Appendix B
Draft Built Heritage and Design
Supplementary Planning Document
Regulation 17
Consultation Statement
October 2011
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Draft Built Heritage and Design Supplementary Planning Document Consultation October 2011
Regulation 17 Consultation Statement
Consultation Statement
October 2011
A draft Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been prepared to
provide more detailed guidance in relation to development affecting historic
buildings and in Conservation Areas, and assist with the implementation of
Core Strategy policy CS17 and policy DM30 of the Development Management
Policies.
Prior to the preparation of this draft document a preliminary consultation was
undertaken to identify potential content matter. The consultation was targeted
towards organisations that have an interest in the historic built environment.
Groups included local conservation societies within the District, adjoining local
authorities, local and national organisations with a potential interest in built
heritage and design and members of the Developer Forum. The consultation
was open for 6 weeks between 25th March 2011 and 6th May 2011.
Consultees were contacted by email, or where appropriate, by post. A list of
consultees is provided below.
As part the Council’s ongoing engagement with local developers the proposed
content and layout of the Draft Built Heritage and Design Supplementary
Planning Document was put forward for comment at the Developer Forum
event held on February 1st 2011. The Developers Forum consists of local
developers, housing providers and Council officers with events taking place
quarterly to share information.
The document has been prepared in conjunction with the Local Development
Framework Working Group. This working group consists of 13 elected
members and Council officers including from Planning, Housing and
Regeneration.
An article was placed in the ‘In Touch’ magazine published by the Council in
July 2011 and distributed to households in the District to inform the public that
the Draft Built Heritage and Design Supplementary Planning Document was
being prepared and would soon be available for public comment.
List of Consultees
Adjoining Local Authorities
Broads Authority
Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Mid-Suffolk District Council
Suffolk Coastal District Council
Suffolk County Council
South Norfolk District Council
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Local Organisations
Beccles Society
Broads Society
Bungay Society
East Suffolk Buildings Preservation
Trust
Lowestoft Civic Society
Shape-East
Suffolk Coasts and Heaths
Suffolk Association of Architects
Suffolk Historic Buildings Group
Suffolk Preservation Society (CPRE)
Southwold and Reydon Society
Government Organisations
East of England Tourist Board
English Heritage
National Non Government Organisations
Ancient Monuments Society
National Trust
Developers Forum Members
AAK Architecture
Architectural Design and Planning
Alasdair Campbell
Arnolds Chartered Surveyors
ASD Architecture
Badger Building (Anglia) Ltd
Bailey Developments Ltd
Barry Cutts (Architect)
Barsham Securities
Brian Howard Chartered Architect
Brian Sabberton
Chaplin Farrant
Chediston Homes Ltd
Circle Anglia
Cripps Developments
Duncan and Sons Limited
Flagship Housing Association
Gilbert builders
Graham Borley
Graham Ling
Hopkins Homes
Howard Group New Homes Division
John Bennett Architect
John H Patterson
John Kelly
K Holdings Ltd (Anglia)
Kingsway Builders
Malcolm Dixon (Agent)
MDPC Ltd
M. S. Oakes Ltd
Oakwood Construction
Oldman Homes Ltd
OWL Partnership
Paul Robinson Partnership (UK) llp
Paul Tungate MRICS
Persimmon Homes (Anglia) Ltd
PJ Spillings
Pure Architecture Ltd
Purple Properties
Riddle Construction Ltd
Sprake and Tyrrell Ltd
Taylor Properties Trading Ltd
Technicus Consulting Ltd
Tredwell Developments
Utting Construction
Vaughan Keal Associates
Warnes and Son
Wellington Construction Ltd
William (Harvey) Aitchison
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Responses to the Preliminary Built Heritage and Design Supplementary
Planning Document Consultation 2011
There were 4 responses to the consultation. Responses are shown below as
answers to each question posed by the consultation.
Question 1
1. Below is a preliminary list of information we are considering to include in the
SPD. Do you think there is anything else that needs to be covered to ensure
the document is as helpful as possible? Or is there anything listed that you
consider does not need to be included?
Shop Front Design
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Key elements of historic shop fronts
o A brief explanation of the different parts of a shop front.
