Consultation on the Great Barr Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan

Under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, local planning authorities must review their conservation areas. We must publish proposals to preserve and enhance them.

Why the conservation area appraisal and management plan (CAAMP) is important

The CAAMP:

• identifies what’s special about the conservation areas
• tells us what buildings and features are important, and should be preserved and enhanced
• tells us where there are buildings or features that do not fit in with the rest of the conservation area
• helps us to know what the threats to the conservation area are and suggests ways that these can be tackled

The CAAMP looks at the current conservation area and identifies different character areas within it. The key features of the conservation area relate to Great Barr Hall and its parkland. Some of the character areas have little significance to this.

What we’re consulting on

We want your views about the conservation area appraisal and management plan for the Great Barr conservation area. It includes some proposals to decrease the size of the conservation area but extend the article 4 direction. You can download the plan and map below.

Assistive technology users

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How you can have your say about the proposals

Take part in the consultation

Our consultation runs from Monday 16 September 2024 to Friday 11 October 2024.

Attend a consultation session

We will be holding public consultation sessions at:

If you have any further questions, or would like a paper copy, larger print or alternative format of the consultation response form, please contact us.