Validation Checklist - List 1

3q Heritage Statement Appraisal and/or Heritage Impact Statement

Required for all listed building consent applications and / or developments affecting Registered Park & Garden or Locally Listed Park & Gardens.

You must provide information about:
• the significance of the architectural and historical interest and character of the building or structure or park and garden;
• the principles of and justification for the proposed works; and
• the impact of the proposal on the special interest of the listed building or structure and/ or park and garden, its setting and the setting of adjacent listed buildings.

The information should explain:
• the sources that you have considered;
• the expertise that you have consulted; and
• the steps that have been taken to avoid or minimise any adverse impacts on the significance of the building.

The type and amount of detail required will vary according to the particular circumstances of each application.

Policy Driver and where to get more advice:
Policy R28 of the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005. Policy SADM15 of the Draft Local Plan Proposed Submission, August 2016. National Planning Policy Framework, Section 12. Historic England Planning.