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V Conservation Areas: Are designated under Section 69 of the 1990 Planning Act which defines Conservation Areas as “Areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.” There are many different kinds ranging from whole town centres to squares, terraces and village centres as is evident from the different characteristics of each conservation area within Warwick District. Conservation areas may be designated by Local Authorities, the Secretary of State and English Heritage in London. Local residents can apply to local planning authorities to have their areas designated. The designation of a conservation area has several formal consequences as set out below. These are designed to protect the best qualities of the Conservation Area for the benefit and enjoyment of everyone. The demolition of most buildings is controlled, requiring conservation area consent from the local authority. It is always preferable to consult the Local Authority before carrying out demolition in a Conservation Area. Partial demolition is not always controlled and advice can be given on this by a Planning Officer at the local authority. Notification of Trees Works. Notification must be made to a local authority if works are proposed on a tree with a trunk of 75 mm diameter, or greater, at a height of 1.5 metres from the ground. If tree removal for thinning purposes is proposed then the diameter raises to 100 mm. The Act does refer to trees and not shrubs as this applies to timber which is 1.5 metres high with the requisite diameter trunks. All shrubs and hedges lower than 1.5 metres can be cut back without the requirement to make a notification. Any overhanging branches or hedges onto a highway can be cut back under the Highway Act without the requirement for notification. Pruning fruit trees within the bounds of good horticultural practice is permitted without the need for notification. Once notification has been made the Local Planning Authority may do one of three things, make a tree preservation order in the interests of the amenity of the area, decide to do nothing within a six week period after which the proposed works may be carried out or decide not to make a tree preservation order and inform the applicant. It is an offence to carry out works to trees which fall within the category of notification without first going through this process. The amount of “Permitted Development” which can be built without Planning Permission is more limited, although some minor extensions are still permissible without planning approval. The Local Authority Planning Department should always be contacted before carrying out any development. Article 4 Directions gives the local planning authority the power to restrict, selectively, certain permitted development rights in conservation areas and could cover:- the painting of external facades, replacement of roofs, replacement of rainwater goods, replacement of windows, replacement of doors, external boundary treatment. Where Article 4 Directions have been designated Planning Permission will be required to carry out works covered by the designation. A Local Authority may apply to the Secretary of State, to designate a conservation area as an area of special control of advertisements. Which largely effects commercial properties in the conservation areas. A Local Authority Planning Department must give special consideration to any new developments or alterations to existing buildings or requests to demolish a building, to ensure that the proposal will enhance and not detract from the quality of the Conservation Area. arious guidance leaflets relating to Conservation Areas are available on request from Warwick District Council and some are available on the Council’s website www.warwickdc.gov.uk and Planning Officers at the District Council are always happy to discuss any issues relating to Conservation Areas in the District. Further information concerning land uses within the Conservation Area is available within Warwick District Councils Local Plan which is also available on the Council’s website. Kenilworth Conservation Area All maps in this document are Ordnance Survey ‘Crown Copyright. All rights reversed Warwick District Council LA 100018302 2007 A Guide to Conservation Areas www.warwickdc.gov.uk

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Page 1: Urban Conservation Areas kenilworth and whitnash · Conservation areas may be designated by Local Authorities, the Secretary of State and English ... The first documentary reference

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Conservation Areas: Are designated under Section 69 of the 1990 Planning Act which defines

Conservation Areas as “Areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance

of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.”

There are many different kinds ranging from whole town centres to squares, terraces and village

centres as is evident from the different characteristics of each conservation area within Warwick

District.

Conservation areas may be designated by Local Authorities, the Secretary of State and English

Heritage in London. Local residents can apply to local planning authorities to have their areas

designated.

The designation of a conservation area has several formal consequences as set out below. These

are designed to protect the best qualities of the Conservation Area for the benefit and enjoyment of

everyone.

The demolition of most buildings is controlled, requiring conservation area consent from the local

authority. It is always preferable to consult the Local Authority before carrying out demolition in a

Conservation Area. Partial demolition is not always controlled and advice can be given on this by a

Planning Officer at the local authority.

Notification of Trees Works. Notification must be made to a local authority if works are proposed on

a tree with a trunk of 75 mm diameter, or greater, at a height of 1.5 metres from the ground. If tree

removal for thinning purposes is proposed then the diameter raises to 100 mm. The Act does refer

to trees and not shrubs as this applies to timber which is 1.5 metres high with the requisite diameter

trunks. All shrubs and hedges lower than 1.5 metres can be cut back without the requirement to

make a notification. Any overhanging branches or hedges onto a highway can be cut back under

the Highway Act without the requirement for notification. Pruning fruit trees within the bounds of

good horticultural practice is permitted without the need for notification.

Once notification has been made the Local Planning Authority may do one of three things, make a

tree preservation order in the interests of the amenity of the area, decide to do nothing within a six

week period after which the proposed works may be carried out or decide not to make a tree

preservation order and inform the applicant.

It is an offence to carry out works to trees which fall within the category of notification without first

going through this process.

