Decision details

Cabinet considered the head of planning’s report on the Stanford-in-the-Vale Conservation Area Appraisal and Boundary Review. 

The council was required to periodically review all conservation areas throughout its district.  The appraisal for Stanford-in-the-Vale formed part of that rolling programme.  

Officers had worked with the parish council and local people to draft the appraisal and management plan document, which had been subject to public consultation early in 2023.  Detailed changes had been made to the document as a result of the consultation.  The revised draft appraisal and management plan were presented to Cabinet for adoption. 

During the review of the existing conservation area boundary, some areas had been identified as areas of sufficient interest and significance to be considered for inclusion within the designated boundary.  The review had also identified some areas that no longer met the tests and were proposed for removal.  The proposed changes were shown on the map at Appendix 1 to the officer’s report and included:

·       extension to include verges at western end of High Street;

·       extension to include curtilage and dovecote of Cox’s Hall;

·       extension to include 15 High Street;

·       extension to include the former orchard and orchard walls of Orchard House as defined by Green Lane, including 9 Horsecroft;

·       extension to include 10, 16-24, 15-27 Horsecroft and their curtilages;

·       extension to include former orchard adjacent to 1 Upper Green (also known as The Old House);

·       correction at Penstone’s Court, formerly Penstone’s Farm; and

·       removal of 25 and 27 High Street. 

Cabinet considered that the Stanford-in-the-Vale Conservation Area, as proposed to be extended, was of special architectural and historic interest, and that the whole area should be designated as a conservation area and the accompanying appraisal should be adopted.  Cabinet thanked officers and the local people who had worked hard to conduct this review, which had produced a good outcome. 

RESOLVED: to

(a)    adopt the Stanford-in-the-Vale Conservation Area boundary as per the proposed revisions shown at Appendix 1 to the head of planning’s report to Cabinet on 29 September 2023;

(b)    adopt the Stanford-in-the-Vale Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan, as amended following public consultation, as a Supplementary Planning Document as part of the Development Plan evidence and is a material planning consideration; and

(c)    authorise the head of planning, in consultation with the Cabinet member for corporate services, policy and programmes, to make minor changes, typographical corrections or non-material amendments to the Stanford-in-the-Vale Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan document prior to formal publication and statutory notification requirements.