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Conserving Pateley Bridge Conservation Area
4 JULY 2007 - PEOPLE with an interest in
protecting the unique character of the Pateley Bridge area are
being invited to a workshop on 11 July, which will start the
process of an appraisal of the Conservation Area.
The Harrogate District is proud of its
natural and built heritage and it depends
on additional controls in Conservation Areas to
help protect these important elements.
It is 37 years practically to the day since the former West
Riding County Council formally adopted the Conservation Area for
Pateley Bridge on 15 July 1970.
The Conservation Areas in the Harrogate district were last
reviewed over ten years ago and, at that time, the protected area
for Pateley Bridge was extended to include part of Old Church Road,
part of Ripon Road and part of the bank on the south west of the
river Nidd.
Councillor Don Mackenzie, Cabinet Member for Planning and
Transport, says the time is right to evaluate the special interest
of the Conservation Area and to understand how the local community
values the special qualities of Pateley Bridge.
"We are keen to involve local people, whether they have a business
or a home in the area. There have, of course,
been changes to Pateley Bridge in the last ten years but in the
main they have had little impact on the character of the area.
.
"This appraisal process should lead to a better understanding
of the development of the area and what makes Pateley what it is
today and so provide the basis for the positive management of the
conservation area for the future."
The workshop will be held from 6.00 pm in the Memorial Hall on
Wednesday, 11 July. Following an introduction by
the council's conservation team at 6pm there will be a group walk
around the town at 6.30 pm, returning to the Hall at 7.30 pm
for the workshop, which will conclude no later
than 9.30 pm.
The findings of the workshop will help in preparing a draft
document for formal public consultation and, following this, a
final version will be used to assist in the planning of the
area.
The council does want to involve the local community, if you
can spare the time, please come along. To help
us make appropriate arrangements please either telephone Mrs Ann
Johnson on 01423-556591 or send an e-mail to
ann.johnson@harrogate.gov.uk to confirm your
attendance. ENDS
NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is a list
of what those who attend the workshop will look at:
- How the town looks from the countryside - size, layout, how buildings relate to the 'lie of the land' and other landscape features. Key views and vistas in and out of village.
- How Pateley Bridge has developed. How former industry and business activities have influenced building types and layout.
- Building forms and building materials, which influence building design Significant local details. Particular buildings that are attractive landmarks. Those that contribute to the attractiveness of the area or are detrimental to it.
- Spaces around and between buildings. Larger open spaces that contribute to the character of the area such as greens, fields or large gardens.
- Hard (paving, walls, roads etc.) and soft (trees, planting, hedging etc) landscape, parks, woodland and the river.
- How existing activity in and around the Conservation Area impacts on its character.
- Significant changes, e.g. pvcu windows, dormers, loss of spaces about buildings, poor development in or just outside the Conservation Area. Particular problems, pressures and capacity for change.
- What needs to be improved? For example paving and wall repairs, or more tree planting.