Barford Neighbourhood Plan Area Consultation
Support
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 57507
Received: 13/09/2013
Respondent: mrs angela watkins
I think it most important for local communities as a whole to engage in the planning process and Neighbourhood Plans appear to be an excellent tool.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60520
Received: 17/09/2013
Respondent: Stratford upon Avon District Council
We have no comments on the proposed Barford NDP area designation.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60521
Received: 16/09/2013
Respondent: Network Rail
Network Rail has no comments to make as the proposal area does not contain any railway land and is not adjacent to any railway land.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60522
Received: 21/10/2013
Respondent: Natural England
Natural England is a statutory consultee in neighbourhood planning. We must be consulted on draft Neighbourhood Development Plans where the Town/Parish Council or Neighbourhood Forum considers our interests would be affected by the proposals. We must be consulted on draft Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders where proposals are likely to affect a Site of Special Scientific Interest or 20 hectares or more of Best and Most Versatile agricultural land. We must also be consulted on Strategic Environmental Assessments, Habitats Regulations Assessment screening and Environmental Impact Assessments, where these are required. Your local planning authority will be able to advise you further on environmental requirements.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60523
Received: 21/10/2013
Respondent: Natural England
The following is offered as general advice which may be of use in the preparation of your plan.
Natural England, together with the Environment Agency, English Heritage and Forestry Commission has published joint advice on neighbourhood planning which sets out sources of environmental information and ideas on incorporating the environment into plans and development proposals. This is available at: http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/PDF/GEHO0212BWAZ-E-E.pdf
Local environmental record centres hold a range of information on the natural environment. A list of local records centre is available at: http://www.nbn-nfbr.org.uk/nfbr.php
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60524
Received: 21/10/2013
Respondent: Natural England
If your neighbourhood planning area is within or adjacent to a National Park or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), we advise that you take account of the relevant National Park/AONB Management Plan for the area. For Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, you should seek the views of the AONB Partnership.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60525
Received: 21/10/2013
Respondent: Natural England
You should consider whether your plan or proposal has any impacts on protected species. To help you do this, Natural England has produced standing advice to help understand the impact of particular developments on protected or Biodiversity Action Plan species should they be identified as an issue. The standing advice also sets out when, following receipt of survey information, you should undertake further consultation with Natural England.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60526
Received: 21/10/2013
Respondent: Natural England
Neighbourhood plans and proposals may provide opportunities to enhance the character and local distinctiveness of the surrounding natural and built environment, use natural resources more sustainably and bring benefits for the local community, for example through green space provision and access to and contact with nature.
Opportunities to incorporate features into new build or retro fitted buildings which are beneficial to wildlife, such as the incorporation of roosting opportunities for bats or the installation of bird nest boxes should also be considered as part of any new development proposal.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60527
Received: 22/10/2013
Respondent: Historic England
English Heritage has no objection to this proposal.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60528
Received: 22/10/2013
Respondent: Historic England
Information held by the Council and used in the preparation of your Core Strategy/Local Plan is often the starting point for Neighbourhood Plans as for example the Historic Environment Character Assessments completed by Warwickshire County Council. Other useful information may be available from the Historic Environment Record Centre or local environmental and amenity groups. English Heritage also publishes a wide range of relevant guidance. Links to these can be found in the appendix to this letter.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60529
Received: 22/10/2013
Respondent: Historic England
Plan preparation also offers the opportunity to harness a community's interest in the historic environment by getting them to help add to the evidence base, perhaps by creating and or reviewing a local heritage list, inputting to the preparation of conservation area appraisals and undertaking or further deepening historic characterisation studies.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60530
Received: 22/10/2013
Respondent: Historic England
English Heritage has a statutory role in the development plan process and there is a duty on either you as the Local Planning Authority or the Parish Council to consult English Heritage on any Neighbourhood Plan where our interests are considered to be affected as well as a duty to consult us on all Neighbourhood Development Orders and Community Right to Build Orders.
English Heritage will target its limited resources efficiently. We will directly advise on proposals with the potential for major change to significant, nationally important heritage assets and their settings. Our local offices may also advise communities where they wish to engage directly with us, subject to local priorities and capacity.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60531
Received: 22/10/2013
Respondent: Historic England
English Heritage fully recognises that the neighbourhood planning process is a locally-led initiative and communities will shape their own neighbourhood plan as informed by the issues and opportunities they are most concerned about and relevant to the local area. As a national organisation we are able to draw upon our experiences of neighbourhood planning across the country and information on our website might be of initial assistance http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/caring/get-involved/improving-your-neighbourhood/. It is envisaged that the website will be progressively updated to share good practice in the management of the historic environment through neighbourhood planning.
Comment
Barford Neighbourhood Area Designation
Representation ID: 60532
Received: 22/10/2013
Respondent: Historic England
The proposed neighbourhood plan area contains a rich and varied range of heritage assets including the Barford designated conservation area and numerous listed buildings, doubtless also there will be many other undesignated heritage assets including archaeological remains that are valued by local people and that positively contribute to local character and distinctiveness. Due account should be taken of the conservation of all of these assets and their settings in formulating the neighbourhood plan proposals.