistoricalInterest,InterestInteres RegisteredBattlefields, andWorldHeritageSites;Sites
theNationalRecordRec oftheHistoricEnvironmEnvEnvironment(NRHE)maintainedby EnglishHeritageHerita ArchivesrchivesatSwindonforinformationregardingnonͲ designatedarchaeologicalassetsasset andinvestigationscollatedatanational level;
StaffordshireRecordOfficeforhistoricmapping,otherhistoricaldocuments, andadditionalbooksDraftrelevantreleva tothestudyarea; aLandmarkEnvirocheckHistoricMapReportforhistoricalOrdnanceSurvey mapping;
theBritishGeologicalSurveyonshoredigitalmapsat1:50000scale (DiGMapGBͲ50–WMS);
theSoilSurveyofEnglandandWales1:250,000SoilMapandLegend(SSEW 1983a;SSSEW1983b);
otherrelevantbooksandjournalsthatareidentifiedinthecourseofthedata collection;
asitewalkovertovalidatetheresultsofthebaselinedatacollection,andto determinewhetheranyhithertounrecordedsitesmaysurvivewithinthe PDA.Thiswasundertakenon16January2015byDrVictoriaPark;and
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asspecifiedintheprojectbrief,thisassessmentalsoutilisedfindingsfrom previousheritageassessmentsanddeskͲbasedassessmentscarriedoutby ARSLtdbetween2009and2012(SmalleyandDavies2009;Brightman2011; Eadie2011;Smalley,etal2012)Theseearlierreportswerethoroughly reviewedandarereferredtointhisdocument. 4 IMPACTASSESSMENT 4.1 NationalPlanningPolicyFramework(NPPF) ThisassessmentwascarriedoutundertheNationalPlanningPolicyFramework (NPPF)(DCLG2012).TheNPPFsetsouttheGovernment’splanningpoliciesfor Englandandhowtheseareexpectedtobeapplied. It sets out the Government’s requirementsfortheplanningsystemonlytotheextentthatitisrelevant, proportionateandnecessarytodoso.ThepurposeurposeoftheNPPFistocontributeto theachievementofsustainabledevelopment,whichincludes“…contributingcontri to, protectingandenhancingournatural,builtandhistoricenvironmentenvironmen …”(DCLG2012, 30). Section12oftheNPPFdealswithgovernmentnmentpolicyinrelationrelatio toconservingconse and enhancingthehistoricenvironmentonmentanditsroleinsustainabledevelopment.developdev Paragraph126statesthatLocalAuthoritiesthoritiesmustundertaketo,“recognisethat heritageassetsareanirreplaceableceableresourceandconservetheminamanner appropriatetotheirsignificance”.Indevelopingtheirstrategy,stratestra localplanning authoritiesshouldtakeintoaccount:
thedesirabilityofsustainingandenhancingenha thesignificanceofheritageassets andputtingthemtoviableusesuse consistentconsistenconsiste withtheirconservation;
thewidersocial,socia cultural,economicecono andenvironmentalbenefitsthat conservationservationofthehistoricenvironmentenviroenv canbring;
thedesirabilityirabilityofnewdevelopmdevelodevelopmentmakingapositivecontributiontolocal characteranddistinctiveness;distinctiveneDraftand opportunitiestodrawonthecontributionmadebythehistoricenvironment tothecharacterofaplace. Paragraph128statesthat,“Indeterminingapplications,localplanningauthorities shouldrequireanapplicanttodescribethesignificanceofanyheritageassets affected,includinganycontributionmadebytheirsetting.Thelevelofdetailshould beproportionatetotheassets’importanceandnomorethanissufficientto understandthepotentialimpactoftheproposalontheirsignificance.Asaminimum therelevanthistoricenvironmentrecordshouldhavebeenconsultedandthe heritageassetsassessedusingappropriateexpertisewherenecessary.Whereasite onwhichdevelopmentisproposedincludesorhasthepotentialtoincludeheritage assetswitharchaeologicalinterest,localplanningauthoritiesshouldrequire developerstosubmitanappropriatedeskͲbasedassessmentand,wherenecessary,a fieldevaluation”(DCLG2012,30).
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Paragraph129statesthat,“Localplanningauthoritiesshouldidentifyandassessthe particularsignificanceofanyheritageassetthatmaybeaffectedbyaproposal (includingbydevelopmentaffectingthesettingofaheritageasset)takingaccountof theavailableevidenceandanynecessaryexpertise.Theyshouldtakethisassessment intoaccountwhenconsideringtheimpactofaproposalonaheritageasset,toavoid orminimiseconflictbetweentheheritageasset’sconservationandanyaspectofthe proposal”(DCLG2012,30). Indeterminingplanningapplications,planningauthoritiesshouldtakeaccountof:
otherrelevantbooksandjournalsthatareidentifiedinthecourseofthedata collection;and
thedesirabilityofsustainingandenhancingthesignificancesigni ofheritage assetsandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentnsistentwiththeirconservation;
thepositivecontributionthatconservationervationofheritageassetsasset canmaketo sustainablecommunitiesincludingtheireconomicvitality;and
thedesirabilityofnewdevelopmentelopmentmakingapositivepositi contributiontolocal characteranddistinctiveness. Paragraphs132–141provideguidanceontheapproachtobeadoptedadoptado bylocal authoritiesinweighingtheimpactofdevelopmentagainsttheconservationof heritageassetsandtheirsettingandsignificance(DCLG2012,31Ͳ32).Paragraph132 statesthat“Whenconsideringtheimpactofaproposeddevelopmentdeve onthe significanceofadesignatedheritageasset,asse greatweightshouldbegiventothe asset’sconservation.ervation.rvation.Themoreimportanttheasset,thegreatertheweightshould be.Significanceficanceicancecanbeharmedorlostthroughalterationalter ordestructionofthe heritageassetordevelopmentdeve withinitssetting.Asheritageassetsareirreplaceable, anyharmorlossshouldrequireclearandconvincingjustification.Substantialharm toorlossofagradeIIlistedliste building,parkorgardenshouldbeexceptional. Substantialharmtoorlossofdesignateddesignate heritageassetsofthehighestsignificance, notablyscheduledmonuments,protectedproteprot wrecksites,battlefields,gradeIandII* listedbuildings,gradeIandDraftII*registeredparksandgardens,andWorldHeritage Sites,shouldbewhollyexceptional”(DCLG2012,31). Paragraph141statestheGovernmentrequirementfortheplanningprocessto contributetopublicunderstandingofthehistoricenvironment.PPS5Planningfor theHistoricEnvironment:HistoricEnvironmentPlanningPracticeGuide.This documentprovidesguidanceonthepracticalimplementationofPPS5(now supersededbytheNPPF,butstilltheonlydetailedextantHistoricEnvironment guidance)andisconsequentlyamuchmoreinͲdepthdocumentthanthepolicy statementitself.Thispracticeguide“supportstheimplementationofnationalpolicy, butdoesnotconstituteastatementofGovernmentpolicy”(CLG/DCMS/EH2010,6). ThisdocumenthasbeenpresentedbyEnglishHeritageasa'live'document,butis currentlysubjecttotheTaylorreviewofplanningpracticeguidance.
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SettingPolicyandGuidance TheNPPFParagraph128statesthat“Indeterminingapplications,localplanning authoritiesshouldrequireanapplicanttodescribethesignificanceofanyheritage assetsaffected,includinganycontributionmadebytheirsetting.Asdefinedinthe PPS5PracticeGuide,settingisthesurroundingsinwhichanassetisexperienced (CLG/DCMS/EH2010,34).Paragraphs114Ͳ117ofthePPS5practiceguide (CLG/DCMS/EH2010,34)considersettingextensively.Inthedocument, ConservationPrinciples:PolicyandGuidance(EnglishHeritage2008)itisnotedthat ‘placeswheresignificancestemsessentiallyfromthecoherentexpressionoftheir particularculturalheritagevaluescanbeharmedbyinterventionsofaradically differentnature’(EnglishHeritage2008,58).EnglishHeritage’sguidancedocument, TheSettingofHeritageAssets(2011)referstothepracticeguideforPPS5and,in particular,thestatement:“Allheritageassetshaveasetting,irrespectiveofthe forminwhichtheysurviveandwhethertheyaredesignatedornot.not Elementsofa settingmaymakeapositiveornegativecontributionntributiontothesignificancesignificancsignifi ofanasset, mayaffecttheabilitytoappreciatethatsignificance,nificance,ormaybeneutral”neut (CLG/DCMS/EH2010,34). 4.2 LocalPlanningPolicies TheStaffordshireMoorlandsoorlandsSavedPlanningPoliciesincludesthefollowingin relationtotheAltonTowersLeisurePark,Par andheritageassets:ass R21.InconsideringideringderingdevelopmentproposalsatAltonTowers,thelocalplanning authoritywillhavetoregarditsdutytoconserveconserv andenhancetheconservationarea, theamenityofresidentsresiden livingclosetotheestate,estat andthemaintrafficroutestoit, andalsotheeconomicandemploymentbenefitsbenefi oftheproposeddevelopment. R22.Developmentpmentproposalsproposal atAltonTowersTow should: a)protecttheperipheriesoftheestatefromvisualandauralintrusion; b)protectthehistoricgardens;gard c)protectthetowers(listedbuilding)andotherlistedbuildingsandtheir setting;and d)protectthehistoriclandscapesoftheestateanditstreesandwoodlands 4.3 Impactassessmentmethodology Inordertoaddressthesignificanceof,andimpacton,heritageassetsasrequiredby theNPPF,thisstudyadoptsthemethodologyforassessingpredictedchangestothe historicenvironmentfromtheguidanceprovidedintheHighwaysAgency’s(DfT 2007)DesignManualforRoadsandBridges(DMRB).Thismethodologywasdesigned fortheassessmentofimpactsonheritageassetsresultingfromroadconstruction, butitisalsoausefulapproachtotheassessmentofotherdevelopmentschemes.
