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Ashwell Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan
Ashwell Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan
Representation ID: 10246
Received: 09/09/2022
Respondent: Hertfordshire County Council - Environment & Infrastructure Department
The Historic Environment team wish to make the following comments,
• We would always advise that authorities engage with the HCC Historic Environment team during the preparation of consultation documents of this nature.
• The consultation documents are not clear if the Historic Environment Record (HER) have been consulted. If the HER has not been consulted then this should be done both because it is a requirement of the NPPF but also because it provides the most complete record for heritage assets for the county, including historic buildings. If the HER has not been consulted, please consult the HER and revise the CAAMPs. If the HER has been consulted then please acknowledge this accordingly within the CAAMPs.
• It is noted that at least one of the Scheduled Monuments shown in the document for Pirton are incorrect and therefore Historic England should be contacted to confirm the correct extent of Scheduled Monuments.
• Both the documents should be prepared using a comprehensive walk over survey of the settlements to inform their respective recommendations.
• It is encouraging that the documents have included sections on archaeological remains (heritage assets with archaeological interest), and we advise that the historic environment should be looked at in a more holistic way, including conservation and archaeology. This thread should be continued throughout the documents. For example the meaning of the terms ‘Heritage’,’ undesignated heritage assets’ and ‘’local lists should be clarified. Namely that all these do not only include locally listed buildings but archaeological features/remains as well. For example (and these may not be exhaustive) this is unclear in Ashwell page 64, Pirton, pages 57-8.
The Historic Environment team wish to make the following comments,
• We would always advise that authorities engage with the HCC Historic Environment team during the preparation of consultation documents of this nature.
• The consultation documents are not clear if the Historic Environment Record (HER) have been consulted. If the HER has not been consulted then this should be done both because it is a requirement of the NPPF but also because it provides the most complete record for heritage assets for the county, including historic buildings. If the HER has not been consulted, please consult the HER and revise the CAAMPs. If the HER has been consulted then please acknowledge this accordingly within the CAAMPs.
• It is noted that at least one of the Scheduled Monuments shown in the document for Pirton are incorrect and therefore Historic England should be contacted to confirm the correct extent of Scheduled Monuments.
• Both the documents should be prepared using a comprehensive walk over survey of the settlements to inform their respective recommendations.
• It is encouraging that the documents have included sections on archaeological remains (heritage assets with archaeological interest), and we advise that the historic environment should be looked at in a more holistic way, including conservation and archaeology. This thread should be continued throughout the documents. For example the meaning of the terms ‘Heritage’,’ undesignated heritage assets’ and ‘’local lists should be clarified. Namely that all these do not only include locally listed buildings but archaeological features/remains as well. For example (and these may not be exhaustive) this is unclear in Ashwell page 64, Pirton, pages 57-8.
