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Dover House EstateConservation Area Appraisal
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CONTENTSIntroduction 3
Character Statement 5
1.0 Character analysis 5
2.0 Location and Context 6
3.0 History and Archaeology 6
4.0 Topography 13
5.0 Layout and Landscape 13
6.0 Green Elements and Public Realm 15
7.0 Building Design and materials 17
7.2 Roof types 187.4 Roofing materials 18
7.5 Walls 22
7.7 Windows 22
7.8 Doors and Porches 24
7.10 The shops on the Upper Richmond Road 26
7.11 Putney Park House 27
7.12 North Lodge 27
8.0 Negative Elements 28
Management Strategy 29
9.0 Introduction 29
10.0 Enhancement 29
10.1 What you can do 30
10.2 Repair original features 30
10.4 Extensions 30
10.5 Parking in front gardens 30
10.6 Replacement windows 30
10.7 Changing roof tiles 31
10.8 Removing paint, stone cladding from brickwork 31
10.9 Grow and maintain a front garden hedge 31
10.10 Join the Dover House Estate Resident’s Association (DHERA) 31
10.11 What the council can do 31
11.0 Supplementary planning guidance - further reading 32
12.0 Planning Permission and Article 4 Direction 32
12.1 What is an Article 4 Direction? 32
12.2 What requires planning permission as a result of the Article 4 Direction? 33
12.3 Other planning controls as a result of Conservation Area Status? 33
13.0 Planning Applications - Council Policy 34
13.1 Application forms 34
13.2 Planning Applications - Council policy 34
13.3 How long does a planning application take? 35
13.4 Building Control 35
15.0 Contact list 36
Appendix 1 - How to grow a hedge 37
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INTRODUCTIONThis document identifies and appraises the special architectural and historiccharacteristics of the Dover House Estate Conservation Area and it also gives practicalguidance on the implications of Conservation Area status. It is in two parts: aCharacter Statement and a Management Strategy.
The Character Statement provides factual information regarding the ConservationArea, describing the features which give it its special character including the history,architecture and layout of the Estate. The Management Strategy gives specific planningguidance and enhancement proposals.
Conservation areas were introduced by the Civic Amenities Act 1967 to safeguard areasof “special architectural or historic interest.” Dover House Estate Conservation Areawas designated in 1978. In 1991 the Council sought to further protect the area’sappearance and special character through an Article 4 Direction. This Directionremoves certain permitted development rights and means that many alterations relatingto publicly visible elevations now require planning permission, (please see 13.2).
This Appraisal has been produced in accordance with government guidelines set out inPlanning Policy Guidance Note 15 (PPG15), and the English Heritage Guidance Notesof August 2005. These state that local planning authorities need to define and recordthe special interest, character and appearance of all conservation areas in their care.The intention of this Appraisal is to provide a clear analysis of the character andappearance of the Dover House Estate Conservation Area, which can assist indevelopment control decisions, and which can help to support the Council’s decisionsin the event of appeals. In addition, the Management Strategy addresses issues whichhave been identified in the character appraisal for the enhancement and preservation ofthe Conservation Area. The Appraisal has been through public consultation, amendedaccordingly and approved by the Corporate Resources Overview and ScrutinyCommittee on 20th March 2007.
It is important to note however that no appraisal can be completely comprehensive andthe omission of a particular building, feature or open space should not be taken toimply that it is of no interest.
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Dover House Estate CA
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CHARACTER STATEMENT
1.0 Character Analysis
The special character of the Dover House Estate Conservation Area is derived from thecarefully planned clusters of picturesque cottage-style homes and their front gardenswith privet hedges set around green spaces with many mature trees. Built by theLondon County Council in the 1920s the layout and design philosophy of the Estatewas influenced by the Garden City Movement. It evokes all the qualities of urbs in rure(the town in the country). A school, allotments and shops were incorporated to create aself-sufficient community.
1.1 Each cottage is part of a carefully considered terrace or a pair, the special characterof which is reliant on the uniformity of the design features such as doors, windows andporches. Generous side gardens contribute to the green setting and provide vistas toenhance the feeling of space. Historical features that predate the building of the Estatesuch as Putney Park Lane, the Grade II Listed Putney Park House and North Lodgeenrich the rural ambience.
2.0 Location And Context
The Dover House Estate is situated in the west of the Borough of Wandsworth, lyingapproximately ¾ mile west of Putney town centre. To the south west is the nowsuburban ‘village’ of Roehampton and the Alton Estate. The northern part of theEstate is within the district of Putney and the southern part is in Roehampton. It iswithin a suburban setting with two other conservation areas adjacent; West PutneyConservation Area to the northeast and Westmead Conservation Area to the south.