The amount of “Permitted Development” which can be built without Planning Permission is more

limited, although some minor extensions are still permissible without planning approval. The Local

Authority Planning Department should always be contacted before carrying out any development.

Article 4 Directions gives the local planning authority the power to restrict, selectively, certain

permitted development rights in conservation areas and could cover:- the painting of external

facades, replacement of roofs, replacement of rainwater goods, replacement of windows, replacement

of doors, external boundary treatment. Where Article 4 Directions have been designated Planning

Permission will be required to carry out works covered by the designation.

A Local Authority may apply to the Secretary of State, to designate a conservation area as an

area of special control of advertisements. Which largely effects commercial properties in the

conservation areas.

A Local Authority Planning Department must give special consideration to any new

developments or alterations to existing buildings or requests to demolish a building, to ensure

that the proposal will enhance and not detract from the quality of the Conservation Area.

arious guidance leaflets relating to Conservation Areas are available on request from Warwick

District Council and some are available on the Council’s website www.warwickdc.gov.uk and

Planning Officers at the District Council are always happy to discuss any issues relating to

Conservation Areas in the District.

Further information concerning land uses within the Conservation Area is available within

Warwick District Councils Local Plan which is also available on the Council’s website.

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All maps in this document are Ordnance Survey ‘Crown Copyright. All rights reversed Warwick District Council LA 100018302 2007

A Guide to Conservation Areas www.warwickdc.gov.uk

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Conservation Area Boundary www.warwickdc.gov.uk

All maps in this document are Ordnance Survey ‘Crown Copyright. All rights reversed Warwick District Council LA 100018302 2007

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The first documentary reference to Kenilworth is in the Doomsday Book of 1086 when as Chinewrde it was

a small farming village of 17 households probably in the Castle Street/High Street area. In about 1120 the

King granted Kenilworth to Geoffrey de Clinton and built the first castle. In 1122 Geoffrey de Clinton

founded the priory which became an Abbey in the mid 15th Century the remains of which are now in

Abbey Fields. He reserved for himself enough land to make a park and by the mid 12th Century had also

founded a "borough" along the Warwick Road the charter for a market being granted in 1268. The castle

park also included a large lake or mere around the castle which is said to have been the largest manmade

lake of its time. Development of the abbey in the 12th and 13th Century with substantial stone buildings

being erected has determined the layout of Kenilworth to a great extent maintaining a large open area in

the centre of the town now known as Abbey Fields. The Parish Church was probably built in the 13th

Century adjacent to the Abbey site. In 1265/6 Simon de Montfort (the younger) was besieged at the castle

at the end of the Baron's War. The castle continued to be of importance under different owners and in

1279 a great joust meeting called the Round Table was held at Kenilworth.

Improvements to the castle included the construction of the building called The Pleasance 1414 as a

moated garden and lodge adjacent to the Great Mere. In 1538 the Abbey was dissolved and the buildings

were made uninhabitable, the brethren being granted pensions. The stone from the site was then used for

various building works in the town including at the castle; the old gatehouse was later re-roofed for use as

a house until the 19th Century. The principal surviving buildings are now the gatehouse and the building

known as the Abbey Barn, together with various standing pieces of ruin including the Chapter House wall.

In 1563 the Castle was granted by Queen Elizabeth I to Robert Dudley and extensive improvements and

extensions were carried out to the castle which culminated in the visit of Elizabeth in 1575. She was then

entertained by a great pageant. It was this event that inspired Sir Walter Scott to write "Kenilworth"

supposedly in one of the rooms of the rooms of the Kings Arms and Castle in The Square.

During the 16th Century a number of timber framed houses were erected in the town which still survive,

however, the greater number of timber framed houses were erected during the 17th and 18th Century. In

1649 Cromwell's men arrived under Colonel Hawkesworth with the instruction to "slight" the castle or

make it unusable and after this had been done, with the exception of the gatehouse which was converted

into a dwelling, the mere was drained and the castle park divided up between his men and made into

farms. This saw the destruction of the castle and left it as the ruin we largely see today. In 1765 all the

common fields of Kenilworth was enclosed and divided up into allotments. This also led to the creation of

a road pattern as seen in Kenilworth today, including Leys Lane, Glasshouse Lane, Crew Lane, Albion

Street, Park Road, Malthouse Lane, Beehive Hill, Crackley Lane and Part of Red Lane.

Changes occurred in the town with the growth of light industries relating to the agricultural economy,

including horn comb making, tanning, fell mongering (skin preparation) and a short-lived Prussian Blue

manufacturing. Industrialists from Birmingham and Coventry saw Kenilworth as a pleasant town in which

to build large mansions for themselves such as Kenilworth Hall while the town started to expand with

cottages being erected in Mill End and St John's.

With the expansion of the town there was a need for more schools and churches there being 8 schools in

existence in 1831 and the first Roman Catholic school being opened in 1841. The railway arrived in 1844,

and land nearby was developed as a residential area in Station Road, in 1848, Southbank Road and

Priory Road being laid out in about 1885. The Weslyian Chapel was erected in 1844 and the

Congregational Church in 1873 and other non-conformist chapels were built between these dates.

