Issue - meetings

Report of the Strategic Director of Place

Presented by the Regeneration and Planning Portfolio Holder

The Leader presented the report to Members.

He advised that Cabinet were being invited to adopt more than seventy buildings of local heritage and they had been arranged in to four thematic lists, adding that officers expected to present a further eight lists for adoption at a future date. He informed Members that some of the buildings in the district had special architectural and historic interest and were designated as listed building but there were also many others that although had a lesser degree of interest could be considered a local heritage asset.

He advised that local authorities were encouraged to recoginse these building and that the lists had been subject to a six week public consultation, the responses of which were presented at appendix two.

The Leader also asked Cabinet to support an additional recommendation which would allow the Council to apply to add the war memorials at Measham and Ravenstone to the national heritage list.

It was moved by Councillor R Blunt, seconded by Councillor A V Smith and

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The four Thematic lists of Local Heritage Assets be adopted.

2.    An application to add the war memorials at Measham and Ravenstone to the national heritage list be supported.

Reason for decision: Adoption of the four thematic lists of local heritage assets would support the aims of the Council Delivery Plan relating to sustainable development and growth and people feeling proud of their homes and communities.