3.0 History and Archaeology
Much of the land in the Conservation Area once belonged to a large estate – PutneyPark, first mentioned in historic archives in 1274 and described as a working deer park.Putney Park, (which has also been recorded as Mortlake Park),amounted to about 300acres and was bounded by Upper Richmond Road, Clarence Road, Putney Park Laneand Roehampton Village. The park formerly extended into Mortlake Parish, and wasattached to the Archbishop’s house there. When the manor of Wimbledon was grantedto Sir Thomas Cecil in 1590, the Crown reserved as a Royal Park “all that park or landenclosed with pailings commonly called or known by the name of Mortlack Parkeotherwise Putney Parke” (This is from Ernest Hammond’s Bygone Putney)
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John Roque’s map, 1740
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3.1 In 1626 the Park was sold to Sir Richard Weston. John Roque’s map of 1740 showsthe original Putney Park House within the bend of Putney Park Lane which is shownas an avenue of trees, running through the grounds of the house to Putney Heath fromthe Upper Richmond Road. The Park remained a single estate until the 1750s when thewestern half of Putney Park was developed with five large houses; these included DoverHouse, and Putney Park House. Dover House was built in 1764. It was home to theEarl of Liverpool in 1801, he went on to become Prime Minister. Dover House wasdemolished in order to provide the land for the London County Council’s ambitiouspublic housing development. However its lodge house on Putney Park Lane stillsurvives and is now called Regency Lodge. The present Putney Park House was built in1826 to replace the earlier house. The London County Council (LCC) purchased thesetwo houses and their estates in 1919. Putney Park House was used as a communityresource for the estate until the 1980’s.
3.2 At the time of development, the Dover House Estate was called the RoehamptonEstate. It was one of the first cottage estates built by the LCC shortly after the FirstWorld War. Post-war housing estates were built to alleviate a severe housing shortage inLondon, caused by the lack of housing development during the war years and London’sever-rising population. The LCC began to build houses outside of the inner Londonarea and adopted a policy of suburban development. Between 1919 and 1929 the LCCconstructed eight new cottage estates including Totterdown Fields in Tooting, andDownham Estate in Lewisham. The Housing Act of 1919 incorporated generoussubsidies for local authorities to build affordable housing for rent; this was in responseto political unrest after the war that led to the ‘Homes fit for heroes’ initiative, whichplanned to build millions of affordable high-standard council houses after the war. Theaim was to build improved housing, adopting the key characteristics of the Garden CityMovement, a rejection of the city and search for an alternative based on the countrysideand the village. When the Estate was built effort was made to incorporate originallandscape features, such as large trees, many of which still stand to this day. JohnCorris’ map of 1787, shows Putney Park Lane bending around a wooded area which isnow the communal space in front of The Pleasance. His map also shows that one fieldwas called Coze Houfe field, where part of Huntingfield Road is now. Local historystudies suggest that the inhabitants of Roehampton used a pathway crossing PutneyPark to travel to church in Putney. It is possible that parts of this pathway exist today asChurch Walk and the Footpath.
3.3 The Estate was designed to be self-sufficient, with allotments, shops and a school.It was built in phases. Building started from the Upper Richmond Road and progressedtowards Crestway. H. Woodham and Sons completed the roads and sewers in October1921. The first houses were built in the autumn of 1920, but the Estate was not finisheduntil April 1927. The delay in finishing was partly due to the construction costing farmore than was anticipated.
3.4 In the 1970’s the Newnes Path housing development was built on the northernmost allotment and St Margaret’s Court sheltered housing was built at the southernend of The Pleasance replacing St Margarets Parish Hall. In the 1990’s the VanneckSquare development was built on the site of Huntingfield School.
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Dover House Estate CA: 1869-1874Scale 1/3500
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3.5 When the LCC first began to lease the Estate houses, it insisted that only peoplewith permanent jobs could move in. As a result post office workers, bus drivers andcivil servants were some of the first tenants on the Estate. The LCC were strictlandlords, restricting tenants from making any changes internally or externally to theirhomes. The houses were originally lit by gas. Water for both upstairs and downstairswas heated in a copper ‘washer’, this was a large boiler situated in the kitchen, it wasfuelled by coal and had a hand pump attached to get the hot water to the bathroomupstairs. It was not until the 1950s that tenants were allowed to alter the originalparlour design. In the summer, Council contractors would cut the front hedges to astandard height to maintain a consistent appearance.
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During construction - Laneway Parkstead
A typical front parlour Collecting the rent in the 1950’s
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4.0 Topography
The Estate occupies land which rises gently southwards from the Upper RichmondRoad. The Estate’s southern boundary at Crestway marks the ridge from which thereare extensive views north, over the rooftops of the Estate, to Barnes and Hammersmith.The fact that the Estate is built on a slope adds to the townscape quality. It has enabledthe designers to achieve a greater variety of roofscape features, with carefully consideredbreaks to ridges and eaves, and it is the sloping nature of the site, which gives theroofscape such prominence.