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Themethodologywasdevelopedinconsultationwiththekeyhistoricenvironment stakeholdersintheUK,includingEnglishHeritage,HistoricScotland,Cadw,The EnvironmentandHeritageServiceofNorthernIreland,andtheInstitutefor Archaeologists(IfA).Themethodologyhasalsobeenadaptedtotakecognisanceof morerecentguidanceconcerningassessmentofsignificanceandimpactstosetting (EnglishHeritage2008;EnglishHeritage2011). Themethodologyidentifiesthreeculturalheritage‘subͲtopics’,eachwithitsown assessmentmethodology:ArchaeologicalRemains,HistoricBuildingsandHistoric Landscape.
4.3.1 TheValueofHeritageAssets Inordertoassessthesignificanceofthedifferentmagnitudesofchangeresulting fromtheproposeddevelopment,theabovefactorsactorshavetobeweighedagainstthe valueofeachculturalheritageasset.This‘value’isbroadlyequivalentequivaleequiv toanasset’s significanceinNationalPlanningPolicyFrameworkmework(NPPF)terminology,terminologytermino buttheterm ‘value’hasbeenretainedhereinorderthatthisisnotconfusedwiththesignificance ofeffectswhichisdiscussedinsection3.3.3below.Inadditionadditio ‘heritagevalues’were alsoassessedinaccordancewiththeguidanceuidancecontainedwithinConservationConserva Principles(EnglishHeritage2008). Culturalheritageassetscanincludearchaeologicalsites,historichisto buildings,and/or historiclandscapes,anddifferentcriteriaareusedforestablishingestablisestabli thevalueforeach ofthesetypesofassets,astabulatedinTables4Ͳ6below: Table1:FactorsforassessingthevalueofArchaeologicalRemainsRema Value Criteria
WorldHeritageritageSites(includingnominatedsites) AssetsAss ofacknowledgedcknowledgedinternationalinte importance VeryHigh Assetsthatcancontributecontribucontrib significantlytoacknowledgedinternationalresearch objectives ScheduledcheduledDraftMonuMonMonuments(includingproposedsites) High Undesignatedassetsofschedulablequalityandimportance
Assetsthatcancontributesignificantlytoacknowledgednationalresearchobjectives
Medium Designatedorundesignatedassetsthatcontributetoregionalresearchobjectives
Designatedandundesignatedassetsoflocalimportance Assetscompromisedbypoorpreservationand/orpoorsurvivalofcontextual Low associations
Assetsoflimitedvalue,butwithpotentialtocontributetolocalresearchobjectives
Negligible Assetswithverylittleornosurvivingarchaeologicalinterest
Unknown Theimportanceoftheassetcannotbeascertained
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Table2:FactorsforassessingthevalueofHistoricBuildings Value Criteria
StandingstructuresinscribedasofuniversalimportanceasWorldHeritageSites VeryHigh Otherbuildingsofrecognisedinternationalimportance
ScheduledMonumentswithstandingremains
GradeIandGradeII*ListedBuildings Otherlistedbuildingsthatcanbeshowntohaveexceptionalqualitiesintheirfabricor High historicalassociation
ConservationAreascontainingveryimportantbuildings
Undesignatedstructuresofclearnationalimportance
GradeIIListedBuildings
Historicunlistedbuildingsthatcanbeshowntohaveexceptionalqualitiesintheir fabricorhistoricalassociations Medium ConservationAreascontainingntainingbuildingsthatcontributesignificsignificantlytoitshistoric character
HistoricTownscapeorbuiltͲupareaswithimportantimportan historicintegrityintheir buildings,orbuiltsettings(e.g.includingStreetfurniturefurnitu andotherstructures)
‘LocallyListed’buildings Historic(unlisted)buildingsofmodestqualityintheirfabricorhistoricalassociation Low HistoricTownscapeownscapeorbuiltupareasoflimitedlimite historicintegrityintheirbuildings,or builtsettings(e.g.includingincludi Streetfurnitureandotherstructures)
Negligible Buildingsofnoarchitecturalorhistoricalhistoric note;buildingsofanintrusivecharacter
Unknown Buildingswithsomehidden(i.e.inaccessible)potentialforhistoricalsignificance
Table3:EvaluatingHistoricLandscapeCharacterCharacChara Value Criteria WorldHeritageHeritagDraftSitesinscribedfortheirhistoriclandscapequalities Historiclandscapesofinternationalvalue,whetherdesignatedornot VeryHigh Extremelywellpreservedhistoriclandscapeswithexceptionalcoherence,timeͲdepth, orothercriticalfactor(s)
Designatedhistoriclandscapesofoutstandinginterest
Undesignatedhistoriclandscapesofoutstandinginterest
High Undesignatedlandscapesofhighqualityandimportance,andofdemonstrable nationalvalue
Wellpreservedhistoriclandscapes,exhibitingconsiderablecoherence,timeͲdepth,or othercriticalfactors
Designatedspecialhistoriclandscapes Medium Undesignatedhistoriclandscapesthatwouldjustifyspecialhistoriclandscape designation,landscapesofregionalvalue
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Value Criteria
AveragelywellͲpreservedhistoriclandscapeswithreasonablecoherence,timeͲdepth, orothercriticalfactor(s)
Robustundesignatedhistoriclandscapes Historiclandscapeswithimportancetolocalinterestgroups Low Historiclandscapeswhosesensitivityislimitedbypoorpreservationand/orpoor survivalofcontextualassociations
Negligible Landscapeswithlittleornosignificanthistoricalinterest
4.3.2 TheMagnitudeofChange Thescaleandmagnitudeofchangetoculturalheritageassetscanbeassessedusing thefivetiergradingsystempresentedbelowinTables1Ͳ3: Table4:FactorsintheassessmentofthemagnitudenitudeofchangeforArchaeologicalArchaeologi Remains Magnitude Description
Major Changestomostorallkeyarchaeologicaleologica elements,elements suchthattheresourceistotally altered
Comprehensivehensivechangestosetting,resultinginalossofsignificance.
Moderate Changestomanykeyarchaeologicalelements,suchsuc thattheresourceisclearly modifiedodified
Considerablechangestosetting,resultinginalossofsignificance.
Minor Changestokeyarchaeologicalarchaeologica elements,element suchthattheassetisslightlyaltered
Slightchangesangestosetting,resultingresultin inalossofsignificance.
Negligible Veryminorchangestoelementselemen orsetting
NoChange Nochange.chan Table5:FactorsintheassessmentsessmentDraftofthemagnitudeofchangeforHistoricBuildings Magnitude Description
Changestokeyhistoricbuildingelementssuchthattheresourceistotallyaltered Major Comprehensivechangestosetting,resultinginalossofsignificance.
Changestomanykeyhistoricbuildingelements,suchthattheresourceissignificantly modified Moderate Changestothesettingofanhistoricbuilding,suchthatitissignificantlymodified, resultinginalossofsignificance.
Changestokeyhistoricbuildingelements,suchthattheassetisslightlydifferent Minor Changestothesettingofanhistoricbuilding,suchthatitisnoticeablychanged, resultinginalossofsignificance.
Negligible Slightchangestohistoricbuildingelementsorsettingthathardlyaffectit.
NoChange Nochangetofabricorsetting.
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Table6:FactorsintheassessmentofthemagnitudeofchangeforHistoricLandscapes Magnitude Description
Changetomostorallkeyhistoriclandscapeelements, parcelsorcomponents
Extremevisualeffects
Major Grosschangeofnoiseorchangetosoundquality
Fundamentalchangestouseoraccess: Resultingintotalchangetohistoriclandscapecharacterunit.
Changestomanykeyhistoriclandscapeelements,parcelsorcomponents
Visualchangetomanykeyaspectsofthehistorhistoriclandscape
Moderate Noticeabledifferencesinnoiseorsoundqualityqualit
Considerablechangestouseoraccess: Resultinginmoderatechangestohistoriclandscapecharacter.charact
Changestofewkeyhistoriclandscapendscapeelements,element parcelsorcomponentscompocomp
slightvisualchangestofewkeyaspectsaspec ofhistoriclandscape
Minor limitedchangestonoiselevelsorsoundquality
slightchangestouseoraccess: Resultinginlimitedchangestohistoriclandscapecharacter.charcha
Veryminorchangestokeyhistoriclandscapeelements,parcelsorcomponents
Virtuallyunchangedvisualeffects
Negligible VeryVer slightchangesinnoiselevelsleve orsoundquality
Veryslightchangestouseoraccess: Resultinginaverysmallchangecha tohistoriclandscapecharacter.
Veryminormino changestokeyhistoriclandscapeelements,parcelsorcomponents
NoChange Novisualoraudibleaudib changes
NochangesDraftarisingfromamenityorcommunityfactors.
4.3.3 TheSignificanceofEffects UsingthemagnitudeofchangeasascertainedfromTables1Ͳ3,andtheassessment ofvalueasindicatedbyTables4Ͳ6,Table7belowindicateshowanassessmentof thesignificanceofeffectsofthedevelopmentproposalsisreached.
