Policy information sourced from Thurrock Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development

CSTP24 – HERITAGE ASSETS AND THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT

Protecting and Enhancing Heritage Assets

The Council will preserve or enhance the historic environment by:

  • Promoting the importance of the heritage assets, including their fabric and their settings;
  • Encouraging the appropriate use of heritage assets and their settings;
  • Supporting increased public access to historic assets, including military and industrial heritage;
  • Reviewing the designation of local heritage assets, including considering the designation of new Conservation Areas;
  • Retaining non-designated heritage assets which are considered locally important as well as those with statutory protection; and
  • Encouraging proposals that include enhancement of surrounding landscapes and integration between priority heritage assets and the Greengrid.

Proposed Development

All development proposals will be required to consider and appraise development options and demonstrate that the final proposal is the most appropriate for the heritage asset and its setting, in accordance with:

  • The objectives in part 1 above;
  • The requirements of PMD 4 Historic Environment;
  • Conservation Area Character Appraisals and Management Proposals as appropriate; and
  • Relevant national and regional guidance.

Priorities for Heritage Regeneration and Enhancement

The Council will work collaboratively with owners and partners to encourage the appropriate regeneration and use of priority heritage assets to secure their long-term future. The Council will identify priority heritage assets from:

  • English Heritage’s national Heritage at Risk Register;
  • The Thurrock Heritage at Risk Register, which will be reviewed annually;
  • The Conservation Area Management Proposals, which will be reviewed at least every five years, and
  • A local list of heritage assets once produced.
  • The Historic Environment Record

Of priority heritage assets already identified, the Council will:

  • Ensure that the setting of Tilbury Fort, including views of it from the river, are appropriately protected and enhanced, and that encroachment on the open land around it is not permitted.
  • Ensure that the setting of Coalhouse Fort is appropriately protected from development and that its fabric is conserved.
  • Resist development that undermines an understanding of the role the river Thames has played in the historic development of Thurrock.
  • Promote public access between Tilbury Fort and Coalhouse Fort through riverside links.
  • Ensure that any new development close to, or within, Bata Village or the Bata Factory complex is well designed and contributes positively to their settings.
  • Ensure that Thurrock’s historic landscapes, and the contribution made to them by ancient woodland, hedgerows and trees, are appropriately considered in all development proposals.

Key Diagrams and Maps

Map 4: Location of Landscape Character Areas

Map 6: Location of Listed Building, Scheduled Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas

For more information please see the Core Strategy and Policies for Management of Development