The Proposed Chester Road/Forest Road and Heckford Park Conservation Areas Initial Draft Report
This is a past consultation15 Dec 09- 31 Jan 10
Introduction
The Government lays a duty on Local Planning Authorities to designate as conservation areas any "areas of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance".
Background
The areas of Heckford Park and Chester Road/Forest Road were recognised as having special character as early as the Urban Environment Topic Paper in 1995. In addition there is a clear indication from recent characterisation work that these areas are worthy of Conservation Area status.
Various categories of development that would normally be allowed without planning permission are more restricted in Conservation Areas. These are in addition to the normal planning requirements, which are:
- Cladding any part of the exterior of a dwelling house with stone, artificial stone, timber, plastic or tiles; (however cement and pebble dash render does not require planning permission)
- Extensions where the enlarged part of the dwelling house would extend beyond a wall forming a side elevation of the original dwelling house or
- Extensions where enlarged part of the dwelling house would have more than one storey and extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling house
Conservation area designation also introduces control over the demolition of most buildings within the conservation area.
Consent is required for the demolition of:
- A building greater than 115 cubic meters
- A wall over 1 metre high fronting a public highway
- A wall over 2 metre elsewhere
- A pre 1914 agricultural building
- An entire building except its facade
In addition anyone proposing to cut down or prune any tree in a conservation area is required to give the Local Planning Authority six weeks notice.
The proposed boundaries of these conservation areas have been drawn and there is now an eight week period of public consultation after which the views of the public will be taken account of in producing the final consultation document. There will also be an opportunity to make your views known at a public meeting early in 2010.
If you have any comments you wish to make we would be pleased to receive them either in writing to Hazel Brushett, Urban Design and Conservation Officer, Planning & Regeneration Services, Borough of Poole, Civic Centre, Poole BH15 2RU or e-mail h.brushett@poole.gov.uk by 15th February 2010.
Technique
Consultation Document.
Contact: Urban Design and Conservation Officer
