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CONSULTATION ON DRAFT CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS AND MANAGEMENT PLAN SPDs

A Conservation Area is 'an area of special architectural or historic interest the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance'. There are eight Conservation areas in Cannock Chase District and the Council has been working towards an Appraisal and Management Plan for each one in accordance with legislation and policy.

Appraisals are the first stage in the process, setting out the history and character of each area, from which Management Plans follow, making recommendations for their conservation and enhancement to guide development management. Each Management Plan builds on the Council’s adopted generic ‘Conservation Areas Management Plan’ (a package of measures available to the Council to apply to all of its Conservation Areas) by setting out specific policies for each Area based on the recommendations in each Appraisal.

Draft documents have been prepared for the above Conservation Areas and approved for consultation by the Cabinet of Cannock Chase Council on October 4^th 2018.

The documents can be viewed below and at The Civic Centre, Beecroft Road, Cannock and public libraries at Rugeley and Brereton during normal opening hours.

Public consultation will start on Monday 5^th November 2018 and continue for 6 weeks till Monday 17^th December 2018. Everyone living or working in each Conservation Area (or more widely if interested) is now invited to have their say.

Comments should be sent either by email to planningpolicy@cannockchasedc.gov.uk or in writing to Planning Policy, Cannock Chase Council, Civic Centre, PO Box 28, Beecroft Road, Cannock WS11 1BG.

All comments received will be reported to a future Cabinet meeting for updating the documents as appropriate prior to their final adoption. For all submitted comments we are unable to treat views confidentially. Names will be made public but contact details will not be disclosed.

The Management Plans, when adopted as Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD), will be used as a guide in the determination of planning applications and for the enhancement of each Area in a way beneficial to its special interest.

You can read the consultation documents by selecting the links below:

Church Street, Rugeley Conservation Area

Church St Draft Appraisal

Church St Draft Management Plan

Talbot Street/Lichfield Street, Rugeley Conservation Area

Talbot St Lichfield St Draft Appraisal

Talbot St Lichfield St Draft Management Plan

Trent and Mersey Canal (Cannock Chase District) Conservation Area

Trent & Mersey Canal Draft Appraisal

Trent & Mersey Canal Draft Management Plan

Hednesford Neighbourhood Plan

The Hednesford Neighbourhood Plan was adopted on 28th November 2018.  Please read the Neighbourhood Planning page for more information.

Local Plan Update

Thank you to all the stakeholders who responded to the Local Plan Issues and Scoping consultation in the Summer. 

A summary of the consultation can be read in the 8th November 2018 Cabinet report and a more detailed summary of individual comments is also available.

The next Stage, the Issues and Options consultation, is scheduled for early 2019 and further updates will be provided nearer the time.

The consultation, which took place from 02.07.18 - 28.08.18, has now closed but for more information please read the documents and their summaries below:

1. Cannock Chase Local Plan Issues and Scope document and summary
    
2. Sustainability Appraisal Scoping report and summary
    
3. Statement of Community Involvement (SCI) and SCI summary
    

Contact us

For general planning information regarding the Local Plan or to register for updates please email the team at planningpolicy@cannockchasedc.gov.uk

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Last Updated: 04/12/2018