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FARMSTEADS IN CANNOCK CHASE DISTRICT
PLANNING ISSUES
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK to demonstrate how development proposals comply with national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework stresses the importance of:•Retaining and enhancing local
character and distinctiveness.•Conserving heritage assets in
a manner appropriate to their significanceandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentwiththeirconservation.
Localplanpolicygenerallysupportsthere-useofsignificanthistoricbuildings,andincludesspecificrequirementsandplanningconsiderations,particularlyin relation to residential additions andalterations,neighbourhoodissuesandtakingaccountofbiodiversity.Itis important to identify any heritage assets and other designations where specificpoliciesmightapply,includinglistedbuildings,conservationareas,Green Belt or the Cannock Chase AONB.
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK four stages to identify and consider the need and potential for change at the earliest stage of considering change for a
farmstead or farm building.
1SITE SUMMARY
Thiscomprisesabriefdescriptionofthewholesiteanditslandscapecontext,andidentificationofotherkeyissuessuchassiteaccess,servicesanddesignations.Itprovidestheessentialfirststepandcanbeeasilycompletedbytheapplicantordeveloperwithoutspecialistknowledge.
2 ASSESS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEAssessheritagesignificanceofthebuildingandsite,fromitscontributiontolocalcharactertothesignificanceofindividualbuildings.
3NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE
UsetheunderstandinggainedfromStages1and2toconsiderconstraintsandopportunitiesforsympatheticchangeanddevelopment,andthetypeofsustainablechangemostmosttobeacceptableintheplanningprocess.
4 SITING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Designissuesforthesiteanditsbuildings,andthesitingofnewbuildings.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE
FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS CHARACTER STATEMENT provides fully-illustratedguidanceonthecharacterandsignificanceofStaffordshire’straditionalfarmsteadsandbuildingsintheirlandscapeandsettlementcontext,andtheareasintowhichitsubdivides.
AREA SUMMARIES for the areas into whichthecountysubdivides,basedon analysis of its farmsteads in their landscape context.
For English Heritage research and guidanceseeitsHELMwebpagesat http://www.helm.org.uk/farmbuildings
Thisguidancefollowsthedevelopmentofanevidencebaseforthehistoriccharacterandsurvivalofthe county’sfarmsteads,whichhasbeenenteredonthecounty’sHistoricEnvironmentRecordat http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Historic-Environment-Record.Itincludesthemappingofhistoriccharacter,survivalanduseoffarmsteadsacrossthecountyaspartoftheWestMidlandsFarmsteadsandLandscapesProject(see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wmidlandsfarmsteads).
ForplanningpoliciesinCannockChaseBoroughCouncilseehttp://www.cannockchasedc.gov.uk/info/200074/planning/542/planning_policy
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN CANNOCK CHASE DISTRICT
HISTORIC FARMSTEAD CHARACTER•1%ofthecounty’sfarmsteadsliewithintheDistrict.Suchlow
percentages are historic; farmsteads have always been absent from Cannock Chase which covers large proportions of the northwesternquarteroftheDistrict.Elsewherefarmsteadshavebeenlostasaresultofindustrialandurbanexpansioninthe20thcentury.
•SmallandmediumscalefarmsteadsdominatetheDistrict(59%)andhavebeenassociatedwiththoselandscapeswhichwereenclosedoutofCannockChaseatanearlydatenotablyaroundCannockWoodandtothesouthinandaroundLittleWyrley.Historicallytheywereassociatedwithasubsistenceeconomywherebythoseworkinginindustry(particularlycoalmining)wouldsupplementtheirincomeswith part-time farming
•ThelandscapetotheeastofCannockandwestofRugeleyrepresentedamixofcourtyard,dispersedandlinearfarmsteadtypes,althoughlargenumbershavebeenlostfromthelandscapearoundCannock.
SIGNIFICANCEFarmsteadswhichhaveretainedtraditionalbuildingsand/ortheirhistoricformmakeapositivecontributiontolocalcharacteranddistinctiveness,whethertheyaredesignatedasheritageassetsornot.Thegreaterthesurvivalofthehistoricformanddetailofthewholefarmsteadandanybuildings,thegreaterwillbeitssignificance.
Theheritagepotentialoftraditionalfarmsteads,basedonthesurvivaloftheirhistoricformfromOrdnanceSurveymapsofc.1900,hasbeenenteredontotheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironment Record (HER).
•24%ofrecordedfarmsteads(countyaverage59%)havehighheritagepotentialastraditionalfarmsteads,becausetheyhaveretainedmorethan50%oftheirhistoricform.
•9%(countyaverage9.5%)havesomeheritagepotentialbecausetheyhaveretainedlessthan50%oftheirhistoricform.
Theremaindermayhaveretainedahouse(whichmaybealistedbuilding)orhavelostalloftheirbuildings.Thesemaystillretainarchaeologicaldepositswhichcanberevealedthroughdevelopment.
PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUESResearchledbyEnglishHeritage(seetextboxonfirstpage)hasshownthathistoricfarmbuildingshavebeenmoreproneto both neglect and development than any other historic buildingtype.Theyarealsoassociatedwithhighlevelsofhome-basedbusinessuse.
Anytraditionalfarmsteadsarerare,astherehasbeenasubstantiallossoftraditionalfarmsteadstourbanandindustrialexpansion within the district.
