Aylesbury Vale District Council

PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 SECTIONS 69 AND 70

GIBRALTAR CONSERVATION AREA, DINTON, WESTLINGTON AND UPTON CONSERVATION AREA, AKELEY CONSERVATION AREA, BIERTON CONSERVATION AREAS AND WESTON TURVILLE CONSERVATION AREAS

NOTICE IS GIVEN under the provisions of the 1990 Act that Aylesbury Vale District Council (“the Council”) has determined that the areas described in the Schedule to this Notice are areas of special architectural or historic interest, and that it is desirable to preserve or enhance their character or appearance. It has accordingly designated the areas as ‘Conservation Areas’ (“CAs”).

A plan defining the boundaries of the Conservation Areas, together with the relevant reports to the Council, are available for inspection at the District Council Offices at 66, High Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire from 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Wednesday, 9.45am to 5.15pm Thursdays and 8.45am to 4.45pm on Fridays.

The principal effects of the designation are: -

a) Consent must be obtained from the Council for the demolition of any building (save for excepted buildings) in the CAs.

b) Special publicity must be given to planning applications for development in the CAs.

c) In carrying out any functions under the planning Acts (and, in particular, in determining applications for planning permission and listed building consent), the Council and the Secretary of State are required to take into account the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the CAs.

d) it becomes an offence (subject to certain exceptions) to cut down, top, lop, uproot or wilfully damage any tree in the CAs except where consent has been given by the Council;

e) controls over advertisements are extended;

f) permitted development rights are more restricted in the CAs.

Dated the 5th March 2008

Joanna E Swift

Head of Legal Services

SCHEDULE

THE CONSERVATION AREAS NAMED BELOW INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS (INCLUDING THEIR CURTILAGES), STRUCTURES AND OPEN SPACES:

THE GIBRALTAR CONSERVATION AREA INCLUDES:

Rose Cottage (A418, north side), The Bottle and Glass Public House, The Cottage, Old Thatch and Stornoway (Gibraltar Lane, west side), Gibraltar Cottage, Stratford Cottage, Meadows Edge and Morland Cottage (Gibraltar Lane, north side), Applefield, Orchard End and Littleworth (Gibraltar Lane, east side), Westlington Lodge, Westlington House and land to north, west and south of Westlington House, Bigstrup House, Bigstrup Farm and associated Barns (A418, south side).

THE DINTON, WESTLINGTON AND UPTON CONSERVATION AREA INCLUDES:

In Westlington Hamlet:

Meadway, Peckers, Honeysuckle Cottage, Inglenook Cottage, Donnington Cottage, Francklins Cottage, Ostler’s Cottage, Plumtree Cottage and no. 2 The Green (south west side). 1-3 Wootton Lane. Ivy Cottage, Laburnam Cottage and Mole End, Westlington. Hermits Cottage and Willow Cottage, Wootton Lane (including fields to north east of Wootton Lane), and 1 and 3 Jasmine Cottages, The Green (north west side). The area of open space known as Westlington Green is also included.

Along High Street:

La Chouette, field north east of La Chouette, Pinehill, Valentine’s, Wychert Cottage, Hope Cottage (south side). Appletree Cottage, and Orchard Cottage (east side). Wootton Farmhouse, Lavender Cottage, Magnolia Cottage, Sweet Briar Cottage, Forsythia Cottage and Rose Cottage (1-5 High Street), Witchert Bottom, Newfield House, Saddlestones, The Old Chapel, High Street Cottages, The Old Bakery, Homelea, Mount Pleasant, Grapevine Cottage and The Old Grapevine (north and west sides).

New Road and Stars Lane:

Chestnut Cottage, Honeysuckle Cottage and Startop (New Road) Starbank House, Wayside, The Cottage (2), Poppy Cottage (1) and The Bungalow (Stars Lane, south side). Seven Stars Public House, Stars Cottage, Westlington Barns and Westlington Farm, Stars Lane (north side).

Biggs Lane:

Old Post Office and Dinton Cottage (north side). Biggs Cave, nos. 1-4 (Cornflower Cottages), land to east of 1-4 (Cornflower Cottages) and Moat Cottage (south side).

Upton Road:

Village Hall, Little Meadow, Land off Upton Road, The Wilderness, Dinton Hall, St Peter’s and St Paul’s Church and The Glebe House (south side) and Dinton Croft (north side). The small green area to the north west of Little Meadow is also included.

Ford Road:

Chestnut Farm, Blenheim Farm, Old Well Cottage, Stable Cottage, Warham Lodge, Dormer House, Summers Cottage, Gable Cottage and Forge Cottage (east side)

School Lane:

School House, Dinton C of E First School, Old Coach House, Glebe Cottage, Land to north and east of Glebe Cottage, Wallace Farm and Farmhouse, The Old Foaling Box and Keepers Cottage (north side). Lakeside Barn, Pasture Farm and Pasture Cottage, land to south and east of Pasture Farm, Barn to east of Wallace Farm (south side). The archaeological notification site to the east of School Lane and south of Upton hamlet shall also be included.

Upton:

Upton Thatch, Field Cottage, Upper Farm and Farmhouse, Upton Barn, Middle Barn, Barn End, Chestnut End, Lower Farm, Farmhouse, The Cow Shed and Outbuildings and barns associated with Lower Farm.

THE AKELEY CONSERVATION AREA INCLUDES:

Main Street / Lillingstone Road:

Old Century Cottage, Land to north east of Old Century Cottage, Holly Cottage, Church Farm Cottage, Centre Cottage, Church Farm House, Akeley Churchyard, Hillberry, 19th century barns at Hillside Farm (north and west sides). Hillside, Little Northover, Victoria House and Land to rear of Victoria House, 1-6 Cedars Close, Jasmine Cottage, Thyme House, 1-6 Main Street, 4, 3 and 2, Daisybank, The Little Cottage, The Cottage and land to the south west of The Cottage (east and south sides).

