Comment

Representation ID: 9687

Received: 26/07/2022

Respondent: Historic England

Whilst there are no designated heritage assets within the site boundary, there are a number of listed buildings nearby at Duck End and Wilstead. These include All Saints Church, listed at grade II* and a variety of grade II listed buildings. Any development of this site has the potential to impact upon these heritage assets and their settings.
A Heritage Impact Assessment has been prepared for the site which focuses on built heritage. This provides a useful analysis. The HIA makes a number of helpful recommendations. These include:
• Retention and incorporation of existing historic landscape features
• Careful consideration of layout scale and massing to reduce impact on heritage assets
• Landscape buffer and set back around John Bunyan Trail
• Create viewing corridors to grade II*Cardington Hangers as prominent landmark on the skyline
• Lower density and scale of development around Duck End to sustain the existing character of the lane
• Incorporate elements of the local vernacular to retain the local distinctiveness of the area
We recommend that these measures should be included in the policy wording.
Whilst we broadly welcome criterion xii it should be expanded to include the specific mitigation recommended in the HIA.
We welcome criterion xiii.