Fascias
o Guidance about the size, colour and use of a fascia.
Alteration, replacement and repair
o The types of alterations that are acceptable and guidance about
replacing and repairing historic shop fronts.
New shop fronts
o New shop fronts in a conservation area (either on a new or existing
building).
Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs)
o Where an ATM should be located on a historic shop front and
measures to minimise the visual impact of an ATM.
Shutters and security
o The use of shutters and appropriate security measures.
Doorways
o How doorways and shop entrances should be incorporated into a
historic shop front.
Lighting
 Types of lighting that require planning permission
o Where and when planning permission is required;
o Lighting on local historic buildings (including locally listed ones);
o Flood lighting and security lighting.
 Principles of appropriate lighting
o Where lighting should be positioned on a building and the appropriate
angles needed to minimise impact on surrounding properties.
Advertising on Historic Buildings
 Definition of advertising
o This section details the types of advertising that will be covered by this
SPD;
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o Signs and posters promoting businesses and services.
Advertising for businesses
o Guidelines for advertising businesses and services on historic
buildings and in conservation areas.
Satellite Dishes
A quick reference guide to the appropriate size of a satellite dish and where it
should be placed on a historic building.
Replacement Windows
This chapter explains the criteria for assessing planning applications for new
windows.
Locally Listed Buildings
This chapter is chiefly concerned with the exterior of locally listed buildings and
with alterations and additions that could affect that. The following factors,
including architectural features, potentially impact upon the appearance of a
building and so are included in this chapter.
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Repair
o How to carry out repairs without harming the appearance of a historic
building.
Alteration
o Gives details about when alterations to the exterior of a historic
building are acceptable.
Roofs
o The types of alterations and repairs to the roof of a historic building
that are acceptable.
Chimneys
o The types of alterations and repairs to the chimneys of a historic
building that are acceptable.
Dormer windows
o When it is acceptable to add a dormer window to a historic building.
Additions (extensions and fixtures to existing structures)
o The sides and backs of locally listed buildings and buildings in
conservation areas.
Demolition
o Circumstances where the demolition of a historic building may be
acceptable.
Change of use
o Circumstances where the change of use of a building may be
acceptable.
Respondent
Comment
Number
Comment
WDC
Response
WDC Action
Broads
Authority
1.
The document should include
sections about nationally
listed buildings and
Agreed.
Information is
needed about
Chapters about
nationally listed
buildings and
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conservation areas, possibly
in the same chapter as locally
listed buildings. The
document must also make
clear that it only applies to
parts of Waveney District that
lie outside the Broads
Authority area. Suggests
including sections about
lighting and advertising in
conservation areas.
Lowestoft
Civic Society
2.
Provide material about
limiting the use of satellite
dishes on historic buildings.
Old dishes should be
removed and only one dish is
needed for a block of flats.
New roof materials should be
the same as those they
replace. Guidance is needed
to limit the size of dormer
windows at the rear of
properties. Guidance should
be included to prevent the
removal of chimney stacks
unless necessary. Stresses
the importance of
enforcement and considering
each building on its merits
rather than taking a blanket
approach. Information about
listed buildings and
conservation areas within the
District should also be
provided.
Suffolk
Preservation
Society
3.
The following areas should be
added to the scope of the
document: adapting to
climate change; micro
generation and the historic
environment; design
considerations for new
development; design of
traditional windows (in
addition to replacement
windows); verge and eves
detailing on roofs; traditional
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all categories
of listed
buildings
together with
an
explanation
of the
differences
between
them.
Chapters
about lighting
and
advertising
will relate to
the historic
environment
generally and
not just to
conservation
areas.
Comments
noted.
Enforcement
issues lie
outside the
scope of this
Supplementa
ry Planning
Document.
Guidance
about roofs,
chimneys
and brick and
render
materials is
included in
the chapter
about locally
listed
buildings.
However this
conservation
areas have
been inserted.
The SPD makes
clear that advice
does not apply
to parts of the
District that are
within the
Broads Authority
area.
A chapter about
satellite dishes
has been
inserted. Other
comments are
addressed in
chapters about
locally listed
buildings,
conservation
areas and
replacement
windows. Web
links to
conservation
area appraisals
and
management
plans have also
been provided.
These include
information
about listed
buildings within
each
conservation
area.
Chapters about
renewable
energy
generation and
climate change
have been
prepared and
inserted into the
SPD.
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chimney design; brick and
render materials and detailing
(under locally listed
buildings).
Southwold
and Reydon
Society
4.
The SPD should include a
section about how energy
conservation measures might
sensitively be incorporated
into historic buildings. A
balance must be struck
between energy saving and
conservation and no
resolution of this issue can be
complete without reference to
the latest materials and
technologies in energy saving
and generating.
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guidance is
fairly general
and is not
intended to
be
prescriptive
in the way
that guidance
about
nationally
listed
buildings is.
There is a
chapter
detailing the
Council’s
windows
policy and
the Council
agrees that
the insertion
of chapters
about
renewable
energy and
climate
change will
be
necessary.
Design of
new
development
is beyond the
scope of this
document.
It is
necessary to
insert a
chapter about
renewable
energy
generation.
Energy
conservation
is covered in
other
sections of
the
document,
such as
windows.
Internal
changes to
buildings are
beyond the
scope of this
document.
A chapter about
renewable
energy
generation has
been inserted.
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Question 2
2. Should we include criteria used to select locally listed buildings?
Respondent
Comment
Number
Comment
WDC
Response
WDC Action
Suffolk
Preservation
Society
5.
Q2: Criteria for locally listed
buildings should be set out for
guidance.
Agreed.
Southwold
and Reydon
Society
6.
Q2 – 4: Unless it makes the
hard document unwieldy it is
sensible to repeat this
information rather than users
search elsewhere. Online this
may be easily achieved by links
to other documents.
Agreed.
Guidance for
selecting
locally listed
buildings
inserted.
Relevant
chapters
included with
web links to
further
information.
Question 3
3. Should we include a list of conservation areas?
Respondent
Comment
Number
Comment
WDC
Response
WDC Action
Broads
Authority
7.
A list of conservation areas
should be included in the
appendices. Definitions of listed
buildings and conservation
areas should also be provided
and placed in the appendices.
Agreed.
Suffolk
Preservation
Society
8.
Q3: A list of conservation areas
together with a list explaining
why each is significant.
Agreed
Southwold
and Reydon
Society
9.
Q2 – 4: Unless it makes the
Agreed.
hard document unwieldy it is
sensible to repeat this
information rather than users
search elsewhere. Online this
may be easily achieved by links
to other documents.
Definitions of
conservation
areas, article
4 directions
and listed
buildings
included.
Web links to
conservation
area
appraisals
are provided.
List of
conservation
areas
provided.
Web links
provided to
conservation
area
appraisals,
which explain
why each is
unique.
A list of
conservation
areas is
provided. The
conservation
area chapter
will include
web links to
all
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conservation
area
appraisals
and
management
plans.
Question 4
4. Should we include a list of conservation areas covered by Article 4 directions?
Respondent
Comment
Number
Comment
WDC
Response
WDC Action
Suffolk
Preservation
Society
10.
Q4: Article 4 Directions should
be included under the heading
about conservation areas.
Following the T & C Planning
(GDPO) (Amendment)
(England) Order 2010 in force
from 06. 04. 2010 the
procedure for Article 4
Directions are now under 4(1)
not 4(2) as previously.
Agreed.
An
explanatory
note about
the change in
article 4
directions has
been placed
in the SPD.
Southwold
and Reydon
Society
11.
Q2 – 4: Unless it makes the
Agreed.
hard document unwieldy it is
sensible to repeat this
information rather than users
search elsewhere. Online this
may be easily achieved by links
to other documents.
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A list of
conservation
areas and
article 4(1)
directions has
been
provided. The
relevant
chapter
includes web
links to
further
information
about Article
4 Directions,
conservation
area
appraisals
and
conservation
area
management
plans.
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Article from Waveney District Council’s ‘In Touch’ magazine, August 2011.
Distributed to households in the District.
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