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Publication of Local Heritage Asset List Criteria and Initial Entries
Meeting: 10/03/2026 - Cabinet (Item 8)
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Background:
The report explained that local authorities were encouraged by Government and Historic England to produce lists of locally important heritage assets which did not meet the strict criteria for inclusion on a national list or register. Such lists could include a broad range of heritage asset types, including those which may represent intangible heritage as an important part of Medway’s cultural heritage.
The submission of the Medway Local Plan included a commitment to the production of a local heritage asset list as part of the Council’s required positive strategy for heritage in the Plan.
This report sought to summarise the project being undertaken by the Planning Service to create a list, to request approval for adoption of the draft selection criteria unique to Medway’s heritage, and the publication of a first draft of the list along with the selection criteria on the Council’s website.
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Decision:
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48/2026 |
The Cabinet agreed to adopt the ‘Medway Local Heritage Asset List criteria for selection’, attached as Appendix A to the report, for publication on the Council’s website. Along with an initial list which would include all historic parks and gardens surveyed by the Kent Gardens Trust in partnership with the Council and Kent County Council (KCC) as Appendix B to the report, and all historic farmsteads still in existence that were surveyed by Historic England and KCC in 2012 and which were included on the Kent Historic Environment Record attached as Appendix C to the report. |
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49/2026 |
The Cabinet agreed to the ongoing process of publication of further assets on the list, subject to selection by the Council’s Conservation Officers, using the approved selection criteria. |
Reasons:
Adoption of selection criteria, and an initial list of heritage assets with plans for further inclusion, will enable the Council to fulfil its commitment to a positive strategy for the historic environment within the Submission Local Plan, eventually opening up a system for nominations to the public. It will form part of the cross-departmental Heritage Strategy, the consultant brief for which is currently being drafted as part of the Medway Heritage Place programme with the aim of raising the profile of local heritage and engaging with communities. Assets will be added to the GIS mapping system so that they can be a material consideration when determining planning applications.