19th August 2010, 12:09 AM
PPS5 does define what heritage assets are, they're in a helpful glossary at the back. Although the vocabulary is a bit new and unfamiliar. The reason that there's a Policy statement (PPS5) and a separate practice guide is simply because that's the way all planning policy in England is set out now. Policy and practice are separated out. The practice guide is exactly that a guide to how you may implement the policies in PPS5. It's not how you must implement them. The really key bit in PPS5 is the set of objcetives early on in the document. These are the tests that practice should meet. In some ways PPS5 is a better document than PPG16, largely because it has taken on board a lot of the criticisms that a 20 year old document will attract over the years, as such it is essentially a revision of PPGs 15 and 16 with some extra useful bits added. However, only time will tell as both documents bed in. So it's a bit early to judge it's success or failure. A lot of the principles in PPS5 reflect some of the content of the stillborn Heritage Bill (already referred to) - which is also worth tracking down, and may yet be resurrected.
Other relevant things worth a look are the Environmental Impact Assessment regulations which encompass 'Archaeology and Cultural Heritage' and generally relate to bigger developments http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19990293.htm . The Hedgerows Regulations 1997 should also not be overlooked as a bit of heritage law, although I would personally question their effectiveness http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1997/19971160.htm . The bit of PPG16 at the back that dealt with Scheduled Monuments has also been replaced by a separate policy document http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publica...uments.pdf
Finally that all important PPS5 link: http://www.communities.gov.uk/publicatio...lding/pps5
The EH conservation principles are also worth a look as they form the basis of a lot of PPS5 newspeak: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publi...08web.pdf/
Oh and the long awaited draft guidance on setting of Heritage Assets: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publi...ets-draft/
Happy reading!!
Other relevant things worth a look are the Environmental Impact Assessment regulations which encompass 'Archaeology and Cultural Heritage' and generally relate to bigger developments http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1999/19990293.htm . The Hedgerows Regulations 1997 should also not be overlooked as a bit of heritage law, although I would personally question their effectiveness http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1997/19971160.htm . The bit of PPG16 at the back that dealt with Scheduled Monuments has also been replaced by a separate policy document http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/publica...uments.pdf
Finally that all important PPS5 link: http://www.communities.gov.uk/publicatio...lding/pps5
The EH conservation principles are also worth a look as they form the basis of a lot of PPS5 newspeak: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publi...08web.pdf/
Oh and the long awaited draft guidance on setting of Heritage Assets: http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/publi...ets-draft/
Happy reading!!