Heritage Assets

Traditional building with primary façade
orientated away from the street
The orientation and design of replacement structures
should demonstrate they do not contribute to additional
or excessive overlooking of nearby properties.
Justification: There is variety in the orientation of buildings
which is characteristic of many conservation areas.
Developments which site the principal elevation parallel to
the road erode local distinctiveness in areas where variety
in orientation is characteristic.
Where redevelopment or extensions are proposed
existing gaps between buildings and boundaries should be
maintained. The new or altered building and its outbuildings
should not normally be closer to the boundary than the
existing as this will impact the openness of the site. Where
the replacement or extended building would be larger or
taller than the existing it will often be necessary to site the
proposed building further away from the front boundary
in order to maintain existing gaps.
Care should be taken to avoid development or extensions that would visually associate the mass of one
building with another, on the same or adjoining sites, as this is detrimental to the openness of the area.
Extensions should avoid attached walls and structures that would visually give the impression of a
continuous width of development across the plot.
Proposals for side or rear extensions, or
outbuildings, will be assessed to ensure
openness and views through the site are
retained. In order to maintain the character
of the area, proposals that would result in
50% or more of the site being given over
to built form and hard standing are unlikely
to be viewed favourably.
Even though proposals for development
may appear to have impacts hidden from
public view, they still have an impact on the
character of the area and will be assessed
accordingly. Support will not be given for
development that may set an undesirable Gaps between buildings contribute to local distinctiveness
precedent or proposals which are an
incremental change which will development would adversely affect the character of the area will not
be supported.
Justification: The replacement of existing buildings and structures with larger developments can lead to a
loss of space between buildings the openness of the area, reduce the dominance of soft landscape over
built form and be detrimental to character and appearance.
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