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POLICY ENV15 - HERITAGE CONSERVATION, ENHANCEMENT, AND INTERPRETATION

Conservation Areas:

  1. Conservation Areas are shown on the Proposals Map.
  2. Development inside or outside a Conservation Area will not be permitted if it would have a harmful effect on the character, appearance or setting of a Conservation Area, or views into or out of the area.
  3. Demolition of an unlisted building within a Conservation Area will only be permitted where it can be shown that the existing building does not make a positive contribution to the character or appearance of the Conservation Area, or it is beyond economic repair. Any replacement building will be required to make a greater positive contribution to the character or appearance of the Conservation Area than that which is being replaced. A condition may be imposed to prevent demolition before planning permission for redevelopment has been granted and a contract for the construction of the new building is in place.
  4. The felling or significant lopping of trees within Conservation Areas will only be permitted for sound arboricultural or safety reasons, or where such felling or lopping would, in itself, enhance the characteristic appearance of the area.
  5. New buildings within and adjoining a Conservation Area will be required to harmonise with their settings, reflecting the scale, form and fenestration of traditional buildings in the area, and using materials characteristic of the area.
  6. Alterations and extensions to buildings will be required to harmonise with their character and that of the Conservation Area, by retaining and where necessary restoring traditional features, including boundary walls, paved surfaces and street furniture.
  7. The removal of traditional shop fronts and fascias will not be permitted unless they can be shown to be beyond repair or are incapable of being adapted for continued use. The design of new shop fronts and fascias must respect the character and appearance of the building and its wider surroundings
  8. Interpretive signs and advertisements should be of traditionally painted or have an engraved finish.

Sites included in English Heritage’s Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest:

  1. Sites included in English Heritage’s Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest are shown on the Proposals Map.
  2. Development within or adjoining sites included in English Heritage’s Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest will not be permitted if it adversely affects the character or setting of the area.

Industrial Heritage of the Borough:

  1. Development that does not make provision for the preservation or enhancement of features and artefacts present on the site that, in terms of their architectural, cultural or historic interest, contribute to the Borough’s industrial heritage, will not be permitted. Conditions may be imposed, or planning obligations sought, in connection with the redevelopment of any former industrial site requiring the developer to undertake a supervised programme of investigation, analysis and recording of the site and its contents before development takes place.

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