Agenda - pdf - Selby District Council

Agenda - pdf - Selby District Council Agenda - pdf - Selby District Council

02.07.2014 Views

Julie Evison Julie Evison Julie Evison mentioning these structures really important to give the village its identity and character? I hope you can agree. Also would it be possible to mention that the village does lack a central / amenity space (other than the large open sports field or the tiny bit of grass in front of the village hall car parking area which really do not count!). These sort of areas normally provide more of a meeting place for villagers and can create an amenity space for watching the world go by and perhaps watching wildlife etc I hope you understand what I mean by this and assume you will get the idea do you agree that it should be mentioned as this is unusual? Also, should a map of the conservation area be included within the VDS? Intro & history 1. You comment that Womersley Park is a sturdy almost white building material used extensively etc – this sentence does not appear to make any sense? Pls re-write 2. Suggest replace the 3 rd picture – as ivy is now cut back from wall on the right - see image no 5118 on disc 3. Womersley’s character – you say there is a relative lack of street lighting – but the parish council have thousands of pounds to spend on street lighting – so the streets will be lighter v soon on a night – pls refer to PC? Layout 1. One at a tome?? What does this mean? 2. You comment that on the plan it appears that some building particularly in main st, follow a building line. The road on park lane was rerouted by Lord Hawke to divert traffic away from the Park, so make his estate more private. The sharp bend is where the road would have travelled straight on. I would remark that the theory about the original road is more correct. 3. Agree – brick should be avoided! Walls for buildings – should be magnesian limestone rubble or lime render in colour to match surrounding properties. 1) agree - amend 2) agree – make change 3) agree - make change 1) Agree typographical error 2) Agree add additional information to text 3) support welcome Support for the VDS building principles welcome. Some of these comments will 84

Julie Evison Windows – should be small, with multiple panes of glass, wooden in construction and painted a light colour – not necessarily white – no more plastic! Ideally Georgian sash is preferable – but again anything used should be similar in design and construction to the windows in the adjoining properties/curtilage etc Headers and cills – suggest stone surrounds are more suitable Doors – ideally a stone step, should be timber plank and battened – painted to owners choice Roofs – the eaves should face the front and be pantile with stone slates to eaves. NO FLAT ROOFS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO BE BUILT AS IN image attached. Roof Tiles – red/orange clay pan tile or slate as appropriate to tie in with adjoining properties. Boundary Walls – pls see image of a wall within the grounds of Womersley Park – one you will see is an existing and the other is a new stepped wall that was built to separate Womersley Park – from the new housing development at Womersley Park gardens! As you can see this is a terrible wall and should never have been allowed to happen. It does not mirror the wall at the opposite side of the garden and does not even match the height of the listed wall it meets that runs parallel with Park Lane! Size of buildings – the size of buildings built in plots should not be overly dominant. Pls see Orchard House image as an example. Also this is an example of incorrect materials used in the construction. Driveways – drives should be laid with either limestone chippings as at Womersley Park or the Church or tarmac. Chippings obviously help water dissipate. Low Farm has recently installed a paved parking / driveway which is out of character with the village as a material and in colour – see image In order to keep continuity around the village, I think the only way forward is to bear the above in mind and try to ensure that designs keep to various parameters, depending on the location in the village itself. For example if there are a lot of magnesian limestone properties, rectangular in length – then anything new must be very similar in design. If there is a lot of lime render, then this must be mirrored. require minor amendments to the text to bolster the descriptions. However some are asprational and may not necessarily describe the character as it exists. Support for wall, window, header & cill, doors, roof descriptions welcome. It is beyond the role of the VDS to prevent flat roofs, but it may encourage appropriate shapes. Example of the new wall at Womersley Park, Orchard House and Low Farm are noted. Driveway construction is asprational. This is the driving force behind the VDS. It is intended to guide and advise as to the existing context of the village to that a designer may understand local character. He may then use this information to design a modern building that is respectful, without slavishly copying 85

Julie Evison<br />

Julie Evison<br />

Julie Evison<br />

mentioning these structures really important to give the village its identity and<br />

character? I hope you can agree.<br />

Also would it be possible to mention that the village does lack a central / amenity<br />

space (other than the large open sports field or the tiny bit of grass in front of the<br />

village hall car parking area which really do not count!). These sort of areas<br />

normally provide more of a meeting place for villagers and can create an amenity<br />

space for watching the world go by and perhaps watching wildlife etc I hope you<br />

understand what I mean by this and assume you will get the idea do you agree<br />

that it should be mentioned as this is unusual?<br />

Also, should a map of the conservation area be included within the VDS?<br />

Intro & history<br />

1. You comment that Womersley Park is a sturdy almost white building<br />

material used extensively etc – this sentence does not appear to make<br />

any sense? Pls re-write<br />

2. Suggest replace the 3 rd picture – as ivy is now cut back from wall on the<br />

right - see image no 5118 on disc<br />

3. Womersley’s character – you say there is a relative lack of street lighting<br />

– but the parish council have thousands of pounds to spend on street<br />

lighting – so the streets will be lighter v soon on a night – pls refer to PC?<br />

Layout<br />

1. One at a tome?? What does this mean?<br />

2. You comment that on the plan it appears that some building particularly<br />

in main st, follow a building line. The road on park lane was rerouted by<br />

Lord Hawke to divert traffic away from the Park, so make his estate more<br />

private. The sharp bend is where the road would have travelled straight<br />

on. I would remark that the theory about the original road is more<br />

correct.<br />

3. Agree – brick should be avoided!<br />

Walls for buildings – should be magnesian limestone rubble or lime render in<br />

colour to match surrounding properties.<br />

1) agree - amend<br />

2) agree – make change<br />

3) agree - make change<br />

1) Agree typographical error<br />

2) Agree add additional information to text<br />

3) support welcome<br />

Support for the VDS building principles<br />

welcome. Some of these comments will<br />

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