Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance, (copy enclosed).

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance seeking Members’ approval to adopt the Lists of Local Heritage Assets for the Parishes of Heybridge (attached at Appendix 1A to the report) and Southminster (Appendix 1B).

The report provided background information on listed buildings within the District and how the Planning Practice Guidance encouraged Local Planning Authorities to identify ‘non-designated heritage assets’ against consistent criteria.  Adding them to a ‘local list’ was considered a positive way of improving the ‘predictability of the potential for sustainable development’.  The Council’s Conservation Officer was currently drafting lists for each Parish with a target completion date of March 2021.

Draft lists for the Parishes of Heybridge and Southminster had been approved for publication on 6 June 2019.  Following public consultation, a number of responses had been received (a summary of these was set out in Appendix 2) and the report highlighted a number which resulted in some minor amendments.  Members were advised that the draft lists (Appendix 1) had been amended to reflect the proposed amendments.

The Committee asked that its thanks be passed onto the Conservation Officer for his work on the Lists of Local Heritage Assets.  Councillor A S Fluker particularly thanked the Officer for bringing the Southminster Heritage List through early. 

In response to a question regarding the Old Parish Room in Southminster the Chairman advised that the Director of Strategy, Performance and Governance would take this matter up outside of the meeting and advise the Ward Members’ accordingly.

The Chairman offered her congratulations to the Ms Jackie Longman in her new post as Strategic Theme Lead – Place.

Councillor R G Boyce proposed that the recommendation as set out in the report be agreed.

RESOLVED that the Lists of Local Heritage Assets for the Parishes of Heybridge and Southminster be approved for formal adoption.