5.0 Layout
The layout of the Estate was inspired by the Garden City Movement and evokes all thequalities of the town in the country. Cottages are arranged with varying degrees offormality around communal green spaces, the size and shape of which variesconsiderably. The largest communal area is The Pleasance, an open green space, where aformal crescent of cottages has been designed to face east over the green to Putney ParkLane. A prime objective in the layout design was the desire that each group of housesshould overlook or have access to a small open space close by. This has producedintimate clusters of cottages with their own individual identities. Cottages arranged inconventional streets then link the clusters around greens. Within the streets there areno continuous building lines and terraces are punctuated with gaps and set-backs.Often groups of cottages are set back behind generous communal front gardens and setback from corners. This layout provides the foundation for the Estate’s character.
5.1 Clustering cottages around intimate green spaces was undoubtedly a deliberateattempt to create a sense of place and engender a feeling of community within theEstate as a whole. The subtle variation and avoidance of repetition in the layoutproduces recognisable elements that makes the Estate a legible place. Although theEstate comprises around 1215 homes there is never a feeling of monotony or repetitionin its appearance.
Looking northwards from Dover House Road
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6.0 Green Elements and Public Realm
The special character of the Estate and the public realm benefits greatly from a varietyof landscape components; the public greens, an abundance of mature forest size trees,flowering Cherry trees, privet hedges and other garden greenery. Each landscapecomponent from the large right down to the small scale plays its part and contributesto a distinctive and attractive whole.
6.1 Large side gardens enclosed by low privet hedges were incorporated in the designof the Estate to reinforce the spacious feel and create vistas to the gardens and treesbehind. Privet hedges define front boundaries and complete the rural theme.
6.2 Extensive allotments remain in two large backland sites. These offer large openspaces as amenities for residents. Allotments were incorporated to encourage self-sufficiency and a sense of community, which was an important philosophical drivingforce in the design of the Estate.
Original plans Original plans
Green at Laneway Green at Huntingfield
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6.3 There are a variety of mature trees including Sycamores, Lime, Atlas Cedar, Oak,Ash and Horse Chestnuts on the communal greens. Many of the mature trees wereestablished before the Estate was built and these undoubtedly influenced the layout ofthe Estate and were incorporated in the communal spaces. A good example are the tallElms on Dover House Road. Flowering Cherry trees were planted in some frontgardens, and on the pavements. There has recently been a local initiative to get fundingto plant more trees.
6.4 Footways originally included grass verges but these have now been tarmaced overleaving most footways generously wide. Recently the Council has introduced a schemefor pavement parking, which takes advantage of these wide footways and compensatesfor the lack of car parking provision in the original estate design. Some of the greenshave had some car parking carefully introduced.
6.5 Many of the greens have simple knee rails around the edges, some greens still havestone blocks around the edges - e.g. Crestway and Putney Park Lane. These stoneswould not have looked out of place in the original grounds of Putney Park Estate (seethe picture below).
Green at Huntingfield Road Dover House Road - soon after construction
Stone block - Crestway
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7.0 Building Design and Materials
The cottages are arranged in groups or terraces ranging from two to eighteen dwellings.The individual cottages within the group are then composed, usually symmetrically sothat the group appears as one building. Any change to the appearance of individualcottages can be very disruptive, since the carefully considered appearance of the grouprelies upon the consistent appearance of the individual component cottages. Where theappearance of individual dwellings has been singled out, either by painting brickworkor changing the roof covering, the result has been seriously damaging to theappearance of the whole block.
7.1 There is, however, considerable variety in appearance between groups. Thisproduces a characteristic informality to the appearance of buildings. The appearanceof the buildings has been designed to reinforce the layout arrangement to createclusters with a strong sense of place.
The Pleasance
Original building plans
Green at Dover House Road
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Large Scale Features
Roof Types7.2 There are two basic roof shapes used throughout the Estate. Firstly there is theconventional double-pitched roof, sometimes with gabled ends and sometimes with ahipped end; and secondly some cottages have a distinctive roof with eaves at first floorlevel with dormer windows at the front of the cottage. With this roof type, the ends ofa group are always finished with a half hip to link with the two storey rear of thecottage.
7.3 Gabled bays are introduced to punctuate the roofscape and are used usually eitherat each end of a group or in the centre as an architectural feature. The exceptions tothis arrangement are a group of cottages at the northern end of Huntingfield Roadwith interesting mansard roofs. A notable feature of all roofs is the prominentprojection at the eaves with no visible fascia. Gables have no barge boards.
Roofing materials7.4 A variety of roofing materials are used, including thick, riven slate; small plain claytiles and larger clay interlocking pantiles. Examples of which are shown below.Although there were a variety of roofing materials between groups there should not bevariety within a group, since the group is designed to be seen as one entity. Wherechanges have been made using non-matching materials this has seriously harmed theappearance of the cottages.
Original building plans
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At the front of this typicalcottage the eaves reach to justabove the ground floorwindows, with projectingdormer windows in the roofslope. Whilst the side and rearelevations retains aconventional two storeyarrangement. This style ofroof gives the impression thatthe cottage only has onestorey with a room in the roof,making it lower than itactually is. This design ischaracteristic of the Arts andCrafts movement.
A gabled bay marks the centreof this terrace; the rest of theterrace has a simple roof slopewith dormer windows.
