Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan
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Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan Pembrokeshire County Council Cyngor Sir Penfro Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan Adopted September 2017 Dr Steven Jones B.A.(Hons),D.M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., M.C.I.M. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 1 Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan Abbreviations CA Conservation Area HLF Heritage Lottery Fund LB Listed Building LDP Local Development Plan PCC Pembrokeshire County Council SPAB Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings TAN Technical Advice Note – Welsh Government Planning Policy THI Townscape Heritage Initiative TPO Tree Preservation Order T&CP Act Town and County Planning Act 1990 2 Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan vatio9 Contents Executive Summary ..................................................................... 5 Part 1: Conservation Area Character Appraisal ................. 9 1. Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Character Appraisal ...................................................9 1.1 Introduction ......................................................................................................................9 1.2 Background .................................................................................................................... 10 1.3 Pembroke Dock Conservation Area ............................................................................... 11 1.4 Purpose and Scope of the Appraisal .............................................................................. 12 1.5 Methodology ................................................................................................................. 12 2. Planning Legislation and Policy Context .......................................................................... 14 2.1 National Legislation, Policy and Guidance ..................................................................... 14 2.2 Local Planning Policy and Guidance .............................................................................. 15 2.3 Enforcement Strategy .................................................................................................. 16 3. Definition of Special Interest ........................................................................................... 17 4. Assessing Special Interest ................................................................................................ 17 4.1 Location and Setting ...................................................................................................... 17 4.2 Historic Development and Archaeology: Origins and Historic Development ............... 19 4.3 Spatial Analysis .............................................................................................................. 23 4.4 Character Analysis ......................................................................................................... 37 Character Area 1: The Royal Dockyard and Hobbs Point .................................................... 37 Character Area 2: The Grid Pattern Planned Town ............................................................. 42 Character Area 3: Llanion Hill .............................................................................................. 50 Character Area 4: Expansion Areas ..................................................................................... 52 4.5 The Buildings of the Conservation Area ........................................................................ 57 4.6 Summary of the Character of the Conservation Area ................................................... 64 Identification of Conservation Issues ....................................................................................... 64 4.7 General conditions (SWOT Analysis) ............................................................................. 64 4.8 Positive Issues and Assets .............................................................................................. 66 4.9 Negative issues and problems ...................................................................................... 67 5 Boundary Review and Recommendations .......................................................................... 68 6. Summary of Issues ........................................................................................................... 71 7. Monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 74 3 Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan Part 2:Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Management Plan .... 75 1. Summary of special interest of the Conservation Area ................................................... 76 2. Management Proposals ................................................................................................... 76 3. Policy guidance and design principles ................................................................................... 80 3.1 Design Principles ............................................................................................................ 80 3.2 Conservation Area development context ...................................................................... 80 3.3 Conservation Area Development Policy and Design Principles ...................................... 81 3.4 Design Guidance for the Enhancement of Existing Buildings ........................................ 81 3.5 Policies for New Development within Heritage Areas ....................................................... 88 4. Specific guidance for buildings, key sites and public realm .................................................. 89 4.1 Design of the public realm ............................................................................................. 89 4.2 Satellite Dishes and Antenna ................................................................................... 90 5 Management Recommendations .................................................................................... 92 Decision making including listing/local listing, boundary changes and Article 4 Directions 92 5.1 Local Listing in the Conservation Area ........................................................................... 92 5.2 Reassessment of the Conservation Area boundary ........................................................ 92 5.3 Article 4 Directions and Permitted Development .......................................................... 93 5.4 Monitoring and Enforcement: ........................................................................................ 93 5.5 Conservation Understanding ......................................................................................... 94 5.6 Resource Needs ............................................................................................................. 94 5.7 Equality impact assessments ......................................................................................... 95 5.8 Sustainability ................................................................................................................. 95 6. Implementation Programme ............................................................................................... 97 6.1 Resources for implementation in the Conservation Area ............................................ 97 6.2 Action Plan Summary ..................................................................................................... 97 6.3 Monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 98 6.4 Formal Review ............................................................................................................... 98 Appendix 1 Conservation Area Maps .................................. Appendix 2: Useful Information .......................................... 4 Pembroke Dock Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan Executive Summary i This combined Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan has been prepared to define the special interest of the Pembroke Dock Conservation Area in order to help preserve and enhance its character, and to provide a basis for making sustainable decisions about its future. ii Part 1 sets out the Conservation Area Character Appraisal, and Part 2 sets out the Management Plan, proposals and implementation and arrangements for monitoring and review of both Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan. iii This document supports the Pembrokeshire Local Development Plan (LDP) 2013-2021, and will be a relevant consideration for any subsequently adopted development plan, in relation to the protection and enhancement of the historic environment within the Conservation Area. It is a material consideration for determination of planning and listed building applications along with relevant Supplementary Planning Guidance. The policy context for the appraisal is provided by Technical Advice Note 24 ‘The Historic Environment’ May 2017 which states that Conservation Area designation provides the basis for policies designed to preserve or enhance all the aspects of character or appearance that define an area’s special interest; this might include the pattern of settlement and the organisation of space and routes as well as the style and type of building, and the use of materials and detail. Planning Policy Wales Edition 9, November 2016 (para 6.5.21) states ‘There will be a strong presumption against