Agenda item

To consider a report by the Head of Planning and Housing Strategy on the Houghton and Wyton Conservation Area Character Assessment and Boundary Review.

Hardcopies of the Area Character Assessment and Boundary Review have been circulated to Members of the Cabinet only.

Approved the contents of the Houghton and Wyton Conservation Area Character Assessment and Conservation Area Boundary Review.

(Councillor A Williams, local ward Member, was in attendance and spoke on this item).

Consideration was given to a report by the Head of Planning and Housing Strategy (a copy of which is appended in the Minute Book) outlining the responses received to the consultation on the Character Assessment and Boundary Review for the Houghton and Wyton Conservation Area and suggested amendments as a consequence thereof.  The report had been presented to the Overview and Scrutiny Panel (Environmental Well-Being) whose comments were relayed to the Cabinet.

In reviewing the issues involved, the Cabinet considered a suggestion by Councillor Williams and the Panel that Area 2 of the map at Appendix 4 should be included in the Conservation Area.  It was explained that an appraisal indicated that this area did not meet the Conservation Area criteria.  The Managing Director (Communities, Partnerships and Projects) added that it was best practice to keep boundaries under review. In that respect, the Executive Councillor for Strategic Planning & Housing reassured Members that this was always the case for all conservation areas.

Having congratulated officers on the quality and high standard of the documents, the Cabinet

RESOLVED

  that the Houghton and Wyton Conservation Area Character Assessment and Conservation Area Boundary Review, as appended to the report now submitted, be approved.