Historic Landscape Project The significance of Significance How

Historic Landscape Project The significance of Significance How an understanding of Significance can help our research become a conservation tool

Conservation defined (HE) The process of managing change to a significant place in its setting in ways that will best sustain its heritage values… Historic Landscape Project 2

Historic England Conservation Principles Principle 3 – Understanding the significance of places is vital Principle 4 – Significant places should be managed to sustain their values Historic Landscape Project 3

National Planning Policy Framework Local planning authorities should • NPPF 126 – ‘conserve [heritage assets] in a manner appropriate to their significance’ • NPPF 127 –’require an applicant to describe the significance of any heritage assets affected, including any contribution made by their setting’ Historic Landscape Project 4

National Planning Policy Framework Local planning authorities should • NPPF 129 – ‘identify and assess the particular significance of any heritage asset that may be affected by a proposal (including by development affecting setting of a heritage asset)’ • NPPF 133 – ‘Where a proposed development will lead to substantial harm to or total loss of significance of a designated heritage asset, local planning authorities should refuse consent’ Historic Landscape Project 5

Using Significance: planning applications Principle 10 states that planning should “conserve heritage assets in a manner appropriate to their significance so that they can be enjoyed for their contribution to the quality of life of this and future generations. ” NPPF para 126 states that ‘heritage assets are an irreplaceable resource …. and conserve them in a manner appropriate to their significance…. The house and pleasure grounds at Flete are set within wider late C 18 parkland with an extended wooded carriage drive on the east bank of the River Erme. . . The site of the proposed wind turbine at Colyton Farm comprises a pastoral field on the slopes of the rolling landscape in a sensitive location… The site of the proposed wind turbine…is very exposed and will be highly visible from both near and distant views, including those from the protected landscapes of the Flete Estate, Dartmoor National Park and the South Devon AONB. The proposed wind turbine would break the skyline and be visibly prominent. The proposed wind turbine would introduce a distinctive, alien, industrial feature that would have an adverse impact on the landscape. …In conclusion, we are concerned about the adverse visual impact of the proposed development which would cause substantial harm to the significance of Flete and its setting. We recommend that your authority should refuse consent for this proposal as it clearly conflicts with National planning policy with regard to the conservation of the historic environment 6

Using Significance: www. parksandgardens. org

Using Significance: Historic Environment Records Historic Landscape Project 8

Local listing • Non-designated local sites identified with local community against agreed criteria • Local lists can be attached to the Local Plan • Non-statutory • Good way of achieving greater recognition for local heritage assets, albeit with potentially limited protection Historic Landscape Project

CGTs can use Significance to: - help assess the impact of development on a landscape - argue our case when commenting on planning applications - contribute appropriately to Historic Environment Records and PGUK - explain the value of a site concisely for Local Plans Historic Landscape Project 10