The existence of the railway allowed for the development of the large horticultural industry which

prospered into 20th Century exporting fresh food far a field. The brick making industry also

expanded to provide for the new housing developments which were expanding from the mid

1920's onwards initially as ribbon development along certain of the roads into the town. Following

the Second World War a more planned expansion of the town has taken place, with some

significant changes to the area around the clock tower which had been partially destroyed by

enemy action in the Second World War, with the erection of Abbey End Shops, Talisman Square

and in 1965 The De-Montfort Hotel.

The significant interest of the historic parts of Kenilworth between Abbey Fields, High Street and

Castle Hill were recognised with the designation of the first conservation area in 1971. It was

followed by extensions to the conservation area resulting in the most recent extensions of 2005 to

include Waverley Road, Station Road and Clarendon Road.

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Conservation Area Background History www.warwickdc.gov.uk

All maps in this document are Ordnance Survey ‘Crown Copyright. All rights reversed Warwick District Council LA 100018302 2007

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Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

Area 4

Area 6

Area 5

Area 7

Area 8

Area 9

Area 10

Area 11

Area 12

Area 13 Area 14

Area 15

Area 16

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All maps in this document are Ordnance Survey ‘Crown Copyright. All rights reversed Warwick District Council LA 100018302 2007

Conservation Area Key Map www.warwickdc.gov.uk

1. St Johns

2. Clarendon Road

3. Waverley Road

4. Abbey Hill

5. Forest Road and Castle Road

3. Bridge Street

7. Abbey Fields

8. High Street

9. Castle Hill and Little Virginia

10.Castle Green and The Castle

11.Clinton Road

12.Fieldgate Lane

13.New Street

14.Lower Ladyes Hill and

The Allotments

15.Upper Ladyes Hill

16.Upper Spring Lane and Tainters Hill

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Small Conservation Area,

focal point St. Johns

Church, represents

southern extension of

Kenilworth in mid

nineteenth century.

Gateway entrance to

Kenilworth Town Centre.

Mix of buildings 2 and 3

storeys.

St Johns Church is a key

building

Forge Cottage Grade II

listed building.

Mixture of retail and

residential.

St John's Church Hall and

car park are important to

the setting of St John's Church.

Important to consider immediate environs which are not in the CA as any development

would impact on the Conservation Area. (e.g. the garage site at the Warwick Road

bridge Junction).

Brick and slate and render tile buildings.

Enhanced by planters in the summer months.

Timber bus shelter important in the setting of the Conservation Area.

AREA

1

Newlands (Home for the

Physically Handicapped)

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204a

20

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20

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204

CLARKE'S AVENUE

WARW

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ST JOHN'S STREET

LEAMINGTONROAD FERNDALE DRIVE

WALNUTTREE CLOSE

WHITES ROW

2

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13

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136

PH

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Small conservation area representing early/mid 19th Century residential development

off Warwick Road.

North side, early/mid 19th Century terrace, only one of its type in Kenilworth. 3

Storeys.

Deep front gardens, one has lost its boundary treatment.

Brick with painted dressings/slate roofs.

Sash type windows and casements.

South side, Edwardian two storey houses in brick and pebbledash. Original windows

and door features remain.

Interesting foil and juxtaposition with the taller terrace opposite.

High brick boundary wall on north side is a remnant of a larger garden now built over.

This forms an important enclosure to the conservation area.

No Listed buildings therefore protection elements important.

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99 103

102

RC Church

of Assisi St Francis

108

CLARENDON ROAD

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Hall

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St Francis o

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RC Church

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WAVERLEY ROAD

HARGER COURT

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Staff

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STATI ON ROAD

PRIORYCROFT

BERTIE ROAD

HARGERCOURT

HARGER MEWS

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82 to

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Bertie Court

81to

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35

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Waverley Road and Station Road www.warwickdc.gov.uk

Mid/late 19th Century

expansion of Kenilworth,

southwards to the station.

Kenilworth

Station Road has a MethodistChurch

variety of detached villas

of differing styles. Rich Alexandra Court

variety of detailing.

Tannery Court 1 to 40

Miller CourtPredominantly 2 storeys

with attic, brick with slate Warwick House

roofs.

Good front gardens with PCs

NurserySchool

some significant trees. Surgery

Surgery

Boundary treatments Youth Centreneed maintaining.

Tank

Some detailed

reinstatements of

windows etc needs

addressing. Station House

Former cinema dominate

building at south west

side of Station Road, land

around it forms a

significant open space.

Waverley Road, late 19th

Century/Edwardian

residential development. Day Centre

Well detailed large brick

and slate terraced

houses and some half

timbered details and

barge boards.

Boundary treatments need restoring, some front garden parking bays detract from the

appearance of the area.

A small number of detached houses with interesting timber detailing.

Important to maintain detailed features and front gardens of these unlisted houses.