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LEGEND
FARMSTEADS IN EAST STAFFORDSHIRE BOROUGH
PLANNING ISSUES
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK to demonstrate how development proposals comply with national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework stresses the importance of:•Retaining and enhancing local
character and distinctiveness.•Conserving heritage assets in
a manner appropriate to their significanceandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentwiththeirconservation.
Localplanpolicygenerallysupportsthere-useofsignificanthistoricbuildings,andincludesspecificrequirementsandplanningconsiderations,particularlyin relation to residential additions andalterations,neighbourhoodissuesandtakingaccountofbiodiversity.Itis important to identify any heritage assets and other designations where specificpoliciesmightapply,includinglistedbuildingsandconservationareas.
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK four stages to identify and consider the need and potential for change at the earliest stage of considering change for a
farmstead or farm building.
1SITE SUMMARY
Thiscomprisesabriefdescriptionofthewholesiteanditslandscapecontext,andidentificationofotherkeyissuessuchassiteaccess,servicesanddesignations.Itprovidestheessentialfirststepandcanbeeasilycompletedbytheapplicantordeveloperwithoutspecialistknowledge.
2 ASSESS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEAssessheritagesignificanceofthebuildingandsite,fromitscontributiontolocalcharactertothesignificanceofindividualbuildings.
3NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE
UsetheunderstandinggainedfromStages1and2toconsiderconstraintsandopportunitiesforsympatheticchangeanddevelopment,andthetypeofsustainablechangemostmosttobeacceptableintheplanningprocess.
4 SITING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Designissuesforthesiteanditsbuildings,andthesitingofnewbuildings.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE
FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS CHARACTER STATEMENT provides fully-illustratedguidanceonthecharacterandsignificanceofStaffordshire’straditionalfarmsteadsandbuildingsintheirlandscapeandsettlementcontext,andtheareasintowhichitsubdivides.
AREA SUMMARIES for the areas into whichthecountysubdivides,basedon analysis of its farmsteads in their landscape context.
For English Heritage research and guidanceseeitsHELMwebpagesat http://www.helm.org.uk/farmbuildings
Thisguidancefollowsthedevelopmentofanevidencebaseforthehistoriccharacterandsurvivalofthe county’sfarmsteads,whichhasbeenenteredonthecounty’sHistoricEnvironmentRecordat http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Historic-Environment-Record.Itincludesthemappingofhistoriccharacter,survivalanduseoffarmsteadsacrossthecountyaspartoftheWestMidlandsFarmsteadsandLandscapesProject(see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wmidlandsfarmsteads).
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
ForplanningpoliciesinEastStaffordshireBoroughseehttp://www.eaststaffsbc.gov.uk/Planning/PlanningPolicy/Pages/default.aspx
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN EAST STAFFORDSHIRE BOROUGH
HISTORIC FARMSTEAD CHARACTER•17%ofthecounty’sfarmsteadsliewithintheDistrict.•Large-scalefarmsteads(36%)arerepresentedinlowdensitiesacrosstheDistrict.Largeregularcourtyards,however,areparticularlycharacteristicoftheNeedwoodplateau.ThisisahighlyplannedagriculturallandscapedominatedbyregularfieldsystemsandstraightroadswhichwascreatedfollowinganActofEnclosure(NeedwoodForest)passedin1801.Thisareaincludesahighproportionoflandscapeparks.
•Small-scalefarmsteads(43%)arealmostentirelyabsentfromthe area of the former Needwood Forest. They are associated with those landscapes enclosed from woodland in the medievalperiodtothesouthofUttoxeterandtothesouthofHanbury.Theyarealsopresentinhighdensitiesaroundthesmall settlements to the north and west.
•RegularL-plans(13%),associatedwithdairyfarming,areparticularlyconcentratedwithinorontheedgeoftheDovevalley,itstributariesandtheupper(northern)stretchesoftheBlitheanditstributaries.Theyarealsofoundtothesouthof the District within and on the edge of the Trent Valley and itstributariesincludingwithinoradjacenttoareasofhistoricwater meadows.
SIGNIFICANCEFarmsteadswhichhaveretainedtraditionalbuildingsand/ortheirhistoricformmakeapositivecontributiontolocalcharacteranddistinctiveness,whethertheyaredesignatedasheritageassetsornot.Thegreaterthesurvivalofthehistoric
formanddetailofthewholefarmsteadandanybuildings,thegreaterwillbeitssignificance.
Theheritagepotentialoftraditionalfarmsteads,basedonthesurvivaloftheirhistoricformfromOrdnanceSurveymapsofc.1900,hasbeenenteredontotheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironment Record (HER).
•78%ofrecordedfarmsteads(countyaverage59%)havehighheritagepotentialastraditionalfarmsteads,becausetheyhaveretainedmorethan50%oftheirhistoricform.
•7%(countyaverage9.5%)havesomeheritagepotentialbecausetheyhaveretainedlessthan50%oftheirhistoricform.
Theremaindermayhaveretainedahouse(whichmaybealistedbuilding)orhavelostalloftheirbuildings.Thesemaystillretainarchaeologicaldepositswhichcanberevealedthroughdevelopment.
PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUESResearchledbyEnglishHeritage(seetextboxonfirstpage)hasshownthathistoricfarmbuildingshavebeenmoreproneto both neglect and development than any other historic buildingtype.Theyarealsoassociatedwithhighlevelsofhome-basedbusinessuse.•17%offarmsteadsitesretainingworkingbuildingshaveoneormoreconvertedbuildings.
