Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Planning Guidance

AH2 Protection of Heritage Assets

There will be a presumption in favour of the conservation of heritage assets and the more significant the heritage asset, the greater the presumption in favour of its conservation will be. The council will seek to identify and assess the particular significance of any element of the historic environment that may be affected by the relevant proposal (including by development affecting the setting of a heritage asset) taking account of:

  • evidence provided with the application
  • any designation records
  • the historic environment record and similar sources of information
  • the heritage assets themselves
  • the outcome of the usual consultations with interested parties; and
  • where appropriate and when the need to understand the significance of the heritage asset demands it, expert advice (from in-house experts, experts available through agreement with other authorities, or consultants, and complemented as appropriate by advice from heritage amenity societies).

Where the loss of the whole or a material part of a heritage asset’s significance is justified, the council will require the developer to record and advance understanding of the significance of the heritage asset before it is lost, using planning conditions or obligations as appropriate.

For more information please see the Hammersmith & Fulham Planning Guidance