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SST633 - Planning and Historic Towns in Staffordshire - A Guide to the Staffordshire EUS.pdf
The Staffordshire Extensive Urban Survey (EUS) forms part of a national programme of EUS projects initiated and supported by English Heritage. EUS projects aim to document the archaeological potential, historical development and current historic character of the smaller historic towns of England, on a county-by-county basis. The projects are intended to support the proper application of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) in historic towns.
The Staffordshire EUS selected twenty-three towns of medieval origin spread across Staffordshire's eight local planning authority areas were selected for inclusion within the study. Not all of those places would now be considered urban, as some medieval towns did not prosper and became just villages. An assessment of what constitutes a 'town' in the medieval period, and the criteria and methodology for identifying Staffordshire's medieval urban centres can be found in the EUS Final Report (SST590). An additional 24th town was also covered (Rocester) following the completion of the original survey.
All reports are available online with the County Council's website at (www.staffordshire.gov.uk/extensive-urban-survey).
The EUS considers the historic and archaeological character of both the historic cores and the modern suburbs. The project considers the quality of the broad historic character, but as a principally desk-based exercise it does not provide details of the quality of particular buildings or streets. Such detail may be required as part of specific development proposals or enhancement projects and would thus represent a deepening of the detail contained within the EUS project.
This report aims to provide some guidance to users of the Extensive Urban Survey in relation to planning and development Staffordshire's historic towns. The report provides a summary of Staffordshire’s medieval Towns in the 21st century, discusses the EUS outputs in terms of the Historic Environment Record and the town assessment reports (including the historical background and characterisation of each town). It also provides a brief summary of how heritage values and recommendations for each town have been determined. The report also aims to set out how the EUS fits in to the planning context, in terms of services, planning policy, development management, its use in conjunction with Conservation Area Appraisals and Local Lists as well as identifying the role of EUS in local community planning, heritage statements and more detailed heritage assessments.
Debbie Taylor (Staffordshire County Council)
Extensive Urban Survey, Historic Character Assessment, NPPF, Planning Policy, Staffordshire
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Suzy Blake
Staffordshire County Council
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Planning and Historic Towns in Staffordshire: A Guide to the Staffordshire Extensive Urban Survey