Object

Representation ID: 29196

Received: 29/03/2021

Respondent: Historic England

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Historic England considers that the HIA has undervalued the contribution which this site makes to the rural setting and significance of the Conservation Area. The buildings fronting Town End are largely C18 but it is likely that they replace earlier medieval buildings on the site. They appear to follow the trace of medieval burgage plots and it looks as though the fields to the rear and their stone boundaries formed the limit of the medieval burgage. As this is the only remaining area of the historic village where this can still be appreciated, they make a positive contribution to the character and significance of the Conservation Area. This also remains the last vestige of the rural setting of the historic settlement that remains
free of development. The development of this site, as allocated, is likely to result in considerable harm to the setting and appreciation of the Conservation Area.
a) Delete this allocation entirely.
or
b) Delete the northern part of this site (illustrated as causing harm to heritage assets in the Heritage Impact
Assessment);
and
c) Amend the first Development Consideration in the site proforma for this site to read: “A low density scheme utilising appropriate and sympathetic scale, design and
materials is required which minimises impact on landscape character and heritage assets.”