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Object

Draft Core Strategy and Policies Focused Review

Representation ID: 214

Received: 10/03/2014

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

While we welcome a specific policy on conservation areas (and buildings of townscape interest), there is a need for Development Management policies that address other designated heritage asset types. As with our comments on Policy CS4, it is insufficient to rely on national policy and legislation for designated heritage assets other than conservation areas.

In terms of the current wording of Policy DM8, it is rather brief and only really acts as a policy hook for the Council's Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans.

Full text:

Policy DM8:
While we welcome a specific policy on conservation areas (and buildings of townscape interest), there is a need for Development Management policies that address other designated heritage asset types. As with our comments on Policy CS4, it is insufficient to rely on national policy and legislation for designated heritage assets other than conservation areas. We would wish to see a more inclusive policy approach setting out how planning applications should address a range of heritage assets and issues at the development management stage.

In terms of the current wording of Policy DM8, it is rather brief and only really acts as a policy hook for the Council's Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans. While this hook is useful, we believe the policy could go further in terms of offering guidance for development affecting conservation areas (e.g. setting out design issues etc).