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HIGHGATE NEW TOWN PHASE 1, CAMDEN Community-led Conservation Guidance for inclusion in the Dartmouth Park Conservation Area and Application for Grade II* Listing

This report presents community-led Conservation Area guidance and an application for Grade II* Listing for Highgate New Town Phase 1 (HNT), Camden, London, designed by architect Peter Tábori and constructed 1967-78. The study it presents was produced by a working-group comprising residents from HNT, supported by their Tenants and Residents Association (TRA) the Whittington Estate Residents Association (WERA) and community/heritage researcher Tom Davies (AHO) together with architectural historian Professor Mark Swenarton as consultant. The report sets out conservation guidance, developed through a community-led process and specific to HNT, for inclusion in the Dartmouth Park Conservation Area (DPCA). This is followed by the application for Grade II* Listing for the deliberation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Historic England (HE), which seeks to recognise the national significance of HNT as exemplary public-housing. These are made on the basis of its exceptional heritage values, the importance of retaining community spaces for its community and strong resident support from that community.

This report presents community-led Conservation Area guidance and an application for Grade II* Listing for Highgate New Town Phase 1 (HNT), Camden, London, designed by architect Peter Tábori and constructed 1967-78. The study it presents was produced by a working-group
comprising residents from HNT, supported by their Tenants and Residents Association (TRA) the Whittington Estate Residents Association (WERA) and community/heritage researcher Tom Davies (AHO) together with architectural historian Professor Mark Swenarton as consultant. The report sets out conservation guidance, developed through a community-led process and specific to HNT, for inclusion in the Dartmouth Park Conservation Area (DPCA). This is followed by the application for Grade II* Listing for the deliberation of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and Historic England (HE), which seeks to recognise the national significance of HNT as exemplary public-housing. These are made on the basis of its exceptional heritage values, the importance of retaining community spaces for its community and strong resident support from that community.

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6.6 Amenity space and community events.............................................................68

6.7 Gardening and Pruning....................................................................................68

6.8 Refuse and Recycling...................................................................................... 68

6.9 Signage and maps............................................................................................ 68

6.10 Cooperation..................................................................................................69

6.11 Maintaining and Enhancing Highgate New Town’s Setting............................69

6.12 Parameters for Acceptable Impact................................................................69

7 DRAFT CONSERVATION GUIDANCE AND POLICIES.......................................72

7.2 Basis of approach............................................................................................72

7.3 Buildings and external space...........................................................................72

7.4 Community Spaces, green-space and recreation.............................................72

7.5 Views and visual amenity.................................................................................73

7.6 Technical installation (heating, lighting and water)...........................................73

7.7 Amenity space and community events.............................................................73

7.8 Gardening and Pruning....................................................................................73

7.9 Refuse and Recycling.......................................................................................73

7.10 Signage and maps.........................................................................................73

7.11 Cooperation...................................................................................................73

8 ADOPTION & REVIEW.........................................................................................73

9 APPLICATION FOR GRADE II* LISTING.............................................................76

9.2 Summary of impact at HNT................................................................................80

9.3 Justification for Grade II* Listing.......................................................................80

9.4 Architectural Interest.........................................................................................80

9.5 Historic Interest.................................................................................................81

9.6 Aesthetic merits................................................................................................84

9.7 Communal Value...............................................................................................85

9.8 Selectivity and National Interest........................................................................85

9.9 State of repair....................................................................................................88

10 CONCLUSION ...................................................................................................89

11 BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................90

APPENDIX 1 RELEVANT POLICY AND GUIDANCE......................................... 93

APPENDIX 2 LISTING BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL (...) INTEREST................. 102

APPENDIX 3 WORKSHOP POSTERS............................................................... 103

TABLES

Table 1: Heritage Asset Significance....................................................................25

Table 2: Proposed Conservation Policies for inclusion in DPCA......................74

Cover - Sketch of Play Area (Peter Tábori)

Previous- Fig. 1: Residents at evening, HNT (TD)

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