Conservation Area Policy and Guidance
Some key documents relating to Conservation Areas are:
- Section 55 Of The Planning (Listed Buildings And Conservation Areas) Act 1990
- CABE: Building in context
- Conservation area management and appraisals
- What is a conservation area?
- English Heritage
- Conservation area management
Future Policy Changes
A full copy of the white paper 'Heritage Protection for the 21st Century' can be downloaded from the policy section above. For a précis of the immediate points, please view our page on Heritage Protection - Future Policy Changes.
Further guidance
Guidance on government policy on the application of the Acts of parliament to specific issues is provided by the relevant government departments. Advice may be sought from your local authority.
In England, the guidance is Planning Policy Guidance 15: Planning and the Historic Environment (or PPG15 as it is more usually known) which was issued in September 1994 and slightly amended by Environment Circular 14/97.