Contacts:
Head of Development Management
Tel 0191 211 5629
Team Manager Urban Design and Conservation
Tel 0191 277 7190
Write to:
Development Management
Environment and Regeneration Directorate
Civic Centre
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8PH
Email:
urbandesignandconservation@newcastle.gov.uk
Website:
www.newcastle.gov.uk
January 2011
If you need this information in another format or language,
please phone the conservation team on 0191 277 7191 or
email urbandesignandconservation@newcastle.gov.uk
Contents
02
Introduction
Conservation areas in general
Planning guidance
Trees
Article 4 Directions
Archaeology
Listed Buildings
Conservation Team
04
City-wide conservation area distribution map
05
Central Conservation Area
11
Brandling Village Conservation Area
14
Framlington Place Conservation Area
17
Gosforth Conservation Area
20
Jesmond Dene Conservation Area
23
Leazes Conservation Area
26
Lower Ouseburn Conservation Area
29
Northumberland Gardens Conservation Area
32
South Jesmond Conservation Area
35
St. Nicholas Hospital Conservation Area
38
Summerhill Conservation Area
43
Walbottle Conservation Area
Conservation Area Profiles
1
Conservation areas
in general
Conservation areas are areas of a city,
town or village of ‘special architectural
or historic interest’, the character or
appearance of which merits protection
or enhancement.
While buildings, both listed and
unlisted, make a large contribution to
an area’s distinctive character or
appearance and usually form the basis
of a conservation area, designation
recognises that buildings do not stand
alone but are part of a bigger picture.
The historic layout of roads and paths,
characteristic building and paving
materials, public and private spaces,
green spaces and trees and the
different uses of buildings all contribute
to the charm and look of an area.
When the council designates a
conservation area additional planning
procedures are introduced to make
sure that any alterations do not detract
from an area’s character and
appearance, and to conserve and
improve those qualities that form the
‘special interest’ of an area.
The designation of a
conservation area aims to
manage, not prevent,
change.
Planning guidance
Conservation areas benefit from some
additional planning controls and
planning guidance.
Living in a Conservation Area is a
leaflet which outlines the relevant
planning controls. It also provides
guidance on alterations to, and
maintenance of, buildings in
conservation areas.
The Unitary Development Plan sets
out conservation policies for the city
which are applied to applications for
planning permission.
Character Appraisals and
Management Plans provide
conservation area-specific guidance
and can be found on the council’s
website www.newcastle.gov.uk/hes
Article 4 Directions
Some works to houses, such as
changing windows or roof coverings,
are “permitted development”, which
means they do not require planning
permission. An Article 4 Direction
removes “permitted development
rights” so that planning permission is
required for works that previously did
not require permission. This is to
protect buildings of architectural and
historic merit from inappropriate
change.
The council can make Article 4
Directions on properties within a
conservation area if it considers that
the properties are of such architectural
and historic merit to warrant extra
protection.
The maps on the following pages show
which properties in conservation areas
have Article 4 Directions.
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2
Listed buildings
For queries relating to all grade I and
II* listed buildings contact:
Peter Derham (Historic Buildings
Officer) 0191 211 5626
peter.derham@newcastle.gov.uk
For queries about grade II listed
buildings in conservation areas, please
use the contact details provided in the
following summaries for each area.
You can check if a building is listed by
visiting Newcastle Maps Online
(NEMO) at
http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/map and
using the categories on the left hand
side of the page to navigate. You can
also check individual list descriptions
at the Civic Centre, or online at
www.heritagegateway.org.uk
Archaeology
Sitelines is the Tyne and Wear Historic
Environment Record (HER); it contains
over 10,000 records about the
archaeology of Tyne and Wear,
including sites and finds ranging from
prehistoric rock art to World War II
pillboxes, listed buildings to burial
mounds. You can access the HER at:
www.twsitelines.info
You can also access the HER at West
Chapel, Jesmond Old Cemetery.
Please note that although it is open
from 9.30am - 5pm visits must be prearranged with Jennifer Morrison.
