Sheffield Hallam University Phase 01 - Campus Plan Blocks A, BC, D & University Green Heritage Statement 03720179-BDP-XX-XX-RP-A-300001 L I A N C E A L T Document Control E E A Revision Date Issued by Checked by H M P01 14.06.21 CD SJJ T v LTANCY SU M N AGE ENT O N C A M N S G I E I S T I E L D I C A F LIENT C TRUCTIO NS N O C Project Team - Hallam Alliance Sheffield Hallam University have formed an Alliance in order to develop their Campus Plan. The Alliance is made up of Sheffield Hallam University as client, BAM as contractor, BDP / Arup as multidisciplinary consultant and CBRE as FM provider. 3 St Pauls Place 129 Norfolk Street Sheffield S1 2JE United Kingdom T +44 [0]114 273 1641 www.bdp.com 2 3 Contents 1.0 Purpose 5.0 The form and history of the heritage asset 1.1 Purpose and research methodology 5.1 Historic background 1.2 Scope and nature of the proposals 5.2 Map regression 2.0 Policy context 6.0 Effect of the proposals on significance 2.1 Applicable statutory policy 6.1 Significance 2.2 Applicable local policy 6.2 Impact 3.0 Information gathering 7.0 Conclusions 3.1 Designation records 8.0 APPENDIX 4.0 Site Context 8.1 Statutory list descriptions 4.1 Location, setting and study area 4.2 Topography and geology 4 Heritage Statement 5 1.0 Purpose 1.1 Purpose and research 1.2 Scope and nature of the methodology proposals BDP's Heritage Team have been appointed by Sheffield The Heritage Statement has been framed by the following The proposal relates to the former Science Park building and Further details of the project brief and proposed Hallam University to prepare a heritage statement in support sources: surface car park site and is the phase one site of the Sheffield accommodation are described within the design and access of the proposed development of blocks A, BC, D and new Hallam Campus Plan (figure 1). statement accompanying the design drawings. University Green which form phase one of Sheffield Hallam • National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) February University's Campus Plan. 2019 The campus plan has been well received and will transform • Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act the university campus. It seeks to provide a high quality, This follows on from the Sheffield Hallam University Campus 1990 economically viable and sustainable development of the wider Plan launched in 2018 in which the existing Science Park • The National Heritage List for England (NHLE) site. Sheffield Hallam University have selected this site, a key building and car park are identified to be replaced as described • Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance. Historic gateway into the city, to provide academic accommodation fit in the previously submitted 'planning permission for relevant England (2008) for the 21st century which is designed to respond to the special demolition in a conservation area'. This statement solely • Historic England Advice Note 1: Conservation Area character and unique identity of the city and be sensitive to considers the phase one development and does not assess Appraisal, Designation and Management. Second Edition the historic structures within its setting. future phases adjacent to the subject site. (2019) • Historic England Advice Note 12: Statements of Heritage The history of the site has been carefully examined by the The site is located in a Conservation Area and in the setting Significance: Analysing Significance in Heritage Assets design team in order to understand the opportunities this can of nationally designated listed buildings and as such a (2019) present as part of the design proposals. The development heritage statement is required by Sheffield City Council as • Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning of the blocks against the open space of the new University part of the planning application for development. As required Note 2: Managing Significance in Decision-Taking in the Green is informed by the historic industrial urban grain of the by the National Planning Policy Framework 2019 (NPPF), the Historic Environment (Historic England 2015) site and will provide valuable amenity to this area of the city. purpose of this statement is to assess the nature, extent and • Historic Environment Good Practice Advice in Planning importance of the site and the contribution of the setting to its 3: The Setting of Heritage Assets (Historic England 2017) Figure 1: Aerial view showing Sheffield Hallam University significance. It will also assess how adjacent heritage assets • Cultural Industries Quarter Conservation Area Appraisal Campus Plan vision and their setting will be affected by the detailed design of the and Guidelines, Sheffield City Council proposals and the overall impact on its special architectural • https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/planning- or historic interest. development/conservation-areas/cultural-industries- quarter.html This statement has been written in the context of relevant • Sheffield City Council Development Framework Core national and local heritage planning policy, notably the Strategy 2009 NPPF Section 16, 'Conserving and