Pediment feature with brickdentil course detail marks thecentre of this terrace.
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A conventional hipped roof. This is another hipped roof with a steeper pitch allowingtwo dormer windows which are set at eaves level.
Mansard roof with different sized green/grey riven slate. A tall gable end finishes this group with two very neatdormer windows clad with lead breaking through theeaves to the side.
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Originally the slates would have beengreen/grey riven slate either Delabole orWestmorland. This is laid in random anddiminishing courses. Smaller slates at the topand larger slates at the eaves. This is used inthe north end of Huntingfield Road andPutney Park Lane.
Plain Clay tile.
Interlocking Double Roman tile, this is a type of pantile.
Interlocking pantile known as a Courtrai tileand has been widely used on the Estate.
Another interlocking terracotta tile with apatterned edge, (a Marseilles).
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Walls7.5 The majority of cottages are constructed from stock bricks. Some brick facadeshave decorative brick coursing in a contrasting brick and some are enlivened bydecorative patterns in diaper work. Tile creasing above windows and at the eaves is atypical detail on many blocks. Roughcast render has been used on some cottages at thenorthern end of the Estate. Where roughcast render is used it was originally paintedcream and the whole group would be the same colour. Historic photographs show thata small group of cottages on Huntingfield Road have brick elevations that wereoriginally painted white. No other brickwork would be painted.
Small Scale Features
7.6 There is considerable variety of small scale features within each block. This is adeliberate device designed to add visual richness to what might otherwise be a ratherbanal elevation. The picturesque cottage character is achieved through a subtlevariation in the use of window sizes, porch details and the arrangement of entrancedoors.
Windows7.7 There is a mixture of metal casement windows (commonly known by themanufacturer’s name – Crittall) and timber sash and casement windows. There are 39different window types originally found on the Estate. Every window regardless of thematerial has glazing bars dividing the glass area into small “cottage style” panes. Whenthe Estate was built, the first phases all had houses with Crittall metal windows.
Tile creasing above the windows. Tile creasing by the eaves. Diamond pattern diaper work.
Roughcast rendered walls.Decorative brick course.
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This map is reproduced from Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Wandsworth Council LA 100019270 2007
Window material type:Window material type:
Crittall steel
Timber
Crittall steel ground floor / timber first floor
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However, the metal windows were more expensive and so timber was often used in laterphases of building. There are more Crittall metal windows at the northern end of theEstate where the first phases were built.
Doors & Porches7.8 All original doors on the estate are timber panelled with glazing above. There aretwo types of door and these are pictured on the right. Many properties still have theiroriginal timber doors. There are many different types of porches, canopies anddoorframes used on the estate. There will often be a variety of these treatments used inone terrace.
Crittall window
The steel allows for a veryslender frame. Crittall is aBritish company that startedmanufacturing windows inthe early 1850’s.
Timber Sash window
The meeting rail is thin and elegant.
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Different styles of recessed entrances
Door glazing - nine and six panes of glass Different styles of canopy over the door
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7.9 Privet hedges are used as front boundaries, sometimes completed with low timbergates. Unfortunately some hedges have been ripped out and replaced withinappropriate brick walls and railings. Historic photos shows that rustic timber fencingwas used to divide front gardens in Putney Park Lane. Timber close boarded fences;with timber trellis at the top were used to fence off the private garden area. Originallythey were always set back from the road so that the vistas achieved through the largeside gardens and front gardens are maintained.
7.10 The Shops on the Upper Richmond Road
The shops on the Upper Richmond Road are a good example of a 1920’s purpose builtshopping parade. In terms of scale and detailing they use the same vocabulary as therest of the Dover House Estate. They consist of three terraces, with gables on each endand a pitched roof in between. They are constructed from brown brick with decorativecourses of redbrick and the roof is covered in plain clay tiles. The flats above the shopshave large timber casement windows with Georgian glazing bars and brick mullionsdivide the casement windows in the flats on the gable ends.
Each shop front has corbelled pilasters and low tiled stallriser, timber fretwork,toplights, and a well proportioned fascia board engraved with the name of the shop. Itwas not possible at the time to produce large panes of glass so the panes were smallerand set within thin glazing bars. Most of the corbelled pilasters remain intact however,most of the original shopfronts and fascias have been replaced, with a varying degree ofsympathy to the character of the Estate. Many of the fasica boards are oversized, manyshopfronts no longer have stallrisers and upvc and metal are now unfortunately thepredominant materials.
Intrestingly although the appearance of the shops has changed since they opened in1925 the type of outlet is relatively unchanged and some shops have remained thesame; Thresher’s wine shop was Stowell’s wine merchants, and Moss Chemist’s was J.E.Goodall the Pharmacy.
Front boundary gate An original boundary fence with trellis to a rear garden.Note: strained wire fence protecting the new hedge.
