Regulation 18 Draft Local Plan 2025 Online Version and Consultation

Support

Representation ID: 731

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Devon County Council Historic Environment Team

I welcome this policy. However, it would benefit from reference to the close relationship between GBI and the historic environment. Many potential GBI assets are also heritage assets - parks, gardens, cemeteries, churchyards, disused railway lines, old quarries, etc. Two of the country parks referred to are or include extensive heritage assets (Cockington and Berry Head). Conservation of and public access to the historic environment is one of the multifunctional outcomes of GBI.

Support

Representation ID: 733

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Devon County Council Historic Environment Team

I broadly welcome this strategy. However, Section 3 would benefit from stating that in addition to recording sites of archaeological and historic interest on the HER, there are a variety of other forms of public dissemination/public benefit that can come from archaeological and historic research, such as web-based information, academic publications, public open days at sites and archaeological digs, museum displays.
I welcome text section 10.11 that links heritage with GBI and Strategic Policy HES.

Support

Representation ID: 736

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Devon County Council Historic Environment Team

I broadly welcome this policy, but suggest that it should refer to Registered Historic Parks & Gardens, in order to differentiate between these and those undesignated parks and gardens that may be on the Devon Gardens Trust Local List, and/or on the Historic Environment Record.

Support

Representation ID: 739

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Devon County Council Historic Environment Team

I support this policy but it is worded for built heritage assets. It would benefit from reference to non-designated archaeological heritage assets, or potential. It should be clear that permission for development may be refused on the most significant assets, including those that are demonstrably of equal importance to designated heritage assets, where Policy HE1 should apply.
It should also refer to recording and associated public benefits in mitigation for the loss of all or part of a heritage asset.

Support

Representation ID: 742

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Devon County Council Historic Environment Team

This policy would benefit from clarification that it refers to built heritage assets.

Support

Representation ID: 748

Received: 02/02/2026

Respondent: Devon County Council Historic Environment Team

I broadly welcome this policy. The final paragraph would benefit from rewording as follows: 'Where development has an effect on archaeological features, deposits, or artefacts, but is assessed to be acceptable, the developer will be required to make provision for appropriate and proportionate archaeological recording, post-excavation analysis, preservation, storage, curation and publication and other forms of public dissemination of results during and after fieldwork'.
This could be explained further in text section 10.37.