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Table 7: Significance of effects matrix Moderate or LargeorVery Very High Neutral Slight VeryLarge Large Large Moderate or Moderate or Large or Very High Neutral Slight Slight Large Large
Neutral or Moderateor Y Medium Neutral Slight Moderate T I Slight Large V I T I Neutral or Neutral or S Slight or Low Neutral Slight N Slight Slight E Moderate S /
E Neutral or Neutralor U Negligible Neutral Neutral Slight L Slight Slight A V No change Negligible Minor Moderate Major
MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE 5 BASELINEDATA 5.1 DesignatedAssets OnͲSite TherearetwodesignatedesignatedassetswithinthePDA.Thedesignateddesides ParkandGardenof AltonTowers(Table8)isencroachedslightlyslight toitsnorthnor Ͳeastbyproposedfootpaths whichleadfromthePDAtoexistingfootpathswithinwith theParkandGarden(Figure 13).ThewholePDAalsolieswithinththeeconservationareaofAltonandFarley,which isoutlinedinpurpleonFigure13. Table8:Designatedheritageassetswithintheproposeddevelopmentarea HERID NHLEID Description MST6373 1000191 AltonDraftTowersParkandGardens DST5656 AltonandFarleyConservationArea OffͲSite Thereare13ListedBuildingswithinthewider1kmstudyarea(Table9),although AltonTowersitselfliesoutside,justtothenorthͲwest,ofthe1kmstudyarea.These aredepictedinblueonFigure13. Table9:Designatedheritageassetswithinthe1kmwiderstudyarea HERID NHLE Description MST14377/ 1190916 CrumpwoodFarmhouseandAgriculturalWorker'sCottage,Alton MST9382 MST9776 1191919 LeRefugeandAttachedRetainingWall,ArchwayandStepstoTerrace
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HERID NHLE Description MST9782 1192015 TheProspectTower,WallandRailings,AltonPark
MST9784 1192054 ThePagodaFountainandBridgePier,AltonPark,Farley
MST8502 1231039 GazeboandDovecote,WoottonLodge,WoottonPark,Ramshorn
MST8499 1278308 WoottonLodge,WoottonPark
MST9777 1374706 TheRomanBathandTerraceWalltotheSouth
MST9781 1374707 TheCorkscrewFountain,AltonPark
MST8500 1231038 GatePiersandCourtyardWalls,WoottonLodge,WoottonPark, Ramshorn MST8501 1278309 PairofPavillions,CourtyardtoWoottonLodge,Lodg WoottonPark
MST9775 1037876 TerraceRetainingWall,AltonPark
MST9780 1286814 Walls,GatePiersandSteps,TheConservatory,AltonPark
MST12334 491903 CrumpwoodWeir 5.2 NonͲDesignatedAssets OnͲSite TherearenoknownnonͲdesignatedheritageheritag assets(archaeologicalremainsorbuilt heritage)withintheRLB.RLB OffͲSite Withinthe1kmstudyareaare18nonͲdesignateddes archaeologicalrecords(Table10), and11historicbuildings(Table11).TheseThe areillustratedonFigures12and13. Table10:NonͲdesignatedarchaeologicalarchaeologica recordslocatedwithinthestudyarea HERID NRHEID DraftDescriptionDescr MST12335 307780 NorthStaffordshireRailwayChurnetValleyBranch(ChurnetValleyRailway).
MST17741 n/a RidgeandFurrow,EastofAlton MST19363 n/a PossibleRidgeandfurrow,southofWoottonLodge MST19364 n/a Ridgeandfurrow,AltonTowers MST19367 n/a Ridgeandfurrow,eastofAlton MST19368 n/a Ridgeandfurrow,northofCrumpwoodWeir MST19369 n/a Possibleridgeandfurrow,southofCrumpwoodWeir PossibleSpoilHeap,AltonTowersPark:SpoilHeap(allegedlongbarrow)Ͳ MST267 305389 notanantiquity MST3535 n/a Flintobjects,Hollywood,Ramshorn
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HERID NRHEID Description MST4421 n/a Limecroft,AltonPark,Farley MST4422 n/a SaltersFordLane MST4670 n/a Remainsofmedievalopenfieldsystem,Alton MST578 305377 CivilWarBattery/Cromwell'sBattery MST579 305378 CoinHoard,WoottonLodge,Ramshorn:Romangoldcoins MST64 n/a BunburyHillfort,Farley(orAltonTowersHillfort) MST6501 1422473 Pillbox,Farley:ThesiteofadestroyedSecondWorldWarconcretepillbox SlainHollow:SiteofthebattlebetweentheKingoftheWestSaxonsandthe n/a 305388 KingofMerciainAD716 MST1221 305428 CaldonCanal(UttoxeterBranch) Table 11: NonͲdesignated Historic Buildings locatedwithin the wider study studyarea HERID NRHEID Description MST576 305372 Fishponds,WoottonLodge MST12404 n/a TreeAvenue,QuixhillLodgePark,Denstone MST12774 n/a Barn,CrumpwoodwoodFarm,Farm Alton MST12775 n/a Barn,Crumpwood,CrumpwoodFarm,Alton MST12777 n/a Barn,HolbrookFarm,Alton MST17435 n/a CrumpwoodWeirCottage,Alton MST17711 n/a Millrace,AltonAlto Mill,AltonAlto MST17715 n/a SiteofAltonCornMill,Alton MST17716 n/a RemainsofMillLeat,Alton MST211 n/a SeventyCanalCana Bridge,Crumpwood MST6289 n/a WoottonDraftPark 5.2.1 HistoricLandscape Thereareatotalof68discreteHLCtypeswithinthe1kmstudyarea,whichcanbe groupedintofiveBroadtypes.ThosefoundwithinthePDAaretabulatedinTable13 below.Furtherdetails,alongwithamoredetailedbreakͲdownofthedifferentHLC typesbothwithinthePDAandinthewider1kmstudyarea,canbefoundin Appendix3andonFigure14. Table12:HLCtypesLocatedwithintheRLB HLCID HLCbroadtype HLCprimarytype HST2241 Ornamental,ParklandandRecreational OtherParkland HST2226 OrnamentalParklandandRecreational ParksandGardens
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5.3 BriefPeriodsynthesisfortheproposeddevelopmentareaand 1kmstudyarea PrehistoricandRomanoͲBritish AsnotedinSection5.1and5.2,thereisscarceevidenceforknownheritageassets relatingtotheearlyPrehistoricperiodwithinthePDA.Asmallnumberofflint objects(MST3535)werefoundduringfieldwalkinginthe1980stothenorthofthe PDA.Theseincludedtwoworkedfragmentsofflint,andithasbeensuggestedthat thismaybethelocationofaflintworkingsite(Walters1985).Thereisrelativelylittle evidenceforearlyprehistoric(PalaeolithicorMesolithic)occupationwithinthe widerStaffordshirearea,andalongwiththewider1kmstudyarea,thearealikelyto havebeenheavilywoodedduringthisperiod. ThescheduledancientmonumentofBunburyHillfort(MST64)liesatthewestern edgeofthe1kmstudyarea,althoughsomemapsplaceitcompletelycompletelcomple outsidethe area.ItisanIronAge(800BCto42AD)univallatevallatehillfort,althoughitmayhavehad itsoriginsintheBronzeAge(OxfordArchaeology1999).However,onlyasmall percentageoftheoriginalearthworkssurvive,largelyatitswesternextent.exten ARoman goldcoinhoard(MST579)wasfoundneartoWoottonWootto Lodge,providingevidence thattheareawasutilisedduringuringtheRomanperiod,withBunburyHillfortbeinga focalpointinthelandscape.Itislikelythatmuchofthestudyareacontinuedtobe woodlandduringthisperiod.ThesurvivalofprehistoricandRomanoBritishremains inthisareahavepotentiallybeenimpactedimpacte uponbylaterlandscapingand developmentofAltonTowersTower andmorerecentlybythelaterthemepark. EarlyMedievaledieval TheplacenamesaroundAltonandFarleyFarl haveAngloSaxonorigins.Altonmeans Aelfa’ssettlement,ement,andFarleyFar indicatesaclearinginthewoods(Speake1990).This indicatesthattherewasactivityinthewiderareaatthistime.Bunburyhillfortmay havebeenreusedandrefortifiedduringtheEarlyMedievalperiodbyKingCoelredof Mercia(Fisher1998.OxfordDraftArchaeologyArc 1998).SlainHollow(NRHE305388),tothe westofthePDA,marksthedocumentedsiteofabattleinAD716betweenKing CeolredandKingInaoftheWestSaxons,andscatteredfindsofSaxonorigininthe widerarea,suchasaSaxonswordin1834,providefurtherevidenceofactivityinthe area.‘Ina’sRock’,whichliesimmediatelytothesouthofthePDA,isreportedtobe thesitetowhichKingInaretreatedandshelteredafterthebattle (altontowersmemories.net2014).ItismarkedontheOrdnanceSurveymaps (Figures7Ͳ11).However,thissitedoesnotfeatureinHERorEnglishHeritage records,andalthoughitwasonceapointofinterestalongawalkingtrailwithin AltonTowers,inthelate1980sitwascutoffbyasecurityfenceandisnolongera visitorattraction.