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FORREST ROAD

ABBEYEND

ABBEY HILL

SOUTHBANKROAD

PRIORYR

HIBBERD

COURT

Southbank

Court

7

26

24

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1to14

7 9

9a11

1315

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20 16

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3 45 6

18

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16

97 18

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15 14

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1211

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Wilson House

Mulberr

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2to10

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PRIORYROAD

UPPERROSEMARYHILL

SOUTHBANKROAD

RICHARDSCLOSE

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St Nicholas C E Primary School

TheAbbey

FieldHouse

1to17

8

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9

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Coniston Grange

1to19

3

6

Brynwyn

Montpelier House

1 to 17

1 3

2 3

16

19

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1 to 17

Alca Lodge

Shelter

Hall

Lancaster House

York House

York House

PrioryHouse

Belmont Mews

Club Council Offices

Forrest House

De Montfort Hotel

Historic boundary to the Abbey Fields.

Open views to north access Abbey Fields very important to maintain.

The War Memorial is a focal point at the junction of Abbey End with Abbey Hill.

High quality town scape on south side with house types ranging from 2 storey timber

framed, to three storey Georgian and various Victorian infill.

Brick, render and slate and plain tile roofs predominant.

Variety of front gardens and houses abutting the pavement.

Some Grade II Listed buildings but important to maintain non listed buildings with

original features, to maintain this fine mix of buildings.

The Abbeys (former Abbey Hotel is a significant building with a turret at corner of Priory

Road).

Methodist Church mid Victorian has a earlier chapel behind front garden remodelled

1990's.

The south side is viewed across Abbey Fields from High Street. It is important this

skyline is maintained.

Important trees from the Abbey Fields.

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Barn

FORREST ROAD

BORROWELL LANE

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KSIDEAVENUE

CASTLE ROAD

HIGHFIELD CLOSE

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Lady

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BORROWELL LANE

HIGHFIELD CLOSE

BARROW

FIELDLANE

MERCIA AVENUE

MARGETTS CLOSE

SMALLEY PLACE

ABBEY HILL

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Police Station

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Mulberr

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2to10

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CASTLE ROAD

6

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Ford House

Ferndale

Abbeyfield Lodge

Brays

Castle Grove

Vistar

Meadows

The Castle Pavilion

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South View

AbbeyMead

Forrest House

De Montfort Hotel

Castle Trepplins Barn The Old School HouseFarm

Castle Barn

Clinic

Bounding Abbey Fields and a western continuation of Abbey Hill.

South and eastern sides have open views over the Abbey Fields which it is very

important to remain.

Forest Road developed as residential area early/mid 20th Century.

Large detached houses in large gardens.

Important to retain character and rhythm of large houses and mature garden, without

smaller scale development.

Good boundary walls in Forest Road and Borrowell Lane.

No Listed buildings.

Castle Road is a early/mid 19th Century development along an ancient routeway

following the outer edges of the castle.

Interesting mixture of brick early/mid 19th Century terraced houses on west side mainly

two storey some attics but not a significant feature.

Larger houses on east side with Edwardian detailing.

Castle earthworks at north corner semi rural character needs maintaining.

Good boundary treatments on west side with mature hedges and long front gardens.

The Borrowell is an important feature in the wall of Borrowell Lane.

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PEARS CLOSE

SCHOOL LANE

ROSEMARYHILL

UPPERROSEMARYHILL

RICHARDSCLOSE

BRIDGESTREET

Ho l me s Co u r t

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Clarendon House

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Abbotsford Independent School

6

11

15

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Bridge Street www.warwickdc.gov.uk

Historic routeway

linking two halves of the

town along the east

side of Abbey Fields.

Important open aspect

1

Mews

on west side the Abbey

Fields. St Nicholas's Church

Variety of buildings in

scale and material give

high townscape quality.

Junction with Upper

Rosemary Hill is Fire Sta

bounded by high

retaining wall this is a

significant features of

the upper end of Bridge

Street.

Priory Theatre is a

former chapel,

1

Hill Stable

significantly extended

with an open forecourt.

Fine red brick Victorian

house with a turret 1 to 17chimney, adjacent.

Alca Lodge

Middle and southern

section is made up on east side of two and one and a half storey buildings, some with

timber framing, brick panels and pebbledash.

Significant front garden to smaller houses adjacent to the bridge.

North section of Bridge Street has 2 and 2½ storey buildings at the junction with High

Street, abutting Abbey Field.

Significant boundary trees in Abbey Fields (Spanish Chestnuts) at northern end.

East side of northern section has Kenilworth Hall and Abbotsford, two fine Grade II

Listed houses originally single dwellings with their own grounds.

The grounds of Kenilworth Hall were developed and in the 1950's and the stables are

now converted to flats.

Abbotsford is a school and the grounds abutting New Street are occupied by the school

Good trees around Kenilworth Hall and Abbotsford are reminders of the original

grounds around these two significant buildings.

Limit street clutter and traffic signage.

