Decision details

Conservation area appraisals provide the justification for conservation areas by defining the special architectural and historic interest that warranted their designation.  They also provide an opportunity to inform and involve local communities in maintaining the character that gives conservation areas their distinctiveness

The Cabinet Members agree that:

1.  That the South Stoke Conservation Area Appraisal (March 2014) should be formally adopted by the Council for planning purposes.

2.  That the two extensions to the South Stoke Conservation Area defined in the appraisal should be designated with immediate effect:

i.  An area on the northwest side of the conservation area to include Brantwood House and its estate, and

ii.  An area to the northeast on the north side of Packhorse Lane associated with the former Clifford’s Nurseries

Section 71 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 places a duty on local authorities ‘to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of any parts of their area which are conservation areas.’  Conservation area appraisals are widely accepted as being one of the means for fulfilling that duty.

In addition, Paragraph 127 of the National Planning Policy Framework expects local authorities to be able to justify conservation area designations in terms of their special architectural or historic interest.  Conservation area appraisals are the means by which the special interest can be set out.

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