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Medieval ThesettlementsofAltonandFarleyandthewiderlandscapeunderwent developmentduringthemedievalperiod.AltongrewaroundAltonCastle,whichwas builtinc.1175.ThesurroundingareawouldhavebeenpartoftheAltonestate,and subjecttoagriculture.ThemedievalfieldsystemswereboundedbyAltonDeerPark tothenorth,whichismarkedonseveralearlymapsofthearea(Saxton’s1577map, andSpeed’s1610countymapofStaffordshire).Themapsindicatethatthepark straddledtheRiverChurnet,andthereforewouldhaveincludedpartofwhatisnow theAltonTowersPark.Evidenceformedievalfieldsystemsispresentwithinthe1km studyarea,andcanbeseenasbrownareasonFigure12(MST17741,MST19363, MST19364,MST19367,MST19368,MST19369,MST4670). PostͲMedievalandModern Mostoftheknownheritageassetswithinthe1kmstudyarearelaterelat tothepostͲ medievalandmodernperiods(seeAppendices1and2). Themostprominentdevelopmentwithin,andcloseto,the1kmstudyareaisthe areaofAltonTowers.Yates’1775mapofStaffordshiremarksthesiteas‘Alverton Park’,andshowstheaccessroad(Figure2).Detailsincludingthedivisionoftheland aroundthePDAcanbeseenonthe19thcenturymapoftheTownshipTow ofFarley (Figure3).Fromtheearly19thcentury,the15thEarlofShrewsburyShrew begantoextend AltonLodgeanditssurroundings,ndings,developingthegrounds.grounds Thelakesandpoolswhich formedpartoftheRegisteredParkandGardenarden(MST6373)(MST63 wereexcavatedbyhand in1806Ͳ1807,withtheplantingof5000conifersconif and8000othertrees(Fisher1997, 21).Thedevelopmentofthegardens,andincreasedincreaincre numberoftreescanbeseenon theEarlofShrewsbury’sShrewsbur 1804and1857estatemaps(Figures4and5).AltonLodge wasrenamedAltonAbbeyAbbe in1811,whichwhi waslaterchangedtoAltonTowers.The 16thEarlofShrewsburyhrewsburycontinuedtodevelopthegardensandhouse,withthe constructionofAltonTowersbeingcompletedin1840.Theincreasingnumberof routesandtracksthroughhroughDraftthegrounds,gro andincreasedsizeofthelodgecanbeseen ontheEstatemapfrom1918aswellasthe1900OrdnanceSurveymap(Figures6 and7).ThegroundswereownedbytheTalbotfamilyuntil1923. In1839AltonTowersbecameopentothepublicatcertaintimes,andin1924it becameavisitorattractionratherthanaprivateresidence.Withtheonsetofthe SecondWorldWar,theestatewasusedforarmytraining,andthebuildingsand gardenswereneglected.In1952itwasreturnedtoitsowners,andreopenedtothe public.Thebuildingitselfwasstrippedoffixturesandfittingstofundtherestoration ofthegardens.Inthelatterhalfofthe20thcentury,duringthe1960sand1970s, amusementfacilitieswereintroduced,andparkingforvisitorswasincreased. Althoughasthe1976OrdnanceSurveymapdemonstrates,littleofthedevelopment impactedneartothePDA.Bythetimeofthe1985OrdnanceSurveymap,more trackshadbeenadded,includingtheoneswhichnowdemarcatethenorthern extentofthePDA.The1990ssawadditionaldevelopmentofrides,attractions, accommodationandawaterpark,andasthe2006OrdnanceSurveymapshows,by
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thistime,hotelsandfurthercarparkinghadbeenadded,althoughthePDAwasstill open(Figure10). BeyondAltonTowersitself,thereareseveralothernonͲdesignatedmonuments whicharelistedinSection5.2.Severaloftheserelatetotheindustrialheritageof theChurnetValley.Itisasaresultoftheindustrywhichdevelopedfromthelate16th andearly17thcenturiesinStaffordshireandtheChurnetValley,thatmansionsand parksintheareawerebuilt.TherewaslikelytohavebeensmallͲscaleindustry throughoutthe16thand17thcenturies,withwoodlandbeingcutdowntomakeway foragricultureandcharcoalproduction.Potteryproduction,afamousexamplebeing Wedgwood’sfactory,becameamajorindustryintheareabythemidͲ19thcentury. Additionally,coalmining,ironworking,brickworksandtileriesallbecamepartofthe industriallandscapeoftheChurnetValley.Theexpansionxpansionoftheseindustrieswas assistedbytheopeningoftheUttoxeterBranchoftheCaldonCanalin 1811(MST1221),andtheChurnetValleyRailwayailway(MST12335)whichwh replacedthe canalin1849.Theroutesoftheseandtheirassociatedbuildings,liejusttothesouth ofthePDA,andaremarkedinbrownonFigure12,andblueblu onFigure13.Theycan alsobeseenonthecontemporaryEarlofShrewsbury’srewsbury’sEstateEsta maps(Figures(Figur 5and 6).Figure6alsomarksanareaofquarrying,furtherattestingtotheindustrialindu nature oftheareainthe19thandintotheearly20thcentury. SeveralbuildingsrecordedbytheHERindicateindustryandfarmingfarm inthearea duringthepostͲmedievalperiod.TheLimecroft(MST4421),whichalthoughno longerpresentasabuilding,indicatesprobablerobablelimeworkinglimeworkinlimework inthearea,andis markedonYates’1775mapofStaffordshireStaffordsh (Figure2).SaltersfordLane(MST4422)is likelytobepartofanoldlongdistancesaltway,saltw orpackhorseway.Several farmhousesandbarnsarerecordedbytheHER(e.g.MST14377,MST12777).Apart fromtheindustryandfarmsteads,steads,muchmuc ofthe1kmstudyareawouldhaveremained agriculturalland,woodlandwoodl anddeerparkthroughtothe19thcentury,untilthe developmentofAltonTowersTow asoutlinedoutline above.ThePDAitself,asdescribedinthe HLCdata,formedpartofthedeerparkandopenlandthroughoutthepostͲmedieval perioduptothepresentresent(FiguresDraft2Ͳ10). 6 SITEVISIT Asitevisitwasundertakenon15January2014byDrVictoriaPark.Thewalkover surveyincludedwalkingoverthePDA,aswellasalongthetrackstothesouthwithin theadjacentParkandGardenandalongtheaccessroutes.Thephotographsare includedinAppendix4(Figures15to24).Inparticularthefollowingwasnotedin relationtothethreecomponentsofthedevelopment. ThewalkoversurveyconfirmedtheopennatureofthePDA(Figures15and16), adjacenttothemaindevelopmentattheAltonTowersresort.Duringthewalkover surveyitwasalsoidentifiedthatthesiteisrelativelysecluded.Therearenofar reachingviewstoorfromtheareaduetoitslocationonaslopeandtalltreestothe south,east,andnorth(Figures16,17,18).Tothenorthofthesitethereisalsoan
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existingareaofgrass,andtarmac,whichisusedforcarparking(Figure18).The existinghotelcomplexandcarparkinglieimmediatelytothewestofthePDA,which combinedwithfurthertrees,againobscuresanyfarͲreachingviewstoorfrom heritageassetstothewest(Figure19). Asnoted,theareaisshelteredbytrees.Inparticular,thetreesatthesouthernedge (thesiteoftheproposedtreehouses)aretallandwouldshelteranydevelopment fromfarreachingviews(Figures20and21).Itwasnotedthatfromthetrackwithin theRegisteredParkandGarden,theviewbacknorthtowardsthePDAwasonly partiallyobscuredbythetrees(Figures22and23).However,theexistinghoteland developmentofAltonTowerscanbeseenformuchofthispath(Figure23)asthe treecoverisofasimilardensity.Thetreehouseswillnotextendintotheexisting ParkandGarden,andadditionaltreeswillbeplantedaroundthetreehousessothey willbecomelessvisibleovertime.TheviewsnotedbytheHERinrelationtothePark andGardenfocusontheviewssouthtowardstheChurnetValley,Valley ratherthannorth tothePDA,andthesewereconfirmedduringthesitevisit,althoughalthoug thesearelargely obscuredbydensetrees. Therearefootpathsproposedfromtheareaofthelodgestojointheexistingexist tracks withinthewoodedareaoftheParkandGarden.Runningalongthesouthernedgeof thePDA,dividingitfromtheParkandGardenisthelow,low,stone,deerdee parkwall,which oncedemarcatedtheedgeofthedeerpark.Thiswallhasalreadyalreadalre beenbreachedto allowaccessfromtheexistinghotelintothewoodedarea,andimprovingaccessto thewoodedareaoftheregisteredgisteredParkParkandGardenisapositivebenefit. Theproposedspaextensionis,asabove,partlyshelteredsheltershelte fromanylongͲreaching viewsbytreecover,althoughitwouldbepartiallypart visiblefromtheRegisteredPark andGarden,asaretheexistingbuildings.Theproposedextensionsurroundsthe existingbuilding,enlargingenlar itsfootprint.footprint.otprint 7 ASSESSMENTOFTHESIGNIFICANCEIGNIF OFAFFECTEDHERITAGEASSETS 7.1 Heritage Assets withinDraftthe PDA TherearetwodesignatedheritageassetswhichfallwithinthePDA,thatofthe registeredParkandGardenofAltonTowersandtheconservationareaofAltonand Farley.Usingthefactorsforassessingthevalueofhistoriclandscapecharacterlaid outinSection3,asadesignatedassettheyareofnationalimportance,and thereforehighvalue.DataprovidedbytheHERexpandstheareacoveredbythe ParkandGardentoincorporatethePDAandlandfurthernorth(Figure13).Thiscan beconsideredasanonͲdesignatedheritageassetplacingtheseadditionalareasata lowtomoderatevalue.TheHLCdata(Figure14),recordsthelandwithinthePDAas beingornamental,parklandandrecreational. Inadditiontoknownheritageassets,thePDAhasthepotentialforasyetunknown buriedheritageassets.Asthediscussionabovehasshown,therewasaRomancoin hoard,andanareaofflintswithinthe1kmstudyarea.Ifthereweretobemoreof
