Policy information sourced from Camden Local Plan
D2 Heritage - Conservation Areas
The Council will preserve and, where appropriate, enhance Camden’s rich and diverse heritage assets and their settings, including conservation areas, listed buildings, archaeological remains, scheduled ancient monuments and historic parks and gardens and locally listed heritage assets.
Conservation areas
Conservation areas are designated heritage assets and this section should be read in conjunction with the section above headed ‘designated heritage assets’. In order to maintain the character of Camden’s conservation areas, the Council will take account of conservation area statements, appraisals and management strategies when assessing applications within conservation areas.
The Council will:
- require that development within conservation areas preserves or, where possible, enhances the character or appearance of the area;
- resist the total or substantial demolition of an unlisted building that makes a positive contribution to the character or appearance of a conservation area;
- resist development outside of a conservation area that causes harm to the character or appearance of that conservation area; and
- preserve trees and garden spaces which contribute to the character and appearance of a conservation area or which provide a setting for Camden’s architectural heritage.
For more information please see the Local Plan