•35%oflistedworkingfarmbuildingshaveevidencefornon-agriculturalreuse(32%beingresidentialandthesebeingassociated with a very high proportion of directorships).
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LEGEND
FARMSTEADS IN LICHFIELD DISTRICT
PLANNING ISSUES
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK to demonstrate how development proposals comply with national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework stresses the importance of:•Retaining and enhancing local
character and distinctiveness.•Conserving heritage assets in
a manner appropriate to their significanceandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentwiththeirconservation.
Localplanpolicygenerallysupportsthere-useofsignificanthistoricbuildings,andincludesspecificrequirementsandplanningconsiderations,particularlyin relation to residential additions andalterations,neighbourhoodissuesandtakingaccountofbiodiversity.Itis important to identify any heritage assets and other designations where specificpoliciesmightapply,includinglistedbuildings,conservationareas,Green Belt or the Cannock Chase AONB.
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK four stages to identify and consider the need and potential for change at the earliest stage of considering change for a
farmstead or farm building.
1SITE SUMMARY
Thiscomprisesabriefdescriptionofthewholesiteanditslandscapecontext,andidentificationofotherkeyissuessuchassiteaccess,servicesanddesignations.Itprovidestheessentialfirststepandcanbeeasilycompletedbytheapplicantordeveloperwithoutspecialistknowledge.
2 ASSESS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEAssessheritagesignificanceofthebuildingandsite,fromitscontributiontolocalcharactertothesignificanceofindividualbuildings.
3NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE
UsetheunderstandinggainedfromStages1and2toconsiderconstraintsandopportunitiesforsympatheticchangeanddevelopment,andthetypeofsustainablechangemostmosttobeacceptableintheplanningprocess.
4 SITING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Designissuesforthesiteanditsbuildings,andthesitingofnewbuildings.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE
FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS CHARACTER STATEMENT provides fully-illustratedguidanceonthecharacterandsignificanceofStaffordshire’straditionalfarmsteadsandbuildingsintheirlandscapeandsettlementcontext,andtheareasintowhichitsubdivides.
AREA SUMMARIES for the areas into whichthecountysubdivides,basedon analysis of its farmsteads in their landscape context.
For English Heritage research and guidanceseeitsHELMwebpagesat http://www.helm.org.uk/farmbuildings
Thisguidancefollowsthedevelopmentofanevidencebaseforthehistoriccharacterandsurvivalofthe county’sfarmsteads,whichhasbeenenteredonthecounty’sHistoricEnvironmentRecordat http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Historic-Environment-Record.Itincludesthemappingofhistoriccharacter,survivalanduseoffarmsteadsacrossthecountyaspartoftheWestMidlandsFarmsteadsandLandscapesProject(see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wmidlandsfarmsteads).
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
ForplanningpoliciesinLichfieldDistrictseehttp://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=1004
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN LICHFIELD DISTRICT
HISTORIC FARMSTEAD CHARACTER•11%ofthecounty’sfarmsteadsliewithintheDistrict.
•Large-scaleregularcourtyardfarmsteads(60%)dominatetheDistrictandcanbefoundfairlyevenlyspreadacrossthelandscape.TheyparticularlydominatetheeastoftheDistrict(northofTamworth),whichisalmostentirelyabsentofanyother farmstead type. In this area these farmsteads are particularlyassociatedwithplannedenclosure.
•Thegreatestnumbersofsmall-scalefarmsteadslieinthelandscapetothesouthandsouthwestofthecityofLichfieldinlandscapesdominatedbypost-medievalirregularfieldsystems.
•RelativelyhighnumbersofregularcourtyardL-plans,oftenassociatedwithdairyfarming,alsosurvivefairlyevenlyacrosstheDistrict(20%).
•FarmsteadsarelargelyabsentinthewestandaroundLichfieldwhereurbanexpansionhasbeenhighest.
SIGNIFICANCEFarmsteadswhichhaveretainedtraditionalbuildingsand/ortheirhistoricformmakeapositivecontributiontolocalcharacteranddistinctiveness,whethertheyaredesignatedasheritageassetsornot.Thegreaterthesurvivalofthehistoricformanddetailofthewholefarmsteadandanybuildings,thegreaterwillbeitssignificance.
Theheritagepotentialoftraditionalfarmsteads,basedonthesurvivaloftheirhistoricformfromOrdnanceSurveymaps
ofc.1900,hasbeenenteredontotheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironment Record (HER).
•68%ofrecordedfarmsteads(countyaverage59%)havehighheritagepotentialastraditionalfarmsteads,becausetheyhaveretainedmorethan50%oftheirhistoricform.
•11%(countyaverage9.5%)havesomeheritagepotentialbecausetheyhaveretainedlessthan50%oftheirhistoricform.
Theremaindermayhaveretainedahouse(whichmaybealistedbuilding)orhavelostalloftheirbuildings.Thesemaystillretainarchaeologicaldepositswhichcanberevealedthroughdevelopment.
PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUESResearchledbyEnglishHeritage(seetextboxonfirstpage)hasshownthathistoricfarmbuildingshavebeenmoreproneto both neglect and development than any other historic buildingtype.Theyarealsoassociatedwithhighlevelsofhome-basedbusinessuse.