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thesefindsatthesite,theywouldbeoflocalimportance.Atpresentitisnotknown whetherburiedarchaeologicalremainssurviveonthesite,althoughgiventhe presenceofdiscoveriesinthesurroundingareathepotentialexistenceofsuch remainsisconsideredmedium. 7.2 HeritageAssetswithinthewider1kmstudyarea AsdetailedinSection5(5.1and5.2),thereare13Listedbuildingswithinthewider 1kmstudyarea.EightoftheseliewithintheAltonandFarleyConservationArea,and fourwithinthenonͲdesignatedWoottonParktothenorthͲeastofthePDA.These includefiveGradeIandII*listedbuildings,whichareofhighvalue,andeightGrade IIlistedbuildingswhichcanbeconsideredofmediumvalue. Additionally, there are 11 historic buildings listed by the HER. In the case of MST12775,MST12777,andMST6289,theseareassociatedwithsomeoftheListed Buildingsnotedabove.Theseheritageassetscanbeconsideredtobeofmedium– lowvalue. 8 ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIALNTIAL IMPACTS AslaidoutinSection3.3.2,potentialimpactsincludefactorssuchastheremovalor disturbanceofarchaeologicalologicaldeposits,eposits,alterationtoarchaeologiarchaeoloarchaeologicalresources,any changestothesettingofheritageassets,etc.whichwouldresultinalossoftheir significance. 8.1 Knownheritageassets AsnotedinSection6,duringthesitewalkoveritwasobservedthattherearenofarͲ reachingviewstoorfromthePDAduetotheslopingnatureoftheland,theheight ofthetreessurroundingthePDA,andtheexistinghotelandbuildingstothewestof thesite.Asaresult,manyoftheheritageheritagherita assetslistedanddiscussedinSection5are unlikelytobeimpactedpacteduponbythePDA.Thosethatarelikelytobeimpacted,due totheirproximitytothesite,Draftarediscussedbelow. TheTreeAvenue,Quixhilllodgepark(MST12404)liesimmediatelytotheeastofthe PDA.TheavenueleadsfromQuixhallLodgetothesouthͲeastofthestudyareaupto thenorthͲeastcornerofthePDAwhichwasonceaneasternentranceintothe formerAltonPark.Thefactthattheavenueissurroundedbytrees,andslopesaway fromthePDAmeansthatthechangestotheavenueanditssettingarenegligible. Givenitslowvalue,anychangeswillbeneutralorslight.
Thereisonedesignatedheritageassetwhichwillbeimpacteduponbytheproposed developmentduetoitsproximitytothePDA:theregisteredParkandGardenof AltonTowers(MST637),whichhasahighvalue.TheregisteredpartoftheParkand GardenliesatthesouthernedgeofthePDA,andisencroachedbytheproposed developmentbytwoproposedtrackslinkingthedevelopmenttoexistingtracks.The additionalpartoftheparkandgarden,recordedbytheHER,coverstheentirePDA.
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ThechangestotheregisteredParkandGardenatthesouthernedgeofthePDA couldbeconsideredminorchangesduetothefactthattherewouldbe‘slightvisual changes’and‘changestoafewkeyhistoriclandscapeelements’–inthiscasethe deerparkwallwhichwouldbephysicallyaffectedbythecreationofpathsintothe park.Theproposedextensionofthespa,carparkingandnewlodgeswould constituteamoderatechangetotheareaoutlinedbytheHER.Thisisaduetothe factthattheproposeddevelopmentwouldmeanchangestouseoraccess. IndeterminingthesignificanceofeffectstotheregisteredParkandGarden,itis necessarytoconsiderthewiderdevelopmentofAltonTowers.Asalreadynoted,the widerareahasundergoneconsiderablechangeoverthepasttwocenturies,with settingbeingcontinuallyaltered.InanearlierheritagestatementEadie(2011) concludedthatthedevelopmentofAltonTowersandsurroundingsurroun environsoverthe pasttwocenturiesissuchthatthesettinghascontinuallyaltered.altere TheConservation AreaAppraisalforAltonandFarleyalsorecognisescognisesthecontinuouscontinuou developmentof thearea,andrecommendsthatfuturedevelopmentselopmentswithintheparkaredirected towardslesssensitiveareasoftheestatewheretheywillhavelessimpactimpac onthe survivingelementsoftheestate(StaffordshireMoorlands1999,52).Thespa extensionisbuiltontotheexistingspaandadjoinsthehotelextensionforwhich planningpermissionhasalreadybeengranted,andtheproposedcarparkingand areaoftheproposednewlodgesisonopenlandfurthertotheeastwhichis currentlyusedforoverflowerflowcarparking.Assuch,theproposeddevelopmentwill havenochangeonthemajorityofbuiltheritageassetsrelatingrelat toAltonTowers whicharefurthertothewestandnotvisible.
Thewalkoversurveydeterminedthatwhileitwouldbepossibletoviewelementsof thenewdevelopmentdevelopmen fromthetrackswithintheregisteredParkandGarden, existingmoderndevelopmentsdevel canalreadyalre beglimpsedfromwithinit.Additionally, theproposeddevelopmentdevelopme oflodgeswouldwoul onlyimpactdirectlyontheregistered parkandgardenintheformoffootpathsfootpathfootpa tolinkthelodgestotheexistingtracks,and thesubsequentbreachestothedeerdee parkwall.Therefore,anynewdevelopment wouldnotaddsignificantlyificantlyDrafttoanychangesthathavealreadyoccurred,andwould resultinaneutralorslightchangetotheheritageasset.
8.2 Unknownheritageassets AsEadie(2011)notedinanearlierheritageassessment,thereisthepotentialfor earlyarchaeologicalremainstobepresentatareaswithinAltonTowerswhichhave beenunaffectedbypostͲmedievalandmoderndevelopment.ThePDAsitsatthe southͲeastedgeoftheAltonTowersresort.AsthemapregressioninSection5,and thesitewalkoverconfirmed,thePDAhasbeenopenland,andawayfromthemain AltonTowersResort,andthereforeanyburiedassetshavethepotentialtobe impacteduponbythedevelopmentanditsattendantgroundworks.
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Overall,theproposeddevelopmentislikelytohaveaneutralorslightchangetothe registeredParkandGardenofAltonTowers.Themajorityofheritageassetswithin the1kmstudyareawillbeunaffectedbyanydevelopmentduetothenatureofthe landscape,andpreviousdevelopment. 9 STATEMENTSANDACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9.1 Publicity,ConfidentialityandCopyright Anypublicitywillbehandledbytheclient.ArchaeologicalResearchServicesLtdwill retainthecopyrightofalldocumentaryandphotographicmaterialunderthe Copyright,DesignsandPatentAct(1988). 9.2 StatementofIndemnity Allstatementsandopinionscontainedwithinthisreportarisingfromtheworks undertakenareofferedingoodfaithandcompiledompiledaccordingtoprofessionalprofessiprof standards.Noresponsibilitycanbeacceptedbytheauthor/sauthor/ ofthereportforany errorsoffactoropinionresultingfromdatasuppliedbyanythirdparty,orforlossor otherconsequencearisingfromdecisionsoractionsmadeuponthebasisoffactsor opinionsexpressedinanysuchreport(s),ort(s),howsoeversuchfactsandopinionsmay havebeenderived. 9.3 Acknowledgementsedgements ArchaeologicalResearchServicesLtdwouldwoul likethankAltonTowersResortLtdfor commissioningthework.Wewouldalsoliketothankthan SuzyBlakeatStaffordshireHER forhelpwiththecollationcolla ofbaselinedata. Draft
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APPENDIX1:GAZETTEEROFARCHAEOLOGICALREMAINS
NONͲDESIGNATEDARCHAEOLOGICALREMAINS
HERID NHLEID Description
MST12335 307780 NorthStaffordshireRailwayChurnetValleyBranch(ChurnetValleyRailway):ThedoubleͲtractrackChurnetValley 409289 334127 linewaslaidonacourseparallelto,andinplacesalongthecourseof,theFroghallFrogh toUttoxeterCanal.For example,betweenFroghallanAltonmostofthecanalwasinfilledtomakeabedforthethenewrailwayrailw line.The branchopenedinJune1949,withprincipalstationsatLeekandAlton,withsmalleronesatCheddleton,Che Froghall, Oakamoor,RocesterandUttoxeter.Sidingswerealsoprovidedrovidedformanyoftheindustrialindustria sitessite alongthecourseof therailway,includingConsallForge,FroghallandOakamoor.amoor.AstationwasalsoaddedasConsallForgein1902. Therailwayservedbothindustrialandpassengertrafficforoveronehundredyears.year Stretchesofthelinewere madeintosingletrackinthe1960s,andpassengertrainsceasedtorunbetweenLeekandUttoxeterin1965. Someindustrialtrafficcontinuedtousethelineafterthistime,butthathasnowalsoceased. MST17741 n/a RidgeandFurrow,EastofAlton 407792 342248 MST19363 n/a PossibleRidgeandfurrow,southofWoottonLodgeLodg 409538 343598 MST19364 n/a Ridgeandfurrow,AltonTowers 408027 343685 MST19367 n/a Ridgeandfurrow,eastofAlton 408091 342288 MST19368 n/a Ridgeandfurrow,northofCrumpwoodWeir 409235 342670 MST19369 n/a Possibleridgeandfurrow,southofCrumpwoodWeirWei 409117 342413 MST267 305389 PossibleSpoilHeap,AltonTowersPark: DraftSpoilHeap(allegedlongbarrow)Ͳ notanantiquity 408470 343400 MST3535 n/a Flintobjects,Hollywood,Ramshorn.Flintfinds,includingworked,coreandsecondaryflakesfoundduringfield 409283 343628 walkinginthe1980s,suggestingthelocationofalithicworkingsite. Source:DaveWalters.1985.AlettertoBobMeesonreportinganumberoffeaturesandfindsof archaeologicalinterestfromtheStaffordshireMoorlandsArea..10thDecember1985
