EH launches conservation area survey
English Heritage fears for the future of many of the country’s conservation areas.
It is conducting the first national survey of all 9,300 conservation areas in England with a view to putting some of them on the at risk register.
English Heritage has asked all local authorities to take part in the survey, filling in a questionnaire. The results will be announced and a campaign will be launched on June 23 to help councils, communities and individual residents to draw up plans to protect those most at risk. The heritage body hopes that England will become the first country in the world to have a comprehensive picture of its heritage at risk, including historic parts of cities, towns, suburbs and villages as well as individual buildings.
Dr Simon Thurley, chief executive of English Heritage, said: “Thanks to help from hundreds of local authority conservation officers all over the country, this survey will give us a true picture of the condition of these important, historic places. “
“We will be analysing the results carefully so that we can help to provide answers to questions like these and propose solutions, “ he added.