Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - Bournemouth ...

9.28 Holdenhurst Farm has several modern
barns/sheds associated with the
agricultural use of the site. Although
they do not reflect the historic
construction of farm buildings evident
elsewhere on the farm they are typical
of their context, utilitarian in style
and use and do not cause harm to the
setting. Overall these agricultural
barns/sheds whilst not enhancing the
Conservation Area, equally are not
deemed to detract from it.
9.29 Nos. 1-4 Throop Road date from the
1920s and although altered, contain
elements of period detail including
chimney stacks and decorative brick
banding. They are simple in form
and appearance and sit relatively
comfortably within the street scene.
The scale of the original dwellings
and their red brick construction
is reflective of other properties
within the conservation area. Whilst
they have undergone a number of
alterations including a large extension
to No 2 and the insertion of plastic
windows, overall they are considered
to make a neutral contribution to the
conservation area.
one which detracts from its character
and appearance. One such building
has been identified in the Conservation
Area – the Longbarrow Allotment
building. Although the allotment site
itself makes an important and valuable
contribution to the conservation area
as part of the landscape setting,
the large modern green shed that is
of a utilitarian design does not. Its
appearance, form and materials are
not reflective of the other agricultural
buildings which characterise the area.
The use of metal rather than timber for
the facing material is not sympathetic
to the landscape setting. If this
building were to be altered or replaced
in the future then any scheme would
need to give careful consideration to
the sensitive location of the building
to ensure that it was of a high quality
design which respected its site and
surroundings.
Longbarrow Allotments
An Audit of Heritage Assets
No. 3 Throop Road
Negative Buildings
9.30 A building which makes a negative
contribution to the conservation area is
9.31 There are 11 individual listings within
the Conservation Area covering 1
church, 3 tombstones, 9 dwellings and
17 gas lamps (the rest of the group of
28 lamps are beyond the Conservation
Area). See Figure 14 for their location
within the Conservation Area. A
schedule of each of the individual
listed buildings can be found in
Appendix 6.
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Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - March 2014