Trees in
conservation areas
All trees in conservation areas are
protected and six weeks notice of all
works to trees is required. Trees
subject to Tree Preservation Orders
remain protected under their individual
order.
For more information about please
trees contact:
Edwina Symmons (Landscape and
Ecology) 0191 277 8950
edwina.symmons@newcastle.gov.uk
Ian Platais (Landscape and Ecology)
0191 278 3211
Ian.platais@newcastle.gov.uk
Newcastle City
Council
Conservation Team
For further information regarding the
historic environment of the city in
general please visit the council
website:
www.newcastle.gov.uk/hes
or the Newcastle Heritage Partnership
website:
www.heritagepartnership.org.uk
For any other queries relating to
archaeology in this area contact:
Jennifer Morrison 0191 2816117
jennifer.morrison@newcastle.gov.uk
Conservation Area Profiles
3
CENTRAL
Date of Designation
The conservation area was originally in
three parts – two were designated in
1968 and the third in 1970 – all three
were amalgamated in 1973. Central
was further extended in 2001 to
include the area to the south of Central
Station.
Extensions to original conservation
area boundary
The area has been extended three
times:
14 May 1981 - Westgate Road, All
Saints Church, Quayside Area.
01 June 1987 - Bath Lane,
Gallowgate, Newgate Street,
Corporation Street.
04 May 2001 - south of Central
Station.
Planning guidance
‘Patterns of Experience’, the Central
Conservation Area character
statement, was adopted as planning
guidance in October 1996. The South
of Central Station character statement
was adopted as planning guidance in
May 2001 at the time of its
designation. A management plan for
the conservation area is currently
under preparation.
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Reasons for designation
The 1963 Development Plan review
recognised the value of the historic
core of the city and included policies
for its conservation. Following the
1967 Civic Amenities Act the area was
designated as a conservation area to
enforce these policies and safeguard
the historic nature of the city.
Description of the conservation
area
The character of the conservation area
changes frequently, reflecting the city’s
many periods of growth and
development. The medieval burgage
plot style development and street
layout is still apparent in the markets,
the residential/commercial nature of
the Quayside frontage and the
Georgian developments of Richard
Grainger along Grey Street, Grainger
Street and Clayton Street. The area is
rich in historic buildings and street
layout and has great character as a
result. The area to the south of Central
Station is noticeably different in
character and appearance to much of
the conservation area, as it is largely
industrial and contains a number of
buildings linked to Robert Stephenson
and the development of rail transport –
crucial to the city’s role in the Industrial
Revolution.
Heritage assets
There are 116 grade I listed buildings,
137 grade II* listed buildings and 584
grade II listed buildings in Central
Conservation Area. There are also 11
scheduled ancient monuments,
including the town walls and various
towers, the Swing Bridge, the Old
Tyne Bridge land arches and
Blackfriars. There are 43 sites included
on the local list. See map, over.
5
Article 4 Directions
An Article 4 Direction applies to certain
properties on 17 streets in Central
Conservation Area. Please see
attached schedule and map, over.
The Grainger Town Project
The Grainger Town Project covered
roughly 35 hectares of the Central
Conservation Area.
Grainger Town is based around the
Tyneside classical streets built by
Richard Grainger between 1834 and
1839. 40% of buildings in the area are
listed as being of special architectural
or historic interest.
In the 1980s and early 1990s this once
prosperous area of the city was
overtaken by new centres of retail and
commercial activity which eroded the
economic base and left properties to
fall into disrepair. Around one million
square foot of floor space was
unoccupied (mainly upper floors) and
the area's residential population was
falling.
The Grainger Town Project was
established in 1997 in partnership with
Newcastle City Council, English
Partnerships and English Heritage with
the aim of reversing this trend. A £120
million regeneration programme was
begun and continued until the end of
March 2003. It was anticipated that
£40 million of public sector investment
would be bolstered by a further £80
million from the private sector, but in
fact achieved £145 million.
Since the start of the project, great
strides were made in regenerating the
area, improving the environment and
revitalising business, social and
cultural life. On 31 March 2003, the
project closed down, having achieved
and far exceeded its objectives.
