Langcliffe - Yorkshire Dales National Park

4.0 Assessing Special InterestThis chapter at the core of the appraisal comprises a detailed analysis ofthe special interest of the Langcliffe Conservation Area with regard to itslocation and setting, historic development and archaeology, spatialissues, and character. A summary of the special interest has alreadybeen provided (see 3.2).4.1 Location and SettingThis section describes the location and context, general character andplan form, and landscape setting of the Langcliffe Conservation Area.a) Location and ContextVillage. Langcliffe is located one mile north of Settle in North Yorkshire,England, has a national grid reference of SD 822 650, and lies on theedge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park (figure 02), with the B6479serving as its western boundary. It can be easily reached when travellingfrom Settle or Horton-in-Ribblesdale. From the village centre a secondaryroad leads to the popular outdoor destination of Malham. However, somevisitors prefer to park in Langcliffe and start using public footpaths fromhere.Figure 02: Location maps (left@ 1:250,000, based onOrdnance Survey © Crowncopyright. All rights reserved100023740 2009; right – not toscale, graphics © Gaby Rose,YDNPA, 2009)Yorkshire DalesNational ParkLangcliffeNThe Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is the local planningauthority for the main part of Langcliffe Parish, with Craven DistrictCouncil responsible for the remainder.Conservation Area. The Langcliffe conservation area as designated in1978 does not comprise the entire village. It also includes a small areaacross the B6479 which is the responsibility of Craven District Counciland where their planning policies apply. For a holistic view of thesettlement, both the buildings in the village outside the conservation areaboundary and the Craven part are analysed in this appraisal.A detailed map of Langcliffe can be found in the appendix (see 9.4).b) General Character and Plan FormThe overall character of the Langcliffe Conservation Area is rural due toits natural setting and vernacular stone-built architecture, displaying anorganically-grown informal plan form (figure 03). A characteristic of thelayout are its short and narrow lanes, which radiate roughly north andwest from the Green and are lined by mainly undistinguished property of10