Policy information sourced from the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2
DMHB 1: Heritage Assets
The Council will expect development proposals to avoid harm to the historic environment. Development that has an effect on heritage assets will only be supported where:
- it sustains and enhances the significance of the heritage asset and puts them into viable uses consistent with their conservation;
- it will not lead to a loss of significance or harm to an asset, unless it can be demonstrated that it will provide public benefit that would outweigh the harm or loss, in accordance with the NPPF;
- it makes a positive contribution to the local character and distinctiveness of the area;
- any extensions or alterations are designed in sympathy, without detracting from or competing with the heritage asset;
- the proposal would relate appropriately in terms of siting, style, scale, massing, height, design and materials;
- buildings and structures within the curtilage of a heritage asset, or in close proximity to it, do not compromise its setting; and
- opportunities are taken to conserve or enhance the setting, so that the significance of the asset can be appreciated more readily.
Development proposals affecting designated heritage assets need to take account of the effects of climate change and renewable energy without impacting negatively on the heritage asset. The Council may require an alternative solution which will protect the asset yet meet the sustainability objectives of the Local Plan.
The Council will seek to secure the repair and reuse of Listed Buildings and monuments and improvements to Conservation Areas on the Heritage at Risk Register, through negotiations with owners, the provision of advice and guidance, the use of appropriate legal action, and through bids for external funding for improvement works.
For more information please see the Local Plan: Part 2