The Square:

The Bull and Butcher Public House, no. 2, The Square, Verendale, The Old School House, The Old School and The Cottage.

Chapel Lane:

Meadow View, 1-7, The Terrace, Honeysuckle Cottage (7A), and Rose Cottage (north side). The Old Cobblers (including land to the south west), Vine Cottage and The Old Chapel (south side)

BIERTON VILLAGE CONTAINS THREE SMALL CONSERVATION AREAS:

THE ST. JAMES CONSERVATION AREA, BIERTON (AT THE NORTH WESTERN END OF THE VILLAGE) INCLUDES:

Aylesbury Road:

Nos. 97 to 111 (odd), 99a, 105a and 125. St James Church, St Osyth’s Well and pond (south east side). Nos. 64 (Church Farm) to 80 (even, including The Red Lion Public House, no. 68), no. 94 (Badricks Farm) and farmyard, and Jubilee Hall (north west side).

Also included are 1, Parson’s Lane, the land adjacent to 72, the field between 80 and 94 (Badricks Farm) and the grass verge along Aylesbury Road, to north east of Badricks Farm up to the junction with Barnett Way. The remains of the moat at the south-western end of the village is also included within this CA

THE AYLESBURY ROAD CONSERVATION AREA, BIERTON (TO THE NORTH EAST OF THE JUNCTION OF AYLESBURY ROAD, BRICK KILN LANE AND BURCOTT LANE) INCLUDES:

Aylesbury Road:

Nos. 161, 163, 173, 175, 179, 181, 185, 185a, 189, 189a and 191 (The Bell PH). 1 to 4 Star Cottages, The Hall and the former Wesleyan Chapel (south east side).

Nos.104 to 160 (even) and 132a, 142a and 144a. Nos. 164 to 178 (even), nos. 186 to 194 (including Stable Cottage, Barn Cottage and The Paddocks) and Conkers Farm (north west side).

Also included are the former clay pits now fishponds to the rear of nos 104 to 158. Nos. 1 and 3 Burcott Lane. Nos. 1 to 5, Brick Kiln Lane, nos. 1 to 3 Pecks Farm Close, and nos. 1 and 2 Read Drive.

THE ROWSHAM ROAD CONSERVATION AREA, BIERTON (AT THE NORTH EAST END OF THE VILLAGE) INCLUDES:

25 (Primrose Cottage), Rowsham Road (south west side) and 202, Aylesbury Road. Nos. 8, 10, 18, 20, 30 to 36 (even) and Grove Farm and farmyard, Rowsham Road (north east side).

WESTON TURVILLE VILLAGE CONTAINS THREE SMALL CONSERVATION AREAS:

THE WEST END AND BROOK END CONSERVATION AREA, WESTON TURVILLE (COVERING THE NORTH WEST AND CENTRE OF THE VILLAGE):

West End:

1, 3 and 7 to 21 (odd) (west side). 2, 6, 10, 12 (Applebourne), 14, 18 and 20 (east side).

Marroway:

49 and 51, (north side). 36 and 38 (south side).

Main Street:

1 (Chandos Arms Public House), 3 (The Old Thatched Cottage), 5, 7 (Chantry Cottage) and 9 (Cobblers Cottage), 35, 45-47, 51 and 53 (north side). 36-38, 40 (The Five Bells Public House), 40A, 42 to 46 (Pathacres) (even), 48, 58-60 and 62 (Butchers Orchard) (south side).

Brook End:

No. 1, Brook End House, The Plough Public House and land to rear, and Walnut Cottage (north side). Nos. 2-6 (even), 12, 18, 18A, and 20 (The Brills) (south side).

School Lane / Worlds End Lane:

Manor Farm and land adjacent to south, Worlds End Lane (east side) and the Union Chapel, 1, 3 and 5 (Barley Close Cottage), School Lane (north side). 2 and 4 School Lane (south side). West End Farm, Worlds End Lane (west side). The War memorial on the green is also included in this area.

Open Spaces:

The Moat between 6 and 10 Main Street, and the large open space of Barley Close Field and The Glebe to the south of Main Street and east of Worlds End / School Lane shall be included in the CA. Also the wide grass verges on both sides of the road between 45 Marroway and 1 Main Street and on the west side of Worlds End Lane from Marroway to the rear boundary of 2 School Lane shall be included.

THE CHURCH END AND CHURCH LANE CONSERVATION AREA, WESTON TURVILLE (COVERING THE SOUTH OF THE VILLAGE) INCLUDES:

Church Walk:

St Mary’s Church, The Manor House, Manor Cottage and Burnside. Also the land to the north of Church Walk, including the Scheduled Ancient Monument in the grounds of The Manor House.

Church Lane:

17, 33 (Pennant Cottage), The Chequers Public House, 41, 43 Church End Cottage and 45 Church Lane (north side), and 1 Bates Lane. The Rectory, Church Rooms and The Studio, The Ivy House, Scott House, Zennor, The Beeches, 6 (The Forge), 6A and 6B (Touchwood), 8 to 16 (even), 20 and 22 (Caen Cottage) and 28 (Sannie Cottage), Church Lane (south side). Also the wide grass verges along the north side of Church Lane from 19 to 33 Church Lane shall be included.

Mill Lane:

Mill Farm and Mill Barn. The associated Mill Stream to the east shall also be included within the CA

THE BYE GREEN CONSERVATION AREA, WESTON TURVILLE (AT THE EASTERN END OF THE VILLAGE) INCLUDES:

33, 35, 39 Brook End and 40 (Weston Lodge), Weston Road, and the area of green space and verge running along the south side of Brook End.