Issue - meetings

To consider the attached report of the Principal Heritage Officer.

The Principal Heritage Officer presented the report on the Adoption of the Dour Street, Dover Conservation Area Character Appraisal.

Members were informed that the Cabinet had previously approved the Draft Dour Street, Dover Conservation Area Character Appraisal for public consultation in February 2023 and following the conclusion of the consultation there had been a number of minor modifications proposed in light of the representations received.

The appraisal included a management plan which set out recommendations and

action points that would contribute to managing change within the conservation area so that valued features identified by the local community would be appropriately protected.

The management plan also provided an opportunity for stakeholders including the Dover Society, the District Council, the Town Council, Kent County Council, Kent Highways, individual householders and local businesses to be involved.

Members welcomed the report and its proposals.

RESOLVED: That the recommendations in the report be endorsed.

To consider the attached report of the Principal Heritage Officer.

Responsibility: Portfolio Holder for Planning and Built Environment

It was agreed:

(a)   That the proposed responses to the representations received and the resulting modifications to the Conservation Area Character Appraisal, as set out at Appendix 1 of the report, be approved.

(b)   That the Conservation Area Character Appraisal, as set out at Appendix 2 of the report, be adopted as a material consideration for planning purposes.

(c)   That the Head of Planning and Development be authorised, in conjunction with the Portfolio Holder for Planning and Built Environment, to make any necessary editorial changes to the appraisal prior to publication to assist with clarity, consistency, explanation and presentation.

(d)   That further work be undertaken to extend the Conservation Area boundary and that an Article 4 Direction be introduced in response to the recommendations in the Dour Street, Dover Conservation Area Character Appraisal.