Reducing the Risk

English Heritage has identified the need for local planning authorities to be encouraged to develop skills in landscape assessment, and park and garden mangement and conservation.  The impact to a historic designed landscape or their settings is a complex manner and government legisation sets out the requirement for local planning authorities to consult English Heritage on all planning applications affecting grade I and grade II* sites, and the Garden History Society on all registered parks and gardens, regardless of their grade.

English Heritage provides guidance for owners and developers, which can be viewed by visiting the Historic Environment Local Management website. 

The Heritage at Risk survey revealed that 45% of registered sites are now covered by conservation management plans.  New plans can be generated with support from a variety of sources including English Heritage, Heritage Lottery Fund, the Green Flag Award scheme, Defra and Natural England’s Environmental Stewardship Scheme. Such plans are now often produced in the context of agreements with HMRC for conditional exemption from capital taxation.  English Heritage can provide grant aid for the repair and conservation of grade I and II* sites and for special projects such as the London Squares Campaign.