SLP KDBH Extracts - Flipbook - Page 129
iv.
Parks, gardens and landscape including common, woodland, heathland and
distinctive fieldscapes as defined in the Warwickshire Historic Landscape
Characterisation; and
v.
The canal and railway network, including disused railway lines and the
working stations at Solihull, Olton, Dorridge and Shirley, together with
associated structures.
3.
Development proposals that impact upon this character and significance will be
expected to demonstrate how this impact has been assessed and minimised, using a
recognised process of assessment, involvement, evaluation and design.
4.
Development will be expected to conserve heritage assets in a manner appropriate
to their significance, conserve local character and distinctiveness, create or sustain a
sense of place and seek and take opportunities to enhance the contribution made by
the historic environment to the character of a place. In Solihull, heritage assets
include; Listed Buildings, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, Registered Parks and
Gardens, Conservation Areas and also non-designated assets. The latter include
buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, places, areas or landscapes positively
identified in Solihull’s Historic Environment Record, or during development
management work as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in
planning decisions, such as those identified on the Local List of Heritage Assets. The
historic landscape includes ancient woodlands, hedgerows and field boundaries, and
archaeological features such as earthworks.
5.
All applications that affect the historic environment will be expected to have
considered and used, as a minimum the evidence in the Solihull Historic Environment
Record, conservation area appraisals and management plans, to inform the design of
the proposal. Development proposals affecting heritage assets should be assessed
using further sources, and appropriate expertise where necessary. This should be
explained in the accompanying Design and Access Statement or, for significant
proposals, in a Heritage Statement.
6.
Proposals seeking to modify heritage assets for the mitigation of and adaptation to
the effects of climate change will be expected to be sympathetic and conserve the
special interest and significance of the heritage asset or its setting.
Justification
408.
Paragraph 184 and 185 of the NPPF advise that Local Planning Authorities should set out in
their Local Plan ‘a positive strategy for the conservation and enjoyment of the historic
environment’, recognising that ‘heritage assets are an irreplaceable resource’ which should
be conserved in a manner appropriate to their significance. The Planning (Listed Buildings
and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 also places several duties on Local Planning Authorities:
In considering whether to grant listed building consent for any works, to pay special
regard to the desirability of preserving the listed building or its setting or any features
of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses;
To designate and review the designation of Conservation Areas and publish
proposals for their preservation and enhancement; and
To pay special attention to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or
appearance of Conservation Areas.
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