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Please make sure you have read all the notes carefully before you start to fill in the application form. This application form can either be completed by hand or electronically - it is available on the Planning homepage at www.scotland.gov.uk/planning. Please complete all five sections. The deadline for submitting applications is 27 August 2008. An acknowledgement letter will be sent to the person who has completed this form.
1 Please provide a name and contact details of the lead organisation responsible for this work.
Name | Karl Doroszenko |
Job title | Development Planning and Regeneration Manager |
Organisation | East Ayrshire Council |
Address | 6 Croft Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1JB |
Telephone | 01563 576751 |
Fax | 01563 576774 |
Email | karl.doroszenko@east-ayrshire.gov.uk |
2 If this is a joint application, please list the other partners who had a key role. You should also inform your partners that you are nominating the project for an award.
1 Austin-Smith: Lord LLP | 2 Historic Scotland |
3 | 4 |
5 | 6 |
3 Tick one nomination category
4 Title of entry | Kilmarnock Conservation Area Management Plan |
Please complete the form on the following pages by providing a brief summary of the piece of work you have entered. You must also conclude with a key reason as to why you think this work merits an Award. Only the two A4 pages supplied here can be used and your text must fit within the boxes. The font size should be no less than 12pt.
The judging criteria are set out below. Please tick only the key criteria relevant to your entry:
You must describe how the project relates to the criteria which you have ticked.
Description of project
The project involves the preparation of a detailed and high quality Conservation Area Management Plan ( CAMP) for Kilmarnock's John Finnie Street and Bank Street Outstanding Conservation Area. The CAMP has been prepared to support the ulti-million pound investment that will be directed into the area through a Conservation Area Regeneration Scheme ( CARS) and Townscape Heritage Initiative ( THI) and is intended to protect and enhance the quality of the built environment. The CAMP details the special character and significance of the town's historic core, assesses how it might be vulnerable to change and sets out planning and implementation guidelines to guide future development and regeneration. The plan has now been adopted by EAC as supplementary planning guidance. |
Describe the background to the project
As part of the adopted Kilmarnock town centre regeneration strategy, EAC submitted bids to Historic Scotland and the Heritage Lottery Fund for a CARS and THI respectively, in order to regenerate Kilmarnock's historic core. To ensure a comprehensive and consistent approach to development and regeneration in the Conservation Area, it was agreed that a Conservation Area Management Plan should be produced. Having previously prepared a Conservation Area appraisal, the council decided to build on this to prepare a far more detailed and usable management plan, for a range of stakeholders including, planning officers, owners/occupiers and the general public. |
What are the aims and objectives of the project?
The key aim of the project has been to produce a comprehensive plan to manage development in the Conservation Area, based on detailed research and professional knowledge. The plan aims to highlight the importance of the Conservation Area and inform stakeholders how development can enhance rather than detract from the it. The key objective behind the production of the CAMP is to support the regeneration of the Conservation Area and the wider town centre, and to ensure that conservation principles are fully enshrined in all regeneration activities. The CAMP outlines how the successful management of the town's heritage assets can be used as a driver for regeneration and also sustainable development, with the refurbishment and reuse of existing buildings helping ensure their continual survival. |
Over what timescale has the project been developed?
The need for a CAMP was initially identified through survey work carried out for the CAR application, when it was agreed that a overarching management document should be prepared to guide conservation and regeneration in the Conservation Area ASL were commissioned by EAC in Jan 2007, with the majority of the detailed research being carried out in Feb and Mar 2007. A workshop was held in Marc 2007 to build in the views of a range of EAC officers as well as private sector stake holders. The draft CAMP was placed on consultation for key partners and the general public during Oct and Nov 2007, with the finalised CAMP being approved by the council in late Nov 2007. High quality colour copies were produced by Kestral Print Ltd in Mar 2008, and subsequently distributed to stakeholders. |
Explain the process and action taken
A detailed specification, using professional knowledge, was prepared by EAC's Development Planning and Regeneration Section. Following the appointment of ASL as lead contractor, research of existing guidance was required. This pointed towards a lack of any specific guidance for the production of a CAMP, therefore an innovative framework was developed, using various pieces of existing guidance, including PAN71 and HLF's Conservation Management Plans. Detailed research was carried out into the different types of heritage and its significance within the tow centre, with a series of planning and implementation guidelines being produced. The draft document was then used as a basis for consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, before a finalised version was adopted by EAC. |
Explain the role of the key partners
EAC Development Planning and Regeneration Section - identified the need for a CAP and produced the specification for its production. Staff within the section provided professional advice throughout the production of the Plan and carried out consultation with a range of stakeholders. ASL - as the main contractor, carried out detailed research drawing together historical, architectural and archaeological information to derive an assessment of significance. This was then used as a basis for identifying strategic policy objectives and implementation guidelines. Historic Scot and - provided detailed advice and knowledge to help shape the finalised CAP. West of Scotland Archaeological Service - provided valuable information about the archaeological significance of the Conservation Area. |
What results were achieved?
The detailed and highly accessible CAMP clearly sets out EAC's approach to the management of the Conservation Area. The document is crucial in supporting the aims of the CARS and THI, whilst its status as a material consideration in the determination of planning applications means it is now contributing to raising the standard of development on the ground. Moving forward, a series of other documents have been and are being produced, as recommended by the CAMP, such as a summary document, a template for Conservation Statements and design brief . The CAMP is also being used to increase awareness of conservation principles, with CPO sessions based on the CAMP having taken place for planners and other local professionals, such as architects and surveyors. |
In summary, why does this piece of work merit an Award?
The Conservation Management Plan represents an innovative approach to bringing together the key aims of regeneration and conservation. As no specific guidance for producing a CAMP is available and no similar plans of this depth have been produced in Scotland, the project is ground breaking in terms of its approach to guiding development in Conservation Areas. The project involved a high level of partnership working between EAC and ASL as well as Historic Scotland and WOAS, whilst considerable public consultation ensured the plan took on a range of view . The result is a highly detailed, yet user-friendly plan produced to a high spec, which forms a key tool for owners/occupiers looking to carry out developments and planning officers looking to add quality to development proposals. |
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