Object

Representation ID: 29161

Received: 29/03/2021

Respondent: Historic England

There is a requirement in the 1990 Act that “special
regard” should be had to the desirability of preserving Listed Buildings or their setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which they possess. Although this requirement only relates to the determination of planning applications, failure to take
account of this requirement at this stage may mean that, when a Planning Application is submitted, even though a site is allocated for development in the Local Plan, the need to pay special regard to the desirability of preserving a Listed Building or its setting may mean that either, the site cannot actually be developed or the
anticipated quantum of development is undeliverable.
In order to demonstrate that the allocation of this area is not incompatible with the requirements of the NPPF, as part of the Evidence Base underpinning the Plan there needs to be an assessment of what contribution this area makes to those elements which contribute to the significance of these heritage assets and what effect the development might have upon their significance.
Before allocating this site for
development:
(1) An assessment needs to be undertaken of the contribution which this site makes to those elements which contribute towards the significance of the
Conservation Area and Listed Buildings in its vicinity, and what impact the loss of this site and its subsequent development might have upon their significance.
(2) If it is considered that the development of this site would harm elements which contribute to the significance of the
Conservation Area and Listed Buildings,
then the measures by which that harm
might be removed or reduced need to be
effectively tied into the Plan.
(3) If, at the end of the process, it is
concluded that the development would
still be likely to harm elements which
contribute to the significance of the
Conservation Area and any of these Listed
Buildings, then this site should not be
allocated unless there are clear public
benefits that outweigh the harm (as is
required by NPPF, Paragraph 195 or 196).