Object

Representation ID: 22620

Received: 16/03/2020

Respondent: Historic England

This site lies to the east of the Horsham St Faith Conservation Area and its associated listed buildings including the Grade I listed Church of the Blessed Virgin and St Andrew as well as St Faith Priory which is a scheduled monument. Any development of the site has the potential to impact upon the setting of these heritage assets.
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.
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.
We do however note and welcome the reference to the church in the policy and the Conservation Area and listed buildings in the supporting text.

Suggested Change:
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.
The policy wording should also reference the conservation area.