Garden Village Conservation Area
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Have your say on the adoption of changes to the Garden Village Conservation Area
Hull City Council are in the process of reviewing its Conservation Areas and Article 4 Directions. Between May and August 2023 a re-survey of the Garden Village Conservation Area has been undertaken.
This has resulted in three outcomes -
- The preparation of a new Character Appraisal and Management Plan
- Proposal for two new Article 4 Directions – ‘Cross Overs’ & ‘Hard Standings’
- New additions to the Hull Local Heritage List
Public Consultation on the adoption of these changes will take place between 1 February 2024 and 15 March 2024.
Questions can be asked, and feedback on the proposals given, by completing an online survey, attending a consultation drop in session or in writing.
What is a Conservation Area?
A ‘Conservation Area’ is a designated area of special architectural or historic interest relating to the heritage of the City of Hull. Hull City Council currently have 26 designated Conservation Areas (Find out more about Conservation Areas in Hull). The designation removes certain permitted development rights associated with the demolition and alteration of buildings. It introduces additional requirements for new development for buildings and land located within the boundary of the Conservation Area. It also introduces controls over the felling and pruning of trees. Applications for development within a Conservation Area, and its setting, are assessed by specific heritage policies and legislation.
What is a Character Appraisal
To inform on the special interest and reasons why an area is designated as a Conservation Area, a Council can adopt a ‘Character Appraisal’ document. A character appraisal will include information such as a definition of the special interest of the Conservation Area. It will explain the character of its built and natural environment, and will identify key elements such as buildings, open spaces and views. A character appraisal can be prepared as a joint document or separately with a ‘Management Plan’ document.
What is a Management Plan?
A Management Plan provides guidance on how development should take place within the Conservation Area. It includes guidance on what features should be retained and how elements such as advertising should be introduced. It can also identify positive and negative trends within a Conservation Area and propose management tools for reversing or promoting such trends.
What is an Article 4 Direction?
An Article 4 Direction is a planning tool that the Council can introduce to withdraw or alter Permitted Development rights within the General Permitted Development Order (GDPO). For example within a Conservation Area the GDPO allows for a resident to change the colour of property but an Article 4 Direction could be introduced to require planning permission to paint a property blue
The Garden Village Conservation Area
The Garden Village was the first Conservation Area to be adopted by Hull City Council in 1970. The designated boundary of the conservation area has been amended in 1994 and in 1999. A Character Appraisal was adopted in 1997. Article 4 Directions were introduced in 1996 (extended 2001) and 2001, for the withdrawal of permitted development rights relating to the alteration of a roof and the erection, construction, improvement or alteration of a boundary within the Conservation Area.
View the Garden Village Conservation Area boundary here
View the existing Garden Village Character Appraisal here
View full details of the existing Garden Village Conservation Area Article 4 Directions here
What is in the new Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan?
The new Character Appraisal and Management Plan (CAMP) includes the following elements -
- A definition of the individual elements of special interest of the Conservation Area
- A historic & archaeological assessment of the area
- A character assessment of the built and natural environment of the area
- The grading of buildings by criteria of their contribution towards the special interest of the conservation area
- The identification of positive architectural features which contribute towards the character and appearance in the area
- The identification of key open spaces, views and vistas
- The contribution made by the natural environment to the area
- The importance of the setting of the heritage asset
- Positive and negative trends within the area
- Opportunities for further development
- Management guidance for the conservation area
A paper copy will also be provided in the Garden Village Community Centre.
Feedback on the contents of the CAMP can be undertaken by completing the below survey form or via the other methods of public consultation.
What happens when a Character Appraisal and Management Plan is adopted?
Once a Character Appraisal and Management Plan have been adopted they form a ‘material consideration’ in the determination of planning and advertisement control applications. This means that an application for development or alteration to a building within a Conservation Area should be determined in accordance with the Character Appraisal and Management Plan.
What Article 4 Directions are Being Proposed?
Two new Article 4 Directions are being proposed to amend the following sections of the 2015 GDPO -
- 'Hard Standings' - Class F of Part One of Schedule 2 – ‘Development consisting of— (a) the provision within the curtilage of a dwelling house of a hard surface for any purpose incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling house as such; or (b) the replacement in whole or in part of such a surface’
- ‘Cross Overs’ - Class B of Part Two of Schedule 2 – ‘The formation, laying out and construction of a means of access to a highway which is not a trunk road or a classified road, where that access is required in connection with development permitted by any Class in this Schedule (other than by Class A of this Part).
For item 1 this would relate to a curtilage (i.e. a garden) fronting the public highway. Item two would be for dropped kerbs to allow vehicular access into the street facing gardens. To undertake these works would require the submission of a planning application.
The Article 4 Directions being proposed will exclude the following areas -
- Acacia Drive – Except where the properties face Laburnum Avenue
- Laburnum Avenue – Nos.117-137 (odd)
- Laburnum Avenue – 106 -114 (even)
- Village Road - Nos. 1- 41 (Odd)
- Village Road Nos. 44 - 82 (Even)
- Holderness House (Grade II listed)
Items 1-5 feature modern boundary treatments and the introduction of an Article 4 Direction would not have relevance in these examples.
Why Are New Article 4 Directions Being Proposed?
A negative trend has been identified within the Conservation Area (see the updated Character Appraisal and Management Plan for full details) where hedges and gardens are being lost from the Conservation Area. The current Article 4 Directions are not preventing this negative trend. By introducing the two new Article 4 Directions this will allow better management of the Conservation Area.
What are the Impacts of the Introduction of An Article 4?
If the new Article 4 Directions are introduced there will be a requirement to applying for planning permission to change your front or street facing gardens to hard standing areas and to introduce a dropped kerb to a garden area. Standard planning fees will apply for planning applications.
View Hull City Council planning application fees here
Is the Boundary of the Conservation Area Being Changed?
No boundary amendments are being proposed within the current re-survey of the Conservation Area.
What Buildings are Being Added onto the Local Heritage List?
The Hull Local Heritage List is an inventory of heritage assets which are of significance to the City Of Hull. The following buildings are proposed for addition onto the Local List -
- St Columba’s Church and Church Hall
- 52 Laburnum Avenue
- Pashby House, James Reckitt Avenue
- 16 Maple Grove
