The Historic Environment and Site Allocations in Local Plans

Book excerpt: The identification of potential sites for developmentwithin a Local Plan is an important step in establishing where change andgrowth will happen across local authority areas, as well as the type ofdevelopment and when it should occur. This document is intended to offer advice to all thoseinvolved in the process, to help ensure that the historic environment plays apositive role in allocating sites for development. It offers advice on evidencegathering and site allocation policies, as well as setting out in detail anumber of steps to make sure that heritage considerations are fully integratedin any site selection methodology.