Agenda item

Adoption of updated Conservation Area Appraisals and extensions to conservation areas

Minutes:

The Development & Conservation Portfolio Holder presented the report which provided a summary of the outcome of the public consultation on draft conservation area appraisals and set out changes that had been made as a result of the public.  The Conservation Officer advised that the Development & Conservation Advisory Committee had considered the same report and that she was happy to answer any questions.

 

Public Sector Equality Duty

 

Members noted that consideration had been given to impacts under the Public Sector Equality Duty.

 

Resolved: That 

 

a)     the updated conservation area appraisals for the Brasted High Street, Leigh, Seal, Shoreham, and Swanley Village Conservation Areas, be adopted;

 

b)     the proposed extensions be designated to each of the above conservation areas as set out below - 

 

i.      the inclusion of the following five properties into the Brasted High Street Conservation Area: Old Orchard, High Street; Tanners Mead; The Old Forge; and 1 & 2 Tannery Cottages, all on Rectory Lane as shown in the map at Appendix C to the report;

 

ii.     the inclusion of the following properties into the Leigh Conservation Area:1–22 (consecutive) Garden Cottages; 21 and 22 Barnetts Road; 1 Powder Mill Lane; The Hawthorns; Oak Tree Cottage; The Beeches; The Cottage and Rosslyn, all on Powder Mill Lane; and the northern section of Crandalls (the street); Land to the south of Site of Former Public Conveniences; Land belonging to Chestnuts; The Green, Leigh as shown in the map at Appendix B to the report;

iii.   the inclusion of the following 11 properties into the Seal Conservation Area: The Seal Village Allotments on Childsbridge Lane; 1 – 5 (consecutive) Jubilee Rise; Northview; Hill House; Bella Vista on Jubilee Rise; and the Scout Hut of the Ninth Sevenoaks Scout Group; and Lulworth, both on School Lane as shown in the map at Appendix B to the report.

iv. the extension of the Shoreham conservation area to include the following 14 properties: Nos. 40, 42, 44, 46–56 (even), 72–76 (even), 76a and 83 High Street and Field at the North End of High Street, known as Crown Field, into the conservation area as shown in the map at Appendix B to the report

 

v.     the inclusion of the following seven properties into the Swanley Village conservation area: Lucas Farmhouse, Land North of Lucas Farmhouse, Lucas Cottage and Pine Cottage, Cygnet and Land East of Cygnet, all on Beechenlea Lane, and the building attached to the listed Coach House at Old Place, Old Place Stables,Swanley Village Road as set out in the map at Appendix B to the report;

c)     Shoreham Mill Lane Conservation Area be cancelled and extensions designated to the Shoreham High Street and Church Street Conservation Area to include all the properties of the former Shoreham Mill Lane Conservation Area to form the Shoreham Conservation Area;

 

d)     the making of a focused use of Article 4 directions to remove limited permitted development rights for protecting historic boundary treatments and front gardens in the Shoreham Conservation Area and Swanley Village Conservation Area, as set out in paragraphs 51 to 55, be agreed; and

 

e)     delegated authority be granted to the Portfolio Holder to approve the final version of the documents.

 

 

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