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Conclusions and recommendations
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Lots of good practice and innovation out there – sharing
knowledge and experience critical
– Good evidence of ‘mainstreaming’ of thinking about heritage and
character
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Needs comprehensive nationwide research…
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Making the case for strategic studies and the value they can
add to plan-making and development management
:
– Excellent value for money when properly scoped and used
optimally (sensitivity/capacity; design guidance; SPD…)
– Very cost-effective to maintain – building in-house capacity
– Adding specificity to evidence base, and value to SA baseline and
assessments
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Some value in piloting different approaches
, with HE buy-in, to
help move practice forward – ensuring results are shared!
– SA
– Authority-wide characterisation and capacity studies outside
London