Durham City Conservation Area - Executive Summary July 2016

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    The appraisal is an important part of the Councils statutory duty to prepare and publish proposals to preserve and enhance the Durham (City Centre) Conservation Area. It does so by defining the unique characteristics which make the historic city centre so special and by identifying negative aspects, threats and opportunities to its preservation and enhancement. This provides the foundation for developing practical policies and proposals for the management of the conservation area which will enable it to play a positive role in shaping an economically and socially successful city. Durham City was designated as a conservation area on the 9th August 1968. This original designation included the peninsula with Durham Castle and cathedral, the Market Place and the Medieval streets leading out from Silver Street to the west, Claypath to the northeast, Elvet to the east and the slightly more distant Medieval suburb of Gilesgate......
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    Durham County Council
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    Link: https://www.durham.gov.uk/media/10721/Durham-City-Conservation-Area-Executive-Summary/pdf/DurhamCityConservationAreaExecSummary.pdf?m=1538042328437
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
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