•33%oflistedworkingfarmbuildingshaveevidencefornon-agriculturalreuse(22%beingresidentialandthesebeingassociated with a very high proportion of directorships).
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LEGEND
FARMSTEADS IN NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BOROUGH
PLANNING ISSUES
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK to demonstrate how development proposals comply with national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework stresses the importance of:•Retaining and enhancing local
character and distinctiveness.•Conserving heritage assets in
a manner appropriate to their significanceandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentwiththeirconservation.
Localplanpolicygenerallysupportsthere-useofsignificanthistoricbuildings,andincludesspecificrequirementsandplanningconsiderations,particularlyin relation to residential additions andalterations,neighbourhoodissuesandtakingaccountofbiodiversity.Itis important to identify any heritage assets and other designations where specificpoliciesmightapply,includinglistedbuildings,conservationareas,orthe Green Belt.
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK four stages to identify and consider the need and potential for change at the earliest stage of considering change for a
farmstead or farm building.
1SITE SUMMARY
Thiscomprisesabriefdescriptionofthewholesiteanditslandscapecontext,andidentificationofotherkeyissuessuchassiteaccess,servicesanddesignations.Itprovidestheessentialfirststepandcanbeeasilycompletedbytheapplicantordeveloperwithoutspecialistknowledge.
2 ASSESS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEAssessheritagesignificanceofthebuildingandsite,fromitscontributiontolocalcharactertothesignificanceofindividualbuildings.
3NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE
UsetheunderstandinggainedfromStages1and2toconsiderconstraintsandopportunitiesforsympatheticchangeanddevelopment,andthetypeofsustainablechangemostmosttobeacceptableintheplanningprocess.
4 SITING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Designissuesforthesiteanditsbuildings,andthesitingofnewbuildings.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE
FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS CHARACTER STATEMENT provides fully-illustratedguidanceonthecharacterandsignificanceofStaffordshire’straditionalfarmsteadsandbuildingsintheirlandscapeandsettlementcontext,andtheareasintowhichitsubdivides.
AREA SUMMARIES for the areas into whichthecountysubdivides,basedon analysis of its farmsteads in their landscape context.
For English Heritage research and guidanceseeitsHELMwebpagesat http://www.helm.org.uk/farmbuildings
Thisguidancefollowsthedevelopmentofanevidencebaseforthehistoriccharacterandsurvivalofthe county’sfarmsteads,whichhasbeenenteredonthecounty’sHistoricEnvironmentRecordat http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Historic-Environment-Record.Itincludesthemappingofhistoriccharacter,survivalanduseoffarmsteadsacrossthecountyaspartoftheWestMidlandsFarmsteadsandLandscapesProject(see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wmidlandsfarmsteads).
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
ForplanningpoliciesinNewcastle-under-LymeBoroughsee http://www.newcastle-staffs.gov.uk/planning_index.asp?id=SXC6FB-A780BDA3&cat=1138
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME BOROUGH
HISTORIC FARMSTEAD CHARACTER•8%ofthecounty’sfarmsteadsliewithintheBorough.The
farmsteads tend to be associated with hamlets or form looseclusters,withonlyasmallnumberformingisolatedfarmsteads. Farmsteads are now largely absent to the east oftheDistrictduetourbanexpansionandformerextractiveindustrialsites.
•Small-scalefarmsteads(38%)includinglinearplans,dispersedclusterplansandloosecourtyardplanswithworkingbuildingstoonlyoneortwosidesoftheyardslightlyoutnumberthelarge-scalecourtyardfarmsteads(35%).Thefarmsteadsareassociatedwithamixofplannedandirregularfieldpatterns.
•20%ofthefarmsteadsaredefinedasregularcourtyardL-plansandareconcentratedtothesoutharoundAshleyHeath/LoggerheadsandtothenorthbetweenAudley/Balterleyandthecountyboundary.Thesefarmsteadsareassociatedwithsmall-scaledairyingandareparticularlycharacteristicoftheBorough.
SIGNIFICANCEFarmsteadswhichhaveretainedtraditionalbuildingsand/ortheirhistoricformmakeapositivecontributiontolocalcharacteranddistinctiveness,whethertheyaredesignatedasheritageassetsornot.Thegreaterthesurvivalofthehistoricformanddetailofthewholefarmsteadandanybuildings,thegreaterwillbeitssignificance.
Theheritagepotentialoftraditionalfarmsteads,basedonthe
survivaloftheirhistoricformfromOrdnanceSurveymapsofc.1900,hasbeenenteredontotheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironment Record (HER).
•63%ofrecordedfarmsteads(countyaverage59%)havehighheritagepotentialastraditionalfarmsteads,becausetheyhaveretainedmorethan50%oftheirhistoricform.
•11%(countyaverage9.5%)havesomeheritagepotentialbecausetheyhaveretainedlessthan50%oftheirhistoricform.
Theremaindermayhaveretainedahouse(whichmaybealistedbuilding)orhavelostalloftheirbuildings.Thesemaystillretainarchaeologicaldepositswhichcanberevealedthroughdevelopment.
PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUESResearchledbyEnglishHeritage(seetextboxonfirstpage)hasshownthathistoricfarmbuildingshavebeenmoreproneto both neglect and development than any other historic buildingtype.Theyarealsoassociatedwithhighlevelsofhome-basedbusinessuse.
