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Representation ID: 3184

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 within the site boundary, three grade II listed buildings (Old Hall and two barns) lie around the western end of the site. We therefore have concerns about built development on the western end of the site.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA.
However, we disagree that the impacts Old Hall Barn and Farmhouse will be negligible. The collection of farm buildings has a relationship to the wider landscape. There needs to be a degree of set back and open space in the far western portion of the site to reduce the impact on these listed buildings. This should be added as a new policy criterion.
The HIA also suggests that the footpath link near the barn would need to consider the relationship to the barn and use appropriate materials. This should be included in the policy at criterion 4 to read ‘Careful consideration should be given to the relationship of the footpath to the listed barn and appropriate materials used’.
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.’