Heritage development
14 Heritage development
The repair or maintenance of—
a heritage item, or
a building in a heritage conservation area.
The development must—
not adversely impact—
the setting of the heritage item or the heritage conservation area, or
the heritage significance of the heritage item or heritage conservation area, or
the views to or from the heritage item or the heritage conservation area, and
not limit access to the heritage item for maintenance purposes, and
reproduce the existing materials, finish and design so as not to alter the appearance of the heritage item or building.
New hardware must—
not be attached to the primary or significant facade, and
minimise visual impact.
New penetrations, fixings or fastenings must—
be kept to the minimum necessary to carry out the repair or maintenance, and
use existing penetrations or mortar joints where possible, and
be made through non-significant fabric or mortar joints.
New fabric must be substantially similar to the appearance, composition, detailing, size, position and finish of the existing fabric.
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