•23%oflistedworkingfarmbuildingshaveevidencefornon-agriculturalreuse(23%beingresidentialandthesebeingassociated with a very high proportion of directorships).
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LEGEND
FARMSTEADS IN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE
PLANNING ISSUES
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK to demonstrate how development proposals comply with national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework stresses the importance of:•Retaining and enhancing local
character and distinctiveness.•Conserving heritage assets in
a manner appropriate to their significanceandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentwiththeirconservation.
Localplanpolicygenerallysupportsthere-useofsignificanthistoricbuildings,andincludesspecificrequirementsandplanningconsiderations,particularlyin relation to residential additions andalterations,neighbourhoodissuesandtakingaccountofbiodiversity.Itis important to identify any heritage assets and other designations where specificpoliciesmightapply,includinglistedbuildings,conservationareas,Green Belt or the Cannock Chase AONB.
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK four stages to identify and consider the need and potential for change at the earliest stage of considering change for a
farmstead or farm building.
1SITE SUMMARY
Thiscomprisesabriefdescriptionofthewholesiteanditslandscapecontext,andidentificationofotherkeyissuessuchassiteaccess,servicesanddesignations.Itprovidestheessentialfirststepandcanbeeasilycompletedbytheapplicantordeveloperwithoutspecialistknowledge.
2 ASSESS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEAssessheritagesignificanceofthebuildingandsite,fromitscontributiontolocalcharactertothesignificanceofindividualbuildings.
3NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE
UsetheunderstandinggainedfromStages1and2toconsiderconstraintsandopportunitiesforsympatheticchangeanddevelopment,andthetypeofsustainablechangemostmosttobeacceptableintheplanningprocess.
4 SITING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Designissuesforthesiteanditsbuildings,andthesitingofnewbuildings.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE
FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS CHARACTER STATEMENT provides fully-illustratedguidanceonthecharacterandsignificanceofStaffordshire’straditionalfarmsteadsandbuildingsintheirlandscapeandsettlementcontext,andtheareasintowhichitsubdivides.
AREA SUMMARIES for the areas into whichthecountysubdivides,basedon analysis of its farmsteads in their landscape context.
For English Heritage research and guidanceseeitsHELMwebpagesat http://www.helm.org.uk/farmbuildings
Thisguidancefollowsthedevelopmentofanevidencebaseforthehistoriccharacterandsurvivalofthe county’sfarmsteads,whichhasbeenenteredonthecounty’sHistoricEnvironmentRecordat http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Historic-Environment-Record.Itincludesthemappingofhistoriccharacter,survivalanduseoffarmsteadsacrossthecountyaspartoftheWestMidlandsFarmsteadsandLandscapesProject(see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wmidlandsfarmsteads).
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
ForplanningpoliciesinSouthStaffordshireseehttp://www.sstaffs.gov.uk/your_services/strategic_services/planning_policy_-_local_plans.aspx
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE
HISTORIC FARMSTEAD CHARACTER•11%ofthecounty’sfarmsteadsliewithintheDistrictandthesearedistributedfairlyevenlyacrosstheauthorityarea.
•60%ofthetraditionalfarmsteadshavebeenclassifiedaslargeloosecourtyards(withworkingbuildingstothreeormoresidesoftheyard),dispersedmulti-yardsorlargeregularcourtyards(includingE-plans,U-plansandcoveredyards).These farmstead types are fairly evenly dispersed across the landscape and are likely to be associated with the large estateswhichdominatedtheareabyatleastthelate18thcentury.
•Smallandmedium-scalefarmsteads(includingregularcourtyardL-plans,linearplans,andloosecourtyardplanswithworkingbuildingstooneortwosidesoftheyard)tendtobelooselyclusteredinandaroundthesmallvillagesandhamletsacross the District.
SIGNIFICANCEFarmsteadswhichhaveretainedtraditionalbuildingsand/ortheirhistoricformmakeapositivecontributiontolocalcharacteranddistinctiveness,whethertheyaredesignatedasheritageassetsornot.Thegreaterthesurvivalofthehistoricformanddetailofthewholefarmsteadandanybuildings,thegreaterwillbeitssignificance.
Theheritagepotentialoftraditionalfarmsteads,basedonthesurvivaloftheirhistoricformfromOrdnanceSurveymapsofc.1900,hasbeenenteredontotheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironment Record (HER).
•67%ofrecordedfarmsteads(countyaverage59%)havehighheritagepotentialastraditionalfarmsteads,becausetheyhaveretainedmorethan50%oftheirhistoricform.
•14%havesomeheritagepotentialbecausetheyhaveretainedlessthan50%oftheirhistoricform.
Theremaindermayhaveretainedahouse(whichmaybealistedbuilding)orhavelostalloftheirbuildings.Thesemaystillretainarchaeologicaldepositswhichcanberevealedthroughdevelopment
PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUESResearchledbyEnglishHeritage(seetextboxonfirstpage)hasshownthathistoricfarmbuildingshavebeenmoreproneto both neglect and development than any other historic buildingtype.Theyarealsoassociatedwithhighlevelsofhome-basedbusinessuse.
•The area has an above-average level of conversions to residentialuse.
•40%oflistedworkingfarmbuildingshaveevidencefornon-agriculturalreuse(40%beingresidentialandthesebeingassociated with a very high proportion of directorships).