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Old Newcastle – Where the Story
Begins
The 'Old Newcastle - Where the Story
Begins' Project focuses on
Newcastle’s social, cultural and
creative heritage using the ancient
Black Gate as a new portal to the
City’s rich history, culture and
character.
The project will create an accessible,
heritage-led education and
interpretation centre in the vacant and
closed Black Gate, transforming its
current lifeless and substantially
ignored presence into a hub of
heritage activity that will be open and
available to the entire community and
visitors from near and far. The Black
Gate will combine with medieval
neighbours, the Castle Keep and the
Cathedral Church of St Nicholas to
provide an outstanding and dynamic
heritage asset that will tell the story of
the remarkable history of the City and
the ingenuity of countless generations
of its inhabitants.
The Project is being taken forward by
a partnership between Newcastle City
Council, the Cathedral Church of St.
Nicholas and the Society of
Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Contact information
For further information about Central
Conservation Area a useful starting
point is the character statement. In
addition, and for advice on
development in the conservation area,
contact:
Fiona Cullen 0191 277 7192
Fiona.Cullen@newcastle.gov.uk
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Schedule for properties affected by
Article 4 Directions
The following properties are subject to
an Article 4 Direction restricting the
painting of the exterior of the buildings
other than for the purpose of
advertisements. The directions were
made in 1971/72. Unless otherwise
stated all of these buildings are also
listed.
B
32 Bigg Market
29-33 (odd) Blackett Street
C
1-22 (cons) Central Arcade
20-34 (even) Clayton Street
45-57 (odd) Clayton Street
11-43 (odd) Clayton Street
18 Clayton Street
12A Clayton Street
G
68-118 (even) Grainger Street
95-137 (odd) Grainger Street
77-93 (odd) Grainger Street
120-150 (even) Grainger Street
139-159 (odd) Grainger Street
1-55 (odd) Grey Street
28-40 (even) Grey Street
48-78 (even) Grey Street
2-22 (even) Grey Street
42-46 (even) Grey Street
104-118 (even) Grey Street
55-85 (odd) Grey Street
78 (gable wall) Grey Street
80-98 (even) Grey Street
102 Grey Street
87-109 (odd) Grey Street
H
24 High Bridge (not listed)
51 High Bridge
67-79 (odd) High Bridge (not listed)
1 Hood Street
3 Hood Street
18 Hood Street
2-16 (even) Hood Street
9-13 (odd) Hood Street
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M
19-39 (odd) Market Street
1-17 (odd) Market Street
2-18 (even) Market Street
20-36 (even) Market Street
N
1-9 (odd) Nelson Street
11-37 (odd including properties above
archway adj. to no.11) Nelson Street
2-22 (even) Nelson Street
22-54 (even) Newgate Street
2-20 (even) Newgate Street
3-16 (cons) Nuns Lane (not listed)
1 Nuns Lane (not listed)
2 Nun Street (not listed)
1-23a (odd) Nun Street
25 Nun Street
4-30 (even) Nun Street
P
14-28 (even) Pilgrim Street
34 Pilgrim Street
35 Pilgrim Street
36 Pilgrim Street
46 Pilgrim Street
47 Pilgrim Street
48 Pilgrim Street
49 Pilgrim Street
50 Pilgrim Street
56 Pilgrim Street
38-44 (even) Pilgrim Street
S
2-22 (even) Shakespeare Street
11 Shakespeare Street
13 Shakespeare Street
1-9 (odd) Shakespeare Street
T
65 Thornton Street (not listed)
W
105-107 Westgate Road (not listed)
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BRANDLING VILLAGE
Heritage assets
There are 36 grade II listed buildings in
Brandling Village. St. Andrew’s
Cemetery is a grade II Registered
Historic Park and Garden. There are
13 locally listed sites in the
conservation area. See map, over.
Article 4 Directions
None
Date of Designation
04 October 1976
Planning guidance
Brandling Village Character Statement
was adopted as Planning Guidance in
December 2001. The Management
Plan was adopted as a Development
Guidance Note in May 2005.
