Policy information sourced from Wandsworth Development Planning Management Policies Document
DMS 2 Managing the historic environment
In addition to satisfying the relevant parts of Policy DMS1, applications affecting a heritage asset or its setting will be granted where it:
- is in accordance with the NPPF, the London Plan and relevant Historic England guidance;
- takes full account of the Council’s Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Strategies;
- is accompanied by a satisfactory Statement of Heritage Significance and Impact (Heritage Statement) produced by a heritage specialist where appropriate.
Applications will be granted where they sustain, conserve and, where appropriate, enhance the significance, appearance, character and setting of the heritage asset itself, and the surrounding historic environment, and where they have consideration for the following:
- the conservation of features and elements that contribute to the heritage asset’s significance and character. This may include: chimneys, windows and doors, boundary treatments, original roof coverings, shopfronts or elements of shopfronts in conservation areas, as well as internal features such as fireplaces, plaster cornices, doors, architraves, panelling, walls and historic planform in listed buildings;
- the reinstatement of features and elements that contribute to the heritage asset’s significance which have been lost which may include any of the above items or others;
- the conservation and, where appropriate, the enhancement of the space in between and around buildings as well as front, side and rear gardens;
- the removal of additions or modifications that are considered harmful to the significance of any heritage asset. This may include the removal of pebbledash, paint from brickwork, non-original style windows, doors, satellite dishes or other equipment;
- the use of the heritage asset should be compatible with the conservation of its significance;
- historical information discovered during the application process shall be submitted to the Greater London Historic Environment Record by the applicant.
Development involving substantial harm to heritage assets will only be granted in exceptional circumstances, where the great weight given to conservation has been fully taken into account; and the substantial public benefit derived has been clearly and convincingly demonstrated in accordance with the requirements of the NPPF.
Proposals for development involving ground disturbance in Archaeological Priority Areas (as identified on the Policies Map), will need a desk based archaeological assessment and may also require field evaluation. The recording and publication of results will be required and in appropriate cases, the Council may also require preservation in situ, or excavation.
Further detail will be set out in a forthcoming Historic Environment Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
Applications affecting non-designated heritage assets (such as locally listed buildings) will be dealt with in accordance with the NPPF.
Where there is evidence of deliberate neglect of or damage to a heritage asset the deteriorated state of the heritage asset will not be taken into account in any decision.
For more information please see the Development Planning Management Policies Document