Object

Representation ID: 22560

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 St Gregory Church and Strangers Hall Museum, both listed at grade I, 2 Charing Cross listed a grade II* as well as numerous buildings and structures listed at grade II. Redevelopment of the site therefore has the potential to affect these heritage assets and their settings.
This site benefits from Planning permission and so the principle of development has already been established on this site. Historic England is broadly supportive of the principle of redevelopment of this site and has provided advice over many years in relation to this site.
We welcome the commitment in the policy to an appropriate scale and form of development in bullet point 1
We welcome the reference to the conservation area in bullet point 1 but suggest that a separate bullet point is included in relation to the historic environment in relation to the need to Conserve and enhance the significance of heritage assets (including any contribution made to their significance by setting) including the City Centre Conservation Area, Grade I listed St Gregory’s Church and Strangers Hall Museum, grade II* listed Charing Cross and other buildings listed at grade II.
We welcome the commitment to riverside access for walk in bullet point 4.
We note a desire to increase density at t eh site but emphasise that it is important that this must not cause a greater degree of harm on the historic environment.

Suggested Change:
Suggest that a separate bullet point is included in relation to the historic environment in relation to the need to Conserve and enhance the significance of heritage assets (including any contribution made to their significance by setting) including the City Centre Conservation Area, Grade I listed St Gregory’s Church and Strangers Hall Museum, grade II* listed Charing Cross and other buildings listed at grade II.