Draft Bicester Conservation Area Appraisal November 2009

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Contents1: Introduction and Planning Policy Context2: Location3: Topography and Geology4: Archaeology5: Images and development6: History of Bicester7: Architectural History8: Established Character9: Character Areas9.1 Kings End9.2 Church Precinct9.3 Causeway9.4 Sheep Street9.5 Lanes and yards9.6 North Street9.7 Chapel Street/Priory Lane9.8 Priory Road/ London Road9.9 Piggy Lane9.10 Manor Farm9.11 Bicester House9.12 Garth Park10. Materials and Details11. Management Plan12. Conservation Area boundary justification13. Effects of Conservation Area designation14. BibliographyPage34568162124333435373941434547484950515556616364List of FiguresPage1: Location map2: Aerial Plan3: Designations4: Topographical map5: Geological map6: Archaeology7: Development maps8: Historic map of 17539: Historic map of 188710: Historic map of 191311: Historic route structure12: Modern route structure13: Ground floor land use14: Figure Ground plan15: Character Areas16: Visual analysis of Conservation Area17: Unlisted buildings that make a positive contribution3456669131415202024253352532
1. Introduction and Planning Policy Context1.1 This document is an appraisal of thecharacter and appearance of BicesterConservation Area as designated in 1969.The Conservation Area was reviewed in1992 with an appraisal being produced in1998. This appraisal is an update andreview of the 1998 document. It providesa comprehensive review of the currentcharacter and appearance of Bicester andthe Conservation Area. It also provides abasis for providing informed judgementson Bicester’s future conservation andmanagement.1.2 Conservation Areas were introducedby the Civic Amenities Act of 1967.However, it is the 1990 Act (Section 69)which places a duty upon local planningauthorities to identify areas of specialarchitectural or historic interest throughan appraisal process and to designatethem as Conservation Areas. Since 1967some 8,000 Conservation Areas havebeen designated in England, including 58in Cherwell District.1.3 The planning (Listed Buildings andConservation Areas) Act 1990 provideslegislation for the protection of thenation’s heritage of buildings and placesof architectural and historic interest, thecharacter or appearance of which it isdesirable to preserve or enhance.1.4 Local planning authorities have a dutyunder the Act to consider boundaryrevisions to their Conservation Areas‘from time to time’.1.5 This document is based on a standardrecording format derived from advicecontained in documents publishedby English Heritage (2005a). By writing afull Conservation Area appraisal for Bicester,the special character and appearancecan be identified and protected byensuring that any future developmentpreserves or enhances that identifiedspecial character.Figure 1: Location map with ConservationArea boundary3
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Page 7 and 8: 4. ArchaeologySituated on an ancien
Page 9 and 10: 5.2 Development5.2.2 Tradition has
Page 11 and 12: Figure 7: Old Photographs1900-1960s
Page 13 and 14: Figure 8: Historic map of 1753By 17
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Page 17 and 18: 6.1.8 A town house was erected in t
Page 19 and 20: 6.3 Trade, Industrial andAgricultur
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Page 23 and 24: 7.8 There are several school buildi
Page 25 and 26: 8.2 Settlement PatternBicester is r
Page 27 and 28: 8.4 Building Construction, Material
Page 29 and 30: 8.7 Means of EnclosureMost building
Page 31 and 32: 8.10 Trees, hedges and open spaces
Page 33 and 34: 9. Character AreasFigure 8 : Charac
Page 35 and 36: 9.2 Church PrecinctThis area includ
Page 37 and 38: 9.3 Causeway character areaThe Caus
Page 39 and 40: 9.4 Market Square character areaThi
Page 41 and 42: 9.5 Sheep Street characterSheep Str
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Page 45 and 46: 9.7 North Street character areaThis
Page 47 and 48: 9.8 Chapel Street/Priory LaneThese
Page 49 and 50: 9.9 Piggy LaneThe character of Pigg
Page 51 and 52: 9.12 Garth ParkThis character area
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Figure 17: Unlisted buildings that
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10. Materials and Details55
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Objective Action Action byProvide i
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• Encourage owners of historicpro
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Retain important trees andhedgerows
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13. Effects of Conservation Areades
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Appendix 1 - PoliciesThere are a nu
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EN47 The Council will promotesustai
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The Fox Inn, Kings End (II)20, King
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