PPS 23 Enabling Development for the Conservation of Significant Places·Page 9·1.1
Definition of Enabling Development
Enabling development is a proposal that would normally be contrary to planning policy but may be permitted if it secures the long-term future of a significant place, which includes scheduled monuments, archaeological remains, listed buildings, conservation areas, and historic parks or gardens.
'Enabling development' is a development proposal that is contrary to established planning policy and in its own right would not be permitted. Such a proposal may however be allowed where it will secure a proposal for the long term future of a significant place. For the purposes of this PPS, a significant place means any part of the historic environment that has heritage value including scheduled monuments, archaeological remains, historic buildings (both statutorily listed or of more local significance) together with any historically related contents, industrial heritage, conservation areas or a historic park, garden or demesne. Proposals relating to the significant place will be referred to as the 'principal proposal'.
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