Object

Representation ID: 3171

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Whilst there are no designated heritage assets on the site, the former Hales Hospital (grade II listed) lies to the east of the site. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the setting (and significance) of this heritage asset.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA and revised HIA for the enlarged site.
We have some concerns for the north eastern portion of the site. We welcome the reference in paragraph 17.16 of the supporting text to views and heights and layout. However, this should be incorporated into the policy itself.
The policy should be amended to include a new criterion to read,
Protect views of the grade II listed Hales Hospital from Briar Lane, careful layout, design and landscaping, including 1 and 1.5 storey dwellings in the north east of the site to protect and enhance the listed building as recommended in the HIA.
Bullet point 5 states that the HER should be consulted to determine the need for any archaeological surveys prior to development. In our view, some assessment is needed to inform any planning application.
We therefore advise that bullet point 5 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’