enhancing the historic • Sheffield City Council Unitary Development Plan 1998 environment'. (saved policies) In determining applications, local planning authorities should The statement should be read in conjunction with require an applicant to describe the significance of any the associated planning submission documents with heritage assets affected, including any contribution made particular reference to the Design and Access Statement by their setting. The level of detail should be proportionate (03720179-BDP-XX-XX-RP-A-300000). to the assets' importance and no more than is sufficient to understand the potential impact of the proposal on their significance. (NPPF Paragraph 189) The Heritage Statement’s analysis and assessment of significance for the heritage assets will be drawn from the assembly of research where available into the history and development of the subject site using photographic, map, archival and fabric evidence. Professional judgement has been used in a review of site context and spaces and features which might be affected by the proposal. It will include the analysis of architectural and historical significance of the surrounding assets. The amount of research will be considered proportionate to the nature and scale of the proposals. There follows an assessment of the impact of the proposed development on the significance of the surrounding assets and details of any mitigation measures proposed. 6 2.0 Policy context 2.1 Applicable statutory 2.2 Applicable local policy policy Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act Sheffield City Council Development Framework Core 1990 Strategy 2009 The site lies adjacent to and therefore within the setting of a Policy CS17 City Centre Quarters: Cultural Industries Quarter small number of listed buildings and structures and resides – an area with a wide mix of uses and established as the main within the ‘Cultural Industries Quarter Conservation Area’. location for the city's creative and digital industries, as one of In determining planning and listed building consent, Section the key growth clusters for the economy of the City Region. 66 of the Act requires the Local Planning Authority to “have special regard to the desirability of preserving the building Policy CS74 Design Principles: High-quality development [asset] or its setting or any features of special architectural or will be expected, which would respect, take advantage of historic interest which it possesses”. and enhance the distinctive features of the city, its districts and neighbourhoods, including: …c. the townscape and National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) February landscape character of the city’s districts, neighbourhoods 2019 and quarters, with their associated scale, layout and built form, building styles and materials; d. the distinctive heritage The NPPF states that; the purpose of planning is to help of the city, particularly the buildings and settlement forms achieve sustainable development. It further goes on that associated with: the metal trades, the City Centre in considering the current proposals in the context of the historic environment, local planning authorities should take It is acknowledged that the new draft Sheffield Local Plan, into account; the 'Sheffield Plan' is currently in development and once it has been adopted it will replace the Sheffield Core Strategy the desirability of new development making a positive (2009) (figure 2) and 'saved' policies in the Sheffield Unitary contribution to local character and distinctiveness; and Development Plan (1998). opportunities to draw on the contribution made by the historic environment to the character of a place. (NPPF paragraph In order to address the above, this statement will seek to 185 c & d, 192 c). assess the special characteristics of the place which contribute to its overall significance as evidence to demonstrate these It will be clear that development within or adjacent to heritage qualities have been preserved. assets will have some impact on their fabric or setting, and that it could be either beneficial or harmful. The fundamental design objective is to ensure that the balance of the impact on the heritage asset is demonstrably beneficial, minimising any negative impact on its significance. Consequently, Figure 2: Sheffield City Council Development Framework development works are required to be justified by clear and Core Strategy 2009 convincing evidence of the impact; Any harm to, or loss of, the significance of a designated heritage asset (from its alteration or destruction, or from development within its setting), should require clear and convincing justification. (NPPF paragraph 194). Regarding development in Conservation Areas it states; Local planning authorities should look for opportunities for new development within Conservation Areas and World Heritage Sites, and within the setting of heritage assets, to enhance or better reveal their significance. Proposals that preserve those elements of the setting that make a positive contribution to the asset (or which better reveal its significance) should be treated favourably.