Draft Bicester Conservation Area Appraisal November 2009

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• Protect positive views into and out ofthe Conservation Area, in particularfrom the south west.• Preserve the setting of theConservation Area as required bythe 1990 Act.• Protect views between key landmarkbuildings in the town (e.g. the Churchof St Edburg and St Edburg’sprimary school)CDC, OCC andProperty OwnersCDCCDCView towards church from south westMonitor planning approvalsto make sure that workspreserve or where possibleenhance the character andappearance of BicesterConservation Area.• Ensure Design and ConservationTeam involvement in all planningapplications which affect thecharacter and appearance ofBicester Area.• Promote high quality design incapital environmental improvementschemes.• Ensure that all new developments touse appropriate materials, scale andmassing for the location within thetown.CDCCDCCDCUnauthorised works • Ensure that the PlanningEnforcement team take appropriateaction against unauthorised works inline with the Council’s enforcementpolicy.CDCMonitor the loss and gain ofbuildings within theConservation Area throughsurveys, includingphotographic.• Review the building stock at the nextreview of the Conservation Area, duein 2014.CDC60
Retain important trees andhedgerows and encouragethe planting of appropriatespecies.• Ensure the preservation of importanttrees. All trees have some protectionunder the Conservation Areadesignation. The Council’sarboricultural officers will, whereappropriate, make tree preservationorders if a tree that makes a positivecontribution is under threat.CDC• Require appropriate landscapingschemes.• Seek the retention of historic greenspaces of the Garth and the Pingleand encourage their protectionthrough discouraging piecemealerosion.• Encourage the reinstatement of atree lined avenue at Kings EndCDCCDCCDCCreate and maintain arelationship with serviceproviders and otheragencies in order to ensurethat the character andappearance of theConservation Area isretained.• Seek to rationalise any streetfurniture and ensure it is in keepingwith the character of the area.• Seek to simplify any new trafficschemes to reduce unnecessaryclutter.• Encourage underground powercables to reduce the visual pollution.• Promote a working relationship withBicester Vision and Town Council toencourage the enhancement of theConservation Area.CDC, OCC andTown CouncilCDC and OCCCDC, OCC andservice providersCDC, BicesterVision and TownCouncilReview Conservation Areaboundary and itsarchitectural and/ orhistorical importance.• To be reviewed and amended wherenecessary at the time of theConservation Areas next review,due in 2014.CDCThe objectives set out above are specific forBicester Conservation Area. The Councilwill also continue to apply policy guidance,both generic (Planning Policy Guidance 15:The Historic Environment) and the localsaved policies of the Oxfordshire StructurePlan and the adopted Cherwell Local Plan.to planning and Listed Building Consentapplications and ensure consistent decisionmaking. The policies covering alterations anddevelopment of the historic environment aregiven in Appendix 1.61
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1. Introduction and Planning Policy
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4. ArchaeologySituated on an ancien
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