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HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT GOOD PRACTICE ADVICE IN PLANNING
Note 2 – Managing Significance in Decision-Taking
53. Both the NPPF (section 7) and PPG (section ID26) contain detail on
why good design
is important
and how it can be achieved. In terms of the historic environment, some or
all of the following factors may influence what will make the
scale, height, massing,
alignment, materials and proposed use
of new development successful in its context:
•
The
history
of the place
•
The
relationship
of the proposal to its specific site
•
The
significance of nearby assets
and the
contribution of their setting
,
recognising that this is a dynamic concept
•
The general
character and distinctiveness of the area
in its widest sense,
including the general character of local buildings, spaces, public realm and the
landscape, the
grain
of the surroundings, which includes, for example the street
pattern and plot size
•
The
size and density
of the proposal
related to that of the existing and
neighbouring uses
•
Landmarks
and other built or landscape features
which are key to a sense of
place
•
The
diversity or uniformity
in style, construction, materials, colour,
detailing, decoration and period of existing buildings and spaces
•
The
topography
•
Views
into, through and from the site and its surroundings
•
Landscape design
•
The current and historic
uses
in the area and the urban grain
•
The
quality of the materials
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