Rother District Council

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

VARIATION OF THE BATTLE CONSERVATION AREA

Notice is given under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, section 69 that the Rother District Council, after consultation, has reviewed the Battle Conservation Area. The principal effect of the review, is to vary the designation to exclude from the Conservation Area the entirety of Rue de Bayeux and St Martin’s and the Mount Street Car Park and Public Conveniences so that the area described in the Schedule to this notice is an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance, which is therefore designated as a Conservation Area. The effect of the designation of the conservation area is as follows: 1. Conservation Area consent is 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 is 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 under a duty to formulate and publish proposals for the preservation and enhancement of the area. A map of the Conservation Area, subject to the review, may be inspected free of charge during normal office hours at the office of the local planning authority at Town Hall, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN39 3JX, and may be viewed on-line at www.planning.rother.gov.uk T J Elliott, District Secretary Town Hall, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN39 3JX. Schedule Land in the centre of Battle (Mount Street, High Street, Upper Lake, Lower Lake, Abbey Grounds and adjoining areas) All that land and buildings enclosed by a boundary which is briefly described as follows: commencing in Mount Street at the northern curtilage of Lewinscroft, the boundary then takes the rear line of the properties on the east side of Mount Street to the footpath which runs along the north-eastern curtilages of the properties on the north side of the High Street, St. Mary’s Church, Deanery and the Church Hall, together with the properties to the east are then included. The field boundary to the north and the hedge and tree belt to the east are then taken as the boundary, to Marley Lane. At the junction of Marley Lane with Lower Lake, the property Lake House is included. The boundary then follows a south easterly direction to the immediate rear of Nos 1 to 22 Lower Lake before turning across the road and down to include Lake Cottage. The whole of Abbey Grounds and the Battlefield is then included in the Conservation Area. From the Western edge of the Long Plantation the boundary then runs parallel to the High Street along the south-western curtilages of the properties on this side of the High Street, as far as Western Avenue. Here the boundary turns back towards High Street, to include the row of properties 3-10 Western Avenue, and No 38 on the south side of High Street. Here the boundary crosses High Street to include No 39 on the north side of High Street (but excluding Rue De Bayeux) then turns north to run along the western cartilages of the properties on the west side of Mount Street to include the group of properties Nos 17 to 21 (the Old Court House) Mount Street. 7 April 2006.