Agenda item

Due to the volume of the Appraisal and Management Plans in relation to the attached  report contained in the agenda, they have been circulated to Committee members only. The plans are available on the council’s website at http://cms.wiltshire.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=148&MId=7306&Ver=4  and on request.

The Senior Planning Officer (Conservation) presented a report  which recommended the Salisbury Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan be presented to Cabinet for approval with the support of the Southern Area Planning Committee, and approving the disaggregation of the Conservation Area into four parts, as detailed nit he report.

The process of producing the plans beginning with surveys conducted in 2007 was detailed, and it was explained that the plans had been utilized by the planning service for some time, but as they were still in draft form they currently had limited weight.

A discussion followed, where it was confirmed that most of the work for the plans had been conducted in 2008, and then updated in 2012. It was also stated that it could not be confirmed when or if the document would be updated in future, but additional consultation would need to take place should any changes become necessary and be proposed.

It was further confirmed that proposals for Article 4 Directions - the removal of certain householders#’ permitted development rights - needed to undergo a separate legally prescribed consultation, and therefore had not been included in the Plans at this stage.

There were also queries about the document’s integration with the Salisbury Public Realm Strategy and to confirm that Salisbury City Council had been consulted on the Plans.

After debate, it was,

Resolved:

That the City of Salisbury, Britford, Milford Hill and Old Manor Hospital Conservation Area Appraisals and Management Plans be presented to Cabinet with a recommendation to approve the document, including the proposed boundary changes to the conservation area.