Category Archives: Land

An area of the earth’s physical surface

Our Response to the Review of the Character Appraisal and Management Proposals

Conservation areas

Chichester Conservation Area Character Appraisal, published in March 2005 has been reviewed and updated by the Council as part of a program to update all the districts conservation area appraisals. The review (available here) of the conservation area included an examination of the existing boundaries of the conservation area to consider the potential for other areas to be included and, if appropriate, where existing areas should be excluded.

A public consultation ended 3 June 2016 on the revised character appraisal document, proposed changes to the conservation area boundary, and  proposals for additional planning controls, through the use of Article 4 Direction, to protect the area’s character .

The Chichester Society submitted its response which can be viewed here.

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Protecting the Green Belt – Commentary by Ray Mears, Jan 2014

Green belt

Television Survivalist Ray Mears has a Few Things to Say about Loss of Green Spaces

“They touch us inside” and are “our greatest unofficial national park.” They may not be top of the agenda now “but in the future will be“.

In the studio discussion afterwards, the Skills Minister, Matthew Hancock MP, confidently describes the new planning regime as “Making sure that housing is in the right place, rather than having a top down direction“. It doesn’t feel like that here!

In fact, it looks like the Minister might be a little complacent about the ability of the new planning regime to get things right – not only in where development goes but also in its ability to deliver economic vibrancy – even in his own constituency.

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Conservation Area Appraisal published March 2005

Conservation areas,

Chichester District Council commissioned a Conservation Area Appraisal from The Conservation Studio.

The appraisal was prepared in line with English Heritage guidance contained within their document ‘Conservation Area Appraisals’, on which the consultants’ Brief was based. It was drafted in consultation with Chichester District Council, Chichester City Council, and a number of local amenity groups, and was subject to public consultation. It was hoped that it would inform and educate the many people who live and work in Chichester and its surrounding hinterland, and help them to appreciate the significance of the Chichester Conservation Area.

To read their report, click here.

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