Revised Deposit Plan - Wychavon District Council

POLICY ENV16 SETTINGS OF LISTED BUILDINGS
Proposals for development will only be permitted where they would
preserve or enhance the settings of a Listed Building.
Development proposals will only be permitted where there is no harm to
the setting of a Listed Building.
4.2.79. Local Planning Authorities have a statutory responsibility to have regard to the
desirability of preserving the setting of a Listed Building when considering
development proposals. The setting of a Listed Building is often an essential
part of its character and is not necessarily confined to land which is ancillary to
it but can include land and buildings which are some distance from it,
especially if the gardens, ancillary buildings or hard landscaping have been
laid out to complement its design or function. In the case of groups of Listed
Buildings, the introduction of new buildings such as garages, greenhouses or
summer houses, which weaken or obscure the character of the original
grouping, must be avoided.
4.2.80. New development within the setting of a Listed Building should be designed so
as to be sympathetic to the building in terms of siting, massing scale,
proportions, materials and design detailing. It should not detract from the
character or setting of the building.
POLICY ENV16A ENABLING DEVELOPMENT
Development proposals defined as “Enabling Development” will be
considered only where all the following criteria are met:
a) the development would not materially detract from the
archaeological, architectural, historic or landscape, nature
conservation interest of the site or its setting;
b) it has been demonstrated clearly that all other potential options have
been fully evaluated;
c) the proposal avoids detrimental fragmentation of the management of
the site;
d) the enabling development will secure the long-term future of the site;
b)e) the justification for the development arises from the inherent
needs of the heritage asset, rather than the circumstances of the
present owner or the purchased price paid;
f) sufficient financial assistance is not available from any other source;
g) it is demonstrated clearly that the amount of enabling development is
the minimum necessary to secure the long term future at the site; and
h) the value to the community of the resulting development and the
enhanced historic interest of the site clearly outweigh the disbenefits
of providing the enabling development.
4.2.81. Enabling development may be defined as development promoted primarily as
a way of saving an important Listed Building, registered garden or scheduled
ancient monument that is neglected, dilapidated, or otherwise perceived to be
“at risk”. Such development can be regarded as an established and useful
planning tool through which the community may be able to secure the future of
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