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Noel Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan

Meeting: 10/11/2015 - Cabinet (Item 117)

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Report of the Director of Planning, Regeneration and Development. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Planning.]The report seeks Cabinet's approval on the draft Noel Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, and for a six week public consultation.

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Minutes:

The Cabinet Member for Planning introduced the Noel Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan. It was produced following guidance published by Historic England and covered the historical context of the area and provided an assessment of the area’s character and special interest. It addressed planning policy and development management issues and provides design guidance. It also included a review of the boundaries of the conservation area and a recommendation that the boundaries of both the conservation area and Article 4 Direction were extended. It was proposed to take forward a six week consultation on the Appraisal and management plan to understand if there was residents’ support for the two recommendations. Separate processes to be followed to extend the conservation area boundary as well as the Article 4 direction. Cabinet will receive a further report about this in due course.

 

In response to Cllr Engert’s question on the enforcement action required, the Cabinet Member spoke about the how the appraisal will provide residents in the area with the tools for working together with the Council to improve their area.

 

Following a vote of Cabinet Members  -

 

RESOLVED

 

To approve the draft Noel Park Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, attached at Appendix 1, for a six-week public consultation.

 

 

Alternative options considered

The draft Appraisal explores the possibility of leaving the boundaries of the conservation area and the area covered by the Article 4 Direction as they currently are. Given the fact that the area proposed to be included is contemporary with the Noel Park Estate and has the same architectural and historic significance, it was considered that it should be recommended to be a part of the conservation area and given the same protection as the rest of the area. In addition, given the cumulative impact of the loss of architectural detailing, it is imperative that a consistent control over such alterations is implemented across the whole of the conservation area. It is, therefore, recommended to extend the Article 4 direction (which removes permitted development rights to alterations to the front of the property only).

 

It should be noted that if the proposal for extension of the conservation area and the extension of Article 4 directions is taken forward, Cabinet approval would be sought to undertake the respective legal processes.

 

Reasons for decision

The Council has a statutory duty to ensure that conservation areas are

preserved or enhanced and publish policies for the implementation of the same. The various insensitive alterations within the area have resulted in the conservation area being included in Historic England’s ‘At Risk’ register. It is therefore important that the Council publishes this appraisal along with the management plan to ensure that the significance of the area is preserved or enhanced.