HILLINGDON UNITARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - London Borough ...

(v)
(vi)
PROVISION OF EMPLOYMENT GENERATING COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS
USES AS PART OF A MIXED USE SCHEME. A SMALL RETAIL ELEMENT
WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE AT THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SITE, ADJACENT
TO THE HIGH STREET;
AN ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN SOLUTION WHICH ENHANCES THE SETTING
OF THE LISTED BUILDINGS, REINFORCES THE CHARACTER OF THE HIGH
STREET AND IS SENSITIVE TO THE RURAL EDGE OF THE VILLAGE.
Manor Court, Church Hill, Harefield
15.38 Manor Court, Church Hill, Harefield is a Grade II Statutory Listed building, set in some 1.01 ha of
grounds within Harefield Village Conservation Area. It is an attractive domestic structure incorporating
work of every period from the 17th Century to the 20th Century. For most of its life the building has
served as a farmhouse. The grounds contain semi-mature and mature trees and are protected by a Tree
Preservation Order. The highest priority for the site is placed upon the repair and upkeep of the Listed
Building. A planning brief for the site was adopted after public consultation in December 1987. Any
proposal for development should take into account the objectives and policies for the site as set out in this
Brief, the key elements of which are included in the following proposal.
PR18 AT MANOR COURT, CHURCH HILL, HAREFIELD, THE FOLLOWING USES
WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
RESIDENTIAL USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. SUB-DIVISION MIGHT
BE ACCEPTABLE IF IT CAN BE SHOWN THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL AND
HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF THE BUILDING WILL NOT BE DAMAGED;
HOTEL, FIELD STUDIES CENTRE, RESTAURANT OR COMMUNITY USE
PROVIDED IT WAS NOT OF A SCALE OR A TYPE REQUIRING ANY EXTENSIVE
ALTERATION TO THE BUILDING OR EXTENSION;
OTHER USES WOULD BE CONSIDERED WITHIN THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE
SITE.
IN ANY DEVELOPMENT, THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WILL BE TAKEN INTO
ACCOUNT:-
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
THAT THE FABRIC, INTEGRITY AND SETTING OF THE LISTED BUILDING ARE
RETAINED AND ENHANCED;
THAT THE STABLE BLOCK SHOULD BE RETAINED AND RESTORED TO A USE
APPROPRIATE TO ITS SCALE AND LOCATION;
THAT SATISFACTORY ACCESS AND CAR PARKING ARRANGEMENTS ARE
ACHIEVED;
THAT LANDSCAPE FEATURES INCLUDING TREES ARE RETAINED AND
ENHANCED THROUGH MANAGEMENT AND ADDITIONAL PLANTING.
Breakspear House, Breakspear Road North, Harefield
15.39 Breakspear House, cottages and stables comprise a Grade I Listed Building, two cottages, a
Dovecote which is separately Listed Grade II* and other outbuildings located on the south-western side of
Breakspear Road North within the Harefield Village Conservation Area. The Listed Building, parts of
which date from the seventeenth century, is in need of repair and an end use that will ensure its effective
maintenance. The existing gardens including a walled garden of Breakspear House comprise the designed
London Borough of Hillingdon Unitary Development Plan