Publication Plan April 2024

Object

Representation ID: 6899

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Site 136 Land at Landywood Lane.
We would request that there is inclusion of the need for potential archaeological investigation on the site to understand the significance of finds and understand how development may come forward. We welcome an enhancement opportunity with the mining display boards and would request the inclusion of the term 'interpretation' boards.

Object

Representation ID: 6903

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Site 536a Land off Holly Lane
We agree that the trees and hedgerows should be retained, though would not consider this as an enhancement measure but rather a required mitigation measure to protect the setting of heritage assets and historic character. Additional planting would be considered as an enhancement measure and we support this inclusion in the site proforma. We request that it is added that the measures are to conserve the setting of heritage assets and historic character so that the information is readily available at planning application stage.

Object

Representation ID: 6907

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Site 313 - Land off Himley Lane
Grade II listed building in the vicinity of the site, are there any opportunities for an enhancement measure to bring this building back into use and provide a positive strategy for the historic environment? We agree that the trees and hedgerows should be retained, though would not consider this as an enhancement measure but rather a required mitigation measure to protect the setting of heritage assets and historic character. Additional planting would be considered as an enhancement measure and we support this.

Object

Representation ID: 6908

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Site 036c - Land at Weeping Cross
We have concerns regarding this site and comments made in the 2022 HESA report assessing the impacts to heritage assets and historic character. Site 036c appears to have a higher level of impact as scored between an 'amber' and 'red' RAG score. We consider that additional mitigation measures are required in order to protect the existing historic landscape area/non designated parkland landscape/impacts on the setting of the Canal Conservation Area and potential for archaeological finds. The HESA report stated that only part of this site should be allocated due to harm on heritage but we are unclear whether this advice has been taken or not. We do note that Site 036a appears to no longer be included within the Plan.

Object

Representation ID: 6909

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Site E44 - I54
We consider that as there is a medium potential for archaeological remains to be found on the site that a mitigation measure should be included which incorporates appropriate archaeological investigation and mitigation to support planning applications pre determination, to be added to the site proforma.

Object

Representation ID: 6910

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Site E30 - M6 Junction 13
Three grade II listed buildings adjacent to the proposed employment site and the potential for non-designated heritage assets to be impacted by development. We recommend that heritage is included within the 'Key Requirements' of the policy, reflecting the recommendations of the HESA Update 2023 that: care will need to be taken whilst designing any development to ensure that the settings of the Grade II assets, and Dunston Farmhouse in particular are protected; any planning applications should be accompanied by a Heritage Impact Assessment which should consider the potential for both direct and setting impacts; and mitigation measures should include a trial trench evaluation and a geophysical survey in order to address the potential for direct impacts upon any archaeological remains that may be present.

Support

Representation ID: 6911

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

We are supportive of a specific indicator for cultural heritage and an assessment of the key issues that heritage faces as a result of the development pressure within the Borough. We welcome a section on the consideration of reasonable alternatives within the report.

Comment

Representation ID: 6912

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

We note the comments in Table N.11 on page N37 in the SEA Volume I Report and consider that ensuring that appropriate mitigation measures that have been identified throughout the HESA Reports, are stated within the Plan under relevant site policies to minimise the harm to heritage both individually and cumulatively.

Object

Representation ID: 6913

Received: 29/05/2024

Respondent: Historic England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Table 6.5 from page 46 cites a '0' effect for heritage for all sites bar 036c. It is disappointing that there are no sites which have incurred a 'positive' for the historic environment. Given the comments in the HESA 2022 Report and in the SA/SEA Report Volume I we consider it is likely that there are residual negative effects for the historic environment, which makes the appropriate mitigation measures necessary.