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Wilson House

CASTLEHILL

MALTHO

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HIGH STREET

CASTLE ROAD

ELIZABETH WAY

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ABBEYHILL

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ROSEMARYHILL

SOUTHBANKROAD

BRIDGESTREET

CHURCHDRIVE

Holmes Court

Avon

Court

Pavilion Swim

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Baths

DudleyHouse

Club Abbey Hill

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Kenilworth Hall

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Montpelier House

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HIGH STREET

8 10

14 16

2226 30 2

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1 3 to 7

8

16b Abbotsford

Independent

School

Kenilworth Hall Mews 12

Abbey Fields www.warwickdc.gov.uk

Hall

16a 18 PO20

24 64

1

Mews

St Nicholas's Church

Clarendon Arms (PH)

The Stables

50

Robsart Cottage

Fire Sta

Kenilworth AbbeyBarn

The Ford

SwimmingBaths

Hill Stable

1 to 17Ford House

Ferndale

Abbeyfield Lodge Shelter

Brays

Hall

Castle Grove

Lancaster House

York House

York House

Belmont Mews

The Castle Pavilion Club Council

Offices

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South View

AbbeyMead

Central greenbelt, significant historical relationship with St Mary's Abbey and its

grounds.

Important relationship visually and historically with the castle.

Partly Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Significant remains of St Mary's Abbey Gatehouse Abbey Barn, Chapter House Wall,

Parlour remains and Lapidarian.

Significant views both north and south across to the Abbey Fields.

Abbey Fields Mere is an important water feature recreated in 2000.

Many important trees within the Field and also in gardens adjacent to the Fields.

Boundary treatments important to the interface with the surrounding streets.

War memorial in a significant location with views.

Swimming pool and children's play area occupy a significant location with views from

Abbey Hill.

St Nicholas Church and churchyard are within the fields, incorporating Abbey remains.

Important relationship of church to rear of houses in High Street.

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The original main thoroughfare of Kenilworth running east west front the castle along

the north side of the Abbey Grounds.

The High Street broadens out to the eastern junction with New Street and Fieldgate

Lane to form a narrow market square (no longer used as such).

The eastern end is a variety of buildings, running from 17th to 19th Century, of high

townscape value.

Significant buildings at eastern end with 2 Fieldgate Lane, Abbotsford, Virgin & Castle

PH, Clarendon House Hotel, Cycle Shop, Bank Gallery, Parish church hall. All the infill

buildings between are of equal importance to the character of this area.

Brick and rendered buildings with slate and clay tiled roofs.

Good street trees.

Area resurfaced 1980, some changes made since. Surface treatment monitoring.

Limit street clutter and traffic signage.

Central and western section has high quality mixture of brick, stone and rendered

buildings of 17th to 20th Century.

Significant buildings in central western areas are Bank House and Clinton House.

Section at western end has open aspect of the Abbey Fields. Significant views back to

streetscape in Abbey Hill. Properties on lower slopes of south side of High Street, also

visible from Abbey Hill.

Some significant trees on western boundary.

Good lamppost design.

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38 36 a 36

72 68

80

78a 76

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HI GH S TREET

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9 1

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St Nicholas's Church

(PH) The

Virgins

andCastle

ELMBANKROAD

BERKELEY ROAD

3 85262

4 8

5 13

21

23

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12

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Vicarage

7 10

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BRIDGE

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FANCOTT

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MONM

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25

13

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Hotel

1

6

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1416

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2420

2630

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1

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16b

TheOld

Warehouse

4b

Hall

8

3

6

2

2 2a

1a 1b

1

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7

12

4

12

PO

6a

16a

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Continuation of

east/west route from

the castle including

High Street.

Clean break with

High Street is

achieved by the

Abbey Fields

boundary and 20th

Century

developments at

junction with

Malthouse Lane.

Significant late 18th

Century terrace on

north side, brick with

clay tiled roofs built

on rising ground,

rhythm and

consistency of

detailing needs to be

maintained with

these buildings. 2

storey with attics.

South side Little

Virginia Significant

group of 16th

Century timber

framed and thatched

cottages around the

potato patch (first

area of cultivated potatoes). All well maintained, extensions, conservatories, should all

be strictly limited as these could disrupt the scale and detailing. This is an area of high

townscape value with many interesting views both inside and out of Little Virginia.

The Wantage is a large arts and crafts house in its own grounds on the south side

above Little Virginia. This is a Grade II Listed building and it is important to maintain

the garden and boundary treatment of this important house.

To the east of Wantage are three timber framed and thatched houses similar to Little

Virginia these interface with Abbey Fields.

Scale, detailing, materials, boundary treatment are all of high importance.

Important views of the castle coming down Castle Hill.

Some pressures around, Clarendon Arms and the Queen and Castle car park.

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CASTLEHILL

MALTHO

USELANE

ELIZABETH WAY

Clarendon Arms (PH)

The Ford

18

2a

64a

7 3

4

2

1

1

85

81

11

9

15

21

19

23

25

42

30

17

Robsart Cottage

80

7 11

2

6

1

35

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1 3

The Stables

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5 13

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CLIN

TONL

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CASTLE ROAD Queen and Castle

(PH)

8 2

19 21

21a

23

20 12

2

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8 7

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2 3 2a

4

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CASTLE ROAD

ELIZABETH WAY

18

2a

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7

11

9

15

21

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17

7 11

2

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Castle Green and the Castle www.warwickdc.gov.uk

Nationally important Works

Hilltop

location Hilltop

incorporating a

primary English Hammonds Terrace

Castle BungalowCastle.

