Decision details

To consider the adoption of the Banbury Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan and the revised boundary of the Banbury Conservation Area.

Resolved

(1)       That the revisions to the Banbury Conservation Area boundary be approved

(2)       That the Banbury Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan be adopted

Conservation area appraisals are an important way of ensuring that this aspect of policy framework is up-to-date, robust and of the greatest value in the consideration of development proposals within conservation areas.

Up-to-date conservation area appraisals will assist the consideration of planning applications in the areas covered by the appraisal from the point at which they are adopted, and will also assist the implementation of the Cherwell Local Plan

It is for these reasons that it is recommended that the revisions to the boundary of the Banbury Conservation Area be adopted along with the Banbury Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan.

The following alternative options have been identified:

Option 1: To agree the recommendations as set out in the report

Option 2: To amend the recommendations

Option 3: Not to agree the recommendations