Information on what is required in heritage assessments and when they need to be produced
Following the publication of PPS5: Planning and the Historic Environment in 2010 and the subsequent publication of the National Planning Policy Framework in 2012, planning applications affecting a heritage asset must be accompanied by a heritage assessment.
Heritage assets include, but are not exclusive to:
- Listed buildings
- Conservation areas
- Registered parks and gardens
- Scheduled monuments
- Undesignated archaeological monuments, sites and areas
- Locally listed buildings
- Unlisted historic buildings (not within a conservation area)
- Historic farm buildings and complexes
- Historic shop fronts
A heritage assessment, completed using appropriate expertise, must be submitted where proposals affect a heritage asset or the setting of a heritage asset. The level of detail should be proportionate to the assets importance and no more than is sufficient to understand the impact of the proposal on their significance. As a minimum the Historic Environment Record, held by North East Lincolnshire Council, must be consulted for information.
The heritage assessment is in two parts and must include:
1. An Assessment of Significance for the affected assets (for example, an application to make alterations to a historic unlisted building in a conservation area would need to assess the significance of the affected building but also the significance of the conservation area around the affected building)
2. A heritage impact assessment which must consider the above assessment of significance (this tells us what is important about the asset and its context) and then needs to demonstrate whether the proposals impact positively or negatively on the asset or assets. If there is any negative (harmful) impact, this assessment must demonstrate what alternatives have been considered in order to mitigate any negative (harmful) impact.
Further guidance is being prepared and case-by-case discussions can be held with Heritage staff please contact us to arrange
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Type of Application
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Heritage Assessment Needed?
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Likely form of Heritage Assessment
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Listed building and conservation area consent
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Yes
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See detailed information in the listed building and conservation area consent checklist
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Planning application affecting a listed building or its setting (note that separate listed building consent may also be required)
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Yes
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Heritage assessment to include:
a. Assessment of significance of the listed building(s) and its setting where this would be affected (including any curtilage buildings or structures)
b. An assessment of impact stating how this significance would be affected by the proposal
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Planning application for external alterations to unlisted historic buildings in conservation areas
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Yes
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Heritage assessment to include:
a. Assessment of significance related to the part of the building affected (i.e. front elevation)
b. Assessment of significance of any part of the conservation area that will be affected by the proposed development (such as the impact on adjacent historic buildings, group value, etc.)
c. Assessment of impact (on the significance)
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Demolition or partial demolition in a conservation area (note that separate conservation area consent may also be required)
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Yes
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Heritage assessment to include:
a. Assessment of significance of the building affected
b. Assessment of significance of any part of the conservation area that will be affected by the proposed demolition
c. Assessment of impact (on significance)
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Planning applications for new buildings within the conservation area or its setting (note that separate conservation area consent may also be required)
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Yes
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Heritage assessment to include:
a. Assessment of significance of any historic buildings (to include listed, locally listed and unlisted buildings) affected by the proposed development
b. Assessment of significance of any part of the conservation area that will be affected by the proposed development (such as the setting of other important buildings, key views into or out of the area, important trees or green spaces, etc).
c. Assessment of impact on the conservation area as a result of the proposed development
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Planning applications affecting the setting of the conservation area
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Yes
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Heritage assessment to include:
a. Assessment of significance of any historic buildings affected by the proposed development (to include listed, locally listed and unlisted buildings)
b. Assessment of significance of any part of the conservation area that will be affected by the proposal (such as the setting of other important buildings, key views into or out of the area, important trees or green spaces, etc).
c. Assessment of impact on the conservation area as a result of the proposed development
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Planning Applications within or affecting Registered Parks and Gardens
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Yes
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Heritage assessment to include:
a. Assessment of significance of the area affected.
b. Assessment of impact (on the significance)
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Planning applications affecting a scheduled monument or its setting (note that separate scheduled monument consent may also be required)
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Yes
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Heritage assessment to include:
a. Assessment of significance of the area affected.
b. Assessment of impact (on the significance) including any archaeological impact
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Applications within the Stallingborough archaeological area of very high importance and Central Grimsby (see archaeological areas web page)
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Yes
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Heritage assessment to include:
a. Assessment of significance of the site affected.
b. Assessment of impact (on the significance) including any archaeological impact
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