Research
These are the questions we answer during the Research stage.
Answering them wil help us learn more about the Conservation areas consideration, determine if a data standard is required and whether we know enough to move on to the next stage.
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Do we understand the lifecycle of a Conservation areas?
Yes
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Document a stage of the high-level lifecycle of a Conservation areas
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Item 1
- name
- Appraisal
- actors
- LPAs / Local Communities
- impact
- output
- Conservation Area Appraisal
- description
- - The statement (or summary) of special interest - Introduction - Planning policy context - General character, location and uses - Historic interest - Architectural interest and built form - Locally important buildings - Spatial analysis - Streets and open space, parks and gardens, and trees - Setting and views - Character areas and zones - An audit of heritage assets - Assessment of condition - Identifying the boundary - A plan for further action and generic guidance - References, appendices and contact details
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Item 2
- name
- Surveys, research, consultation, presentation and assessment
- actors
- Assessor, LPAs, local communities, neighbourhood forums and town/parish councils
- impact
- output
- description
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Item 3
- name
- Designation
- actors
- LPAs / SoS DCMS
- impact
- output
- description
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Item 4
- name
- Notice of designation
- actors
- LPAs / Public
- impact
- output
- description
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Item 5
- name
- Management plan drafted
- actors
- LPAs
- impact
- output
- Conservation Area management plan
- description
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Item 6
- name
- Variation
- actors
- LPAs / DCMS
- impact
- Conservation Area is modified
- output
- Variation notice
- description
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Item 7
- name
- Cancellation
- actors
- LPAs / SoS DCMS
- impact
- Conservation Area is removed
- output
- description
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Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
We expect that LPAs will use the above process to designate a conservation area, and will be using base mapping (any) to define the boundary of a conservation area and produce the data. It is likely to copy small elements of road, field, hedge, river features and property boundaries to create a contiguous polygon defining the conservation area.
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Where will or should the data be used?
Knowing about the presence of a conservation area is required for any type of planning application and will impact the information an applicant will need to provide.
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What other planning considerations does it interact with?
- Permitted development rights - Some PDRs will typically be removed in a conservation area.
- Trees – trees within a conservation area are protected regardless of whether there is a tree protection order or not.
- Local plans - Conservation areas are referenced regularly in local plans (also under the guise of 'heritage assets'), so we are confident that they act as input to the creation of a local plan.
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Who are the statutory consultees for Conservation areas?
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Other than the statutory consultees who are the primary users of Conservation areas? How do we expect them to use Conservation areas?
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What are the planning needs for this data?
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Who are the types of users who might benefit from having access to Conservation areas data?
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What are some potential uses of Conservation areas data?
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What's the value of adding Conservation areas data to the platform?
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From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Conservation areas data available?
The currently available data is not always clearly published under an open licence.