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7.11 Putney Park House
Putney Park House is listed as a building of special architectural or historic importanceGrade II. It comprises two distinctly different elements. It was once thought that thesmaller part was a later addition to what is now the main portion of the house.However, recent research revealed that this smaller element is the oldest part of thebuilding and is a remnant of what was once a larger mid-Georgian house. This earliestportion is constructed in brick - now painted - with a slate roof and flat gauged archesover the windows. It now acts as a subordinate wing to the larger extension, built in1837-8 by the architect Decimus Burton. This is two storeys and stuccoed in a strippedGreek-Revival style. Its lead covered roof dates from 1981 after a fire destroyed theoriginal roof. Some of the impressive interior features survived the fire, including a finestaircase with iron balustrade and several original cornices and fireplaces on theground floor. The whole house is now being converted into flats.
7.12 North Lodge
North Lodge is a good example of an early Victorian gate lodge, it is stuccoed with aslate roof and timber casement windows. It stands at the entrance to Putney Park Laneon Upper Richmond Road.
Shops on Upper Richmond Road
Putney Park House
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8.0 Negative Elements
Despite the positive features and characteristics of the area outlined above, there aresome negative aspects and problems. These problems are highlighted in this section.
There have been a number of alterations to the large-scale features of some houses onthe Estate. In addition there are many examples of noticable changes to smaller designdetails that have had a detrimental effect upon the appearance of the area.
1 On some houses the elevations have been treated with unsuitable decorative materialsincluding stone cladding, paint, render and pebbledash. This is particularly noticableand very harmful to the appearance of the area.
2 Small scale alterations have been most damaging where changes have been made tothe size of an original window opening, or where original windows have beenunsuitably replaced. These replacements have failed to replicate the original windowsin terms of materials, design or profile. Planning permission is required for thereplacement of windows and doors since the introduction of the Article 4 Direction.
3 The replacement of original front boundary privet hedges with arbitrary timberfences, brick walls or other materials is evident throughout the area. Many streetshave a mixture of boundary treatments and this is detrimental to the uniformappearance of the area, especially with the loss of front gardens to vehiclehardstandings. This, combined with the general loss of greenery within the areaserves to diminish the garden suburb character.
4 Satellite dishes erected upon elevations visible from the highway detract from theappearance of the individual properties themselves, their neighbours, and the area asa whole.
The removalof hedges andthe creation ofhardstandingsmake thestreet lookvery bleak andunattractive.
A mixture ofdifferentwindows spoilsthe appearanceof thesehouses.
Many changesmean that theoriginalcharacter of thiscottage hasbeen lost. Thishas almostcertainlyaffected itsvalue.
One house withstone claddingand front gardenparking spoilsthe appearanceof this group. Anopportunity forenhancement...
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MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
9.0 Introduction
The pressure for change within the Dover House Estate is becoming greater as privateownership is increasing and more and more residents wish to alter, adapt and extendtheir homes. The way that the Estate was originally planned does not always lend itselfwell to some of the things we now feel are necessary for life in the 21st Century. ThisManagement Strategy is mindful of the need to preserve what gives the Estate itscharacter and conservation area status without making it unworkable for today’s living.
Conservation area status and the Article 4 Direction are planning tools put in place tohelp preserve or reinstate the original features that give the Conservation Area itsspecial character. Any change to the original appearance to your home, which makes itstand out amongst its neighbours, will inevitably harm the appearance of the group ofwhich it is a component part. The cumulative effect of these changes in turn harms theappearance of the area as a whole.
This Management Strategy gives advice on how you as a resident or a business and thecouncil can preserve or enhance the Conservation Area making it an even moreattractive place to be in. It is also designed to give practical advice on conservation areastatus and Article 4 Direction.
The Guide has been produced giving details of the original windows for each house onthe Dover House Estate. This Guide also includes a step-by-step guide on how to applyfor planning permission to change windows. This Guide is downloadable on thecouncil’s website and is available on request.
Howindividualhouses havebeen designedto be seen asone largebuilding
Altering theappearance ofindividualhouses withinthe group willmake a mess of it
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10.0 Enhancement
10.1 What you can doConservation area status and the retention or reinstatement of the original featuresincreases the value of the houses on the Dover House Estate. So please retain theoriginal appearance of your house.
10.2 Repair original featuresWhenever possible repair original features such as timber windows and doors ratherthan replace them. It is possible to replace rotten components, draught-proof or installsecondary glazing at a fraction of the price of replacing original windows. Repair workdoes not require planning permission.
10.3 Reinstate original featuresIf you are planning any changes to your home including changes to your windows,doors, or roof covering please follow this step-by-step guide.
10.4 Extensions
Individual dwellings should be seen as part of the whole block and, whilst there isvariety in the appearance of individual dwellings within the block, this is alwaysarranged symmetrically. Proposed extensions to houses at the end of terraces mustrespect the symmetry and uniformity of the overall terrace to warrant planningpermission. Extensions to the front elevation of a terrace or pair will not be supported.
