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Representation ID: 22568

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Historic England

Part of this site lies within the Bracondale Conservation Area. The site includes the Scheduled Monument, Carrow Priory and grade I listed Carrow Abbey, as well as several grade II listed buildings including Carrow House and several Carrow Works buildings. There are also a number of grade II buildings nearby on the opposite side of Bracondale. Any development of this site has the potential to affect these designated heritage assets and their settings.
Historic England is broadly supportive of the principle of redevelopment of this site, providing it is of an appropriate scale and massing and conserves and enhances the heritage assets.
There is however currently no mention of these heritage assets in either the policy or supporting text. We therefore suggest the inclusion of wording referencing the assets and the need to preserve and enhance the significance of these assets (including any contribution made to that significance by setting).
We suggest that open space be provided between the Abbey and the river to reconnect the Abbey to the river and to enhance the setting of the abbey.
This is a sensitive site in terms of the potential impact upon these multiple heritage assets, some of which are highly graded. We therefore have some concerns about the allocation of this site. In particular we question the capacity of the site.
We suggest that a more detailed Heritage Impact Assessment be undertaken to assess the impact of the proposed development upon the significance of these heritage assets, to establish the suitability or otherwise of the site and inform the extent of the developable area (and hence capacity of the site) and to establish appropriate mitigation and enhancement should the site be found suitable. If the site is found suitable, the findings of the HIA should then inform the policy wording.

Suggested Changes:
We suggest the inclusion of wording referencing the assets and the need to preserve and enhance the significance of these assets (including any contribution made to that significance by setting).
We suggest that a more detailed Heritage Impact Assessment be undertaken to assess the impact of the proposed development upon the significance of these heritage assets, to establish the suitability or otherwise of the site and to establish appropriate mitigation and enhancement should the site be found suitable. If the site is found suitable, the findings of the HIA should then inform the policy wording.
It might also be helpful to illustrate proposed mitigation in the form of a concept diagram for the site e.g. showing where open space and landscaping would be located.