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Conservation Areas

The planning team are experiencing a high volume of applications and as such we will be reducing officer contact for a trial period.

You can use the Public Access system to view existing planning applications and check progress.

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The purpose of a conservation area

A conservation area is an area of special architectural or historic interest, with characteristics that are desirable to preserve or enhance.

When we designate a conservation area, we take into account things like:

Conservation areas can include groups of buildings, terraces, or even entire villages and towns.

designating a new conservation area
de-designating an existing conservation area
altering the boundaries of an existing conservation area
introducing additional control in a conservation area by means of a special mechanism called an Article 4 Direction

Once conservation area status has been granted, the area will appear in a local land charge search.

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