The news this month is that we completed an assessment of the Aviary Road Conservation Area. A useful result of this work was that the question was asked why was it being done and what did we hope to achieve?
The answer to the first question is that, for good reasons, places change over time and maybe the heritage importance of an area changes accordingly.
The Aviary Road area was created as a conservation area in 1992 and should be reassessed from time to time as part of Woking Borough Council stewardship responsibilities for the designated area. No record of any subsequent assessments are available and yet an accurate and up to date view of local heritage is a mandatory consideration in planning development processes. So if we are to defend development adjacent to the area we should have a current and accurate assessment of our heritage in the area.
With regard to what we will achieve: the assessment will result in an up to date character appraisal of the area and supplementary design guidance to planners considering development applications within or adjacent to the area with regard to form and materials and setting.
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