Policy information sourced from Dartmouth Park Neighbourhood Plan

DC2 Heritage Assets

Preserve or enhance the Dartmouth Park Conservation Area, historic buildings and buildings of architectural merit and their settings, by:

  1. in the case of developments within the Dartmouth Park Conservation Area, including alterations or extensions to existing buildings, ensuring that the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Conservation Area;
  2. in the case of Listed Buildings, only permitting development where the design of the development is demonstrated to be of a high standard led by the character, appearance and scale of the Listed Buildings themselves;
  3. in the case of development affecting any of the buildings (or the setting of any such buildings) that make a positive contribution to the character or appearance of the conservation area, as identified in the Conservation Area Appraisal (Appraisal Appendix 2), only permitting development that is designed to a high standard, or preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the conservation area and makes a positive contribution to local distinctiveness;
  4. in the case of development affecting any of the locally listed and other heritage assets identified in Appendix 2, or their settings, only permitting development that is designed to a high standard; and
  5. encouraging developments to preserve, repair and reinstate historic street furniture, materials and similar elements, including but not limited to granite sets and kerbstones and York stone paving, where the development has an impact on those elements.

For more information please see the Neighbourhood Plan