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ID sylw: 6712

Derbyniwyd: 05/11/2009

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

The evidence base cited at 10.6 for this section includes no reference to the Warwickshire Historic Environment Record or to Historic Landscape Characterisation. Whilst the SHLAA is cited, the SHLAA only identifies Historic Environment constraints on the basis of designated assets (as per national policy); both PPG16 and draft PPS15 emphasise the importance of non-designated assets but the SHLAA methodology does not in itself facilitate consideration of such sites; therefore historic environment has not been fully considered in the determination of the preferred options.

However, whilst concerned in principle that the selection criteria do not allow for a proper consideration of Historic Environment, we do not object in principle to the majority of sites selected providing that proper appraisal is undertaken and allowance made where necessary for preservation of sites of national Importance (in the sense of the 1979 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act and PPG16). In general the sites selected do not appear to be of primary importance in terms of Historic Landscape Character.