Adoption of Alston Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan

Alston’s Conservation Area is an important heritage asset. The Council has a statutory duty to preserve and enhance it. To help with this, on 14 March 2023, the Council adopted a Character Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) for Alston Conservation Area.

This new character appraisal and management plan:

  • Describes and assesses the historical, architectural and townscape qualities of Alston conservation area that make it important.
  • Encourages the conservation, repair, reuse and management of the town’s historic environment.
  • Amends the boundary of the Alston Conservation Area to include eight additional areas.

Download the Alston Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan (CAAMP) (PDF: 14Mb / 209 pages).

Download the Alston Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Plan Adoption Statement (PDF: 123Kb / 2 pages).

Public consultation

Before the Character Appraisal and Management Plan is adopted as planning policy guidance we undertook a public consultation to seek your views. The public consultation ran from Monday 31 October to Monday 12 December 2022.

Comments and feedback during this period were considered, and where appropriate informed changes to the CAAMP. The final document was presented to the Council’s Executive Committee for formal adoption as planning guidance and published on this website.

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For further information and questions

If you would like any further information or have any questions please contact our Conservation Officer on the details below:

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Last updated: Tuesday, 12 September, 2023.