Policy information sourced from Newham Local Plan 2018.
Proposals which address the following strategic principles and spatial strategy and design and technical criteria in their concept, design and implementation will be supported:
- Strategic principles and spatial strategy
- The value of heritage and other assets (natural, cultural, architectural, and infrastructural) which contribute to local character and successful places will be recognised by protection, conservation, and enhancement of the assets and their settings, and where appropriate, cultivation of new ones;
- Urban design should recognise the strengths and weaknesses of local character and seek to contribute positively to the composition of the townscape, achieving better integration and enhancement of new and old, natural and built environments, infrastructure and living environments;
- Designated and non-designated heritage assets will be conserved and enhanced, with any change to them based on an understanding of the nature of their significance and the contribution of their settings to that significance, seeking to increase their presence and encourage wider appreciation, ownership of, and access to them;
- Innovation will be encouraged to realise the value of assets and secure viable, sustainable and appropriate futures for them, particularly where they are under-performing/’at Risk’, reconciling this with the sensitivity to change presented by many (see also Policies SC2, SC4, INF6 and INF7);
- In addition to heritage assets designated under other regimes – listed buildings, conservation areas (Table 3 below), Scheduled Monuments, Historic Parks and Gardens – the locations listed in Tables 1 and Table 2 below are designated as Areas of Townscape Value and Archaeological Priority Areas (all these are mapped in Figure 3.3 below).
- Design and technical criteria
- Proposals should refer to and draw on the borough’s Character Study (which includes details of Areas of Townscape Value) and where relevant, Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans and Archaeological Priority Areas to help identify heritage and other assets relevant to their scheme, and strengths and weaknesses of local character; and
- The relevant consultation and investigation expectations that accompany an APA designation (set out by GLAAS) should be complied with.
| Archaeological Priority Area ID | Area Name |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | |
| APA1.1 | Beckton WW2 Gun Emplacement |
| APA 1.2 | Fort Street |
| APA 1.3 | Prince Regent Lane |
| APA 1.4 | Stratford Langthorne Abbey |
| APA 1.5 | Woolwich Manor Way |
| Tier 2 | |
| APA 2.1 | East Ham |
| APA 2.2 | Green Street 18.51 |
| APA 2.3 | Little Ilford |
| APA 2.4 | Plaistow |
| APA 2.5 | Plashet |
| APA 2.6 | Stratford |
| APA 2.7 | Upton |
| APA 2.8 | Wall End |
| APA 2.9 | West Ham |
| APA 2.10 | Beckton Sewage Works |
| APA 2.11 | Ilford Gaol |
| APA 2.12 | Stratford Railworks |
| APA 2.13 | Thames Ironworks |
| APA 2.14 | London to Colchester Roman Road |
| APA 2.15 | Manor Park to North Woolwich Roman Road |
| APA 2.16 | Newham Cemeteries |
| Tier 3 | |
| APA 3.1 | River Lea |
| APA 3.2 | River Roding |
| APA 3.3 | Royal Docks |
| APA 3.4 | Canning Town/Newham Way |
| APA 3.5 | Beckton |
| APA 3.6 | Wanstead Flats |
| Tier 4 | |
| APA 4.1 | Rest of the borough |
Further information on Historic Assets is available on the Council website:
Historic Buildings - https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Listed-buildings.aspx
Conservation Areas - https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Conservation-areas.aspx
Ancient Monuments - https://www.newham.gov.uk/Pages/Services/Historic-sites-and-monuments.aspx