Comments sought on conservation area review
Released: 10 October 2007
Wolverhampton residents are being invited to share their thoughts on the Tettenhall Wood conservation area as part of a major review of the city’s places of special historic and architectural interest.
Views are being sought on an appraisal of the conservation area which is the latest to be looked at under Wolverhampton City Council’s five year review of all 30 in the city.
The review is taking place because some of the designations in the city were made more than 30 years ago; a fresh look at the areas is now required to update information on them and check, for example, whether any boundaries need to be altered.
Tettenhall Wood conservation area was one of the first to be designated in Wolverhampton in 1975 and the new appraisal will provide a thorough assessment of its special historic and architectural qualities.
Centred on an early 19th century settlement at the junction of Wood Road and the Compton Holloway, Tettenhall Wood was a place where wealthy industrialists chose to build their homes on a high ridge overlooking the town.
The appraisal does not recommend any changes to the boundary but suggests that eight new additions from the area are made to the Wolverhampton Local List - a list of buildings and sites which aims to help protect them for future generations.
The recommended additions are:
- Christ Church, Church Road
- United Reformed Church, Mount Road
- 3 Mount Road
- Bromley House, Ormes Lane
- 1 Church Road
- 54-60 Wood Road
- 21 Wood Road
- Eastleigh Cottage, 1 School Road
The six-week consultation period on the appraisal began on Monday 8 October. The appraisal and management proposals for the area will be available for public consultation until 16 November. After this council officers will look at the comments received and make any changes to the document arising from the consultation, before the appraisal is formally approved.
Councillor Peter Bilson, Wolverhampton City Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Enterprise, said: “The people of Wolverhampton can be justly proud of their heritage, and the city council has been very active in ensuring that historic buildings and open spaces are protected as conservation areas.
“The review gives local people an opportunity to tell us what they think about the areas we have designated so far.
“Once approved the Tettenhall Wood Conservation Area Appraisal, as with all the appraisals, will provide a useful guide for residents, property owners, developers and planners to ensure that the character and appearance of the area can be preserved and enhanced for future generations.”
A copy of the Tettenhall Wood appraisal can be seen on the council’s website and copies can be viewed at the Central Library, the Visitor Information Centre, the Civic Centre, Tettenhall Wood Institute and Tettenhall Branch Library. Summaries of the appraisal can also be picked up at these venues and a short questionnaire has been produced.
Three conservation areas in the city already have approved appraisals - Wolverhampton City Centre, Union Mill and Chapel Ash - while the consultation period for the Penn Fields conservation area is currently nearing an end.
For more information contact Sue Whitehouse on 01902 555617.
Issued by the press office.