Agenda item

THE GLAVEN VALLEY CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS & MANAGEMENT PLANS

Summary:

 

This report seeks approval for the draft Brinton, Thornage, Edgefield, Hunworth, Sharrington and Stody Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans to be taken forward to public consultation in line with national policy and best practice.

 

Recommendations:

 

1.     That the draft appraisals as set out within the body of this report be approved for public consultation.

2.     That following consultation, the amended appraisals be brought back to Working Party for consideration and subsequent adoption by Cabinet.

 

Cabinet Members(s)

Ward(s) Affected

All Members

All Wards

Contact Officer(s), telephone number and email:

Alannah Hogarth, Conservation & Design Officer, 01263 516367

 

 

Minutes:

The Conservation and Design Officer gave a presentation outlining the draft Conservation Area Appraisals and proposed Local Listings for Brinton, Thornage, Edgefield, Hunworth, Sharrington and Stody.  She presented the recommendations as set out in the Officer’s report.

 

The Chairman stated that all of the settlements in this group were within his Ward.  He asked if a date had been set for the commencement of public consultation.

 

The Conservation and Design Officer explained that no date had been set but it was hoped that a public meeting could be held in the summer when and if the Covid situation allowed.

 

The Chairman asked if it was proposed to have a separate consultation on the wider Glaven Valley Conservation Area to make it clear that the areas outside of the settlement boundaries were protected by the overall Conservation Area designation.  He also considered that it needed to be made clearer that some of the important buildings were nationally listed and did not therefore require local listing.  He was pleased to see that Brinton and Thornage had been separated in terms of their Conservation Areas as they were separate parishes.

 

The Conservation and Design Officer confirmed that a consultation on the wider Glaven Valley Conservation Area would follow the consultation on this group of parishes.

 

The Conservation and Design Team Leader explained that the review of Conservation Areas was intended to make the individual designations relevant and fit for purpose for planning decision making.  The Glaven Valley Conservation Area designation was unusual in that it covered the whole of the valley and did not follow a built form of development.  The settlements had now been separated out to avoid duplication, to identify their individual characters and make them discrete from the wider Glaven Valley.  The review of the Glaven Valley would slot in around the individual settlements.

 

The Chairman considered that concerns would be raised under the review of the wider Glaven Valley Conservation Area around permitted development rights for caravans and camping areas and the Council’s inability to influence development under these schemes to the detriment of the Conservation Area.

 

Councillor N Pearce stated that the Conservation Area Appraisals were complex.  He requested that it be minuted that he considered the documents had been easy to follow and clearly explained.

 

The Chairman agreed that the presentation had been excellent and commended the Officers and Consultants for their thorough and professional approach.

 

Councillor R Kershaw stated that issues were already being reported in relation to unauthorised parking of motorhomes etc.  The Council could only enforce on its own land and it had been requested that information be sent out to Parish Councils to explain the limitations of the Council’s powers.

 

Councillor J Toye confirmed that information would be put on the website and sent to Members and Parish Councils as soon as possible.

 

It was proposed by Councillor R Toye, seconded by Councillor R Kershaw and

 

RECOMMENDED unanimously

 

1.    That the draft appraisals as set out within the report be approved for public consultation.

 

2.    That following consultation, the amended appraisals be brought back to Working Party for consideration and subsequent adoption by Cabinet.

 

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