Decision details

To consider the report of the Leader of the Council, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport seeking approval of the revised Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan.

(i)  to approve the attached Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan; and

(ii)  to approve the revised Article 4 Direction, and instruct the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to make the Article 4 Direction by the Non-Immediate Direction procedure.

To ensure that the Ethelburt Avenue (Bassett Green Estate) Conservation Area is covered by an up-to-date appraisal, and that residents have a clear set of guidelines and policies that will enable them to plan future changes in a manner consistent with the significance of the area.

Not to revise the existing guidance.  This would have resulted in guidance that was over 20 years old being used for planning decisions within the conservation area.