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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’ 6 Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - March 2014
and therefore still remain relevant. They will be superseded in time by policies in other new development plan documents (DPDs) e.g detailed policies for Development Management. For detailed wording of relevant Local Plan policies, see Appendix 3. For a full schedule of current policies, see the Council’s website. Core Strategy (2012) 2.9 The Core Strategy acknowledges the NPPF requirement to have a proactive strategy for the conservation and enjoyment of the historic environment. It states that the Council is producing a set of Conservation Area Appraisals that provide information on each Conservation Area and advice to prospective developers on how they should be maintained. The Core Strategy states that opportunities to continue to understand, preserve and enhance Bournemouth’s historic assets will be sought through a range of initiatives including Conservation Area Appraisals. Core Strategy Policy CS39 seeks to protect designated heritage assets, which includes Conservation Areas (see Appendix 3). 2.10 Other relevant Core Strategy Policies include Policy CS1, CS12, CS36 and CS37. Policy CS1 states that in making planning decisions the Council will reflect the presumption in favour of sustainable development and will encourage use of the pre-application process to find appropriate solutions. Policy CS12 protects community facilities such as allotments, places of worship and community halls. Policy CS36 refers to the Stour Valley Project and relates to the importance of the Stour Valley as a significant recreation and habitat resource. Policy CS37 is concerned with the Green Belt and seeks to resist inappropriate development, including uses of land, within it. The South East Dorset Green Belt is long established and seeks to protect the physical identity of the town, by retaining areas of open land between built up areas. It also continues to protect the separate identity of the village of Holdenhurst. District Wide Local Plan (2002) 2.11 Policy 4.4 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan 2002 is still relevant to planning decisions affecting Conservation Areas. The policy ensures that development has regard for features that affect the character of Conservation Areas e.g scale, density, height form, massing and layout. The policy remains a material consideration in determining planning applications until superseded by polices in the Development Management DPD. 2.12 Policy 4.11 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan 2002 (relating to Holdenhurst East) is also still relevant to planning decisions (see Appendix 3). This policy seeks to ensure that any new development is of a simple rural character and the siting of any new agricultural building is within an existing group. 2.13 Other ‘saved’ District Wide policies that are also still relevant are 3.6, 3.7, 3.9 and 3.12 which relate to development in the countryside and 3.28 which relates to flood zones. These policies will remain a material consideration in determining planning applications in Holdenhurst Village until superseded by polices in the Development Management DPD. Holdenhurst Village Conservation Area Appraisal - March 2014 7
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