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