Object

Representation ID: 3175

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The grade II listed barn at Elm Farm lies within the site. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of this heritage asset.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA.
The HIA makes a number of helpful recommendations in relation to the barn. We welcome the references in paragraph 23.8 and in bullet points 4, 5 and 6 of the policy which reflect these recommendations. It is clearly important for this land to remain open and we welcome that being reflected in policy.
We do have some concerns about the possibility of one part of the site being accessed across this open land by the barn. Any access road is likely to also include lighting etc and would harm the significance of the listed barn through development within its setting. It would be preferable for that part of the site to be accessed either through the development that is currently being built, or alternatively directly off Burnthouse Lane. We recommend that alternative access options be explored, and the policy wording amended accordingly to reduce harm to the listed building.
Bullet point 7 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 7 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’