Planning Research
It's important to understand how the planning system works in practice in order to inform Historic England's support and guidance. This page introduces a number of pieces of planning research which Historic England has undertaken or commissioned.
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The Heritage Dimension of Commercial Renewable Energy Development in PlanningPublished 9 July 2021Overview of how to better understand the consideration of heritage within the planning process in relation to renewable energy applications.
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Archaeology and Planning Case StudiesPublished 29 August 2019
Evidence base of case studies demonstrating how heritage assets with archaeological and historic interest are managed within the planning system.
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Listed Building Consents: A Review of DataPublished 14 January 2015
A review of data on listed building consents was commissioned to give a statistically robust insight on trends in listed building consents over a three year period, March 2011 - March 2014.
The Heritage Dimension of Planning Applications
This Historic England research reviewed just under a thousand planning and listed building consent applications across the country, to explore the ‘heritage dimension’ of planning activity. Specifically, the research looked at:
- The frequency with which heritage assets feature in such applications
- How they feature
- What impact the inclusion of heritage assets within a proposal has on the processing and determination of these applications
Heritage in Planning Decisions: The NPPF and Designated Heritage Assets
Historic England commissioned Green Balance to review decisions on planning applications relating to designated heritage assets, and to determine whether or not:
- The heritage policies of the National Planning Policy Framework are being implemented
- The decisions are having the desired effect of protecting and enhancing the historic environment