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MST4421 n/a Limecroft,AltonPark,Farley: Documentaryevidenceforabuildingknownas'Limecroft'withinAltonParkinthe 408340 343600 late19thcentury.Thebuildingnolongersurvives,butthenamemayindicatethatitwasassociatedwithsome formoflimeworkingorprocessing,orperhapsthatthissortofactivitywasbeingundertakeninthegeneral vicinity. MST4422 n/a SaltersFordLane:ThecourseofatrackwayshownonOrdnanceSurveymappingmappi of1838andnamedas 409320 341784 'SaltersfordLane'.Thetrackwayissuggestedtobeasaltorpackhorseway. MST4670 n/a Remainsofmedievalopenfieldsystem,Alton: Theremainsofamedievalorlaterfieldsystemindicatedbyan 408371 340897 areaof'Reversed'S'typefieldboundariesandtheremnantsofridgeandfurrowearthworksearthwearthworks. MST578 305377 CivilWarBattery/Cromwell'sBattery: Alevelareaatthetopofasmallnaturalcliff,whichwhic isknownlocallyas 409120 343442 'Cromwell'sBattery'.ThesiteisbelievedtohavebeenusedbyParliamentariansarliamentarianstolaysiegetoWoottonWooWo Lodge. MST579 305378 CoinHoard,WoottonLodge,Ramshorn: Romangoldcoins 409409 343820 MST64 n/a BunburyHillfort,Farley(orAltonTowersHillfort):llfort): Thescheduledremainsofaunivallateunivallat hillforthill southͲwestof 406961 343075 AltonTowers. MST6501 1422473 Pillbox,Farley:ThesiteofadestroyedSecondWorldWarconcretepillboxalongwiththeremainsofantiͲtank 408000 342700 blocksbythefootbridgeovertheRiverChurnetnearCliffFarmCottage.Thefieldnotesstatethatithasbeen removed. n/a 305388 SlainHollow:SiteofthebattlebetweentheKingoftheWestSaxonsandtheKingofMerciainAD716 407830 343030 EST1176 n/a AnassessmentoftheindustrialdustrialarchaeologyoftheChurnetValley,Vall StaffStaffordshire. 399567 348502 EST1219 n/a AfieldwalkingsurveysouthofWasteWa Lane,Hollywood,Ramshorn,Staffordshire 409067 343638 EST1292 n/a CrumpwoodWeirSiteVisit 409327 342494 EST1435 n/a Alandscaperestorationmanagementanagement plan forAltonCastle.CastlCas 407610 342584 EST1598 n/a ProposedneweasternaccessroutesforAltonTowers.TowerTowe 409318 341991 EST1611 n/a ThegeometricalsurveyandconditionsurveyDraftofSeventyBridge,CrumpWood,Alton. 409069 342770 EST1612 n/a AdrawnandphotographicsurveyofSeventyBridge. 409069 342772 EST2085 n/a ResearchandrecommendationsforimprovementstothegardensatAltonTowers. 407421 343063 EST410 n/a AsitevisitstoBundburyHillfortScheduledMonumentinMarch1980. 407316 343089
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APPENDIX2:GAZETTEEROFHISTORICBUILDINGS
LISTEDBUILDINGS/PARKSANDGARDENS
HERID NHLE NRHE Namez Grade E N No. No. MST14377 1190916 n/a CrumpwoodFarmhouseandAgriculturalWorker'sCottage,Alton: II 408794 342466 / Farmhouseandformeragriculturalworker'scottage.EarlyC18Farmhouse MST9382 withlaterC18andC19extensionsandlaterC18agriculturalgriculturalworkersworker cottage. Ashlarwithherringbonetooling;plaintileroofwithcopedverges;ashlar integralendstackswithredbrickshafts.Endlobbyentryentryplan,alignedeastͲ westfacingsouthwithanC18 extensiontothewestonthesamealignmentandaC19rearwingwin aligned northͲsouth,agriculturalworkersorkerscottagetotheright.righ Mainhouse:3storeysstoreystore withchamferedeavescourse,ourse,eavesrebuiltintheC19;2bays,chamferchamfe mullionedwindowstofirstandsecondecondfloor,theformerhave3lights,lightslight the latter2lights,thegroundfloorhaslarge3ͲlightflatͲfacemullionedmullione windows, probablyC19;doortoleftwithraisedsurround.surroun Extensiontotheleft:very finelyjointedanddressedashlar.2storeyswithplinthandchamferedeaves band;onebay,chamfer mullionedwindows,thegroundflooronehas3lights,lights thefirstfloorwindow has2lights.AgriculturalAgricultur workerscottage:2storeys;storeys onebay,2ͲstoreycrossͲ windowtotheright;doordoo toleft. MST9776 1191919 n/a LeRefugeandAttachedRetainingRet Wall,ArchwayArch andStepstoTerrace: II 407643 343323 Summerhouse,wall,archwayandsteps.EarlyC19.Ashlarwithherringbone toolingandsmoothfaceddressings.Anapproximately50yardlengthofwall extendingeastwardsfromTheDraftLoggiaLogg (q.v.)andincorporatingtowardsthe eastenda3Ͳcentredarchwaywithpanelledpilastersgivingaccesstoaflight ofsteps,andtowardsthewestendasummerhouse,thelatterhasaTuscan porticodistyleinantiswithfriezeinscribed"LEREFUGE",andawidecentral baygivingaccesstoasegmentalͲheadeddoorway.Thisitemformspartofthe important gardenlayoutatAltonTowers(q.v.)whichisincludedatGradeIontheHBMC
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Gardens n/a 1192015 n/a TheProspectTower,WallandRailings,AltonPark: Observationtower,wall II* 407743 343326 andrailings.Circa1824.ByRobertAbraham.Paintedashlarandcastiron. OctagonalplantowerwithGothicdetails.3stagesrecedingindiameterdiame from bottomtotop,the2lowerstageshaveanouter arcadeof4Ͳcentredarchesspringingfrombandedandclusteredshafts,the upperstagehaspointedwindowsbeneathpointedhoodswhichspringfrom thepairedshaftsateachcorner;ogeeglassdomewithcastirontracery. Approximately10yardlengthofashlarwallsurmounteduntedbylowcostiron railingswithGothicarcading3yardssouthoftheProspectrospectTowerTowerandpartof thesamearchitecturalcomposition. MST9784 1192054 n/a ThePagodaFountainandBridgePier,AltonPark,Farley: Fountainand II* 407670 343228 bridgepier.Circa1832.ByRobertAbraham.Paintedcastirononastone base.Octagonalplan;intheformofaChinesehinesepagoda.Octagonalbasewith5 steps,leadingtoapagodaof3stages,eachstagewithopenworksidesof fishscalepatternandogeeͲheadedopenings,theupper2stageseacheac havea lowbalustrade; bracketedroofandcanopieswithbellshangingfromthescrollsscrol ateachangle, thetallroofissurmountedbyafinial.Astonepierapproximatelyapproxim 10yardsto thenorthformerlysupportedsupp abridgewhichwhichledfromthenorthbankofthe Fishpondwithinwhichwhic thebuildingstands. MST8502 1231039 n/a GazeboandDovecote,WoottonLodge,WoottonPark,Ramshorn: II 409526 343810 Gazeboanddovecote.C18withlateralterations.alterationaltera Coursedandsquaredlarge stoneblocks;plaintileroof.Roughlytriangulartriangutriang plan.Doorincentreofeast side;glazingbarsashestonorth,southandwestsides.Interior:Square nestingboxesindovecotevecotebelowfloor.Sitedontheedgeofaprecipice overlookingfishpondstotheDraftwest.west MST8499 1278308 305367 WoottonLodge,WoottonPark:Countryhouse.c1600withlateralterations I 409563 343800 andadditions.PerhapsbyRobertSmythson,firSirRichard Fleetwood.Ashlar;nearlyflatleadcoveredroof;ashlarstacks.Smalllate Elizabethanprodigyhouse.3storeysonbasementwithmouldedeaves cornicetobalustradedparapetandashlarstacks,thelowerpartsofsquare
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section,theupperpartmoulded,squat,andofcircularsection,surmounted byslimcrenellatedshafts;5ͲbayfrontwithfullͲheight3Ͳsidedangledbaysto leftandright,andcentralprojectingporchbay,mullionedbasementwindows andmullionedandtransomedupperwindowswithovolomouldings,moulding the2 cantedbayshave2:3:2 verticallights,theotherwindowshave4verticallights,thosetogroundfloor haveonetransom,thosetofirstandsecondfloorhave2transoms,hood mouldstoallwindowscontinuedasstrings;centralroundheadedentranceentranc archapproachedbyasweepingflightofbalustradedlustradedstepsofc1700and flankedbypairedflutedIoniccolumnstoentablaturewhichissurmountedby pairedobelisksflankingthecoatofarmsofSirRichardFleetwood.South Front:3storeys;1:3:1bays,centralrecesswithflankingarms,arm therighthand onehasa3Ͳstoreybowwindowwithmouldedcorniceandbalustraded parapetcontinuedtoeachside,thattotheleft,togetherwiththecentral recess hasaplaincopedparapet;mullionedandtransomedwindowswithovolo moulding,thosetotherighthave2transomstransom and3:4:3verticallights,ligh theleft haveonetransomand4verticallights,thosetothecentralrecessrece haveone transomand2verticallights,hoodmouldstoallwindowscontinuedas strings.SirRichardFleetwood'scoat ofarmsbearstheredhandofUlsterandsoWoottonLodgecannotdatefrom before162,theyearinwhichJamesIgavebaronetsbaronet therighttobearit. WoottonLodgeisoneofagroupofbuildingsbuilding oflateC16/earlyC17date associatedwithRobertSmythsonSmy whichhavehalfͲbasementsusually containingthekitchenandofficesandlargelarg mullionedandtransomed windowsdominatingtheelevation,e.g.WollatonHall,Nottingham(1580Ͳ8) andHardwickHall,Yorks.(1590Ͳ7).Some,likeWootton,areveryhighin relationtobreadth.ThenearestDraftparallelsareBarlboroughinDerbys.of1584Ͳ 5,HeathHallinYorks.of1585andGawthorpeinLancs.ofc1600Ͳ5;Burton AgnesinYorks.whichalsohasthearrangementof3Ͳsidedbaywindowanda bowwindowpairedateachcornerwasbuiltbyacousinofSirRichard FleetwoodandisconnectedwithRobertSmythsonbythepresenceofaplan ofitamongsthisdrawings.C.L.(1959)pp.552Ͳ525,596Ͳ599;B.O.E.pp.327Ͳ8.
