South Norfolk Village Clusters Housing Allocations Plan (Reg. 19 Pre-submission Draft)

Object

Representation ID: 3187

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Part of this land lies within the Seething Conservation Area or adjacent to the Conservation Area. There are two grade II listed buildings opposite. Therefore, any development of these sites has the potential to impact upon the significance of these heritage assets.
We note that HIAs have been completed for two of these sites which identified moderate impacts on the historic environment. A number of helpful mitigation measures were proposed in the HIAs but it is not clear how these recommendations will be carried forward into the Plan as there is no policy for the settlement limit amendments. We therefore have concerns that the potential impacts on the historic environment will not be properly addressed.
Finally, we suggest that an HIA should be prepared for site SN0588SL.
Notwithstanding this, we have some reservations about the approach to the extension of settlement limits because it is unclear how site-specific policy requirements e.g. mitigation measures recommended in an HIA, can be secured in the absence of a site-specific policy.

Object

Representation ID: 3188

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, the site lies immediately to the north east of the grade II listed property, The Orchards. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of this heritage asset. We appreciate that the property is well screened by existing landscaping.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. We welcome paragraph 34.8 and the second bullet point of the policy in relation to strengthening boundary vegetation.
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.’

Object

Representation ID: 3189

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Bullet point 6 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 6 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’

Object

Representation ID: 3190

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

While there are no designated heritage assets within the site, the grade II listed Old Hall Farmhouse lies immediately to the north west of the site. In addition, the scheduled monument (a hillfort, known as ‘Camp in Village’), lies to the north of the site, which also includes the grade I listed Church of St Mary, and grade II listed war memorial and Rectory.
Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of these heritage assets. We are particularly concerned about the potential impacts on the Farmhouse, given its proximity.
We do however appreciate this is seeking to increase the density of an existing allocation.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. However, we disagree with some of the HIA findings. It is our view that the setting of the Old Hall Farmhouse would be affected by development across the whole site.
We would like to see approximately one third (the northeast) of the site left as orchard or, potentially a playing field extension for the school, but with no built development. Housing development should be contained within the south eastern two thirds of the site to reduce harm to the significance of the listed building by development within its setting.
This may have an impact on the capacity of the site and it may not be possible to accommodate 25 dwellings on the site at a density in keeping with the surrounding character of the village.
The policy should be amended to include this area of open space/orchard/playing field in the north eastern third of the site to protect and enhance the setting of Old Hall Farmhouse. The capacity of the site should be reduced accordingly.
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.’

Object

Representation ID: 3191

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, the grade I listed All Saints Church lies to the north of the site. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of this heritage asset. However, the church is at some considerable distance and there is substantial planting between the church and the site and therefore we do not consider it likely to have an impact on the heritage asset.
Bullet point 3 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 3 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’

Support

Representation ID: 3192

Received: 01/03/2023

Respondent: Historic England

Although this is not an allocated site in the Local Plan, the settlement limit is being amended to incorporate this land.
There are no designated heritage assets on the site. There are two grade two listed buildings, Croft House and Croft Cottage to the south east of the site. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of these heritage assets.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. The HIA identifies the impact as neutral and does not recommend mitigation.

Object

Representation ID: 3193

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 site, the grade I listed St Marys Church, together with a War Memorial and monument to William Salter, both of which are listed at grade II, lie to the west of the site. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of these heritage assets through development within the setting of the assets.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. We welcome the proposal to locate the development further south, leaving an area of open land at the northern end of the site closest to the A143 to protect the setting of the church. We particularly welcome criterion 6 and 7 of the policy.
Bullet point 8 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 8 should be amended to read, ‘Planning applications should be supported by archaeological assessment including the results of field evaluation where appropriate.’

Object

Representation ID: 3194

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 this site, the grade I listed church of All Saints and the grade II listed war memorial lie to the north of the site. However, the intervening trees provide an effective screen to the site. We suggest that additional planting along the northern boundary of the site would help to safeguard the setting of the church.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. We welcome bullet points 1 and 2 of the policy. We suggest the addition of and words, ‘and enhance’ after conserve in the first bullet point to read: ‘to conserve and enhance the immediate setting…’ to more closely reflect the NPPF.

Object

Representation ID: 3195

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 this site, the grade I listed church of All Saints and the grade II listed war memorial lie to the south of the site. The grade II listed Old Mill House lies to the west of the site. Therefore, any development of this site has the potential to impact upon the significance of these heritage assets through development within the setting of the assets.
There is a degree of separation of the site from the church.
We do appreciate that this is an existing allocation and it has a planning application pending determination.
We welcome the second bullet point relating to the landscaping and the church and its setting and suggest the addition of the words conserve and enhance to more closely reflect the NPPF.

Object

Representation ID: 3196

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 this site, the Winfarthing Conservation Area and grade II listed School house lie approximately 50metres to the north of the site. Therefore, any development of this site that the potential to impact upon the significance of these heritage assets through development within the setting of the assets.
We welcome the preparation of the HIA. The HIA makes a number of helpful recommendations, some of which are incorporated into bullet point 1 of the Policy. We suggest the addition of a bullet point to capture the second recommendation of the HIA to read: ‘Consideration of the local vernacular and distinctiveness especially materials, with reference to the CA Appraisal.’