10.5 Parking in front gardens.
The Dover House Estate was not designed with the car in mind. The formation ofhardstandings in the front gardens of the Dover House Estate is considered to bevisually harmful to the character of the Conservation Area. The Article 4 Directionenforces the policy against hardstandings in this area. Furthermore there is anenvironmental impact on the loss of front gardens investigated by the LondonAssembly. Exceptions to this policy are only made on Dover House Road or to providedisabled parking, or if it is considered that there is sufficient space not to cause visualharm. In this instance, hedges and the inclusion of gates will be necessary to obtainplanning permission.
10.6 Replacement windows
To ensure that the character of the estate is preserved, planning permission to changewindows will only be granted if the replacements faithfully replicate what would havebeen there originally when the estate was built. You are strongly advised not to signany contracts with replacement window and door companies until you have beengranted planning permission. You will not be granted planning permission simply onthe grounds that a contract has already been signed.
Replacement windows can be single or double-glazed. Buildings in conservation areasare not required to fulfil the requirements of Building Regulations Part L(Conservation of Fuel and Power). However double-glazed Fensa registered units arestrongly encouraged where this can be achieved without spoiling the character.
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You will not need planning permission if you are replacing your windows ‘like for like’and there is no ‘material alteration’. This means that the appearance, and openingconfiguration must be exactly the same as what is already there. If you want to changeyour original timber or metal windows to Upvc you will need to apply for planningpermission, because no Upvc windows contractor has so far been found who canexactly match original designs.
The council has compiled a Guide listing what the original window type is for everyhouse and maisonette on the estate. This manual is downloadable on the website andis available on request.
10.7 Changing roof tiles
When replacing roof tiles it is important to be consistent with the group. If forexample you are in a terrace that been completely re-roofed with concrete interlockingtiles then if and when you replace your tiles it is considered better to match theconcrete tiles. You will need to apply for planning permission if you are proposing tochange the covering of your roof.
10.8 Removing paint, stone cladding from brickworkWhere individual dwellings have been visually emphasised, either by painting brickworkor stone cladding or other inappropriate treatments, the result has been seriouslydamaging to the appearance of the whole block. Removing these elements and reinstatingthe original appearance improves the conservation area enormously; see 11.2.
10.9 Grow and maintain a front garden hedge A front garden hedge makes an attractive boundary to your property, and contributesgreenery to the streetscene. Hedges also provide screening and privacy. Replanting ahedge is particularly welcome. A return to hedge-planting in gardens is thereforestrongly favoured as an attractive enhancement, providing an appropriate framing foryour property and giving it definition in the context of the local streetscape.
Planting a hedge is a relatively simple process, and can be inexpensive. You can getcontainer-grown hedging plants from your local garden centre, or try taking cuttingsfrom an existing hedge in your locality. For more guidance on planting a hedge seeAppendix 1.
10.10 Join the Dover House Estate Resident’s Association (DHERA)DHERA represents the interests of the residents and tenants on the Estate and theAssociation is committed to maintaining the attractiveness and improving theamenities of the area. If you are not a member already, why not consider joining?See15.0.
10.11 What the council can doGrants and Advice
The council offers grant assistance to help with the cost of certain enhancement work,particularly with the restoration of original features. The council can also offer adviceand give details of specialist contractors. Painted brickwork can now easily be cleanedand even render and pebbledash can be removed from brick elevations.
Grants will only be given for works that faithfully replicate the original design.
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11.0 Supplementary planning guidance and further reading
The following supplementary planning guidance has been produced by the council andis available on the website www.wandsworth.gov.uk or on request, please call (020) 8871 6646.
Do it in Style – a guide to the care, repair and adaptation of your home.
Making More of your Loft – design guidance on converting your loft
What is a Conservation Area? – information on Conservation Areas in general
Tree Strategy for the Borough – the action plan for trees in the borough
Parking in front gardens – design guidance on parking in front gardens
Shop front design guide – design guidance on shopfronts
Government Guidance
This has been published by central government and is available on the planning portalwww.planningportal.gov.uk or on request from the council.
Planning A Guide for Householders -What you need to know about the planningsystem; a guide to permitted development rights.
A Householder’s Planning Guide – for the installation of Antennas, including Satellite Dishes.
Further reading
Period House – How to Repair and Restore Your Home (English Heritage, Collins) 2005
Cherry, B & Pevsner, N (1983) The Buildings of England London 2: South; Penguin
Hammonds, Ernest (1993) Bygone Putney; Surrey Comet
Gerhold, Dorian (1997) Villas and Mansions of Roehampton and Putney Heath;Wandsworth Historical Society
Loobey, Patrick (2001) Putney Past & Present Patrick;WHSmith
London County Council - London Housing. Published 1938
Acady Architects (1997) Putney Park Lane Historical Landscape Management PlanWandsworth Borough Council
12.0 Planning Permission and Article 4 Direction
12.1 What is an Article 4 Direction?
In 1991 the Council was granted special powers by the then Department of theEnvironment to control virtually all alterations to the external appearance of houses onthe Estate. These powers were granted under a provision of planning legislation knownas an Article 4 Direction. This gives the Council additional control over alterations thatwould not normally require planning permission.
