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Planning Guidance Note CONWY CIVIC HALL CASTLE STREET CONWY PLANNING GUIDANCE NOTE APRIL 2019 CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................ 2 2.0 Purpose of the Guidance Note .......................................................... 3 3.0 Site Description ................................................................................. 3 4.0 Applications ....................................................................................... 5 5.0 Preparation of Application ................................................................. 5 6.0 Design and Access and Heritage Impact Statement (DAS & HIA) .... 8 APPENDICES ........................................................................................... 11 APPENDIX A - SITE INFORMATION .................................................................. 11 APPENDIX B - DESIGNATIONS AND POLICIES .................................................. 12 APPENDIX C - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) ........................... 14 APPENDIX D - DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT GUIDANCE ........................... 16 APPENDIX E - SITE PLAN .............................................................................. 19 APPENDIX F - DESIGN PROCESS ................................................................... 20 CONWY CIVIC HALL - PLANNING GUIDANCE NOTE 1 | P a g e CONWY CIVIC HALL CASTLE STREET, CONWY Planning Guidance Note 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Conwy County Borough Council is looking to work with a developer to bring forward proposals to regenerate and enhance this waterside development. 1.2 Conwy is an important World Heritage Site situated on the north Wales coast, just off the A55, and the gateway into the Snowdonia National Park. The outstanding feature of Conwy is its castle and walls constructed as part of the ‘iron ring’ by Edward I between 1283 and 1289 and attracts between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors per year. 1.3 The Quay, once a small and important trading port, is now an attraction in itself with a multitude of businesses trading all year round and the focal point for a number of events such as Gwledd Conwy Feast, Conwy Half Marathon, Pirate Weekend, Rally and many others. 1.4 The building and site is adjacent to the north eastern section of the historic walled town of Conwy and adjacent to structures of outstanding historic and architectural interest. 1.5 As an UNESCO World Heritage site the town is a major tourist destination and the site sits at the junction of the main arterial route through the town and the High Street leading from the Quay up through the centre of the town’s retail sector. The nature of future redevelopment of the site, if acceptable in principle, is therefore a major consideration from the perspective of both the key economic driver for the town but also the sensitivity and quality of design required in the context of the site’s location. 1.6 The Civic Hall building is a Grade II Listed Building (ID 3253) and is situated on the site of the former town hall (damaged by fire) and was rebuilt in the 1960s. 1.7 Great sensitivity and quality of design in context is required due to the location of the whole site along the river frontage to the historic town of Conwy, the castle, and adjacent to structures of outstanding historic and architectural interest. 1.8 A full recording exercise of the building prior to development should be carried out at the request of Cadw and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. The recording should be high quality photography and catalogue the key aspects of the building and its previous uses. 2 | P a g e 2.0 PURPOSE OF THE GUIDANCE NOTE 2.1 The purpose of the guidance is to provide information about the factors that are likely to be material to the consideration of any redevelopment proposal. The guidance note also provides guidance to enable redevelopment proposals to be realistically and sensitively formulated. 2.2 The site adjoins a number of planning and historic conservation assets and their settings that are subject to a variety of important designations. These are likely to be affected to varying degrees by any future redevelopment proposal. Other factors such as flood risk, archaeology and highway matters also need to be carefully evaluated. 3.0 SITE DESCRIPTION 3.1 The site lies next to the Medieval Conwy Town Walls and Porth Isaf and is within the setting of Conwy’s Edwardian castle and defensive walls. These are well preserved medieval structures of global importance. (The site is shown in Appendix E - Site Plan). 3.2 The main site premises is the Conwy Civic Hall although it should be noted that there is right of way at the rear of the site, providing access to a neighbouring property. 3.3 The context of the site is of overriding importance and the castle and walls of Conwy and other historic structures are within the zones of visibility of and from these buildings. The site also lies within a short distance of individual listed buildings and proposed redevelopment of the site will have an impact on the settings of these designated buildings and the Conwy Conservation Area. 3.4 The Civic Hall building has long been regarded as a detracting element in relation to historic designations and is not considered conducive to the overall appearance of the area. 3.5 Conwy is a globally important historic visitor attraction and the Conwy castle and walls attract thousands of visitors annually. The site lies only a short distance and below these destinations and can clearly be seen in foreground views from the castle towers and ramparts and northern stretches of the town walls. The landscape in the vicinity of the site plays an integral part in establishing the character of the setting to these historic assets. This landscape is also recognised for its outstanding historic interest 3.6 The castle at Conwy and its contemporaneous thirteenth century defensible town wall are part of the North Wales World Heritage Site designation and are of international importance in conservation terms. These assets must be preserved and their immediate and wider setting must also be safeguarded. Any redevelopment of the site should be very carefully assessed in relation to direct physical and visual impacts on the World Heritage Site structures. This will include undertaking a rigorous examination and analysis of the effect of any new structure or adaptation on the fabric of these assets. CONWY CIVIC HALL - PLANNING GUIDANCE NOTE 3 | P a g e 3.7 It will be necessary to identify key viewpoints of the World Heritage Site structures from the quay area and within the town walls. Alterations and redevelopment of the site could have a significant adverse impact on the site and setting of the town when the locality and town are seen from more distant views from the north, the approach embankment across the river and from the walls and Conwy Castle themselves. There should be a careful analysis of redevelopment options to analyse their comparative visual impact. Proposals should not detract from views of the castle from within the town walls and the quay. 3.8 Consideration should also be given to the on-going practicalities of repair and maintenance of the World Heritage Site assets, and in particular the castle walls. 3.9 The World Heritage Site structures have historically dominated the townscape when viewed with the town and views towards the town from the surrounding countryside. The visual dominance in character, impact and scale of these assets must be maintained. Any redevelopment should respect the visual importance and primacy of these structures of universal interest. 3.10 There is a statutory planning duty under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to preserve, or if possible, enhance the special defining character of designated conservation areas. Conwy is one of the most distinctive and precious conservation areas in Wales. Any redevelopment must meet these criteria. The prevailing character of the locality is complex and multi-facetted; for instance the special character of areas adjoining the site within the town walls differs significantly from the character of the quayside. The particular character of these areas will need to be analysed so that redevelopment options can be narrowed down and designed with the local historic and architectural context in mind. The height, building shape, massing scale of architectural features and decorative detail, the colour, nature and texture of materials, architectural style and fenestration and the siting of any new building will all need to be carefully considered and refined to complement but not necessarily replicate the historic context(s). 3.11 It is inevitable that any development is likely to have an effect on heritage assets or its setting and therefore proposals would be expected to enhance the asset. 3.12 Where any proposal incorporated the provision of public access to conveniences, in accordance with Policy CTH/2 of the Local Development Plan, the Local Planning Authority would seek betterment in design terms. Any such proposal could be considered as an ‘enabling development’ and could benefit from a contribution from the section 106 reserves towards this aspect of the scheme. 4 | P a g e 4.0 APPLICATIONS 4.1 A full planning application will be required, the development will also need Listed Building Consent and/or Scheduled Ancient Monument Consent if any part of the development is to be fixed to or will alter a designated structure. There is unlikely to be a need for Conservation Area
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