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Planning guidance for conservation areas
21/12/2004
New planning guidance for local authorities, developers,
community organisations and property owners on the
management of conservation areas was published today.
Planning Advice Note 71 (PAN 71) contains advice on how
to manage change in conservation areas, and sets out a
checklist for appraising them.
It also identifies sources of funding available to
protect the historic environment.
Deputy Communities Minister Johann Lamont said:
"There are over 600 conservation areas in Scotland,
which play a vital role in the protection and enhancement
of our historic areas.
"But the protection of an area does not end with
conservation area status. A commitment to action from all
is required to safeguard the character and appearance of a
historic area.
"It is therefore important that local authorities and
other groups who have an interest in conservation areas
know what we expect of them and co-operate in the best
interests of the community."
Conservation areas are areas of special architectural or
historic interest which it is desirable to preserve or
enhance.
Councils should have strategies in place to ensure that
any new development within conservation areas will respect
or enhance their diverse character.
PAN 71 complements planning policy
contained in NPPG18: Planning and the Historic Environment,
and Designing Places, the first policy statement on urban
design in Scotland.