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12.2 What requires Planning Permission as a result of the Article 4 Direction?
The following requires planning permission as a result of the Article 4 Direction. A feeis not needed for these applications.
1.External alterations to houses which would be visible from the street; i.e. all frontelevations and some side and rear elevations; this includes the replacement ofwindows and doors.
2.Changes to the roofs of houses, including re-roofing in a different material.
3.Building porches at the front of the house.
4.Laying out hard surfaced areas, e.g. for car parking within the front and some sidegarden areas of houses.
5.Building walls, fences or gates on front boundaries, which face a road or footpath.
6.Painting the outside walls of houses, except the painting of rough-cast or render inone of the approved colours, light beige, cream or off-white.
12.3 Other planning controls as a result of Conservation Area Status?
12.3.1 Works to any tree in the Conservation AreaBefore carrying out any work to any tree in a Conservation Area it is necessary tonotify the council six weeks before you intend to do the work. This includes any kindof work to a tree whether it is just pruning through to complete removal. If you want toremove a tree completely, be sure to give full reasons why you wish to do so.
The notice period is six weeks. To serve a notice you can fill out a form entitled
‘Application to carry out work to a tree in a Conservation Area.’ Please see 14.1, or youcan write a letter or an e-mail. This must include; the address of the property wherethe tree is located, the proposed works to the tree, the type of tree (if known) andwhether it is in the front or back garden.
12.3.2 Tree Preservation OrdersThere are a number of trees in the Dover House Estate that are protected by a TreePreservation Order (TPO).The list of TPO trees is on the website. To carry out worksto a TPO tree it is necessary to complete the form entitled ‘Application to carry outwork to a tree protected by a Tree Preservation Order‘ It is an 8 week process. Youcould be prosecuted and fined if you do work to a tree that is protected by a TPOwithout the necessary permission.
12.3.3 Placement of a satellite dishFull information on the regulations governing the size and location of satellite dishes isgiven in the, ‘A householder’s planning guide for the installation of Antennas, includingsatellite dishes.’ This document is available on request from the council see 14.0 or it isdownloadable from the planning portal, see 11.0.
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12.3.4 Demolition.You will need to apply for Conservation Area Consent to demolish any front gardenwalls or any building bigger than 115 cubic metres.
The council has a presumption in favour of retaining buildings which contribute to thecharacter or appearance of the Dover House Estate Conservation Area. Anyone whowishes to demolish a building must produce convincing evidence to do so.
The proposed replacement building or other structure will be a material factor indeciding whether to give consent for demolition; this will normally only be grantedsubject to planning permission for the replacement being granted.
13.0 Planning applications / Council policy
13.1 Application Forms
All application forms are available on the council’s websitewww.wandsworth.gov.uk/Home/EnvironmentandTransport/PlanningService/Planningapplications/plappforms.htm or on request. Just contact the Borough Planner’s Service(see contact details below). To make a planning application it is necessary to completethe relevant form and submit scale drawings showing the existing and the proposeddevelopment including details of elevations. For applications to replace doors orwindows, it is acceptable to provide a photograph to show the existing, but the drawingfor the proposed must be to a scale of either 1:50 or 1:100. It must show how thewindow will open and close, which is best shown in a cross section.
13.2 Planning applications – Council policy
Any development, large or small, should be carried out in a way that does not harmthe area’s special character. This means understanding and respecting what makes theDover House Estate conservation area special in the first place; see Section 1.0.
To help with this we welcome and encourage discussions before you submit yourapplication. A planner will be available at the Technical Services Department One-Stopreception on the 5th floor of the Town Hall extension building to discuss, with anyresident of the borough or local business, proposals to alter or extend their propertyand, if planning permission is required, how it can be obtained. Simple enquiries canbe dealt with by telephone. Confidentiality within the council will be respected.
Planning applications are determined using national and local policy. WandsworthCouncil’s Unitary Development Plan (UDP) adopted in 2003 sets out the Local policiesused to determine planning applications. Policies TBE10 & TBE11 apply specifically toConservation Areas. Policy H4 is also important as it relates to proposals to extend oralter residential properties.
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13.3 How long does a planning application take?
It takes eight weeks to process a householder planning application, conservation areaconsent or listed building consent.
When the application is received it is allocated to a planning officer in DevelopmentControl, this planning officer will be your case officer. You as the applicant, or youragent can contact your case officer at any time. If you have an agent to handle theapplication for you, any correspondence will be automatically conducted with thatagent unless otherwise requested.
If the correct information is not provided (see 14.1) the application will not bevalidated, your agent or you, the applicant, will be notified of this within 10 days of thecase officer receiving the application.
The 8-week period starts on the date of validation. Within this time the applicationwill be advertised and anyone can comment on your application. If applicable, otherdepartments of the Council will also be consulted; this often includes the ConservationDesign and Development Group within the Planning Service.
13.4 Building Control
If you want to carry out any new building work you will probably need BuildingRegulations approval. If you require advice on this, phone (020) 8871 7620. Please see 14.7.
