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The Heritage Conservation Group contributes to policy
documents on how the historic environment should be safeguarded and
how it can contribute positively to the world of today and
tomorrow.
The historic environment is considered in the structure plan and
in the districts' development plans and in Kent's environment and
cultural strategies.
There are several guidance documents that are used to help steer
the policy making process. These include:
The Town & Country General Development Order
(1988) - This order is part of the government's planning
reform agenda, which gives guidance on what should be regarded as
an area of archaeological interest, and how these should be
recorded.
For full details visit the
Town & Country General Development Order
page (link opens in a new window) of the Office of the Deputy
Prime Minister website.
Planning Policy Guidance Notes
Planning policy guidance notes are used by local planning
authorities to help prepare their local plans within the
constraints of the legislation. The two which the group rely on
most heavily for guidance are:
Guidance note 15: Planning and the historic
environment (link opens in a new window)
Guidance note 16: Archaeology and planning
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