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Resources to help identify some of the important local heritage assets include:
We need to do more work because:
We aim to establish local heritage lists for:
We want to:
The lists should be an active, evolving record of assets with heritage significance.
We need a clear and consistent approach to:
It is important that the nominations come from the communities themselves. This will help us understand what matters to you.
Our process:
The lists should be an active, evolving record of assets with heritage significance. Once this process is complete assets can still be nominated and will follow the same process.
The government designates certain heritage assets because of their important contribution to our:
This includes:
The standard for inclusion on these lists is very high. Only the most important of heritage assets get this level of recognition.
This leaves many of great local or regional significance without any formal acknowledgement. These are sometimes called non-designated heritage assets. One way we can identify them is to include them on a local list.
The local list creates a record of the heritage assets. It highlights assets that need consideration, celebration and protection within the planning system.
We will also put any entries added to a local list on the HER.
Find out how to nominate an asset for adding to the local list.
Evidence of past communities and individuals who have left their mark on Dorset surrounds us. This is sometimes called the historic environment.
It is made up of individual features, that each provide their own insight into past lives. These features can take many forms:
These historic structures, monuments and spaces are known as heritage assets.
Find out about the different types of heritage assets that you can nominate for adding to a local list.
Heritage significance is the non-monetary value placed on features of the historic environment.
This may relate to physical traits such as:
These are sometimes called heritage values.
Different types of heritage assets derive their significance from different value. A heritage asset may have several heritage values. These make up its heritage significance.
The National Planning Policy Framework identifies four heritage values:
The Historic England publication Conservation Principles identifies equivalent values of:
Communal value recognises the important role heritage assets can play in communities. This can include the physical representation of traditions, events, activities and individuals. An example of this would be war memorials or a site that has been the home of a local fair or market for centuries.
Find out more about the different types of heritage values and criteria for local list designation.
Being on the Local Heritage List does not automatically bring with it any additional procedures or consent requirements to carry out work, beyond those that are already required through the planning system.
It also does not bring with it any additional financial burdens or requirements to repair or restore an asset. Properties on a Local Heritage List are not ‘listed buildings’ of national significance which are protected by legislation.
However, once an asset has been identified as a non-designated heritage asset, it becomes a ‘material consideration’ in the planning process. This means that the local planning authority will take the heritage significance of the asset into account when making decisions about planning applications that affect that asset.
In some instances, local authorities may issue an article 4 direction on assets included on their local list or within a specific area. Article 4 directions restrict certain types of works to buildings that would otherwise be considered permitted development. This means that planning permission is once again required for these works.