Contact information
For further information about the
Brandling Village Conservation Area a
useful starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Charlotte Foster
0191 211 5625
Charlotte.Foster@newcastle.gov.uk
Reasons for designation
To reinforce existing local plan policies
and protect the uniformity and
architectural quality of the Victorian
Terraces from unsympathetic home
improvements by the individual
occupants.
Description of the conservation
area
Brandling Village contains some of the
best examples of Victorian domestic
architecture in the city. The residential
terraces are set largely in a mature
landscape with views over Exhibition
Park and the Town Moor. The terraces
range from polite Georgian buildings to
later workers cottages and Arts and
Crafts style housing. The design of the
terraces is simple and restrained with
an architectural integrity and
uniformity.
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FRAMLINGTON PLACE
Heritage assets
Framlington Place Conservation Area
includes 35 grade II listed buildings
See map, over.
Article 4 Directions
None
Date of Designation
31 March 1976
Planning guidance
Framlington Place Character
Statement was adopted as planning
guidance in November 2002. The
Management Plan was adopted in
November 2006 as Supplementary
Planning Guidance.
Contact information
For further information about the
Framlington Place Conservation Area
a useful starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Charlotte Foster
0191 211 5625
Charlotte.Foster@newcastle.gov.uk
Reasons for designation
The character and appearance of the
area was considered to be at risk from
pressures for commercial conversion,
subdivision and new development.
Conservation area status was
perceived as a means of controlling
this change in order to protect the
character and appearance of the area.
Description of the conservation
area
The main character of the
conservation area is a mix of 19th
century terraced housing and large,
detached dwellings. Historically this
was an area of quality housing used by
the academic staff of Newcastle
University. This character has changed
as pressures for development have
been accommodated with many
terraces converted into office or flat
accommodation.
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14
GOSFORTH
High Victorian, Queen Anne Revival
and Edwardian. The residential suburb
is complemented by a commercial
centre, a “typical” traditional High
Street which thrives despite its close
proximity to the city centre.
Heritage assets
There are 49 grade II listed buildings in
Gosforth Conservation Area (see
map). There are 9 sites on the local
list.
Date of Designation
26 April 2002
Planning guidance
The Gosforth Character Statement
was adopted as planning guidance in
April 2002. The Management Plan was
adopted in May 2009 as a
Supplementary Planning Document.
Reasons for designation
Gosforth is unique to the city in the
way in which it has developed. The
housing stock represents a collection
of types and architectural styles which
are not represented in such quality
elsewhere in the city. The character
and appearance of the area has come
under threat from development
proposals to convert existing
properties into smaller units or to
demolish older properties to allow for
higher density new build
developments.
Article 4 Directions
There are not currently any Article 4
Directions in place in Gosforth
Conservation Area, but it is proposed
that a number of streets should be
protected in this way in the future.
Please see the Gosforth Conservation
Area Management Plan for more
details.
Contact information
For further information about the
Gosforth Conservation Area a useful
starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Sarah Allison
0191 277 7191
Sarah.Allison@newcastle.gov.uk
Description of the conservation
area
Gosforth is a residential suburb to the
north of the city centre. The area was
formerly developed as Coxlodge Hall
and Bulman Village. It contains a
number of “best examples” of housing
types and architectural styles such as
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JESMOND DENE
reflect its history, past land-use and
varied landscape designs.
Heritage assets
Jesmond Dene Conservation Area
includes 1 grade II* listed building and
22 grade II listed buildings. It also
contains two scheduled ancient
monuments – St Mary’s Well and St
Mary’s Chapel – and Jesmond Dene
itself is a grade II Registered Historic
Park and Garden. There are 15 locally
listed sites within the conservation
area. See map, over.
Date of Designation
1991
Article 4 Directions
None
Extensions to original conservation
area boundary
The conservation area was extended
to include Towers and Mitchell
Avenues in December 2001.
Grant Aid
A recent bid to the Heritage Lottery
Fund for funding to restore and
regenerate the Ouseburn Parks was
successful and Jesmond Dene Park is
currently undergoing refurbishment
works as part of the project.
Planning guidance
Jesmond Dene Character Statement
was adopted Planning Guidance in
May 2003. The Management Plan was
adopted as a Supplementary Planning
Document in September 2006.
Reasons for designation
The area is of high environmental
value and historic character and is
subject to a continued pressure for
development which, if not carefully
controlled and directed would detract
from these qualities.
Contact information
For further information about the
Jesmond Dene Conservation Area a
useful starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Sarah Allison
0191 277 7191
Sarah.Allison@newcastle.gov.uk
Description of the conservation
area
Jesmond Dene Conservation Area has
two key elements of character: low
density late-Victorian and Edwardian
housing set in the mature landscape of
the Dene and the Dene itself. The
Dene’s landscape is a mixture of a
number of different influences, which
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20
LEAZES
Registered Historic Park and Garden.
There are 12 sites in the conservation
area that are included on the local list.
See map, over.
Article 4 Directions
None
Date of Designation
03 September 1974
Planning guidance
Leazes Character Statement was
adopted as Planning Guidance in June
2000. A Management Plan was
adopted as a Supplementary Planning
Document in September 2006.
Reasons for designation
The Edwardian park and late Georgian
terraces and surrounding residential
developments are considered to be of
outstanding interest and of national
significance; designation was a means
of protecting this value and
significance whilst reinforcing local
plan policies.
Description of the conservation
area
The conservation area is dominated by
the Victorian Park and surrounding late
Georgian residential developments.
Leazes Terrace and Crescent, and the
St Thomas estate, were built by
Thomas Oliver and are reminiscent of
similar architectural developments in
London.
Grant Aid
The oldest green space in Newcastle,
Leazes Park was recently restored and
refurbished through a £4 million
restoration scheme funded by the
Heritage Lottery Fund and Newcastle
City Council. The project followed
detailed research into the original
designs and included the
reintroduction of two ornate gateways
into the park and cast iron boundary
railings, substantial tree and shrub
planting, the restoration of the lake and
a new memorial garden for the
15th/19th Hussars.
Contact information
For further information about the
Leazes Conservation Area a useful
starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Charlotte Foster
0191 211 5625
Charlotte.Foster@newcastle.gov.uk
Heritage assets
Leazes Conservation Area contains 59
grade I and 105 grade II listed
buildings. Leazes Park is a grade II
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LOWER OUSEBURN VALLEY
Date of Designation
27 October 2000
Planning guidance
Lower Ouseburn Valley Character
Statement was adopted as Planning
Guidance in October 2000. A
Management Plan was adopted as
Supplementary Planning Guidance in
September 2004.
Additional planning guidance
• Regeneration of the Lower
Ouseburn Valley Strategy, 2003
• Urban design framework
Reasons for designation
The area is of considerable historic
and industrial archaeological interest.
The valley is subject to continued
pressure for development and
redevelopment which, if not
sympathetically controlled and directed
would detract from these qualities.
Description of the conservation
area
The Lower Ouseburn Valley forms one
of the main cradles of the Industrial
Revolution on Tyneside and
subsequently is rich in industrial
heritage. Since the 17th century the
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area has supported a splendid array of
glass-works, lead, iron, soap,
limeworks, mills and later, potteries,
which by the late 19th century stood
next to housing beneath the rail and
road bridges. Although much has been
demolished or changed there remains
substantial physical evidence of the
past. The landscape contributes to the
diverse character of this area in two
principal ways. First, as an effective
backdrop and visual edge to the valley
and secondly, as a network of open
spaces throughout the area. The valley
is also identified as being part of a
wildlife corridor and is considered to be
of moderate ecological value.
Heritage assets
Lower Ouseburn Valley Conservation
Area contains one grade II* listed
building (Ouseburn School) and 9
grade II listed buildings. The Hadrian’s
Wall World Heritage Site also runs
through the conservation area. There
are 19 sites within the conservation
area that are included on the local list.
See map, over.