PageI26 HeritageStatementforthesiteoftheLodgesdevelopment,spaextensionandparking, AltonTowersResort,Staffordshire n/a 1374706 n/a TheRomanBathandTerraceWalltotheSouth: II 407633 343311 MST9781 1374707 n/a TheCorkscrewFountain,AltonPark: Fountain.EarlyC19.Ashlar.Circular II 407692 343352 plan.4tiersofshelvesandsquatspiralflutedpillarsdiminishinginsize upwards.ThisitemformspartoftheimportantgardenlayoutatAltonAlto Towers (q.v.)whichisincludedatGradeI ontheHBMCGardenRegister. MST8500 1231038 n/a GatePiersandCourtyardWalls,WoottonLodge,WoottonPark,Ramshorn:Ramshor II* 409630 343780 APostMedievalGatePierandWalllocatedeastofWoottonLodge.Theyare alsoGradeII*Listed. MST8501 1278309 n/a PairofPavillions,CourtyardtoWoottonLodge,WoottonPark: Alistedpair II* 409619 343799 of17thcenturyashlarpaviliionsatthenorthͲeastandsouthͲeastcornersof thecourtyardtoWoottonLodge. MST9775 1037876 n/a TerraceRetainingWall,AltonPark: Wall,stepsandpiers.EarlyC19.AshAshlar II 407670 343269 withherringbonetoolingandsmoothfacedashlarcopingandpiers.Square sectiongatepierstotheeastendofthewallwal withtrapezoidalcapscapcaps. Approximately150yardlengthofwall,theeasternparthasawavytopand2 pairsofsquaresectionpanelledpiers,thewesternweste partofthewall incorporatesapairofpanelledpiersandapointedarchdoorway,eachof whichopenstoaflightfligh ofstepsleading uptotheterraceinfrontoftheloggia.Thisitemformspartoftheimportant gardenlayoutatAltonTowers(q.v.)whichisincludedincl atGradeIontheHBMC GardenRegister. MST9780 1286814 n/a Walls,GatePiersandSteps,TheConservaConservatory, AltonPark II 407600 343339 MST12334 491903 n/a CrumpwoodWeir: AListedearly19thcenturystoneweirconstructedtocarry II 409327 342495 theFroghalltoUttoxeterCanalDraftacrosstheRiverChurnet. MST6373 1000191 1144391 AltonTowersPark I 409121 342773
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NONͲDESIGNATEDBUILTHERITAGE
HERID NRHE NameandDescription E N No. MST1221 305428 CaldonCanal(UttoxeterBranch): TherouteoftheUttoxeterBranchoftheCaldonCanal,Canal whichwasbuilt 402621 347670 between1808and1811.Thecanalhadclosedby1849tomakewayfortheChurnetValleyRailway.At Woodseatpartofthecanalwastransformedintoanornamentalmentallake. MST576 305372 Fishponds,WoottonLodge: A series of four fishponds,ds, which were formed by dadammingmming the Brook bebbeneath 409460 343780 Wootton Lodge. The lower two ponds are still waterr filled (althoughugh the upper two possibly only partlypartly sso). Each pond was drained by a small weir at the endnd of its pond bay,y, although the only original dam survisu ving is that at the southern end of the highest pond. MST12404 n/a TreeAvenue,QuixhillLodgePark,Denstone:A tree lined avenue leading through Quixhill LLodgeLod Park from 410050 341284 the triumphal arch (see PRN 08756). Thehe avenue wasas extant by the late 19th century. The avenuea once continued through to a former entrancece into the weswestt side of Alton Park. MST12774 n/a Barn,CrumpwoodFarm,Alton: A stone builtlt barn with a tiled gabled roof of crowcrocrownwnn popost construction, which 408859 342474 possibly dates from the 16th century.ntury. Possiblysibly now in a ruinous state MST12775 n/a Barn,CrumpwoodFarm,Alton: A stone built barn with a tiled, gabled roof of king post construction. The 408888 342475 barn now appears to be inn a ruinous state. MST12777 n/a Barn,HolbrookFarm,Alton: A stone and brick barn with a tiled, gabledga roofr of queen strut construction. 408416 341960 MST17435 n/a CrumpwoodWeirCottage,ottage,Alton: A two storey cottage of rendered stone with an attached, single storey 409286 342488 outbuilding of unrenderedndered stone to one side, locatelocatedd adjacentadjace to CCrumpwood Weir, Alton. Of possible early 19th century date. MST17711 n/a Millrace,AltonMill,Alton: The mill race associated with AltonA Mill survives. 407178 342630 MST17715 n/a SiteofAltonCornMill,Alton: The site of a watermill whichw was apparently established as a cotton mill in 407989 342663 circa 1787. By 1817 it was operatingating as a corn mill anaand the 1st edition 1" OS map (circa 1830) names it as 'Alton Corn Mill'. It appears to have ceasedDraft operatopera ion by the 1880s. MST17716 n/a RemainsofMillLeat,Alton: The remains of a mill leat which is marked on 19th century maps. The leat is 407725 342672 associated with the site of Alton Corn Mill MST211 n/a SeventyCanalBridge,Crumpwood: A (formerly scheduled) stone-built canal bridge spanning the Caldon 409069 342769 Canal. The bridge is thought to date from around 1811.
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HERID NRHE NameandDescription E N No. MST6289 n/a WoottonPark: A landscaped area around Wootton Lodge (dated to circa 1600). The parkland may originally 409996 344026 have been established around the time the lodge was built, but the parklandarkland has been extended and extensively re-landscaped during the 20th century.
