1. Vital ingredients for conserving parks and gardens
Dr Andy Brown Planning Director, South East

2. Corporate Plan Aim 1: Champion England’s heritage
‘England’s heritage enjoys tremendous popular support. As the government’s statutory advisors it is our role to highlight its value to society and ensure that this is reflected as much as possible in decisions in public and private life.’
Roberts Park, Saltaire

3. Secretary of State DCMS
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
Secretary of State DCMS
English Heritage
(Independent Charity)
CEO and
Executive Board
National Heritage Collection
Planning, Listing, Engagement, Research Services
Operating as
Historic England
Property Licence
Shared Services Agreement
Funding Agreement

4. Heritage bicycle

5. By UNDERSTANDING the historic environment, people value it
By VALUING it , they will want to care for it
From ENJOYING the historic environment comes a thirst to understand more
By CARING for it they will enjoy it more
Heritage cycle

7. Understanding Audley End

8. Understanding Audley End
Ground-penetrating radar

9. Understanding Audley End

10. Understanding Audley End

11. Understanding Audley End

12. By UNDERSTANDING the historic environment, people value it
By VALUING it , they will want to care for it
From ENJOYING the historic environment comes a thirst to understand more
By CARING for it they will enjoy it more
Heritage cycle

13. Evaluation Criteria
Date and rarity
Documentation
Group Value
Authenticity
Condition
Archaeological Interest

14. Very low
Very high
Local interest
Special interest

15. ‘Designated heritage asset’
Very low
Very high
Local interest
Special interest
‘Designated heritage asset’

16. Historic Environment Record
Very low
Very high
Local interest
Special interest
‘Undesignated heritage asset’
‘Designated heritage asset’

18. Status
Heritage asset?
Consultation requirement
Weight in decisions
Registered I or II*
Yes, designated
Historic England
Great weight
Registered II
Gardens Trust
Locally Registered
Yes, undesignated
None
Some weight
Not on HER
‘No’
No weight

19. By UNDERSTANDING the historic environment, people value it
By VALUING it , they will want to care for it
From ENJOYING the historic environment comes a thirst to understand more
By CARING for it they will enjoy it more
Heritage cycle

20. Stowe

21. Hemel Hempstead
Jellicoe

24. Arnos Vale

25. Aldermaston

26. Bicton Park

27. By UNDERSTANDING the historic environment, people value it
By VALUING it , they will want to care for it
From ENJOYING the historic environment comes a thirst to understand more
By CARING for it they will enjoy it more
Heritage cycle

29. Staunton Country Park II*

31. Heritage bicycle

32. By UNDERSTANDING the historic environment, people value it
By VALUING it , they will want to care for it
From ENJOYING the historic environment comes a thirst to understand more
By CARING for it they will enjoy it more
Heritage cycle

33. Thank you for listening
Any questions?