Conserving the conservation area in Alcester

Stratford-on-Avon District Council is inviting residents from Alcester and the surrounding area to take part in a public consultation exercise on the draft Conservation Area Character Appraisal for Alcester.  

Information leaflets outlining the key aspects of the appraisal and copies of the draft document, together with a comment form, are available for inspection at:  

• Alcester Area Office
  Globe House, Priory Road, Alcester
  Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
  
• Stratford-on-Avon District Council
  Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon
  Monday to Wednesday  -  8.45am to 5.15pm
  Thursday to Friday        -  8.45 to 5pm
  
• Alcester Library & Information Centre
  Priory Road, Alcester
  Monday and Wednesday -  9.30am to 7pm
  Tuesday and Saturday   -  9.30am to 12.30pm
  Thursday and Friday       -  9.30am to 5.30pm  

The draft document and comments form are also available to download on www.stratford.gov.uk  

The consultation period lasts for 6 weeks starting on Monday 21 April and finishes at 5pm on Friday 30 May 2008.  

A summary of all the comments received during the consultation period will be presented to the District Council before it is adopted.  

All responses should be addressed to:
Heritage & Design Team
Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Elizabeth House, Church Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6HX  

Or emailed to: planning@stratford-dc.gov.uk  

Stratford-on-Avon District Council's Heritage and Design team are undertaking a programme to review all 75 Conservation Areas designated within the District.   

The Conservation Area Reviews are part of an ongoing work programme being carried out by Stratford-on-Avon District Council to enable the Planning Development team to determine whether planning applications preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Conservation Area.  For further information on the implications of Conservation Area status please refer to the Conservation Area section of the website.  

When draft appraisals are produced, these are made available for public consultation.  Residents will be asked to consider issues such as whether the current Conservation Area boundaries are appropriate, which structures, buildings and streets are most valued or considered most important and which places could be improved and how.  

The public consultation provides an opportunity to share information and gather feedback and urges residents and visitors of the particular settlement to play their part in the protection and enhancement of the Conservation Area.  

The purpose of public consultation is:  

• To ensure that the document produced is as accurate and comprehensive as possible;
• To benefit from local knowledge and experience, this may relate to the history of the area or in the identification of issues;
• To ensure we are all working towards the same objectives;
• To increase understanding of what conservation area designation means and encourage local involvement in the conservation of the area; and To ensure that everyone has a say on the management of their local area.