VALP Proposed Submission

Support

Representation ID: 2142

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

we welcome the requirement that "Development should not, either on its own or cumulatively, (in combination with other established or proposed developments in the vicinity), significantly adversely affect the area's landscape, heritage and built environment...", 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: 2143

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

we believe that the first sentence of the Policy should read "..the redevelopment of other existing employment sites to an alternative non-employment use..." ?

Object

Representation ID: 2144

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

we welcome criteria a. and i. of Policy E5, although we would also like to see a reference to "historic significance" in criterion i., 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: 2145

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

we welcome the requirement that the window and entrance should "relate well to the design of the building and to the street-scene and its setting", although we would welcome a reference to "historic significance, where appropriate" in this sentence, 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: 2146

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

we welcome the reference to preserving the high quality environmental, historic and cultural assets of the district 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. although we would prefer "conserving" to "preserving" as terminology more consistent with the NPPF and as recognising that sensitive change can take place that maintains the historic environment or even enhances it.

Object

Representation ID: 2147

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

we welcome criterion a. of Policy E7, although we would like to see "historic significance" included, 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. However, we would also welcome encouragement of proposals that would bring a historic building back into sustainable use or otherwise support a heritage asset as part of that strategy.

Support

Representation ID: 2148

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

we welcome criterion d of Policy E10 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: 2149

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

this section of the Plan should be titled "Historic and Built Environment" to reflect more fully the matters it covers. The terms "built environment" and "historic environment" are not interchangeable; not all heritage assets are built and the National Planning Policy Framework refers to the historic environment (distinguishing it from the built environment in paragraph 7) and even includes a specific definition of the historic environment.

Support

Representation ID: 2150

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Paragraphs 8.1 - 8.39
we welcome these paragraphs as a very comprehensive setting out and explanation of heritage considerations in the planning process 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, but have comments on some of the paragraphs.

Object

Representation ID: 2151

Received: 14/12/2017

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

not all designated heritage assets enjoy statutory protection - registered historic parks and gardens and registered battlefields, whilst the inclusion on the respective registers is a material consideration in the planning process, they do not enjoy statutory protection.