Mr and Mrs Phillip Jeans are submitting a planning application to South Norfolk District Council under the context of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Paragraph 55 - which allows for a new house to be granted planning permission if it is of “exceptional quality” and a “truly outstanding or innovative” dwelling design. The proposals include the erection of a new country house, single family dwelling, extensive landscape proposals and the demolition of existing outbuildings. The new house proposals by Francis Terry Associates have been designed in order to progress the broad principles and consented scheme submitted previously by Adam Architecture in 2013. The NPPF policy requires that any such house design should also “significantly enhance its immediate setting and be sensitive to the defining characteristics of the local area”. The Mundham House proposals, as described within this summary, include landscape and ecological enhancement proposals over an area of some 11 hectares and for which the future management will be secured within the remit of a combined Landscape and Ecology Management Plan, for which the commitment will be enshrined within a Section 106 Legal Agreement. As design proposals have been progressed over the last eighteen months, there has been extensive consultation with Officers of South Norfolk District Council. With landscape and architectural design proposals having been progressed in parallel, a peer review and assessment has been undertaken by Jeremy Musson, (Architectural Historian and specialist on the English Country House) who has confirmed: “As an architectural critic and an architectural historian with considerable experience of assessing buildings for heritage and design significance, I believe that this Mundham House proposal should take its place in the long evolution of classical domestic design which in this county involves many of the most important architects of that tradition”. MUNDHAM HOUSE, MUNDHAM NR14 6FD PROPOSED NEW DWELLING FEBRUARY 2017
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Mr and Mrs Phillip Jeans are submitting a planning application to South Norfolk District Council under the context of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Paragraph 55 - which allows for a new house to be granted planning permission if it is of “exceptional quality” and a “truly outstanding or innovative” dwelling design.
The proposals include the erection of a new country house,single family dwelling, extensive landscape proposals and the demolition of existing outbuildings.
The new house proposals by Francis Terry Associates have been designed in order to progress the broad principles and consented scheme submitted previously by Adam Architecture in 2013.
The NPPF policy requires that any such house design should also “significantly enhance its immediate setting and be sensitive to the defining characteristics of the local area”.
The Mundham House proposals, as described within this summary, include landscape and ecological enhancement proposals over an area of some 11 hectares and for which the future management will be secured within the remit of a combined Landscape and Ecology Management Plan, for which the commitment will be enshrined within a Section 106 Legal Agreement.
As design proposals have been progressed over the last eighteen months, there has been extensive consultation with Officers of South Norfolk District Council.
With landscape and architectural design proposals having been progressed in parallel, a peer review and assessment has been undertaken by Jeremy Musson, (Architectural Historian and specialist on the English Country House) who has confirmed:
“As an architectural critic and an architectural historian with considerable experience of assessing buildings for heritage and design significance, I believe that this Mundham House proposal should take its place in the long evolution of classical domestic design which in this county involves many of the most important architects of that tradition”.
MUNDHAM HOUSE, MUNDHAM NR14 6FDPROPOSED NEW DWELLING
FEBRUARY 2017
LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGICAL PROPOSALS
The overall landscape proposals will fulfil the potential for “significant enhancement of the Mundham House setting”. The house will be entirely embedded within its garden setting and anchored within the landscape framework.
The main categories of enhancement cover:
Over 1.5 hectares of new native woodland planting, woodland edge planting and management
Over 500 metres of new species-rich native hedgerow planting or enhanced management
Creation of 0.5 hectares of wildflower meadow
Proposed Ecological Enhancements
Enlargement of existing pond to 0.25 hectares, so providing an enhanced habitat for fauna.
Installation of bird boxes for such species as owls and house martins
Improved habitat for a variety of wildlife species
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Landscape and environmental enhancement measures will be integrated within a Landscape and Ecology Management Plan and secured through a S106 Unilateral Undertaking/Legal Agreement.
Creation of new wildflower meadows, contributing towards targets for the UK priority Habitat ‘Lowland Meadows’.
Significant new tree planting across the site margins, including a high proportion of native species, contributing to the UK Priority Habitat ‘Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland’.
Enhancement of existing pond to create larger waterbody with shallow margins and sinuous base, providing improved habitat for a range of fauna including breeding amphibians, birds and foraging bats. The creation of an island will provide undisturbed nesting opportunities for waterfowl.
