www.flickr.com/photos/thursday_dave/sets/72157629366426470/ www.bradford.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/40F8468D-9EB1-45F1-BF4F-... LIST DESCRIPTIONS OF GRADE II* LISTED BUILDINGS IN ILKLEY King's Road Ilkley LS29 9AS Heathcote 2/32 GV II* 1906-8 by Lutyens. 3-storey central block of 3 bays to north and south, with hipped roof. Single bay sections either side, projecting forward one bay on north and south; of 2 storeys with separate hipped roofs. Single bay wings beyond these on north side; of one storey with separate hipped roofs. Orange coloured ashlar and red Roman pantiles. Classical, composed much in the manner of Mansart, but ostensibly Palladian and with a Doric order on ground storey of garden front (with pairs of fluted columns recessed in face of wings) from Sanmichele. Quoined, with drafting to ground storey. Several bands, moulded string courses etc, including strips of pantiles beneath 3rd storey on north side (which is slightly set back) and over Doric order on south side. Complex fenestration, round-headed, segmental-headed and straight-headed, with different mouldings, panels etc; also centraldoubleswagandblindroundelsonsouth. Verytallidiosyncraticchimneysin the form of banded doorways (some open), of 3 tiers to the pair on east and west sides and one tier over the centre. Interior has as its principal features: vestibule with barrel vaulting and stone panelling staircase with stone arches, carved tympana etc below, order of fluted Ionic pilasters and columns above, black marble steps and ironwork balustrade of later C18 type; main central south room divided into 3 by Tuscan columns of green Siberian marble and with moulded plaster ceiling etc; south-east former dining room now converted for computer use; former billiard room in north-west now partitioned but retaining its domical vault and walnut panelling, rising to enclose the 3 Venetian windows. Heathcote; the courtyard and entrance walls to north of Heathcote, with piers and gates; Heathcote Cottages; the outbuilding to north-west of Heathcote; the terrace on south side of Heathcote, with steps and fountains; the apse on boundary wall east of Heathcote; the apse on boundary wall west of Heathcote; the steps, piers and sundial south of Heathcote; and the piers and gates forming south entrance to garden of Heathcote from Grove Road form a group March 2012 Update: Planning permission being sought for conversion from offices to a single dwelling. Telegraph and Argus article 9th Feb 2012: www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/local/localbrad/95199... The future of one of Ilkley’s most celebrated heritage buildings is again uncertain as talks continue over disputed development plans. Bradford Council planners have confirmed they do not support current plans for Kings Road mansion Heathcote, which would see the Edwin Lutyens-designed property split into two homes. The scheme, submitted by law firm Cobbetts LLP on behalf of the property’s new owners, attracted opposition from heritage organisations including The Lutyens Trust, Ilkley Civic Society and the Ancient Monuments Society But it has also emerged that a third party is interested in buying the Grade II* listed mansion on Kings Road, and retaining it as a single house. The Sir Edwyn Lutyens-designed house, dating from 1906, was sold by NG Bailey early in 2011, with a £2.5million price tag, after serving as offices for the firm since 1958. A legal firm acting on behalf of Heathcote’s new owners submitted a planning application in August, seeking to convert the historic building into two apartments. But six months later, the plan has yet to be determined by the council. Planning officer, Martyn Burke, confirmed that detailed talks were underway with the applicant with a view to a new scheme being put forward. “We’ve been having ongoing discussions with the applicants and also English Heritage to try to come up with alternative solutions,” he said. He said Bradford Council’s planning officers do not support the original plan, and would not approve it unaltered. “Our recommendation would be refusal,” said Mr Burke. If a satisfactory solution is found, the applicant will be encouraged to submit a new planning application. English Heritage had previously indicated it could not support the initial plans. Proposed alterations to the mansion’s interior – including splitting into two seperate homes – have caused concern for several organisations keen to see the historic building restored sympathetically. Great nephew of Sir Edwyn Lutyens and chairman of the Lutyens Trust, Martin Lutyens, felt changes would cause an “unacceptable harmful impact”, while Ilkley Civic Society chairman, Helen Kidman, said every effort should be made to keep the house in single occupation. It is understood a third party has expressed an interest in buying the house and retaining it as a single unit.
