Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - Bournemouth ...

1 Introduction
1.1 Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area
is one of the 20 Conservation Areas that
Bournemouth Council has designated in
the Borough (Figures 1 and 2).
1.2 The original conservation areas
of Holdenhurst Village East and
Holdenhurst Village West were the first
conservation areas to be designated in
Bournemouth on the 18 th June 1974.
Following an assessment, undertaken
as part of this Conservation Area
Appraisal, the boundary of these
two separate conservation areas was
revised resulting in the formation
of a single larger conservation area
- Holdenhurst Village Conservation
Area. This assessment also took into
account the fact that the boundary
of the original Holdenhurst East
Conservation Area included land which
lay within the Borough of Christchurch.
As a result the boundary was revised
to follow the Bournemouth Borough
boundary line reflecting the fact that
Bournemouth Borough Council has no
legal jurisdiction over the land which
lies within the administrative boundary
of Christchurch. The reasoning behind
all of the boundary changes is detailed
in Chapter 10.
1.3 The purpose of this Conseration
Area Appraisal is to identify the key
elements which contribute to the
significance of the Holdenhurst Village
Conservation Area which warranted its
designation and those which detract
from it. Having established these
elements a clearer understanding of
the forms of development that may
or may not be appropriate can be
established. From this opportunities
for preservation and future
enhancement can be identified.
1.4 It is noted that no appraisal can ever
be completely comprehensive and the
omission of any particular building,
feature or space should not be taken
to imply that it is of no interest. It is
the quality and interest of areas as a
whole, rather than that of individual
buildings or features, which should be
the prime consideration in identifying
Conservation Areas.
1.5 The survey and appraisal of the
Conservation Area was carried out
between May 2011 and September
2012 based on the format suggested
by English Heritage in their guidance -
Understanding Place: Conservation Area
Designation, Appraisal and Management
(2011).
1.6 Public consultation with the local
community and other interested parties
took place for six weeks between
16 th August and 27 th September 2013.
Following consideration of all of the
comments received the Conservation
Area Appraisal was then adopted by the
Council on 4th March 2014.
Picturesque view towards Vicarage Cottages from the junction of Throop Road and Holdenhurst
Village Road
Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - March 2014 1