15

Purlieu Gate CottageCastle Green is

Clarendon Arms (PH)adjacent to the The Stables

50

Castle Gatehouse Robsart Cottage

which would

historically have

been an area of

significant activity The Fordfrom 12th Century

onwards.

Variety of building

on east-side of

Castle Green from

fifteenth to twentieth

century.

Stone render,

timber framing and Brays

clay tiled roofs.

Small front gardens

abutting narrow

road at back of

green.

Variety of rooflines all mainly traditional vernacular.

Two 20th Century buildings, former post office, is timber framed detailing and 1950's

house at north side of green.

Limit any street furniture or street clutter.

Spectacular views of castle from Castle Green.

Castle Green car park in Scheduled Ancient Monument has a natural stone surface

treatment.

The Castle is Scheduled Ancient Monument in guardianship of English Heritage.

Very important views into and out of Castle Green of the Castle and of the Green.

Important views back along Clinton Lane.

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Ancient route way

north-east from

Castle Green.

Pockets of early

settlements

indicated by

remaining timber

framed houses.

Significantly 19th

Century terraced

houses, 2 storeys

brick with slate and

concrete tile roofs.

Hammonds Terrace

at right angles to

Clinton Lane

contain a variety of

houses, one of

which is Listed.

Significant terrace

with pedestrian

access only.

Boundary

treatments

important where

they remain.

Significant losses of

boundary to

terraced houses for

car parking.

Garage site on west side is a break in the rhythm of housing.

Very important view of the castle from Clinton Lane.

Some scope for general improvements to the framing of the view of the Castle.

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PURLIEU LANE

CLIN

TONL

ANE

CASTLE ROAD

Castle Bungalow

Hammonds Terrace

Purlieu Gate Cottage

8 2

15

19 21

21a

23

20 12

2

19 14 13 9

8 7

6

27

25

1

Hilltop

2a

22a3

4

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AVENUE ROAD

Works

Garage

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24 34

50 52

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26 22

Hilltop

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FIELDGATE

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FERN

HILL

CLO

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RST

ROAD

BROMLEYCLOSE

ELMBANKROAD

BERKELEY ROAD

UPPER SPRING

LANE

Byways

20 2226

2 4

5

1

28

38 39

33

31

23

1

7

15

63

10 2

41 43

46

48

52

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47

2 4

15

13

37

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27

55a

53

51a

51

6 10

9

47b

47a

Vicarage

49a

49

7

UPPER SPRING LANE

FIELDGATE

LANE

BRIDGE

STREET

NEWSTR

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FIELDGATE LAWN

HIGH STREET

FANCOTT

DRIVE

MONM

OUTHCLOSE

26

22 20

16

33

12

25

13

ClarendonHouse

Hotel

1

6

4

4

8 10

14 16

2226

2

1 3

57

11

19a

19

14

8

46

2

1

17 21

3 to 7 8

16b

TheOld

Warehouse

4b

4a

1

2

4

5

18

3

Abbotsford Independent School

24

22a

Fieldgate

Coach House

8

3

6

6

14a 14b

14c

14d

15

2

2 2a

1a 1b

Kenilworth Hall Mews

1

1

7

12

4

12

6a

FIELDGATE

LANE

57

3

13

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Fieldgate Lane www.warwickdc.gov.uk

On the line of the north-

south thoroughfare through Nursery St Augustine's

RC Church Presbyterythe centre of Kenilworth.

LychGate

Developed residentially in Spring Cottage Lodge

late 19th and early 20th The Coach House Fieldgate

House

Century. The Garden House

Rose Cottage

Small early/mid 19th Rose Cottage

Copper Beech House

Century cottages at the

junction with High Street. Alma House

Hobournes

West side has a Spring Gardens

development of thatched

houses by forming part of a 8

housing layout of which

was never completed.

These houses form a very

significant group and

represent an example of

early 20th Century housing HollyCottage

which should be retained Birch Tree Cottage

with original gardens.

No 25 is a brick with stone

dressings. This house

forms a very significant part

of the group and represent

an example of early20th

Century housing.

On the east side are

several larger houses,

including Fieldgate Lawn, Hall

16a PO20

2418

set in their own grounds.

Some further development

has taken place in the grounds. Mature gardens,

important to maintain this character.

Some mature street trees.

Mid 20th Century developments at northern end. Need to maintain character of the

area.

No 2 is a significant 18th Century corner property, with important high boundary wall

treatment to garden.

St Austins in Beehive Hill forms an interesting group of small scale Victorian buildings.

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East/west thoroughfare with the High Street. Originally houses and shops. Now only

houses and public houses.

Variety of 2 and 2½ storey building from 17th to 19th Century.

Junction with High Street is marked by significant high walls.

Brick rendered and stone buildings with clay tile and slate roofs.

Variety of window types and details. Noticeable high percentage of replacement

windows. Need to emphasis historically correct replacements.

