Land adjacent Rose Cottage, Sinnington
This site was located in close proximity to the Grade II listed Rose Cottage within Sinnington Conservation Area. The relationship of the application site to that of Rose Cottage was very ambiguous and there was concern that both the application site and the boundary wall fell within the curtilage of the listed building. We were engaged to research the history of the site to clarify this matter and to produce a Heritage Impact Assessment to accompany a planning application for residential development. We were able to track down deeds for the site which showed that at the time of listing, the application site and therefore the boundary wall were not within the same ownership as Rose Cottage. As such neither fell when within the curtilage of the listed building. We also located historic photographs and housing and employment records for the village which identified that the site had, historically, supported a terrace of four cottages and outbduildings which provided precedent for development. We concluded that the character of the site had changed over time however and that the open views of Rose Cottage formed part of the significance of both the listed building and the Conservation Area. A small pair of semi-detached cottages was therefore recommended to act as a visual transition between the terrace to the south and the detached cottage to the north. This approach would also conserve views towards both the cottage and open landscape beyond thus conserving locally valued views. The resultant scheme was approved under delegated powers.
39 Bootham, york
39 Bootham, York is a Garde II listed, Georgian house located within the setting of numerous listed buildings in the York Central Historic Core Conservation Area. The owner had been given pre-application advice from the Council which was resistant to the creation a roof terrace in a rear extension. The proposal would have required the loss of an original window and further historic fabric. Our archival research showed that part of the building had historically been a courtyard and was a later infill. We worked with the owner and architect to identify a less intrusive solution for an internal balcony with a cut away section of roof. We also relocated the proposed amenity space to the section of roof above the former courtyard which was formed from the least sensitive fabric. The result was a high quality, contemporary addition which achieved the outdoor space desired by the applicant whilst conserving the significance of the building. Through the location of historic photos and plans of the building we were also able to recommend enhancement works which helped mitigate the impact of the proposal such as the reinstatement of a missing internal wall. The Council granted Listed Building Consent for the scheme.
Buckingham House, Helmsley
Buckingham House, Helmsley is a Grade II listed, high status dwelling. It is one of the most recognisable buildings in the town. The owners wished to upgrade the bedroom accommodation and relocate the modern stair to the side of the house. The plans proposed had received negative pre-application feedback from the Council. We were subsequently engaged to produce a statement of significance, to help inform revised plans, and this statement was later developed to create a HIA to accompany the ensuing application. Our research identified what the original, ground floor, central-entry plan was likely to have looked like and the owners agreed to reinstate the staircase to its original, central position. This better revealed the significance of the listed building at no extra cost to the applicant. We also identified that the house had been re-roofed using non-vernacular techniques. The Council therefore agreed to the retention but relocation of the trusses, which ran at chest height, within the attic, which enabled the space to be brought into use for bedroom accommodation.
The Chantry, york
The Chantry is an eighteenth century, former vicarage, built on the site of a medieval chantry house. We were recently approached by the owners who had had an application for entertainment space, a contemporary link and garaging refused. We prepared a comprehensive statement of significance to inform revised proposals and feed into a later HIA. As part of our research we discovered that there were medieval burials within part of the garden and that, historically, there had been a run of substantial outbuildings in the location of the proposed garaging which provided precedent for this part of the proposal. The application has yet to be determined
LANGTON HALL COTTAGES, LANGTON
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