PUBLIC SECTOR
PLACE NARRATIVES
Place narratives for high street regeneration are concise, compelling stories that articulate the unique identity, historical significance, and future potential of a locality, fostering community engagement, attracting investment, and guiding revitalisation efforts towards creating vibrant, sustainable urban spaces.
Local Plan Evidence Base
LOCAL PLAN EVIDENCE BASE
This study, grounded in an understanding of the historic environment, contextualises the evolution of selected settlements, providing a current snapshot of their character. Acting as a blended ‘place assessment,’ it offers several benefits:
Establishing a heritage baseline for informed conservation practices,
Identifying sensitive settlement edges for effective Plan Making,
Providing an academic foundation for local community engagement,
Serving as an evidence base for SWOT assessment, guiding place-making improvements, Informing future characterisation studies for design principles, guidance, and historic environment management tools.
The geographic scope encompasses settlement extents and significant boundary markers, with sensitivity assessments using RAG (Red, Amber, Green) criteria based on archaeology, landscape, and built heritage datasets.
