Careful Consideration of Development Affecting Listed Building Settings

Any proposals for development which by its character or location may have an adverse affect on the setting of listed buildings will require very careful consideration by the Department. This will apply even if the development would only replace a building which is neither itself listed nor immediately adjacent to a listed building. Development proposals some distance from the site of a listed building can sometimes have an adverse affect on its setting e.g. where it would affect views of an historic skyline, while certain proposals, because of the nature of their use, can adversely affect the character of the setting of a listed building or group of buildings through noise, nuisance and general disturbance.