An historic area of a town in which properties are protected by the local authority. Planning regulations are particularly tight in conservation areas, although property values are usually much higher due to the attractiveness of the Architecture.
An area designated by the local planning authority within which all buildings are protected from unauthorised demolition and all trees over three inches in diameter are protected from felling. Other alterations to building within a conservation area may also be controlled under an Article IV direction. There are approximately 10,000 conservation areas in the UK.
An area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance, designated under section 69 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
An area designated by a local planning authority for preservation and enhancement because of the special architectural or historic interest of its buildings or their arrangement. Special provisions apply within these areas governing new development. Conservation Area Consent is needed to demolish buildings or to fell or lop trees in these areas. Conservation Areas are declared under S.69 of the Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
Areas of special architectural or historic interest.
an area declared by the local authority as one which warrants special attention to preserve its social, historic or architectural character
a place of special architectural or historic interest, worthy of protection
Areas designated by planning authorities for their special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.
Designated to conserve and enhance the (usually) built environments of special historical or architectural importance or natural areas of particular nature importance, e.g. coastal.
an area given statutory protection under the Planning Acts, in order to preserve and enhance its character and townscape.
A geographic area that has a realistic expectation of number exhaustion within the foreseeable future. Type A Conservation Areas are those which Ofcom believes are within two years of having less than ten spare 10,000 number blocks available. Type B Conservation Areas are those which Ofcom believes are likely to become Type A Conservation Areas within ten years.
A conservation area is an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance.
An area of special architectural or historic interest to be preserved or enhanced. Designated by a local authority.
An area designated by the Council under the Town and Country Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as possessing special architectural or historical interest. The Council will seek to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of these areas.
An area designated under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 as being of special architectural or historic interest, the character and interest of which it is desirable to preserve and enhance.
Areas are designated as Conservation Areas because they are considered to need special protection. Often they are particularly beautiful, historic areas, but sometimes the reason is less obvious to the layman. In a Conservation Area you will need planning permission for some works, which wouldn't otherwise need it.
An area designated as being sensitive in terms of its natural resources.
this is designated where it is desirable to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of an area which is of special architectural or historic interest. Development in a conservation area is more strictly controlled than elsewhere, and consent is required to demolish a building or part of a building. This is to ensure that the main features of the area are conserved and that new development is sympathetic in character.
an area protected from modern development by a local authority. All proposed changes to a dwelling within the area need approval first.
An area of special architectural or historic interest, which the planning authority has decided to preserve or enhance because of its character or appearance, and to which special planning rules and requirements will apply.
A conservation area is a tract of land that has been awarded protected status in order to ensure that natural features or biota are safeguarded. A conservation area may be a nature reserve, a park, a land reclamation project, or other area.