Agenda item

Cabinet to consider a report of the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) - Boundary Change and Adoption of Supplementary Planning Document.

RESOLVED:

The Executive Mayor in Cabinet is recommended to:

1.1  Note the Consultation Statement for the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) (Appendix 2), including the list of comments, responses and (where applicable) amendments at Appendix 1.

1.2  Recommend Council adopt the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) 2022 (Appendix 2) as a Supplementary Planning Document in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, particularly regulation 14; and,

1.3  Recommend to Council changes to the South Norwood Conservation Area boundary as set out in this report and in the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) (Appendix 2); and,

1.4  Recommend to Council revocation of South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) 2007 (Appendix 3) in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, particularly regulation 15(3).

1.5  Delegate to the Director of Planning and Sustainable Regeneration, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning & Regeneration, the making of minor factual, editorial and image changes to the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) (Appendix 2) prior to adoption.

Cabinet considered a report, which highlighted that the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, National Planning Policy Framework, the London Plan 2021 and Local Planning Policy required Local Authorities to consider designating areas of architectural and historic interest as conservation areas, and to preserve and enhance those areas through identifying their special characteristics and outlining how these could be managed for the future.  In addition, Historic England recommended that every conservation area had its own Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP).

It was reported that Croydon Council was in the process of producing or updating CAAMPs for all 21 conservation areas currently designated in Croydon.  The existing CAAMP for South Norwood had been adopted in 2007 and was considered dated as it did not reflect the current condition of the area nor provide sufficient guidance to preserve and enhance its special character.

It was noted that the new South Norwood CAAMP would provide an up-to-date assessment of the area and detailed guidance relating to the management of South Norwood in line with current best practice.

It was further reported that South Norwood Conservation Area was on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register because of its current poor condition. The area had been selected, in 2020, as one of Historic England’s High Street Heritage Action Zones (HSHAZ) – a grant funded scheme that sought to reinforce the High Street as the vibrant commercial, community and cultural heart of South Norwood through celebrating local heritage and improving the area's physical appearance.  The South Norwood CAAMP was a key part of the HSHAZ programme and production of the CAAMP by heritage consultants Place Services had been funded through the HSHAZ.

The updated CAAMP was an important measure to address the risks to the conservation area and it would support delivery of the rest of the HSHAZ programme, which would build on the findings and recommendations in the CAAMP.

The Executive Mayor said it was important to preserve and enhance the Borough’s conservation areas and the recommendations in the report were an important tool in protecting the character of Croydon’s conservation areas.

Accordingly, the Executive Mayor in Cabinet RESOLVED that:

1.            The Consultation Statement for the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) (Appendix 2), including the list of comments, responses and (where applicable) amendments at Appendix 1, noted.

2.            COUNCIL be RECOMMENDED to adopt the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) 2022 (Appendix 2) as a Supplementary Planning Document in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, particularly regulation 14.

3.            COUNCIL be RECOMMENDED to agree changes to the South Norwood Conservation Area boundary as set out in this report and in the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) (Appendix 2); and,

4.            COUNCIL be RECOMMENDED to revoke South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) 2007 (Appendix 3) in accordance with The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, particularly regulation 15(3).

5.            That the Director of Planning and Sustainable Regeneration, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Regeneration, be authorised to make minor factual, editorial and image changes to the South Norwood Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) (Appendix 2) prior to adoption.