Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - Bournemouth ...

2 The Planning Policy Context
Primary Legislation
2.1 The concept of Conservation Areas
was introduced by the Civic Amenities
Act 1967, in recognition of the need
to look beyond the listing of individual
buildings, and to secure the protection
for groupings of buildings.
2.2 Government legislation is set out in
the Planning (Listed Buildings and
Conservation Areas) Act, 1990, and
notes that ‘every local planning
authority shall from time to time
determine which parts of their area
are areas of special architectural
or historic interest the character or
appearance of which it is desirable
to preserve or enhance, and shall
designate those areas as conservation
areas’ (section 69). It also states
that ‘special attention shall be paid
to the desirability of preserving or
enhancing the character or appearance
of that area’ (section 72). It is also a
duty of local planning authorities to
formulate and publish proposals for
the preservation and enhancement of
conservation areas (section 71).
National Planning Policy
Framework (NPPF)
2.3 The NPPF sets out Government
planning policies and how these are
expected to be applied. It notes that
the purpose of the planning system is
to contribute to the achievement of
sustainable development, expressed
as: economic, social and environmental
roles. The environmental role
includes “contributing to protecting
and enhancing our natural, built and
historic environment...” (p2).
2.4 The NPPF refers to ‘designated
heritage assets’ and ‘heritage assets’.
Designated heritage assets are those
protected under primary legislation
and or registered by English Heritage
and include Conservation Areas (p51).
Heritage assets are those buildings,
monuments, sites, places or landscapes
identified as having a degree of
significance meriting consideration in
planning decisions because of their
heritage interest. The term ‘heritage
asset’ includes designated heritage
assets (p52).
2.5 The NPPF defines ‘significance’ as
‘The value of a heritage asset to this
and future generations because of its
heritage interest. That interest may be
archaeological, architectural, artistic
or historic. Significance derives not
only from a heritage asset’s physical
presence, but also from its setting’
(p56).
2.6 Not all elements of a Conservation
Area will necessarily contribute
to its significance (para 138) and
when considering the designation of
Conservation Areas, local planning
authorities should ensure that an area
justifies such status because of its
special architectural or historic interest
(para 127).
2.7 The NPPF must be taken into account
in the preparation of local and
neighbourhood plans, and is a material
consideration in planning decisions.
Bournemouth Local Plan
2.8 The Local Plan for Bournemouth
consists of several documents. The
primary document is the Core Strategy
which provides the spatial strategy
for the Borough for the period 2006 to
2026 and was adopted in October 2012.
Other documents are geographically
specific e.g the Town Centre Area
Action Plan or cover a particular topic
e.g Affordable Housing. Some policies
within the Bournemouth District
Wide Local Plan 2002 are ‘saved’
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Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - March 2014