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APPENDIX3:GAZETTEEROFHLCTYPES
HLCID HLCBroadType HLCPrimarytype PreviousHLCType1 PreviousHLCType2 Period HST2124 Woodland BroadleavedWoodlandwith PostMedievalͲ 1486 SinuousBoundaries ADto1799AD HST2126 WaterandValleyFloorFields MiscellaneousFloodplainFields MiscellaneousiscellaneousFloodplain MiscellaneousFloodplain PostMedievalͲ 1486 Fields FieldsFiel ADto1799AD HST2127 Woodland BroadleavedAncientWoodland AncientBroadleavedBroadleave AncienAncientBroadleaved PostMedievalͲ 1486 Woodlandodland WoodWoodland ADto1799AD HST2128 Woodland BroadleavedWoodlandwith PostMedievalͲ 1486 SinuousBoundaries ADto1799AD HST2129 Woodland OtherWoodlandwith Sinuous MiscellaneousFloodplain MiscellaneousFloodplain IndustrialͲ 1800AD Boundaries Fields Fields to1913AD HST2130 WaterandValleyFloorFields MiscellaneousFloodplainFields MiscellaneousFloodplFloodpFloodplain MiscellaneousFloodplain PostMedievalͲ 1486 Fields Fields ADto1799AD HST2135 Fieldscapes SmallIrregularFieldsField OtherSmallFielFields OtherSmallFields PostMedievalͲ 1486 ADto1799AD HST2176 Woodland BroadleavedWoodlandwith PostMedievalͲ 1486 SinuousBoundaries ADto1799AD HST2177 Fieldscapes PiecemealPiecemea Enclosure StripFields StripFields PostMedievalͲ 1486 ADto1799AD HST2178 Woodland BroadleavedAncientWoodlandWoodlan AncientBroadleaved AncientBroadleaved MedievalͲ 1066AD Woodland Woodland to1485AD HST2179 Woodland OtherPlantation PiecemealEnclosure StripFields PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Draft to1945AD HST2181 Ornamental,Parklandand OtherParkland ParksandGardens ParksandGardens PostͲWarͲ 1945AD Recreational to2050AD HST2182 Fieldscapes OtherLargeRectilinearFields PiecemealEnclosure StripFields PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD to1945AD HST2183 Woodland OtherWoodlandwithSinuous PiecemealEnclosure StripFields PostͲWarͲ 1945AD
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Boundaries to2050AD HST2225 Ornamental,Parklandand OtherParkland OtherSmallFields OtherSmallFields IndustrialͲ 1800AD Recreational to1913AD HST2226 Ornamental,Parklandand ParksandGardens AncientBroadleavedoadleaved OtherBroadleavedWoodland IndustrialͲ 1800AD Recreational Woodland to1913AD HST2227 Woodland BroadleavedWoodlandwith PostMedievalͲ 1486 SinuousBoundaries ADto1799AD HST2228 Ornamental,Parklandand ParksandGardens OtherBroadleaved OtherBroadleavedWoodland IndustrialͲ 1800AD Recreational Woodlandoodland to1913AD HST2236 Ornamental,Parklandand ParksandGardensParks andGardens ParksandGardens IndustrialͲ 1800AD Recreational to1913AD HST2237 Ornamental,Parklandand ParksandGardens OtherBroadleaved OtherBroadleavedWoodland IndustrialͲ 1800AD Recreational Woodland to1913AD HST2238 Ornamental,Parklandand ParksandGardens AncientBroadleavedBroadleave OtherBroadleavedWoodland IndustrialͲ 1800AD Recreational Woodland to1913AD HST2239 Ornamental,Parklandand OtherParklandrkland ParksandGardens ParksandGardens PostͲWarͲ 1945AD Recreational to2050AD HST2240 Ornamental,Parklandand OtherParkland ParksandGardensGardeGard ParksandGardens PostͲWarͲ 1945AD Recreational to2050AD HST2241 Ornamental,Parklandand OtherParklandParkla ParksPark andGardens ParksandGardens PostͲWarͲ 1945AD Recreational to2050AD HST2242 Woodland BroadleavedBroadleav Plantation SmallSm Assarts OtherBroadleavedWoodland PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD to1945AD HST2243 Woodland MixedWoodlandWoodlan withSinuous PlannedEnclosure PlannedEnclosure PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Boundariesndaries to1945AD HST2244 IndustrialandExtractive IndustrialComplex PlannedEnclosure PlannedEnclosure PostͲWarͲ 1945AD Draft to2050AD HST2245 Woodland MixedWoodlandwithSinuous SmallAssarts OtherBroadleavedWoodland PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Boundaries to1945AD HST2246 Ornamental,Parklandand ParksandGardens ParksandGardens ParksandGardens IndustrialͲ 1800AD Recreational to1913AD
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HST2247 WaterandValleyFloorFields ArtificialLake/Pond PlannedEnclosure PlannedEnclosure IndustrialͲ 1800AD to1913AD HST2248 Fieldscapes LargeIrregularFields OtherLargeFields OtherLargeFields IndustrialͲ 1800AD to1913AD HST2249 Woodland OtherWoodlandwithSinuous SmallAssarts OtherBroadleavedWoodland PostͲWarͲ 1945AD Boundaries to2050AD HST2250 Woodland BroadleavedPlantation PostMedievalͲ 1486 ADto1799AD HST2251 Fieldscapes OtherSmallRectilinearFields OtherSmallFields OtherOthe SmallFields PostMedievalͲ 1486 ADto1799AD HST2252 Woodland Broadleaved Ancient Woodlandodland Ancient BroadleaveBroadleavedd AncieAncient Broadleaved MedievalͲ 1066 AD Woodland Woodland to1485AD HST2253 Woodland OtherWoodlandwithSinuous SmallAssarts OtherBroadleavedWoodland PostͲWarͲ 1945AD Boundaries to2050AD HST2254 WaterandValleyFloorFields ArtificialLake/Ponde/Pond OtherSmallFields OtherSmallFields PostͲWarͲ 1945AD to2050AD HST2259 IndustrialandExtractive DisusedColliery/SpoilTips PlannedEnclosure PlannedEnclosure PostͲWarͲ 1945AD to2050AD HST2260 IndustrialandExtractive IndustrialComplex PlannedEnclosureEncl PlannedEnclosure PostͲWarͲ 1945AD to2050AD HST2261 Woodland OtherPlantation PlannedPlannePlann Enclosure OtherCommons PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD to1945AD HST2262 Woodland MixedWoodlandWood withSinuous OtherCommons OtherCommons IndustrialͲ 1800AD Boundariesoundaries to1913AD HST2263 WaterandValleyFloorFields ArtificialLake/Pond ArtificialLake/Pond ArtificialLake/Pond MedievalͲ 1066AD to1485AD HST2264 Woodland OtherPlantationtationDraft ParksandGardens ParksandGardens PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD to1945AD HST2265 Woodland MixedPlantation ParksandGardens ParksandGardens PostͲWarͲ 1945AD to2050AD HST2266 Woodland MixedPlantation ParksandGardens ParksandGardens PostͲWarͲ 1945AD to2050AD
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HST2267 Woodland OtherWoodlandwithSinuous OtherSmallFields OtherCommons PostͲWarͲ 1945AD Boundaries to2050AD HST2289 Woodland MixedPlantation ParksandGardens ParksandGardens PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD to1945AD HST2290 Fieldscapes OtherLargeRectilinearFields OtherSmallFields OtherSmallFields PostͲWarͲ 1945AD to2050AD HST2292 Ornamental,Parklandand ParksandGardens ParksandGardens ParksandGardens PostMedievalͲ 1486 Recreational ADto1799AD HST2300 Woodland MixedPlantation SmallAssarts Other BroadleavedWoodland PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD to1945AD HST2302 Woodland ConiferousWoodlandwith AncientBroadleaved PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD SinuousBoundaries Woodland to1945AD HST2303 Fieldscapes VeryLargePostͲWarFields SmallSmal Assarts OtherBroadleavedWoodland PostͲWarͲ 1945AD to2050AD HST3058 Woodland OtherWoodlandoodlandwithSinuous SmallAssarts SmallAssarts PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Boundaries to1945AD HST3065 Woodland BroadleavedadleaveddleavedPlantationPlantatio SmallAssarts SmallAssarts PostͲWarͲ 1945AD to2050AD HST3066 Woodland BroadleavedWoodlandoodlandwith PostMedievalͲ 1486 SinuousBoundaries ADto1799AD HST3068 Woodland ConiferousConiferou Woodlandwith AncientBroadleaved PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD SinuousBoundariesBoun Woodland to1945AD HST3072 Ornamental,Parklandand OtherParkland PlannedEnclosure PlannedEnclosure PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Recreational to1945AD HST3074 Fieldscapes SmallIrregularrregularFields PlannedEnclosure PlannedEnclosure PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Draft to1945AD HST3075 Woodland BroadleavedWoodlandwith PostMedievalͲ 1486 SinuousBoundaries ADto1799AD HST3274 Woodland MixedWoodlandwithSinuous AncientBroadleaved AncientBroadleaved INDUSTRIALͲ 1800 Boundaries Woodland Woodland ADto1913AD HST3275 Ornamental,Parklandand ParksandGardens ParksandGardens ParksandGardens IndustrialͲ 1800AD
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Recreational to1913AD HST3276 Woodland BroadleavedAncientWoodland AncientBroadleaved AncientBroadleaved PostMedievalͲ 1486 Woodland Woodland ADto1799AD HST3277 Woodland ConiferousWoodlandwith AncientBroadleavedroadleav AncientBroadleaved PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD SinuousBoundaries Woodland Woodland to1945AD HST3278 Ornamental,Parklandand OtherParkland OtherSmallFields OtherSmallFields PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Recreational to1945AD HST3279 Woodland MixedWoodlandwithSinuous AncientBroadleaved AnciAncientBroadleaved PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Boundaries Woodlandodland WoodlaWoodlWoodland to1945AD HST3280 Woodland Mixed Woodland with Sinuousinuous Ancient Broadleaved AncieAncient Broadleaved PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914 AD Boundaries Woodland Woodland to1945AD HST3318 Fieldscapes SmallIrregularFields AncientBroadleaved AncientBroadleaved PostͲ1914Ͳ 1914AD Woodland Woodland to1945AD Draft
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APPENDIX4:FIGURES
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Figure15:Vieweastacrosstheareaofthelodgeslodg Draft
Figure16:ViewsouthͲwestacrosstheareaofthelodges,carparkingandspaextension
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Figure17:ViewsouthacrosstheeasternpartofthePDAwithTreeAvenueleadingawaytotheleft Draft
Figure18:ViewtothenorthofthePDA
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Figure19:Viewwestoftheareaofproposedadditionalcarparking,park andspaextension
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Figure20:ViewalongthesouthernedgeofthePDA,alongtheareaoftheproposedtreehouses
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Figure21:ViewalongthesouthernedgeofthePDA,intotheregisteredparkandgardenofAlton Towers Draft
Figure22:Viewwestalongthetrackwaywithintheregisteredparkandgarden
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Figure23:ViewnorthͲwesttowardstheareaoftheproposedspaextensionextens andexistinghotel complexfromtheregisteredparkandgarden Draft
Figure24:viewtowardsthePDAfromTreeAvenue
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