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LEGEND
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN STAFFORD BOROUGH
PLANNING ISSUES
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK to demonstrate how development proposals comply with national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework stresses the importance of:•Retaining and enhancing local
character and distinctiveness.•Conserving heritage assets in
a manner appropriate to their significanceandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentwiththeirconservation.
Localplanpolicygenerallysupportsthere-useofsignificanthistoricbuildings,andincludesspecificrequirementsandplanningconsiderations,particularlyin relation to residential additions andalterations,neighbourhoodissuesandtakingaccountofbiodiversity.Itis important to identify any heritage assets and other designations where specificpoliciesmightapply,includinglistedbuildings,conservationareas,Green Belt or the Cannock Chase AONB.
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK four stages to identify and consider the need and potential for change at the earliest stage of considering change for a
farmstead or farm building.
1SITE SUMMARY
Thiscomprisesabriefdescriptionofthewholesiteanditslandscapecontext,andidentificationofotherkeyissuessuchassiteaccess,servicesanddesignations.Itprovidestheessentialfirststepandcanbeeasilycompletedbytheapplicantordeveloperwithoutspecialistknowledge.
2 ASSESS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEAssessheritagesignificanceofthebuildingandsite,fromitscontributiontolocalcharactertothesignificanceofindividualbuildings.
3NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE
UsetheunderstandinggainedfromStages1and2toconsiderconstraintsandopportunitiesforsympatheticchangeanddevelopment,andthetypeofsustainablechangemostmosttobeacceptableintheplanningprocess.
4 SITING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Designissuesforthesiteanditsbuildings,andthesitingofnewbuildings.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE
FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS CHARACTER STATEMENT provides fully-illustratedguidanceonthecharacterandsignificanceofStaffordshire’straditionalfarmsteadsandbuildingsintheirlandscapeandsettlementcontext,andtheareasintowhichitsubdivides.
AREA SUMMARIES for the areas into whichthecountysubdivides,basedon analysis of its farmsteads in their landscape context.
For English Heritage research and guidanceseeitsHELMwebpagesat http://www.helm.org.uk/farmbuildings
Thisguidancefollowsthedevelopmentofanevidencebaseforthehistoriccharacterandsurvivalofthe county’sfarmsteads,whichhasbeenenteredonthecounty’sHistoricEnvironmentRecordat http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Historic-Environment-Record.Itincludesthemappingofhistoriccharacter,survivalanduseoffarmsteadsacrossthecountyaspartoftheWestMidlandsFarmsteadsandLandscapesProject(see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wmidlandsfarmsteads).
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
ForplanningpoliciesinStaffordBoroughseehttp://www.staffordbc.gov.uk/forwardplanning
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN STAFFORD BOROUGH
HISTORIC FARMSTEAD CHARACTER•22%ofthecounty’sfarmsteadsliewithintheBorough.
•Thecountytown,Stafford,liestowardsthesouthoftheBoroughandtheheartlandofCannockChaseliestothesoutheast.Intheseareasfarmsteadsarelargelyabsent.
•47%ofthetraditionalfarmsteadshavebeenclassifiedaslargeloosecourtyards(withworkingbuildingstothreeormoresidesoftheyard),dispersedmulti-yardsorlargeregularcourtyards(includingE-plans,U-plansandcoveredyards).These farmstead types are most often located in isolated positions and are fairly evenly dispersed across the landscape.
•Smallandmedium-scalefarmsteads(includingregularcourtyardL-plans,linearplansandloosecourtyardplanswithworkingbuildingstooneortwosidesoftheyard)tendtobemorelooselyclustered.ThehighestdensitiestendtolietowardsthenorthandnortheastoftheDistrict,tothewestofStafford,wherethereareahighnumberofsmallhamletsandwindingnarrowlanes,andinthelandscapetothenorthwest and west of Eccleshall.
SIGNIFICANCEFarmsteadswhichhaveretainedtraditionalbuildingsand/ortheirhistoricformmakeapositivecontributiontolocalcharacteranddistinctiveness,whethertheyaredesignatedasheritageassetsornot.Thegreaterthesurvivalofthehistoricformanddetailofthewholefarmsteadandanybuildings,thegreaterwillbeitssignificance.
Theheritagepotentialoftraditionalfarmsteads,basedonthesurvivaloftheirhistoricformfromOrdnanceSurveymapsofc.1900,hasbeenenteredontotheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironment Record (HER).
•70%ofrecordedfarmsteads(countyaverage59%)havehighheritagepotentialastraditionalfarmsteads,becausetheyhaveretainedmorethan50%oftheirhistoricform.
•14%(countyaverage9.5%)havesomeheritagepotentialbecausetheyhaveretainedlessthan50%oftheirhistoricform.
Theremaindermayhaveretainedahouse(whichmaybealistedbuilding)orhavelostalloftheirbuildings.Thesemaystillretainarchaeologicaldepositswhichcanberevealedthroughdevelopment.
PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUESResearchledbyEnglishHeritage(seetextboxonfirstpage)hasshownthathistoricfarmbuildingshavebeenmoreproneto both neglect and development than any other historic buildingtype.Theyarealsoassociatedwithhighlevelsofhome-basedbusinessuse.
•Thereisaslightlyaboveaverageproportion(54%)oflistedworkingfarmbuildingswhichhaveevidencefornon-agriculturalreuse.Mostoftheseareresidentialandassociated with a very high proportion of directorships.
•Highernumbersoffarmingunitsinvolvedinsoftfruitproduction.
