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Representation ID: 22553

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Historic England

This site is located within the Norwich City Centre Conservation Area. There are a number of listed buildings in the vicinity of the site including Blackfriars Bridge and 52 Colgate, both listed at grade II. Redevelopment of the site therefore has the potential to affect these heritage assets and their settings.
Historic England is broadly supportive of the principle of redevelopment of this site.
We welcome the commitment in the policy to an appropriate scale and form of development in bullet point 2.
However, there is no mention of the Conservation Area in the policy or supporting text and whilst bullet point 3 mentions the need to conserve and enhance adjoining heritage assets, the Conservation Area is not adjoining (the site lies within it) and other assets are not adjoining but nearby. Therefore, we suggest amending the policy wording to read Conserve and enhance the significance of the City Centre Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings (including any contribution made to their significance by setting).
We welcome the commitment to riverside access for walking and cycling in bullet point 5.
We note a desire to increase density at the site but emphasise that it is important that this must not cause a greater degree of harm on the historic environment.

Suggested Change:
Amend the policy wording to read Conserve and enhance the significance of the City Centre Conservation Area and nearby listed buildings (including any contribution made to their significance by setting).