Source/Archive record SCH5487 - Vale Royal Borough Council's List of Locally Important Buildings

LOCALLY IMPORTANT BUILDINGS Policy BE22 INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS OR GROUPS OF BUILDINGS, AND STRUCTURES OF LOCAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST AND THEIR SETTINGS WILL BE CONSERVED WHEREVER POSSIBLE FROM DECAY, DESTRUCTION, DAMAGE OR DEMOLITION. IN CONSIDERING PROPOSALS WHICH MAY AFFECT SUCH LOCALLY IMPORTANT BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, THE BOROUGH COUNCIL WILL HAVE REGARD TO THE FOLLOWING: (i) THE NEED TO RETAIN BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO AND ENHANCE THE LOCAL DISTINCTIVENESS, LOCAL TOWNSCAPE OR RURAL CHARACTER (WHICHEVER IS APPROPRIATE); (ii) THE NEED TO CONSERVE INTERESTING OR UNUSUAL FEATURES OR ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL, MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION OR HISTORIC INTEREST. Reasons and Explanations (i) Locally important non-listed buildings help to sustain a sense of local distinctiveness which is an important characteristic of sense of place and identity of many communities. They can help maintain an ambience that is an important contribution to economic activity such as tourism. (ii) The list of locally important buildings and the criteria for the selection of buildings and structures for inclusion on the list is given in Appendix 7.