Comment

Representation ID: 6711

Received: 05/11/2009

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council - Heritage & Culture (Museums)

It would be helpful if there were reference, in the context of the creation of new enterprises and farm diversification, to the need to find sustainable uses for redundant agricultural buildings, which do not detract from any significance which they may have in respect of historic environment and their contribution to local character and distinctiveness.

We support the encouragement of Parish Plans and Village Appraisals at para 9.9, but in order that local communities are able to identify development needs that are sustainable in historic environment terms and are able to respond to local consultations in respect of heritage assets (as anticipated by the draft PPS15 Planning for the Historic Environment policy HE9.3) we would ask that local guidance on these documents be prepared which includes consideration of the significance of the historic environment.