77Objectives for the controls for Special Areas

77 Objectives for the controls for Special Areas

77 Objectives for the controls for Special Areas

The objectives for the controls for Special Areas are—

(a) to protect Special Areas from development incompatible with the particular character and significance of each Special Area and to retain and enhance its unique character, and

(b) to reinforce the distinctive attributes and qualities of the built form of Special Areas by ensuring that development has regard to the fabric and prevailing character of each Area in scale, proportions, street alignment, materials and finishes, and

(c) to conserve and protect heritage items and their settings, and

(d) to maintain a high level of daylight access to streets, lanes, parks and other public domain spaces, and

(e) to encourage active street frontages to the public domain, and

(f) to conserve, maintain and enhance existing views and vistas to buildings and places of historic and aesthetic significance within Special Areas.