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KD 4092 Review of Conservation Area Character Appraisals and Management Proposals: Phase II

Meeting: 17/06/2015 - Cabinet (Item 7)

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A report from the Director of Regeneration and Environment is attached. This seeks approval of the revised appraisals and management proposals for a number of conservation areas as detailed in the report. (Key decision – reference number 4092)

(Report No.6)

(8.25 – 8.30 pm)

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Councillor Yasemin Brett (Cabinet Member for Community Organisations and Culture) left the meeting for the discussion of the following item (Minute No.2 above refers).

 

Councillor Daniel Anderson (Cabinet Member for Environment) introduced the report of the Director of Regeneration and Environment (No.6) seeking approval of the revised Appraisals and Management Proposals for the conservation areas set out in the report.

 

NOTED the review that was being undertaken of the Borough’s Conservation Area Character Appraisals and Management Proposals, as detailed in the report. This represented phase two of the review. The revised documents reflected legislative and other changes in recent years, as set out in section 3 of the report, and would continue to ensure the effective maintenance of these key areas.

 

Alternative Options Considered: An alternative option would be to not update the Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Proposal documents. The documents approved in 2008, 2009 and 2010 were now out of date in terms of national planning policy and the recasting of the local planning policy through the Local Plan, English Heritage guidance and changes in the physical fabric of the area over the last five years from development. These documents do not provide an up-to-date policy background to support Development Management decisions, including appeals. Not to update the documents would put them out of sync with the documents for other conservation areas in the borough that had been approved and updated under Phase 1.

 

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed to approve the revised Appraisals and Management Proposals for the following conservation areas:

 

·       Abbotshall Avenue

·       Grange Park

·       Meadway

·       Southgate Circus

·       The Crescent

·       The Lakes

 

Reason: The documents had been through consultation with local conservation area study groups, the Conservation Advisory Group (CAG) and the general public via the website and a public meeting held on 9 April. Historic England (formerly English Heritage) made minor comments on the detail of the text. The results of the consultation and the changes made were set out in Appendix 1 of the report.

(Key decision – reference number 4092)

 

Councillor Yasemin Brett returned to the meeting.

 

Councillor Bambos Charalambous arrived at this point in the meeting.