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Heritage Protection
From Stonehenge to the mills of the Industrial Revolution, and from Norman castles to the site of the first TV transmission: in each generation, a number of exceptional places mark and celebrate human achievement, define an era, mark an important struggle or push new ideas to the limit.. Huge value is placed on the historic environment and the way in which it can educate and enrich quality of life. English Heritage seeks to promote the understanding and enjoyment of our historic environment in order to ensure it continues to be valued and cared for.
This country’s system for heritage protection has two essential parts:
- Identifying heritage through designation
- Protecting it through the planning system
English Heritage, along with local authorities, has a statutory duty to protect the best examples of our nation’s varied historic environment.
English Heritage identifies heritage assets which have significance due to their historic, archaeological, architectural or artistic interest, through listing (built structures), scheduling (archaeology) or registration (parks, gardens battlefields and historic shipwrecks). English Heritage and local authorities work together to help manage the historic environment in the best way possible.
Local authorities play an important role in heritage protection and are responsible for the conservation of 95% of the historic environment (working in partnership with English Heritage on the conservation of Scheduled Monuments and Grade 1 and 2* Listed Buildings). Local Authorities also have the power to designate conservation areas in any area of 'special architectural or historic interest'. All Local Planning Authorities are required to have access to conservation and design skills.
Reforming Heritage Protection
Since 2000, Government has been commited to reforming the way in which we protect our historic environment to make the system simpler, more transparent and fit for the 21st century. English Heritage, as one of the key partners of this process, has been working with local authorities to improve the way the historic environment is looked after and identified. More information about the Heritage Protection Reform progamme is available from the English Heritage website.
What's New?
- The National Planning Policy Framework was published on 27 March 2012, replacing all the previous Planning Policy Statements, including PPS 5, as well as various other planning guidance. Its central theme is the ‘presumption in favour of sustainable development’, set out in twelve core land-use planning principles which underpin both plan-making and decision-taking.
- These events are aimed at local authority staff (such as archaeological and conservation officers), elected members of local authorities and parish councils, member organisations of Community Safety Partnerships, community groups and voluntary organisations working within the heritage sector and wanting to learn more about the Heritage Crime Programme and Alliance to Reduce Crime against Heritage.
- Free half day sessions will provide an opportunity to discuss English Heritage's interpretation of the NPPF in order to promote understanding of NPPF, its implications for the management of heritage assets, and its use in plan and decision-making. The session will explore the language and terminology used in NPPF and how this differs from the PPS5.