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FARMSTEADS IN STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS DISTRICT
PLANNING ISSUES
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK to demonstrate how development proposals comply with national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework stresses the importance of:•Retaining and enhancing local
character and distinctiveness.•Conserving heritage assets in
a manner appropriate to their significanceandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentwiththeirconservation.
Localplanpolicygenerallysupportsthere-useofsignificanthistoricbuildings,andincludesspecificrequirementsandplanningconsiderations,particularlyin relation to residential additions andalterations,neighbourhoodissuesandtakingaccountofbiodiversity.Itis important to identify any heritage assets and other designations where specificpoliciesmightapply,includinglistedbuildings,conservationareas,Green Belt or the Peak District National Park.
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK four stages to identify and consider the need and potential for change at the earliest stage of considering change for a
farmstead or farm building.
1SITE SUMMARY
Thiscomprisesabriefdescriptionofthewholesiteanditslandscapecontext,andidentificationofotherkeyissuessuchassiteaccess,servicesanddesignations.Itprovidestheessentialfirststepandcanbeeasilycompletedbytheapplicantordeveloperwithoutspecialistknowledge.
2 ASSESS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEAssessheritagesignificanceofthebuildingandsite,fromitscontributiontolocalcharactertothesignificanceofindividualbuildings.
3NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE
UsetheunderstandinggainedfromStages1and2toconsiderconstraintsandopportunitiesforsympatheticchangeanddevelopment,andthetypeofsustainablechangemostmosttobeacceptableintheplanningprocess.
4 SITING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Designissuesforthesiteanditsbuildings,andthesitingofnewbuildings.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE
FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS CHARACTER STATEMENT provides fully-illustratedguidanceonthecharacterandsignificanceofStaffordshire’straditionalfarmsteadsandbuildingsintheirlandscapeandsettlementcontext,andtheareasintowhichitsubdivides.
AREA SUMMARIES for the areas into whichthecountysubdivides,basedon analysis of its farmsteads in their landscape context.
For English Heritage research and guidanceseeitsHELMwebpagesat http://www.helm.org.uk/farmbuildings
Thisguidancefollowsthedevelopmentofanevidencebaseforthehistoriccharacterandsurvivalofthe county’sfarmsteads,whichhasbeenenteredonthecounty’sHistoricEnvironmentRecordat http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Historic-Environment-Record.Itincludesthemappingofhistoriccharacter,survivalanduseoffarmsteadsacrossthecountyaspartoftheWestMidlandsFarmsteadsandLandscapesProject(see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wmidlandsfarmsteads).
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
For planning policies in Staffordshire Moorlands District see http://www.staffsmoorlands.gov.uk/sm/council-services/planning-and-buildings/local-development
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS
HISTORIC FARMSTEAD CHARACTER•30%ofthecounty’sfarmsteadsliewithintheDistrictofteninveryhighdensities,exceptinthehighermoreexposedlandscapessuchasthatlyingtothenorthofLeek.
•Small-scalefarmsteadsincludinglinearplans,dispersedclusterplansandloosecourtyardplansdominatethelandscape(71%).ThesefarmsteadtypesarewidespreadacrosstheDistrict,generallyforminglooseclustersorarealternativelystrungoutalongoradjacenttorouteways.TheycanbefoundinparticularlyhighdensitiestothenortharoundBiddulphMoorandBrownEdge.RegularcourtyardL-plans(7%)arefairlyevenlydistributedacrossthelandscape.
•Large-scalefarmsteadscanalsobefoundfairlyevenlyspreadacrossthelandscapebutaremorelikelytobelocatedinisolatedpositionssurroundedbytheirholdings.
•TheancientwoodlandsoftheChurnetValleyarehistoricallyassociatedwithearlyironworkingwhichinturnmaybeassociatedwiththehighnumbersofsurviving17thcenturyfarmsteads.
•Theuplandlandscapesarecharacterisedbystonewalledenclosuresandfarmsteads.
SIGNIFICANCEFarmsteadswhichhaveretainedtraditionalbuildingsand/ortheirhistoricformmakeapositivecontributiontolocalcharacteranddistinctiveness,whethertheyaredesignatedasheritageassetsornot.Thegreaterthesurvivalofthehistoricformanddetailofthewholefarmsteadandanybuildings,thegreaterwillbeitssignificance.
Theheritagepotentialoftraditionalfarmsteads,basedonthesurvivaloftheirhistoricformfromOrdnanceSurveymapsofc.1900,hasbeenenteredontotheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironment Record (HER).
•79%ofrecordedfarmsteads(countyaverage59%)havehighheritagepotentialastraditionalfarmsteads,becausetheyhaveretainedmorethan50%oftheirhistoricform.
•7%(countyaverage9.5%)havesomeheritagepotentialbecausetheyhaveretainedlessthan50%oftheirhistoricform.
Theremaindermayhaveretainedahouse(whichmaybealistedbuilding)orhavelostalloftheirbuildings.Thesemaystillretainarchaeologicaldepositswhichcanberevealedthroughdevelopment.
PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUESResearchledbyEnglishHeritage(seetextboxonfirstpage)hasshownthathistoricfarmbuildingshavebeenmoreproneto both neglect and development than any other historic buildingtype.Theyarealsoassociatedwithhighlevelsofhome-basedbusinessuse.
ThereisamuchhigherproportionoffarmsteadsthatremaininagriculturaluseinthisdistrictthanintherestofthecountyandtheWestMidlandsasawhole.18%oflistedworkingfarmbuildingshaveevidencefornon-agriculturalreuse.associatedwith a very high proportion of directorships).
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FARMSTEADS IN TAMWORTH BOROUGH
PLANNING ISSUES
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK to demonstrate how development proposals comply with national and local planning policy. The National Planning Policy Framework stresses the importance of:•Retaining and enhancing local
character and distinctiveness.•Conserving heritage assets in
a manner appropriate to their significanceandputtingthemtoviableusesconsistentwiththeirconservation.
Localplanpolicygenerallysupportsthere-useofsignificanthistoricbuildings,andincludesspecificrequirementsandplanningconsiderations,particularlyin relation to residential additions andalterations,neighbourhoodissuesandtakingaccountofbiodiversity.Itis important to identify any heritage assets and other designations where specificpoliciesmightapply,includinglistedbuildings,conservationareas,orthe Green Belt.
Use the FARMSTEAD ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK four stages to identify and consider the need and potential for change at the earliest stage of considering change for a
farmstead or farm building.
1SITE SUMMARY
Thiscomprisesabriefdescriptionofthewholesiteanditslandscapecontext,andidentificationofotherkeyissuessuchassiteaccess,servicesanddesignations.Itprovidestheessentialfirststepandcanbeeasilycompletedbytheapplicantordeveloperwithoutspecialistknowledge.
2 ASSESS HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCEAssessheritagesignificanceofthebuildingandsite,fromitscontributiontolocalcharactertothesignificanceofindividualbuildings.
3NEED AND POTENTIAL FOR CHANGE
UsetheunderstandinggainedfromStages1and2toconsiderconstraintsandopportunitiesforsympatheticchangeanddevelopment,andthetypeofsustainablechangemostmosttobeacceptableintheplanningprocess.
4 SITING AND DESIGN ISSUES
Designissuesforthesiteanditsbuildings,andthesitingofnewbuildings.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS IN THE STAFFORDSHIRE
FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS CHARACTER STATEMENT provides fully-illustratedguidanceonthecharacterandsignificanceofStaffordshire’straditionalfarmsteadsandbuildingsintheirlandscapeandsettlementcontext,andtheareasintowhichitsubdivides.
AREA SUMMARIES for the areas into whichthecountysubdivides,basedon analysis of its farmsteads in their landscape context.
For English Heritage research and guidanceseeitsHELMwebpagesat http://www.helm.org.uk/farmbuildings
Thisguidancefollowsthedevelopmentofanevidencebaseforthehistoriccharacterandsurvivalofthe county’sfarmsteads,whichhasbeenenteredonthecounty’sHistoricEnvironmentRecordat http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Historic-Environment-Record.Itincludesthemappingofhistoriccharacter,survivalanduseoffarmsteadsacrossthecountyaspartoftheWestMidlandsFarmsteadsandLandscapesProject(see http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/wmidlandsfarmsteads).
STAFFORDSHIRE FARMSTEADS GUIDANCE
ForplanningpoliciesinTamworthBoroughCouncilseehttp://www.tamworth.gov.uk/planning
TRADITIONAL FARMSTEADS IN TAMWORTH BOROUGH
HISTORIC FARMSTEAD CHARACTER•Lessthan1%ofthecounty’sfarmsteadsliewithintheBoroughduetoextensiveurbanexpansionfollowingtheSecond World War.
•Ofthesurvivingfarmsteadsthelargeregularcourtyardcomplexes(56%)outnumberthoseofmediumtosmall-scale(44%).Tothenortheastthefarmsteadsareassociatedwithhistoricparklandandplannedenclosure.
SIGNIFICANCEFarmsteadswhichhaveretainedtraditionalbuildingsand/ortheirhistoricformmakeapositivecontributiontolocalcharacteranddistinctiveness,whethertheyaredesignatedasheritageassetsornot.Thegreaterthesurvivalofthehistoricformanddetailofthewholefarmsteadandanybuildings,thegreaterwillbeitssignificance.
Theheritagepotentialoftraditionalfarmsteads,basedonthesurvivaloftheirhistoricformfromOrdnanceSurveymapsofc.1900,hasbeenenteredontotheStaffordshireHistoricEnvironment Record (HER).Traditional farmsteads in this area have experienced a markedly above-average level of change thanmostotherpartsofthecounty.
•21%ofrecordedfarmsteads(countyaverage59%)havehighheritagepotentialastraditionalfarmsteads,becausetheyhaveretainedmorethan50%oftheirhistoricform.
•3%(countyaverage9.5%)havesomeheritagepotentialbecausetheyhaveretainedlessthan50%oftheirhistoricform.
Theremaindermayhaveretainedahouse(whichmaybealistedbuilding)orhavelostalloftheirbuildings.Thesemaystillretainarchaeologicaldepositswhichcanberevealedthroughdevelopment.
PRESENT AND FUTURE ISSUESResearchledbyEnglishHeritage(seetextboxonfirstpage)hasshownthathistoricfarmbuildingshavebeenmoreproneto both neglect and development than any other historic buildingtype.Theyarealsoassociatedwithhighlevelsofhome-basedbusinessuse.
Almostallsurvivingfarmsteadsinthisboroughhaveexperiencedconversiontoresidentialuse.
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