Issue - meetings

Report of Head of Development Management

Purpose of report

To seek the agreement of Executive to adopt the Heritage Partnership Agreement. 

Recommendations

The meeting is recommended:

 1.1        To adopt the Heritage Partnership Agreement (Appendix 1).

Resolved

(1)          That the Heritage Partnership Agreement be adopted.

The Head of Development Management submitted a report to seek the agreement of Executive to adopt the Heritage Partnership Agreement. 

Resolved

(1)          That the Heritage Partnership Agreement be adopted.

Reasons

Heritage Partnership Agreements to streamline the often time consuming and sometime expensive process of obtaining Listed Building Consent, especially when the listed buildings are part of a group of similar structures where it might reasonably be anticipated that similar works of repair, for example, would be required.

The aim of this HPA is to facilitate the work of restoring the original RAF buildings and it has been prepared in order to provide a blanket vision for the technical site and flying field. It will be used as the guide to all future building and structure repairs.

Alternative options

Option 1: Not to agree to adopt the HPA.

Lack of heritage guidance undermines the reputation of the Council as the Planning Authority for Cherwell District seeking high design and conservation standards. Without the HPA in place there is a risk of future unsympathetic alteration to the heritage asset.