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North Walsham Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan2: Introduction2.1 The North Walsham Conservation AreaThe North Walsham Conservation Area was designated in May 1972. It covers the historiccore of the town, centred around the Market Place and Market Street, and includes themajority of the town’s listed buildings. The Conservation Area also incorporates an area ofhousing to the south of the Market Place, bounded by King’s Arms Street, Grammar SchoolRoad and Yarmouth Road. To the north of the Market Place, a small area of housing, amodern shopping arcade and the churchyard are included, with Church Street, VicarageStreet and part of the Mundesley Road serving as its boundaries. The town centre hasdomestic architecture from the late 18th to early 19th centuries, which gives it a strong historiccharacter.Figure 1 : North Walsham Street planThe first appraisal of the conservation area was adopted in November 1998. The authorrecommended a number of improvements to the town, some of which were carried out aspart of a Heritage Economic Regeneration Scheme. This scheme also gave grants to helprestore a number of the town’s historic buildings.2.2 The purpose of a conservation area appraisalConservation Areas are designated under the provision of Section 69 of the Planning (ListedBuildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. A Conservation Area is defined as ‘an areaof special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirableto preserve or enhance’.North Norfolk District Council5