Policy information sourced from Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document
EN5: Buildings of Architectural and Historic Interest
The Council will seek to preserve its architectural and historic heritage by:
- refusing consent for the demolition of a listed building unless it has been conclusively demonstrated that it is not physically possible to retain the building,
- requiring alterations and extensions to listed buildings to respect the host building in terms of scale, design, and use of materials, and the retention of the structure and any features of special historic or architectural importance; and refusing consent for any alteration or extension to a listed building that will not preserve the building or its setting,
- seeking to retain listed buildings in the use for which they were designed and built, normally only allowing changes of use where necessary to achieve the restoration or preservation of a building and where the character of the building and the amenities of the area are maintained,
- encouraging the retention of buildings of local architectural or historic interest and seeking to ensure that their character and setting is preserved in development proposals,
- providing advice to owners on the appropriate repair and maintenance of listed buildings, and on the appropriate form of development proposals, together with the use of available statutory powers to ensure listed buildings are kept in proper repair,
- requiring development proposals for any sites affecting the setting of a listed building to have special regard to the need to preserve its setting,
- applying the Council’s policies in a more flexible way where justified to ensure the preservation of a listed building.
Where, exceptionally, consent is granted for the demolition or alteration of a listed building, which would destroy features of historic or architectural importance, the Council will require an adequate record to be made of the features lost, to be funded by the developer.
For more information please see the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document