THE NEW HOUSE
DESIGN CRITERIA
The requirement to achieve a “truly outstanding design” has been progressed in response to design criteria of:
• House form and scale • Materials and detailing
• Appearance in local and wider setting
MAIN DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
• Setting and scale of Mundham House scheme to complement the local setting and wider landscape context
• Overall site composition and realigned drive
• Selection of appropriate and locally inspired materials
• Respect for wider land context of existing Mundham House and improvement of its curtilage setting
North East Perspective
DESIGN PROPOSALS: SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY
• Exceeding Council Core Policy requirements for sustainable homes
• The construction and materials proposed for the new house offer good thermal mass and insulation values and provide long term sustainability
• Potential for a ground source heat pump is being considered utilising the lake at the south end of the site for the loop collectors
North West PerspectiveDriveway approach
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ACCESS DRIVE AND GARAGE
SITE ACCESS
• The new access drive will be taken from the lane bounding the northern side of the Mundham property
• The access position will be moved to the east from the previous consented scheme to allow a softer line of arrival and travel through the new parkland trees
• The boundary highway alignment is straight and with good visibility in both directions
• Driveway and forecourt finishes will be a bound gravel to blend well with both the parkland setting and the stone finish for the new Mundham House
• The position of the garage building will screen the parking courtyard on its western side before the access drive arrives at the house forecourt
Mundham driveway and landscape proposals
Garage - Front Elevation
GARAGE
• The new garage, combines Georgian orangery design with traditional stable architecture adapted for car use
• The style of the principal elevation reflects aspects of the new extension to the existing Mundham House; the garage building provides a ‘transition’ element between the existing and proposed new house with garden elements in between.
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New Mundham House
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SITE CONTEXT
ON-SITE BUILDINGS
The existing Mundham House will be retained with an enhanced landscape setting as covered by a separately consented set of proposals.
Looking across the Mundham site Aerial photograph of the Mundham groundsLandscape and Garden Proposals consented for the existing Mundham House, together with new gardener’s workshop/store
From a south-west perspective showing the consented existing Mundham House extension and garden setting
ENHANCED LANDSCAPE
Native tree planting and the creation of ecological habitats will deliver significant enhancement of the immediate setting - to ensure the house will be in keeping with the landscape character of the Site and the wider countryside setting.
Refurbished Mundham House has an enhanced approach through a new gateway and with mature hedging to anchor the entrance
Consented Site Boundary for existing Mundham House
Axis line from East Garden between mature oaks
New tree planting, including north of the entrance and to the east - to enrich the parkland scene
Traditional entrance forecourt, enhancing the connection between house to garden
The East Gardens take a principal axis from the two majestic oaks (300 years old) connecting house and garden, garden and landscape (see below)
The South Lawn provides a formal transition between garden and the park.
Fruit and vegetables at south east corner of garden layout
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MUNDHAM HOUSE - Consented Site Buildings and Garden Layout 3
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The existing consented Mundham garden layout will be complemented and enhancedby the wider Mundham landscape proposals
FEBRUARY 2017CONSULTATION
ENVIRONMENTAL, SUSTAINABILITY AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Full application drawings and all supporting material will be available for viewing on the South Norfolk District Council website.Contact with the project professional team can also be made through Martin Leay Associates (Project Manager: Martin Leay).
Opportunities for significant habitat and biodiversity enhancement have been incorporated within the combined Landscape/Ecology Management Plan. This will include the planting of native species, grasslands, lawn, parkland trees and some rough grass/wildflower meadow areas together with evergreens providing winter habitat for song birds.
The overall approach will create interconnected and complementary habitats over an area extending to more than 11 hectares. This approach is considered to be in accordance with the principles for biodiversity enhancement and conservation in South Norfolk District Council.
INNOVATION, SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND ENERGY DEMAND
Sustainable development and low environmental impact, together with a low carbon energy strategy, have resulted in scheme proposals exceeding minimum building regulations and carbon emission standards.
PLANNING COMMITMENT
All landscape and ecological protection/enhancement measures will be secured through a Section 106 Legal Agreement.
South West Perspective
THIS DRAWING IS THE COPYRIGHT OF FRANCIS TERRY AND ASSOCIATES LIMITEDAND CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THAT CANNOT BE REPRODUCED ORDIVULGED, IN WHOLE, OR IN PART, WITHOUT AUTHORISATION FROM FRANCISTERRY AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED.
DO NOT SCALE FROM THIS DRAWING ON PAPER OR ELECTRONICALLY, ONLY USEWRITTEN DIMENSIONS. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETRES UNLESS STATEDOTHERWISE. ALL LEVELS AND DIMENSIONS ARE TO BE CHECKED ON SITE. ANYDIMENSIONAL OR LEVEL DISCREPANCIES ARE TO BE BROUGHT TO THE IMMEDIATEATTENTION OF FRANCIS TERRY AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED.
RESPONSIBILITY CANNOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ALTERATION AND/OR DEVIATION FROMTHIS DRAWING WITHOUT PRIOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM FRANCIS TERRY ANDASSOCIATES LIMITED.
THIS DRAWING IS TO BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALL RELEVANT DRAWINGS,SCHEDULES, AND SPECIFICATIONS.
REVISIONS:REV P1 - 14.09.16 - FIRST ISSUE.REV P2 - 13.10.16 - GENERAL UPDATE.
