Proposed Kinnerley Conservation Area

Proposal

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990

Proposed Kinnerley Conservation Area

Following a consultation event last year undertaken by Kinnerley Parish Council relating to the proposed Kinnerley Conservation Area, our Historic Environment Team is now undertaking formal consultation for the designation of this conservation area.

Conservation areas are defined by section 69 of the Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act 1990 as:

''...areas of special architectural or historic interest the character or
appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance."

This is a strictly applied definition and shouldn't be confused with areas of outstanding natural beauty or other designated areas.

Conservation areas are designated to preserve and enhance the special architectural and historic interest of an area.

Conservation areas vary, ranging from historic town centres to industrial and rural villages. They are designated usually because of their buildings, but they can also be designated because of their history, architecture, layout or private spaces, such as gardens, parks and greens, trees or street furniture. Conservation areas give broader protection than listing individual buildings, and all features within the area, listed or otherwise, are recognised as part of its character.

What does it mean for your property?

We have extra controls over the following:

  • works to trees
  • demolition
  • new development
  • advertisement
  • shop fronts
  • street furniture, surfaces and signage

More information on conservation areas can be found on the Historic England and the Shropshire Council websites.

Our map identifies the area to be covered by the conservation area. This is a draft map and we're open to suggested amendments to it.

The consultation period for the proposed designation will end on Tuesday 26 April.

How to get involved

If you would like to comment on the proposed designation, the draft map or have any other queries please email historic.environment@shropshire.gov.uk or write to us at Historic Environment Team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND. You can also contact us by phone on 01743 258725 or 01743 254608.

Outcome

Shropshire Council

PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990, SECTIONS 69 & 70

DESIGNATION OF THE KINNERLEY CONSERVATION AREA

NOTICE IS GIVEN under the provisions of the 1990 Act that Shropshire Council, after consulting with local residents and relevant bodies including Historic England, has determined that the area described in the schedule to this notice is an area of special architectural or historic interest, and that it is desirable to preserve or enhance its character and appearance. It has accordingly designated the Kinnerley Conservation Area at the cabinet of 13 July 2016.

The principal effects of land being included within the conservation area are as follows:

  1. The council is required to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of the conservation area.
  2. Consent must be obtained from the council for the demolition of any building in the area other than those exempted by a direction of the secretary of state then in force (including those with a total cubic content, measured externally, no greater than 115 cubic metres) in the area.
  3. Six weeks' notice must be given to the council before works are carried out to any tree in the area.
  4. Special publicity must be given to planning applications for development in the conservation area.
  5. In carrying out any functions under the Planning Acts (and, in particular in determining for planning permission and listed building consent), the council is required to take into account the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character of appearance of the area.
  6. Permitted development rights under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order 1995 (as amended), are more restricted within the conservation area.

SCHEDULE

Lands in the settlement of Kinnerley, Shropshire, including the Church of St Mary, The Old Vicarage, Breidden Cottage, Enfield House, Hazel Croft, Brookfield Farm, Church House, Lilac House, Pen-Y-Lan House, Village Hall, Wrenstone, Sparrows, 1 Cleveland House, Hazel Croft, Elsich, The Orchards, The Cottage, Swan House, Cross Keys Inn, Longacres, Holly House, Wyndham, Cypress Cottage, the post office.

A map showing the extended boundaries of the conservation area can be viewed on the council's website at www.shropshire.gov.uk, or you can obtain a copy on request from Joe Crook, Historic Environment Team, Shropshire Council, Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6ND, Tel: 01743 252586 or email joe.crook@shropshire.gov.uk

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