Houses on north side at western end are marked by raised ground floor levels and

steps to front doors.

Larger houses at junction with Manor Road set on line of original road. Good detailing.

Significant views to High Street and east to Ivy Cottage on rising ground which forms

full stop to the street.

Limit street clutter and road signage.

No significant public realm works carried out.

Views out to Parliament Piece at east end of New Street significant rural intrusion into

street scene.

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1 3

5 7

11

19a

19

23

39

30

18

14

8

4 6

2

The

Royal Oak

(PH)

Th e O l dM al t hous e

42 44a

44

46

48

Ol d M a nor

17

6

6

8

16

24 25

11

15

(P H)

15

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HAWKESWORTH DRIVE

ALPINECO

URT

LOWER LADYES HILLS

FORG

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CHUR

CHILL

AVEN

UE

MANORROAD

SCHO

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PARK ROAD

STONE

LEIG

HRO

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GLEN

DALE

AVEN

UE

STONELEIGH AVENUE

ROAD

Rosemary

Co ttage

Man

or Te

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The Cottage (PInH)n

38 37 24 29a

3436

35 33 42 40 38 373941

17

6

2

40

1 6

10

11

17

1to

10

1to

4

5to

8

7to

12

43 to 48 18

23 15

12a

11 1

2 12

20

11

23

16

9

5

1

10 12

14

20 5

1

3 1

2

48

38

28

45

33

21

17

2021

1415

12

7

1

26

36

46

29

37

154

144

6

14

124

134 1 to

8 17 19

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15

14

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14

18

24

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Park Court

1 to 4

21

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109

113

8

17

22

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The Pleasaunce

13 22

ALPINE COURTGlyn House

The Patch

Brook House

Manor Court

PH

Bridge End

Castle Court

Lower Ladyes Hill is an important area of townscape viewed access the allotments.

The area has been developed since mid 19th Century and comprised a variety of

houses.

Good Victorian terraces with original detailing.

Nos 18 and 19 are a good pair of 3 storey Victorian houses.

Significant views across the allotments.

Allotments are an important open space in this part of Kenilworth, bounded by the

Conservation Area they represent a significant historical feature.

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A mid 19th Century planned development of detached and semi detached villas.

Entered through gate piers to a private road which originally circled the development.

Each house or pair of houses are different but have similar detailing.

Central garden area with mature planting.

Road way is loose gravel emphasising the garden feel.

Each house has fine detailing. All are stucco with slate roofs.

House to north east has been extended and altered sympathetically in 1920's.

A very important set piece environment.

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UPPERSPRINGLANE

TAINTERS HILL

Water TowerCottage

COVENTRY ROAD

SOUTHFIELD DRIVE

UPPERLADYESHILLS

HAWKESWORTH DRIVE

ALPINECO

URT

ALPINE COURT

ALPINECOURT

CRACKLEY

LANE

2

8

29a

28

36 34 35 33 42 40 38 373941

32

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131722

6

2

29

The Pleasaunce

Dell House

Southbank

Rosebank

Glyn House

St Andrews

Stanford House

Caversham House

Hazelwood

Southfield

Westfield

Pendle Croft

The Coach House

Catalpa

Brackenhurst

High House

SOUTHFIELDDR SOUTHFIELD DR

7

1

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LANE

UPPER SPRING

LANE

51

47b

47a

49a

49

UPPER SPRING LANE UPPERSPRINGLANE

COVENTR

YROAD

FIELDGATE

LANE

MANOR ROAD

TAINTERS HILL

FIELDGATE LAWN

Water Tower Cottage

26

22 20

16

33

12

25 39 42 44a

44

46

48

Old Manor

2218

7

11

13 21

White Cottage

4b

1

2

4

5

18

3

The Ivy Cottage

24

22a Fieldgate

Coach House

6

14a 14b

14c

14d

FIELDGATE

LANE

UPPER SPRING LANE

40

14

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Spring Cottage Lodge

Rose Cottage

Rose Cottage

Alma House Hobournes

Spring Gardens

Tainters House Fairfields

Eaton Lodge

Fistral Water Tower

HollyCottage

The Old Forge

Birch Tree Cottage

Originally a rural lane now access to a number of large residences.

Parliament piece is an area of national historical importance.

Well treed with houses mainly set well back from road.

2 traditional houses with front gardens abutting road.

Maintenance of semi rural limited residential use is important.

Maintain soft edges to the roadway and general rural character.

Limit street furniture and traffic signs.

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Conservation Areas: Are designated under Section 69 of the 1990 Planning Act which defines

Conservation Areas as “Areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance

of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.”

There are many different kinds ranging from whole town centres to squares, terraces and village

centres as is evident from the different characteristics of each conservation area within Warwick

District.

Conservation areas may be designated by Local Authorities, the Secretary of State and English

Heritage in London. Local residents can apply to local planning authorities to have their areas

designated.

The designation of a conservation area has several formal consequences as set out below. These are

designed to protect the best qualities of the Conservation Area for the benefit and enjoyment of

everyone.