Article 4 Directions
None
Contact information
For further information about the
Lower Ouseburn Valley Conservation
Area a useful starting point is the
character statement. In addition, and
for advice on development in the
conservation area, contact:
Sarah Allison
0191 277 7191
Sarah.Allison@newcastle.gov.uk
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NORTHUMBERLAND GARDENS
Northumberland Gardens is a small,
planned estate of low-density semidetached housing on the western edge
of the city. The estate has a distinctive
and attractive character in that it
contains early 20th century housing
set within large mature garden plots
most of which are half an acre in size.
The housing is modest in scale with
unifying design features apparent
throughout which lend themselves to a
visual coherence. The mature
landscape setting and private estate
roads combine to create an “Arcadian”
– or idyllic rural – quality.
Date of Designation
1987
Extensions to original conservation
area boundary
None
Planning guidance
Northumberland Gardens Character
Statement was adopted as Planning
Guidance in March 2001. A
Management Plan is currently under
preparation.
Reasons for designation
This was previously designated as a
green belt location and therefore new
development was controlled. The draft
Newburn Local Plan and Tyne and
Wear Green Belt Subject Plan
removed the green belt status and
allocated land to the north and south
for housing. As a result
Northumberland Gardens became
vulnerable to pressures for housing
development, which without control
would result in a radical change of
character and the loss of the area’s
special quality.
Description of the conservation
area
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Heritage assets
There are no designated heritage
assets within the conservation area.
Article 4 Directions
An article 4 direction was made in
1997 and affects the whole of the
conservation area, specifically:
1-24 Northumberland Gardens (N.B.
there is no number 17 or 19)
2-24 (even numbers) Coronation Road
2 – 12 (even numbers) North Walbottle
Road
See map, over.
Contact information
For further information about
Northumberland Gardens
Conservation Area a useful starting
point is the character statement. In
addition, and for advice on
development in the conservation area,
contact:
Sarah Allison
0191 277 7191
Sarah.Allison@newcastle.gov.uk
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SOUTH JESMOND
County Cricket ground which
contribute to the landscape setting.
Heritage assets
South Jesmond Conservation Area
contains 1 Grade II* listed building (the
entrance archway and chapel lodges
at Jesmond Cemetery) and 13 grade II
listed buildings. Newcastle General
Cemetery (formerly known as
Jesmond Old Cemetery) is a grade II
Registered Historic Park and Garden.
There are 8 locally listed sites. See
map, over.
Article 4 Directions
None
Date of Designation
22 December 1987
Extensions to original conservation
area boundary
None
Planning guidance
South Jesmond Character Statement
was adopted as Planning Guidance in
December 2001. A Management Plan
was adopted as a Development
Guidance Note in May 2009.
Contact information
For further information about the South
Jesmond Conservation Area a useful
starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Charlotte Foster
0191 211 5625
Charlotte.Foster@newcastle.gov.uk
Reasons for designation
To reinforce existing local plan policies
and protect the concept of the local
scene. In addition, to exercise control
and discipline over new development
and the use of urban space to achieve
a higher standard of design in
alterations and new building.
Description of the conservation
area
South Jesmond is essentially made up
of late Victorian residential property set
in a mature landscape. There are a
number of major open spaces
including Jesmond Cemetery and the
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ST NICHOLAS HOSPITAL
the last decade following housing
developments within the grounds of
the hospital.
Heritage assets
There is one grade II listed building in
the conservation area (the Hospital).
See map, over.
Article 4 Directions
None
Date of Designation
02 September 1991
Planning guidance
St. Nicholas Hospital Character
Statement was adopted as Planning
Guidance in May 2003.
Reasons for designation
As an area of distinctive architectural,
environmental and historic character,
which includes a number of
substantially unaltered buildings, it was
considered that there was potential for
enhancement and preservation and
that conservation area status would
help attract funding to achieve this.
The character of the area was at risk
from pressures for change and
development and it was intended to
achieve a controlled programme of
change which was sympathetic and
complementary to the existing fabric
and landscape.
Contact information
For further information about St
Nicholas Hospital Conservation Area a
useful starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Sarah Allison
0191 277 7191
Sarah.Allison@newcastle.gov.uk
Description of the conservation
area
This is a distinctive area which is a
clear representation of the period of
Victorian hospital development in the
city. The buildings are set in a mature
landscape setting with open spaces
and planting which complements the
uses of the buildings. The character of
the conservation area has changed in
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SUMMERHILL
Date of Designation
1970
Extensions to original conservation
area boundary
There have been two extensions:
21 February 1988 – Elswick Road
05 October 1992 – Barber Surgeon’s
Hall and Westgate Hill Cemetery.
