Southend Central Area Action Plan (SCAAP) Preferred Approach 2015

Support

Representation ID: 2396

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Pleased to see that heritage has been integrated into the plan. We do not have any over-riding concerns in relation to the plan.

Support

Representation ID: 2397

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Welcome the identification of Southend's heritage in the context and issues (paragraph15) and its inclusion as Strategic Objective 7.

Comment

Representation ID: 2398

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

We would suggest that the issue of heritage is translated into the vision (paragraph 25) through this addition: "As a prosperous and thriving regional centre with a rich heritage, it will be an area..."

Comment

Representation ID: 2399

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Note that the current wording does not explicitly set out the importance of roof scape as a part of overall building frontages in paragraph 6.

Comment

Representation ID: 2400

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

We note the rationale to not duplicate the policies contained elsewhere.
We would suggest deleting "...and much of the archaeology in these locations is likely therefore to have been destroyed" from paragraph 91 as even previously developed sites have potential for archaeology and the focus should be on those sites of high potential.

Comment

Representation ID: 2401

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

We would recommend including Policy Linkages to Policies DM1, DM4 and DM6 in the Development Management DPD and Policy DS3 in the SCAAP itself.

Support

Representation ID: 2402

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Welcome the identification of a number of key views, from within and of the central area, with the aim that they will not be adversely impacted by development.

Comment

Representation ID: 2403

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Recommend that a bullet point d) is added to paragraph two of Policy DS3 stating: "d. the proposals do not harm the setting of nearby heritage assets."

Comment

Representation ID: 2404

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Recommend that paragraph 2 is extended to cover proposals that are outside of a conservation area (particularly those that are adjacent to a conservation area) but offer an opportunity for enhancement of setting.

Comment

Representation ID: 2405

Received: 03/03/2016

Respondent: Historic England

Paragraph 4 of Policy PA6 relates to energy efficiency and relates to existing development. We note that versions of this paragraph appear under other policy areas and opportunity sites, so the following comments also apply.
Listed buildings, buildings in conservation areas and scheduled monuments are exempted from the need to comply with energy efficiency requirements of the Regulations where compliance would unacceptably alter their character and appearance. Special considerations under Part L are also given to locally listed buildings, buildings of architectural and historic interest within registered parks and gardens and the curtilages of scheduled monuments, and buildings of traditional construction with permeable fabric that both absorbs and readily allows the evaporation of moisture. Any policy encouraging energy efficiency should note that the application will be different in relation to these classes of buildings. Further information can be found in the Historic England advice Energy Efficiency and Historic Buildings -Application of Part L of the Building Regulations to historically and traditionally constructed buildings https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/energy-efficiency-historic-buildings-ptl/. This similarly applies to Policy PA1, PA2, PA3, PA4, PA5, PA7, CS1, PA8 and PA9.