Catisfield Conservation Area Character Assessment
Areas for Improvement
The access road on the north side of Catisfield
House (Harvester Drive) has significantly eroded the character of
the conservation area through the use of modern carriageway
widths, pavements and unnecessarily large visibility splays.
Further similar erosion of the character of the conservation area
should be resisted.
The Hinton Hotel and its frontage on the north side of Catisfield Lane, although just outside the conservation area boundary has a substantial negative impact upon the character and setting of the conservation area. The large car park adjacent to the street, the visual impact of the Hotel and related buildings and the lack of buildings or walls fronting Catisfield Lane conflicts with the established character of the village. The land is allocated in the Fareham Borough Local Plan Review as a site for housing redevelopment. This provides an opportunity for significant improvements to the setting of the conservation area to be secured. Any development proposal should aim to provide layout, scale, design and materials that are in keeping with the established older pattern of development identified in this assessment.
There has been
some erosion of boundary walls in the conservation area and where
possible these should be re-instated. The loss of further
boundary walls of importance to character should be resisted.
Main Features to Preserve and Enhance
- The special character of the village as set out in this assessment document
- The surviving variety of boundary walls;
- The architectural and historic character of the historic buildings, including their setting
- The use of traditional building materials and techniques
- The surviving historic street junction
- The varied and informal groups of buildings and spaces; and associated garden areas of importance to character
- The informal rural character of Catisfield Lane and Fishers Hill including the lack of formal pavements and kerbing
- The mature trees located in the Conservation Area;
- The Victorian letter box in the boundary wall of Elm Cottage.
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