Policy information sourced from the Haringey Development Management Plan

DM9: Management of the Historic Environment

Haringey’s Heritage Assets

A) Development that conserves and enhances the significance of a heritage asset and its setting will be supported.

B) Proposals affecting a designated or nondesignated heritage asset and its setting will be assessed against the significance of the asset and its setting, and the impact of the proposals on that significance. Applicants are required to submit with their planning application a statement describing the significance of the heritage asset(s) concerned, including any contribution made by its setting, along with an assessment and justification of the impact of the new development on the asset and its setting.

C) When considering the impact of proposals on the historic environment, the Council will have regard to:

  • The priority given to sustaining and enhancing the significance of a heritage asset and its setting;
  • Character appraisals and management plans or other guidance, where they are available;
  • The preservation or reinstatement of original or historic form, fabric, function or character of the asset and its setting;
  • The relationship with adjoining and neighbouring uses, particularly where these are heritage assets of significance in their own right;
  • The desirability of securing a viable use for a heritage asset consistent with its conservation;
  • An understanding of and respect for significance of heritage assets as parts of measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change; and
  • The contribution that the sensitive utilisation of heritage assets can make to sustainable regeneration.

Conservation Areas

D) Subject to (A-C) above the Council will give consideration to, and support where appropriate, proposals for the sensitive redevelopment of sites and buildings where these detract from the character and appearance of a Conservation Area and its setting, provided that they are compatible with and/or complement the special characteristics and significance of the area.

E) Proposals for alterations and extensions to existing buildings in Conservation Areas should complement the architectural style, scale, proportions, materials and details of the host building and should not appear overbearing or intrusive.

Listed and Locally Listed Buildings

F) In addition to (A-C) above, the Council will seek opportunities to secure the future of listed buildings particularly those on the ‘Heritage at Risk’ register, provided they:

  • Do not lead to substantial harm or total loss of their significance;
  • Retain and repair existing features and fabric, or, if missing, replace them in a sympathetic manner;
  • Do not harm the structural integrity or stability of the building or that of adjoining buildings or structures; and
  • Extensions are restricted to less significant parts of the building, relate sensitively to the original building and do not adversely affect the internal or external appearance or character of the listed building, curtilage or its setting.

G) Subject to (A-C) above, the Council will seek to protect the local distinctiveness of the Borough by sustaining and enhancing the significance of locally listed buildings.

Archaeology

H) Proposals affecting a designated Archaeological Priority Area will be considered having regard to:

  • The significance of an archaeological asset and its setting;
  • The impact of the proposal on archaeological assets; and
  • The priority given to preserving and managing the archaeological asset and its setting in situ.

I) All proposals will be required to assess the potential impact on archaeological assets and where appropriate ensure adequate arrangements for the investigation, recording and archiving of assets of archaeological importance and engage with the relevant advisory organisations.

Enabling development

J) The Council will approve proposals for enabling development where it is demonstrated that:

  • It is the only viable means of securing the long term future of the asset affected; and
  • It is the optimum viable use, supported by an appropriate options appraisal; and
  • The proposals address relevant policies (A-I) above.

For more information please see the Haringey Development Management Plan