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Sunderland Riverside Strategic Heritage Impact Assessments: Methodology Sunderland Riverside Strategic Heritage Impact Assessments: Methodology Sunderland City Council October 2020 © 2020 Sunderland City Council: HIA Methodology Page 1 of 19 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 3 2. THE FRAMEWORK ................................................................................................................... 5 DUTY TO CO‐OPERATE ................................................................................................................................................ 5 HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................................ 6 STEP 1: WHICH HERITAGE ASSETS? ............................................................................................................................. 8 STEP 2: CONTRIBUTION TO SIGNIFICANCE? .............................................................................................................. 10 STEP 3: IDENTIFY IMPACT ......................................................................................................................................... 12 STEP 4: JUSTIFICATION OF HARM AND MITIGATION ................................................................................................. 14 STEP 5: NPPF TESTS OF SOUNDNESS ......................................................................................................................... 15 2. THE ASSESSMENTS.................................................................................................................. 16 © 2020 Sunderland City Council: HIA Methodology Page 2 of 19 1. INTRODUCTION Non‐designated heritage assets are buildings, structures, sites, places and This document explores the impact of the development localities identified landscapes that have been identified as having a degree of significance within the Revised Draft Riverside Sunderland Supplementary Planning meriting consideration in planning decisions because of their heritage Document (SPD). It has been prepared in response to comments received interest but that are not formally designated. Some assets are known, from Historic England in regard to Heritage Impact Assessments and the others are unknown but the potential for them to exist is known. Draft Riverside Sunderland SPD. This Heritage Impact Assessment seeks to provide robust and defensible The historic environment covers a wide range of assets including buildings, evidence of the potential risk of development within the localities identified structures, archaeological remains, landscape features and historic open in the emerging Riverside SPD and also to inform the emerging Allocations spaces. These are collectively known as heritage assets. Heritage assets are and Designations Plan (A&D Plan) with regard to the significance of heritage identified as being either designated or non‐ designated. Designated assets and their settings. In addition to identifying the potential risks to heritage assets include: heritage of development, and whether or not development can be justified, World Heritage Sites; the study seeks to provide guidance on the opportunities and strategies for Listed Buildings; mitigating any impact on the significance of heritage assets and to consider Registered Parks and Gardens; opportunities for positive enhancement or for an asset to be better Scheduled Monuments; revealed. The Heritage Impact Assessments also make suggestions about Registered Battlefields; further work required and future monitoring. Conservation Areas; and, Protected Wrecks. It is intended to provide a proportionate understanding of the significance and sensitivity to change of heritage assets both within sites and those that would be affected by changes to their settings as a consequence of © 2020 Sunderland City Council: HIA Methodology Page 3 of 19 development. This understanding will be based on evidence gathered through a high level desk top research and site visits. It is acknowledged that further primary evidence and research may yield more significance which is not detailed in this assessment but may be better understood through the development management process. The findings of this study will provide further safeguards for the historic environment within the Riverside SPD and supporting text for site allocations within the emerging A&D Plan where appropriate or potential significant effects on the historic environment have been identified. © 2020 Sunderland City Council: HIA Methodology Page 4 of 19 2. THE FRAMEWORK set out in the saved Unitary Development Plan (UDP) Alteration No.2 The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) requires Local Planning policies and the adopted Core Strategy and Development Plan (CSDP) (2015‐ Authorities to meet objectively assessed needs (OAN) for housing, business 2033). It will also inform the emerging A&D Plan, which proposes to replace and other development, with sufficient flexibility to adapt to change. The the relevant policies contained within UDP Alteration No.2 and the CSDP strategy adopted by Sunderland City Council is to establish Riverside with a new Riverside Sunderland allocation. Sunderland as a successful business location, a popular place to live and a focal point for civic, cultural and community life. The purpose of this Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) is to inform the Riverside SPD and A&D Plan by demonstrating how the historic environment The key elements of Riverside Sunderland will include: has been considered in the site selection process and to assess the likely • a new central business district; impact on heritage assets, both designated and non‐designated, and • new city centre residential neighbourhoods; whether those impacts could be mitigated. There is also potential for as yet • civic buildings, community facilities and cultural attractions; unknown surviving archaeological remains to be discovered. • an enhanced and restored riverside park; • new bridges across the River Wear as part of an improved walking and The findings and recommendations of each assessment will feed into the cycling network; Sustainability Appraisal for the A&D Plan which considers a range of • the transformation of St Mary’s Boulevard into pedestrian‐friendly city sustainability considerations that will assist in informing the site allocations street; and within the A&D Plan. The preparation of the SA and HIA are an iterative • digital (5G) infrastructure and sustainable urban drainage systems (SuDS). process with each informing the other and will directly inform any resultant policy that would form part of any site allocation, should the site proceed The Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) provides the planning policy and be allocated for development. framework for the development proposals within Riverside Sunderland as Duty to Co-operate © 2020 Sunderland City Council: HIA Methodology Page 5 of 19 Local authorities in the North East have worked collaboratively and through economic, social and environmental objectives. The potential undertaken extensive dialogue to address strategic planning issues for a environmental impacts are assessed using the Strategic Environmental number of years. In response to the requirements of the Localism Act, the Assessment (SEA). The Heritage Impact Assessment is a methodology used Chief Executives and Leaders of the 7 North East Authorities signed a for sites identified within the Supplementary Planning Document for the Memorandum of Understanding together with a Joint Position Statement, Riverside Sunderland and the emerging A&D Plan. It considers the likely which sets out the strategic issues which the seven Councils agreed to focus effects of allocations in the emerging plan against the potential impacts of on discussing in respect of the DTC. development on identified heritage assets, both designated and non‐ designated either directly affected or within the setting of assets. It forms In order to demonstrate that it has fulfilled its duty to co‐operate the evidence base for the Strategic Environmental Assessment and obligations, the council has actively engaged with statutory consultees consequently a sound base from which to allocate potential sites for throughout the preparation of the Local Plan, working closely with Historic development in line with current planning policy. England on matters relating to heritage. In particular, the Council sought advice from Historic England on a methodology for the HIA and clarification This document, which considers the Heritage Impact Assessments of the on which sites should be assessed, and has taken on board Historic potential sites, has been prepared using the assessment methodology England’s recommendation to employ a 200m buffer, although this may be provided in: expanded if it is considered that the setting of a heritage asset beyond the • Historic England’s Advice Note 3: The Historic Environment and Site 200m buffer will be affected. Allocations in Local Plans (2015); and • Historic England’s Advice Note 8: Sustainability Appraisal and Strategic Heritage Impact Assessment Environmental Assessment (2016) The Heritage Impact Assessment is part of the Sustainability Assessment which is a tool used to ensure sustainable development is promoted © 2020 Sunderland City Council: HIA Methodology Page 6 of 19 In addition, the following advice published by Historic England has been STEP 4 Consider opportunities
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