Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is the first book to provide readers with the skills to assess development potential from a holistic standpoint. Until now, architectural books on conservation matters have focused on preservation at a strategic level and restoration at a technical level. This book offers the architect, developer or planner the rules and tools needed to gauge development prospects in an objective and comprehensive manner.

Written by an expert in the field it provides the reader with:

This book is a one-stop-shop for any professional or student working in, or learning about, development in heritage environments.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Illustrations credits (p. ix)
• Foreword (p. x)
• Preface (p. xi)
• Part 1 Controlling principles (p. 1)
• 1 Planning hierarchy (p. 2)
• 2 Listed Buildings (p. 5)
• 3 Conservation Areas (p. 8)
• 4 Other relevant designations (p. 10)
• 5 Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas under the planning process (p. 15)
• 6 Listed Building issues (p. 19)
• 7 Conservation Area issues (p. 25)
• 8 Benefits of development (p. 28)
• Part 2 Assessment (p. 31)
• 9 Historical background (p. 33)
• 10 Identification of heritage assets (p. 35)
• 11 Special interest of a Listed Building (p. 37)
• 12 Setting of a Listed Building (p. 43)
• 13 Character and appearance of a Conservation Area (p. 46)
• 14 Impact of development on heritage assets (p. 48)
• 15 Environmental impact assessment (p. 50)
• 16 Benefits of development (p. 53)
• Part 3 Case for consent (p. 57)
• 17 Heritage Statement (p. 58)
• 18 Cases for consent (p. 61)
• 19 Design (p. 68)
• Part 4 Case studies (p. 71)
• Case Study 1 Caltongate, Edinburgh (p. 72)
• Case Study 2 Notre Dame Campus, Bearsden, near Glasgow (p. 129)
• Case Study 3 House of Fraser Store, Buchanan Street, Glasgow (p. 159)
• Conclusion (p. 199)
• Index (p. 200)