C23 There will be a presumption in favour ofretaining buildings, walls, trees or otherfeatures which make a positive contribution tothe character or appearance of a<strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Area</strong>.C27 Development proposals in villages will beexpected to respect their historic settlementpattern.C30 Design control will be exercised toensure: (i) that new housing development iscompatible with the appearance, character,layout, scale and density of existing dwellingsin the vicinity; (ii) that any proposal to extendan existing dwelling (in cases where planningpermission is required) is compatible with thescale of the existing dwelling, its curtilage andthe character of the street scene; (iii) that newhousing development or any proposal for theextension (in cases where planningpermission is required) or conversion of anexisting dwelling provides standards ofamenity and privacy acceptable to the localplanning authority.C36 In considering applications in<strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s the Council will payspecial attention to the desirability ofpreserving or enhancing the character orappearance of the area.Non-statutory Cherwell Local Plan 2011EN34 the council will seek to conserve andenhance the character and appearance of thelandscape through the control of development.Proposals will not be permitted if they would:(i) cause undue visual intrusion into the opencountryside; (ii) cause undue harm toimportant natural landscape features andtopography; (iii) be inconsistent with localcharacter; (iv) harm the setting of settlements,buildings, structures or other landmarkfeatures; (v) harm the historic value of thelandscape.EN35 The Council will seek to retainwoodlands, trees, hedges, ponds, walls andany other features which are important to thecharacter or appearance of the locallandscape as a result of their ecological,historic or amenity value. Proposals whichwould result in the loss of such features willnot be permitted unless their loss can bejustified by appropriate mitigation and/orcompensatory measures to the satisfactionof the Council.66EN39 Development should preserve listedbuildings, their features and settings, andpreserve or enhance the character orappearance of designated <strong>Conservation</strong><strong>Area</strong>s, as defined on the proposals map.Development that conflicts with theseobjectives will not be permitted.EN40 In a <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Area</strong>, or an areathat makes an important contribution to itssetting, planning control will be exercised toensure, inter alia, that the character orappearance of the area so designated ispreserved or enhanced. There will be apresumption in favour of retaining buildings,walls, trees or other features which make apositive contribution to the character orappearance of a conservation area. A newdevelopment should understand and respectthe sense of place and architecturallanguage of the existing but should seek toavoid pastiche development except wherethis is shown to be clearly the most appropriate.EN42 Sympathetic consideration will begiven to proposals for the change of use of alisted building, provided that the new useminimises damage to the character, fabric,interior or setting of the building, and doesnot adversely affect the reasons for its statutorylisting.EN43 Proposals that would result in the totalor substantial demolition of a Listed Building,or any significant part of it, will not be permittedin the absence of clear and convincingevidence that the market testing set out inpg15 paragraphs 3.16 to 3.19 has beenthoroughly followed with no success.EN45 Before determination of an applicationfor planning permission requiring thealteration, extension or partial demolition ofa Listed Building, applicants will required toprovide sufficient information to enable anassessment of the likely impact of theproposals on the special architectural orhistoric interest of the structure, its setting orspecial features.
EN47 The Council will promotesustainability of the historic environmentthrough conservation, protection andenhancement of the archaeological heritageand its interpretation and presentation to thepublic. In particular it will: (i) seek to ensurethat scheduled ancient monuments andother unscheduled sites of national andregional importance and their settings arepermanently preserved; (ii) ensure thatdevelopment which could adversely affectsites, structures, landscapes or buildings ofarchaeological interest and their settings willrequire an assessment of the archaeologicalresource through a desk-top study, andwhere appropriate a field evaluation; (iii) notpermit development that would adverselyaffect archaeological remains and theirsettings unless the applicant candemonstrate that the archaeologicalresource will be physically preserved in-situ,or a suitable strategy has been put forwardto mitigate the impact of developmentproposals; (iv) ensure that where physicalpreservation in- situ is neither practical nordesirable and sites are not scheduled or ofnational importance, the developer will beresponsible for making appropriate provisionfor a programme of archaeologicalInvestigation, recording, analysis andpublication that will ensure the site ispreserved by record prior to destruction.Such measures will be secured either by aplanning agreement or by a suitableplanning conditionEN48 Development that would damage thecharacter, appearance, setting or features ofdesigned historic landscapes (parks andgardens) and battlefields will be refused.EN51 In considering applications foradvertisements in <strong>Conservation</strong> <strong>Area</strong>s theCouncil will pay special attention to thedesirability of preserving or enhancing thecharacter or appearance of the area.67
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