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15.0 Contact list
Development Control
Conservation and Design
Enforcement
Building Regulations
Housing Western Area
Website: www.wandsworth.gov.uk/planning
Email: [email protected]
Address: Wandsworth CouncilTechnical Services DepartmentTown Hall ExtensionWandsworth High StreetLondonSW18 2PU
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APPENDIX 1– HOW TO GROW A HEDGE
Growing a hedge from cuttings
1. Cuttings are best taken in late summer or autumn-time. Take young shoots whichhave several branches and cut below the current season’s growth.
2. To keep them fresh, particularly in dry spells of weather, the cuttings should be keptmoist, and storing them in bunches will also help.
3. Cut the stem of each sprig down to approximately 4in (10cm) and trim off any lowerleaves and side shoots.
4. Dig over the chosen site, which should have a reasonably constant supply of lightand even temperature conditions. Use a rake to remove any rocks and large clumpsof earth, and add organic material to enrich the soil.
5. Push the cuttings directly into the soil, approximately 2in (5cm) deep, planting them4in to 6in (10cm to 15cm) apart, using a garden cane as a guide. Take care to ensureany yellow leaves are removed. You should leave enough room between the rows toallow weeding to take place.
6. Ideally, a spike sprinkler system should be placed at the centre of the cuttings bed toensure even watering, but in times of water shortages and hosepipe bans, this is bestachieved through regular but judicious watering from a watering can.
7. It is advisable to erect a cold frame around the plants, which should be covered inshading. You will then need to water the plants less often, but it is still necessary tocheck every fortnight for weeds, and to liberally water the plants should they become dry.
8. When the plants have grown strong root systems, the hedge is ready for planting. Forthe steps involved in this next stage, see below.
Planting a hedge from hedging plants
All hedges need careful protection for their first few years from strong prevailing winds,and the surrounding soil must be covered with mulch in order to stave off weedinfestation and to retain moisture around their roots.
Container-grown plants and those being transferred from cuttings beds when their rootsystems have developed can be planted at any time of year (although not during timesof frozen or waterlogged soil), but for deciduous plants, autumn is always best, as thestill-warm soil will nurture root growth before winter sets in. This is important inestablishing plants and enabling them to survive in the hot, dry periods of the nextsummer.
Bare-rooted plants, which are obtained without soil on their roots, are to be plantedonly in November through to March.
A single row of plants is usually sufficient in most gardens, although planting a double,staggered row will give a much more dense hedge.
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The following table gives an indication of the planting regimes for different types ofhedge.
Species of hedge Type Vigour Planting distance
Box evergreen low 15in (25cm)
Privet deciduous high 15in (25cm)
- Once the site has been dug and raked over, the hedge line needs to be marked with agarden line or length of twine. Also cut a length of cane to use for the spacingbetween plants. The hole for each plant must be at least twice as wide and twice asdeep as the plant’s container. The removed soil must be mixed with decomposedorganic matter and kept to one side. If the soil is of a heavy consistency, take a forkand break up the earth in the bottom of the hole, which will let the roots of thehedging plants grow more easily into the soil.
- Plant the hedging plants at the same depth as they were potted. If the plant is plantedat too high a level, remove some of the bottom-most soil from the hole. If it sits at toolow a level, add more soil to the hole.
- Water the plants while they are still potted and allow them to drain thoroughly. Keepbare-rooted plants moist. Plants may be removed from their containers by gentlyteasing them out with an old table-fork, taking care not to damage the rootball. Makesure to extend any cramped or inwardly-turning roots so that they grow into thesurrounding soil.
- The hedging plants need to be positioned in the centre of the hole, the roots of anybare-rooted plants spread over the bottom of the hole to facilitate unhindered rootgrowth. Fill in the sides of the hole with the mixture of soil and organic material, andgently firm it down. The stems of any bare-rooted plants should be shaken gently tomake sure that soil is filtering through the roots and filling any air pockets. Plantsshould be upright and supported by the soil.
- The hole, once filled in, should be very lightly compacted once more, and the plantswatered at a ratio of one watering can to each plant.
- The surface of the planting area needs to be well-covered with a layer of mulch (eg.bark chips), which will protect against weed infestations and retain moisture in thesoil. You can also put down a layer of thick black polythene sheeting between therows before covering with soil or mulch.
Stockists
The Chelsea GardenerThe nurseries are located in Sydney Street, SW3 and can be contacted on 020 7352 5656.
Neal’s NurseriesThe Nurseries tend to specialise in evergreens, and are located in Heathfield Road,SW18. The contact number is 020 8874 2037.
Alternatively, large stores such as Homebase carry certain hedging plants, typically ofthe box variety. Expect to pay around £10 for a box of ten plants.
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This character statement is intended to give an overview of thedevelopment and current character of the conservation area; itis not intended to be prescriptive, nor to be a summary ofplanning constraints or an inventory of individual buildings orother features whether listed or otherwise.
Designed and produced by the Corporate Communications Unit. Wandsworth Council DTS.1178 (6.07)
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