Land South of Peafield Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire: Historic Environment Desk-based Assessment

A desk-based assessment of the historic environment baseline conditions at a site on land at Peafield Lane, Mansfield Woodhouse and a 1km buffer of the site boundary. Data was reviewed from the Nottinghamshire HER and Historic England. Included a site walkover, and a review of historic mapping, aerial photographs and LiDAR. Also included an assessment of the likely effects of the proposed development on the known and potential heritage assets, with conclusions and recommendations to avoid, reduce or mitigate the effects. Baseline conditions show that the 1km Study Area contains one scheduled monument and one grade II listed building. There will be no impact to the setting of the grade II listed building. There will be no impact to the scheduled monument due to the distance from the proposed development site and vegetation screening. There are seventeen non-designated heritage assets within the Study Area. There may be a direct effect on one of these assets, comprising an unidentified building shown on historic mapping from 1884 and there will be no impact to the water meadows located immediately south of the proposed development site. There are three extant historic hedgerows which comprise the northern, western, and eastern boundary of the proposed development site. These hedgerows are depicted on the Parish of Mansfield Tithe Map 1845 and are considered to be important hedgerows, in accordance with the Hedgerow Regulations 1997. It is assessed that there is low potential for unknown heritage assets with archaeological interest to be present from the Prehistoric, Roman, Early Medieval and Medieval periods within the proposed development site. It is assessed that there is a moderate potential for unknown heritage assets with archaeological interest to be present from the Post Medieval and Modern periods within the proposed development site. Historic mapping shows the site has been in use as arable land since the 1845 tithe map and former field boundaries were removed during the 20th century which may be encountered during intrusive groundworks. Consultation with the Planning Archaeologist at Nottinghamshire County Council has determined that a geophysical survey and trial trench evaluation will be required prior to the planning application being submitted for determination.