Lancashire
Gardens Trust
Conservation and planning.
Euston Gardens, Fleetwood
Recording, promoting & protecting
We work to:
Safeguard Lancashire’s historic designed landscapes through planning casework and supporting conservation.
The Conservation and Planning Group comments on planning proposals which affect Historic England Registered Parks and Gardens in Lancashire. We receive notification of proposals either as planning applications or planning policy consultations via The Gardens Trust who prepare weekly lists for England and Wales.
We also receive consultations directly from local authorities in relation to applications affecting unregistered sites. We monitor and make comments on policy development in Local Plans and on individual planning applications.
We also work with Local Authorities, other organisations and groups and landowners to encourage conservation and protection of Lancashire’s Unregistered Designed Landscapes.
Working with the Research and Recording Group we aim to produce a gazetteer of sites identifying the significance of all unregistered sites. The gazetteer will be useful in the planning process and will provide information about sites for general use.
We welcome comments enquiries or suggestions about any of our historic designed landscapes, particularly if they are under any type of threat.
Can you help? Join the Conservation and Planning group so that more can be achieved. For more information email: conservation@lancsgt.org.uk
The Planning System in England and the Protection of Historic Parks and Gardens
(The Gardens Trust 2019)
The Gardens Trust was formed in July 2015 following the merger of The Garden History Society and the Association of Gardens Trusts, representing the County Gardens Trusts of England and Wales. The Garden History Society had been granted statutory consultee status in the Planning System in 1995, and The Gardens Trust continues in the role as statutory consultee.
The Gardens Trust’s conservation team, working closely with volunteers in the County Gardens Trusts assesses planning applications in relation to registered gardens and landscapes in England and Wales.
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Local restoration cases
Rivington Italian Lake
By Rivington Heritage Trust. The Italian Lake has been cleared od silt and re-surfaced. Water from the moors now flows freely.
Hulton park
By Peel Properties. This landscape park by William Eames could be turned into a golf course which will alter it forever.
Rivington Terraced gardens
By Rivington Heritage Trust. New drainage has been laid and the lawn will be seeded and used for events.
Gisburne Kennels
By Gisburne Estate. This folly by the river may be restored.
Avenham Tram Bridge
By Preston City Council. The bridge is an integral part of Avenham Park’s history.
Recent Planning
Casework
The Gardens Trust is the statutory consultee for planning applications which affect sites on the Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.
Lancashire Gardens Trust is a member of The Gardens Trust and acts on its behalf in responding to consultations in the historic County of Lancashire, but excluding areas now in Cumbria. We therefore cover all of the post 1974 area of Lancashire County, as well as Merseyside (north of Mersey) and most of the Greater Manchester Authorities (north of Rivers Mersey and Tame).
In this section the planning applications and planning policy consultations which have been reviewed by Lancashire Gardens Trust are listed where Lancashire Gardens Trust has responded. The formal responses by the Trust can be viewed on the relevant local authority planning website. In the case of those authorities which do not publish consultees’ responses, please contact the Trust: conservation@lancsgt.org.uk
Historic planning Casework 2018
Historic planning Casework 2019
Historic planning Casework 2020
Historic planning Casework 2021
Sites at risk
From Historic England Heritage at Risk List 2021
The Following Registered Parks and Gardens are listed at Risk as defined by Historic England at 29/6/2022.
Lancaster
Capernwray Hall.
Capernwray Hall, Over Kellet, Borwick Grade II Significant localised problems, declining parkland trees, multiple ownerships
Blackburn with Darwen
Corporation Park, the conservatory.
Corporation Park, Blackburn Grade II* Concern particularly in relation to the decline of the wider Conservation Area
West Lancashire
Scarisbrick Hall Park.
Scarisbrick Hall Park Grade II Significant localised problems, now stable; management plan under discussion with Scarisbrick Hall School, but several other landowners also control parts of the Park
Liverpool
Anfield Cemetery.
Anfield Cemetery Grade II* Generally unsatisfactory, and major localised problems, now stable and repairs to some structures are in progress, discussions ongoing for preparation of Conservation Management Plan.
Related organisations
We work with other related organisations, below are links to some of them.
Lancashire Gardens Trust
Regd. Office: Moss Lane House, Green Lane, Chipping, Preston. PR3 2TQ
Company No. 07097219
Charity No. 1164494
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