Object

Representation ID: 3172

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 appreciate that this site was allocated in the previous local plan and also has the benefit of planning permission and that development has commenced.
Reference should be made to the nearby listed Hales Hospital with the addition of a criterion to read:
‘Protect and enhance the grade II listed Hales Hospital through careful layout, design and landscaping’.
Bullet point 4 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 4 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’