Proposed Local Development Plan 2 – Historic Environment Designations Review

Representation Period – 15 January to 31 May 2021

East Dunbartonshire Council's Proposed Local Development Plan 2 (LDP2) was published for a public representation period, from 19 October 2020 to 15 January 2021. The LDP2 includes Policy 19 Historic Environment which states:

"The special qualities and boundaries of the Conservation Areas and Townscape Protection Areas" and "The historic environment value and boundaries of the Locally Important Gardens and Designed Landscapes are part of a review of Local Historic Environment Designations. The Plan will be updated in line with the findings of this review."

Historic environment specialist Land Use Consultants was commissioned to carry out the Historic Environment Designations Review and has now produced documents setting out the technical findings.

Members of the public are invited to comment on the content of these documents during a consultation period, between 15 January and 31 May 2021

The historic environment review is of local Council designations, in the Adopted Local Development Plan 2017, including:

• Conservation Areas, defined in planning legislation as:“Areas of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance” 
• Townscape Protection Areas, defined as “localities with distinctive architectural and historic qualities”, in the existing Townscape Area Appraisals.
• Locally Important Gardens and Designed Landscapes (LGDL), defined as: “Grounds consciously laid out for artistic effect”, in particular sites with artistic, historical and other values.

If you would like to identify the section of the consultation documents relevant to your local area, please see the table below. You can provide a comment on the methodology and findings of either of the two Designation Review Reports, the Introduction to Conservation Areas report and make suggestions on the Conservation Area Appraisals, see "Documents" box below. 

We want to hear your views on these documents – details of how to respond are set out below. We would encourage you to use the Representation Form and submit this by e-mail where possible. Alternatively, you can submit the Representation Form to the address below. We are also happy to receive comments in any other format provided it is clear and legible.

Response Form

Representation Form (PDF)
Representation Form (Word)

E-mail responses:

development.plan@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

Postal responses:

Land Planning Policy Team
East Dunbartonshire Council,
12 Strathkelvin Place,
Kirkintilloch
G66 1TJ
Telephone – 0300 123 4510

We have produced a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Booklet for this consultation on the Historic Environment Review. Full details of the overall Local Development Plan 2 preparation process can be found in the Development Plan Scheme.

Hard copies of the Representation Form can be posted out on request.

How to contact the Council if you have any questions on the review findings or how to make a representation

A number of online public meetings were hosted in January:

You can e-mail development.plan@eastdunbarton.gov.uk or call 0300 123 4510 (9-5pm Mon to Fri) for further information.