SPPS Strategic Planning Policy Statement Edition 2 (December 2025)·Page 40·6.24
Non-Designated Heritage Assets
Planning applications must consider their effect on non-designated heritage assets such as unlisted vernacular buildings or buildings of local importance. A balanced judgment is required, weighing any harm or loss against the asset's significance.
The effect of an application on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset such as an unlisted vernacular building, or historic building of local importance should be taken into account in determining the application. In weighing applications that affect directly or indirectly non-designated heritage assets, a balanced judgement will be required having regard to the scale of any harm or loss and the significance of the heritage asset. Councils may wish to bring forward bespoke local policies for such buildings.
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