Conservation areas
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Conservation Area
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An area of special architectural or historic interest, the
character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or
enhance.
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The Borough Council has a duty under present legislation to
designate those areas of the Borough considered to have outstanding
historic or architectural interest. Conservation Areas serve
not only to protect the best of the Borough's townscape and natural
environment but also to illustrate the evolution of the Borough and
provide an historic framework for future development. The
Local Planning Authority is required to keep the designation of
Conservation Areas under review.
There are nineteen Conservation Areas in the
Borough. These are valuable assets by virtue of their diversity of
character, their special characteristics and their generally strong
image-forming capacity. The additional powers which apply to them
in terms of development proposals make further designations or
extensions to existing areas important in recognising and
maintaining this diversity throughout the built environment of the
Borough.
List of Conservation areas
List of Conservation areas
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Policies in the Replacement Local Plan are designed
to ensure that permissible development in conservation areas
is undertaken in such a way as to achieve a solution which
conserves and enhances the particular characteristics of the
designated area.
Replacement Local Plan Policy BE.7
Replacement Local Plan Policy BE.8
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Conservation Area Character
Appraisal
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A published document defining the special architectural or
historic interest that warranted the area being designated.
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Conservation Area Consent
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Consent required for the demolition of an unlisted building
within a conservation area.
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