Policy information sourced from City of London Local Plan

DM 12.1 Managing Change Affecting All Heritage Assets and Spaces

  1. To sustain and enhance heritage assets, their settings and significance.
  2. Development proposals, including proposals for telecommunications infrastructure, that have an effect upon heritage assets, including their settings, should be accompanied by supporting information to assess and evaluate the significance of heritage assets and the degree of impact caused by the development.
  3. The loss of routes and spaces that contribute to the character and historic interest of the City will be resisted.
  4. Development will be required to respect the significance, character, scale and amenities of surrounding heritage assets and spaces and their settings.
  5. Proposals for sustainable development, including the incorporation of climate change adaptation measures, must be sensitive to heritage assets.

For more information please see the Local Plan