VALP Proposed Submission

Support

Representation ID: 2085

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

we welcome the statements in clauses g. and h. of Policy S2 that housing growth will be at a scale in keeping with local character, and the explanation in paragraph 3.20 that the allocations for each settlement are based on the capacity of the settlement to accommodate housing growth rather than a blanket percentage increase on housing stock as was previously proposed in the draft Plan and which we queried.

Support

Representation ID: 2086

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

we welcome the statements in clauses g. and h. of Policy S2 that housing growth will be at a scale in keeping with local character, and the explanation in paragraph 3.20 that the allocations for each settlement are based on the capacity of the settlement to accommodate housing growth rather than a blanket percentage increase on housing stock as was previously proposed in the draft Plan and which we queried.

Object

Representation ID: 2087

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

the "sustainability" of different settlements in the district appears to be based solely or primarily on accessibility to facilities and services. However, this is a very limited and somewhat outdated basis for ascertaining the "sustainability" of a settlement - consideration should also be given to the environmental capacity of a settlement to accommodate new development, with reference to potential impacts on the historic environment - many of the district's 124 conservation areas are in the villages. (This would be in accordance with the statement in paragraph 3.10 of the Plan).

Support

Representation ID: 2088

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Historic England welcomes and supports the commitments to protecting the character (and setting) of settlements in Policy S3 and its supporting paragraphs as part of the positive strategy for conserving and enjoying, and clear strategy for enhancing, the historic environment required by paragraphs 126 and 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Support

Representation ID: 2089

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Historic England welcomes and supports the commitments to protecting the character (and setting) of settlements in Policy S3 and its supporting paragraphs as part of the positive strategy for conserving and enjoying, and clear strategy for enhancing, the historic environment required by paragraphs 126 and 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Support

Representation ID: 2090

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Historic England welcomes and supports the commitments to protecting the character (and setting) of settlements in Policy S3 and its supporting paragraphs as part of the positive strategy for conserving and enjoying, and clear strategy for enhancing, the historic environment required by paragraphs 126 and 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Support

Representation ID: 2091

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

we note the intention to allocate additional pitches for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople. According to our records, none of the proposed sites would be likely to affect any designated heritage assets.

Object

Representation ID: 2093

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

whilst we support the principle of the re-use of previously-developed land, occasionally such land or sites can have historical interest. We therefore welcome the caveat in the policy regarding environmental value, in addition to the caveat regarding impact on local character, as part of the positive strategy for the conservation and enjoyment of, and the clear strategy for enhancing, the historic environment required by paragraphs 126 and 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Support

Representation ID: 2094

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Historic England welcomes and supports the inclusion of the historic environment as a factor in the Cumulative Impact Assessment of the impacts of future growth at Aylesbury as part of the positive strategy for the conservation and enjoyment of, and the clear strategy for enhancing, the historic environment required by paragraphs 126 and 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Object

Representation ID: 2095

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

we welcome and support the reference to "enhancing the attraction of the historic core" and "local character" in the second bullet point of paragraph 4.28 and the reference to the historic old town, conservation areas and Hartwell historic park and garden as some of Aylesbury's most valued assets in the ninth bullet point, both as part of the positive strategy for the conservation and enjoyment of, and the clear strategy for enhancing, the historic environment required by paragraphs 126 and 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework.