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SDS 4ConservationAreasAll development proposalsin or affecting the settingof the ConservationAreas in Sandgate shouldpreserve or enhance thecharacter and appearanceof the ConservationArea. Applications shoulddemonstrate as part ofHeritage Asset Statementshow the SandgateConservation AreaAppraisal has shaped thedevelopment’s design.The Parish Council willseek the implementationof a ManagementStrategy for the SandgateConservation Areas asrecommended in theAppraisal at the earliestopportunity.The National Planning Policy Framework (2012) requiresall proposals affecting heritage assets 5 to include as part ofan application a Heritage Asset Statement describing thesignificance of the heritage asset, including any contributionmade by their setting. Planning Authorities are requiredto take such Statements into account when determiningplanning and listed building consent applications, in orderto avoid or minimise conflict between the conservation ofheritage assets and any aspect of the proposal.Sandgate Parish has 6 Scheduled Ancient Monumentsand 80 listed buildings; the majority being found in the twoConservation Areas. Many of these are residential propertiesdating from the late 18th Century, and are in generally goodstates of preservation. These include a number of timberframed and weather-boarded buildings, which contribute tothe Conservation Areas domestic scale seaside character.Many of the listed buildings occur within groups and arelisted for their group value, such as the eight early VictorianItalianate Marine Villas at Radnor Cliff dating from 1847.In addition, the Conservation Area Appraisal identified anumber of buildings of particular local townscape merit,including the Chichester Memorial Hall, the Little Theatre(since converted into dwellings) and several houses.Of these, the pair of houses at Nos. 1 and 3 High Street,No. 61 High Street and the terrace at Nos. 91-99 HighStreet are considered to merit review by English Heritagefor statutory listing, the latter on account of retaining a finegroup of original shop fronts. Coastguard Cottages havealso long been an important element of the streetscene ofSandgate due in part to their attractive integral uniformity.In Radnor Cliff and The Riviera recommended buildings ofmerit include: 17/19, 27, 31/33, 41, and 57 Radnor Cliff, and6, 14/16 (Beaulieu/Seaholme) on The Riviera.Negative buildings in the Conservation Areas have alsobeen noted on the maps. These are almost entirelybuildings of modern form and massing, or buildings whichhave been so altered as to have lost any resemblance totheir originally intended or traditional appearance.For Conservation Area designation to be effective annualreviews together with 5 yearly updates are recommendedby English Heritage. Consideration should be given toencourage a Parish Councillor to have special responsibilityfor the Sandgate Conservation Areas i.e. to becomeSandgate’s Heritage Champion including undertakingtraining provided by HELM (Historic Environment –Local Management).5Heritage Assets include Conservation Areas, Listed Buildings, Scheduled Ancient Monuments and locally listed buildingsSANDGATE DESIGN STATEMENT 201315