The demolition of most buildings is controlled, requiring conservation area consent from the local

authority. It is always preferable to consult the Local Authority before carrying out demolition in a

Conservation Area. Partial demolition is not always controlled and advice can be given on this by a

Planning Officer at the local authority.

Notification of Trees Works. Notification must be made to a local authority if works are proposed on

a tree with a trunk of 75 mm diameter, or greater, at a height of 1.5 metres from the ground. If tree

removal for thinning purposes is proposed then the diameter raises to 100 mm. The Act does refer

to trees and not shrubs as this applies to timber which is 1.5 metres high with the requisite diameter

trunks. All shrubs and hedges lower than 1.5 metres can be cut back without the requirement to

make a notification. Any overhanging branches or hedges onto a highway can be cut back under

the Highway Act without the requirement for notification. Pruning fruit trees within the bounds of

good horticultural practice is permitted without the need for notification.

Once notification has been made the Local Planning Authority may do one of three things, make a

tree preservation order in the interests of the amenity of the area, decide to do nothing within a six

week period after which the proposed works may be carried out or decide not to make a tree

preservation order and inform the applicant.

It is an offence to carry out works to trees which fall within the category of notification without first

going through this process.

The amount of “Permitted Development” which can be built without Planning Permission is more

limited, although some minor extensions are still permissible without planning approval. The Local

Authority Planning Department should always be contacted before carrying out any development.

Article 4 Directions gives the local planning authority the power to restrict, selectively, certain permitted

development rights in conservation areas and could cover:- the painting of external facades,

replacement of roofs, replacement of rainwater goods, replacement of windows, replacement of doors,

external boundary treatment. Where Article 4 Directions have been designated Planning Permission

will be required to carry out works covered by the designation.

A Local Authority may apply to the Secretary of State, to designate a conservation area as an

area of special control of advertisements. Which largely effects commercial properties in the

conservation areas.

A Local Authority Planning Department must give special consideration to any new

developments or alterations to existing buildings or requests to demolish a building, to ensure that

the proposal will enhance and not detract from the quality of the Conservation Area.

arious guidance leaflets relating to Conservation Areas are available on request from Warwick

District Council and some are available on the Council’s website www.warwickdc.gov.uk and

Planning Officers at the District Council are always happy to discuss any issues relating to

Conservation Areas in the District.

Further information concerning land uses within the Conservation Area is available within Warwick

District Councils Local Plan which is also available on the Council’s website.

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The earliest settlers in Whitnash can be traced as far back as the Ancient Britons.

The Town, endowed with an ancient holy well, derived its name from the copse of Great Elms, which

are believed to be sacred by its pagan settlers. One of these Great Elms stood for many centuries at

the heart of the Conservation Area, outside St Margaret's Church.

The Church stands on a site known as St Peter's Mount, and dates back to Saxon times. Originally a

wooden structure, the Saxon Church has been twice rebuilt, once in 1100 and again in the 19th

Century. The church has had numerous rectors in its history, including Thomas Holyoke 1616-1675,

who also captained an infantry regiment for the king during the Civil War, and practiced medicine. The

Church was also witnesses to the farm labourer's strike in 1872 led by Joseph Arch, held underneath

the great elm outside. Church Lane, which borders the church and runs to the eastern end of the

Conservation Area, was once an important medieval road, known as "Regia Via".

Within Whitnash Conservation Area, there are several 17th Century black and white half-timbered

houses, such as Home Farm House which dates back to 1652. Under Norman manorial system,

Whitnash was held by Humfrey De Hasculf Mansard. It remained under the same family until 1346,

when it was sold to Thomas Savage of Tachbrook, changing hands several times until by 1800, most

of the land was held by the Earls of Warwick. In 1826 the Manor House was acquired by the Landor

family.

From the mid 20th Century onwards Whitnash developed into the modern town we see today with the

two historic core areas being designated as Conservation Areas.

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Distinct Cedar of Lebonon in Churchyard.

Historical associations with Joseph Arch.

Green Farm, Watts Cottages (no. 30 & 32), Lupin Cottage (63) all timber framed

buildings relating to the Green.

Significant tree belt in Church Lane.

Coombes Cottages 17th Century timber framed cottages encased in 19th Century

brickwork.

The Doglands are a historic remnant of Whitnash Village with 3 timber framed houses.

Distinctive view west down the Doglands needs maintaining/enhancing.

Secluded nature of buildings in the Doglands needs maintaining by careful boundary

and garden treatment.

Visual linkages between various parts of this Conservation Area need maintaining and

strengthening.

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Garden to Elderfield and Home Farm are significant mature gardens with good

boundary treatments. Home Farm is a very substantial timber framed house.

Good Views from Elderfield back to Church Green.

3/5/7 Heathcote Road and reconstructed herringbone wall are examples of late

Victorian development.

Field View altered 19th Century terrace, forms a good backdrop to Chapel Green.

South Terrace significant survival of 19th Century farm workers cottages facing

inwards to central green.

Views of rear of South Terrace from Heathcote Road, also impact on the conservation

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