South Northamptonshire Council

PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 SECTION 69

CHACOMBE CONSERVATION AREA

Notice is given under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 section 69 that South Northamptonshire Council, after consultation with Northamptonshire County Council and Chacombe Parish Council, has determined on 22 June 2004 to amend the boundary of the existing Chacombe Conservation Area as described in the Schedule to this notice. For those parts of Chacombe not previously included in the Conservation Area, the effect of conservation area designation is as follows: 1. Conservation area consent will now be required for the demolition of all unlisted buildings (other than excepted buildings) in the area. 2. Planning applications for development which would in the opinion of the local planning authority affect the character or appearance of the conservation area must be given publicity and representations received as a result of the publicity must be taken into account in determining the application. 3. It becomes an offence subject to certain exceptions to cut down, top, lop, uproot, wilfully damage or wilfully destroy any tree in the area except with the consent of the local planning authority. 4. The local planning authority are now under a duty to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of the area. A map of the amended Conservation Area may be inspected, free of charge, during normal office hours at the offices of South Northamptonshire Council (Planning and Leisure Division), Springfields, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 6AE. Schedule 1. The Conservation Area will be extended to include the whole of the meadow known as Berry Close. 2. The south east corner of the Conservation Area will extended to embrace the Lion’s Head Spring and No 12 Middleton Road opposite. 3. The Conservation Area will be extended to include the whole of the curtilage of Willow Tree House, Silver Street North and Poplars Farm, Silver Street 4. A small area behind No 11 Silver Street will be omitted from the Conservation Area. J Young, Acting Head of Planning and Leisure, Springfields Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 6AE.