There is also a record of an extension
on 15 May 1975 but there are no
details of the area it refers to.
Planning guidance
Summerhill Character Statement was
adopted as Planning Guidance in April
2001. A Management Plan was
adopted as Supplementary Planning
Guidance in 2007.
Reasons for designation
Following the Rye Hill General
Improvement Area Scheme local
residents expressed grave concern
over the deterioration of the Square. In
addition, there was commercial
pressure for the conversion of
residential dwellings into office
accommodation, which was
considered to detrimentally affect the
character of the residential suburb.
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Description of the conservation
area
The conservation area is based
around a late Georgian residential
suburb which contains a number of
listed terraces centred on an informal
open space and garden plots. The
terraces range from the very grand,
which face onto the central “square”, to
the very simple with precise attention
to the architectural detail throughout.
The area has retained much of its
residential character although many of
the individual houses have now been
converted to flats to meet demand.
There has also been a small degree of
commercial conversion.
Heritage assets
Summerhill contains one grade II*
listed building (Church of St Matthew,
Summerhill Street) and 80 grade II
listed buildings. Westgate Hill
Cemetery is a grade II Registered
Historic Park and Garden. The open
space of Summerhill Square is on the
local list. See map, over.
Article 4 Directions
Article 4 Directions apply to a number
of properties in the conservation area.
Please see attached map and
schedule.
Contact information
For further information about the
Summerhill Conservation Area a
useful starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Charlotte Foster
0191 211 5625
Charlotte.Foster@newcastle.gov.uk
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Schedule for properties affected by
Article 4 Directions
An Article 4 Direction controlling all
works under Parts 1 & 2 of Schedule 2
of the 1988 General Development
(Permitted) Order was made in 1990
and affects the following addresses
within the conservation area:
1-6 Greenfield Place
1-4 High Swinburne Place
Conservation Area Profiles
Coach House, Summerhill Grove
St Anne’s Convent, Summerhill Grove
1-8 Summerhill Grove
1-12 Summerhill Terrace
2-9 incl. 4a Swinburne Place
1-10 Winchester Terrace
209, 269, 271, 273, 275 Westgate
Road
5, 7-12 Ravensworth Terrace
Harry Woods, 195 Westgate Road
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WALBOTTLE VILLAGE
Description of the conservation
area
The principal focus of the conservation
area is the village green, which
continues to be the centre of village
life. The green was central to the
redevelopment of the village in the
1960’s by Newburn Urban District
Council. The importance of this area
was recognised during the early
1960’s when the 10th Duke of
Northumberland gave Newburn Urban
District the land surrounding the green.
Date of Designation
The conservation area was designated
in November 2009.
Planning guidance
Walbottle Village Character Statement
and Management Plan was adopted
as a Development Guidance Note in
November 2009, at the same time as
the conservation area was designated.
Reasons for designation
Walbottle Village Conservation Area
lies approximately 6 miles west of the
city centre. It has been suggested that
the origins of Walbottle precede the
Roman conquest. However, little of the
village’s early development is visible
today and traditional housing has been
replaced by the 1960s redevelopment
of the area. The retention of the
original boundaries and incorporation
of views of the surrounding greenbelt
land, along with the use of cohesive
materials and design create a unique
character (with a hidden history)
worthy of preservation. Conservation
area status was perceived as a means
of controlling change, to protect the
character and appearance of the area.
Conservation Area Profiles
Heritage assets
Walbottle Village Conservation Area
contains three grade II listed buildings.
See map, over.
Article 4 Directions
None.
Contact information
For further information about Walbottle
Village Conservation Area a useful
starting point is the character
statement. In addition, and for advice
on development in the conservation
area, contact:
Sarah Allison
0191 277 7191
Sarah.Allison@newcastle.gov.uk
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