Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) secured funding from English Heritage to carry out an improvement project in Church Street, works that will further enhance the unique character and appearance of the Aylesbury conservation area.
AVDC writes:
The council has taken the opportunity to re-lay three Dennerhill stone sett crossovers on the north eastern side of Church Street that were in poor condition. A concrete crossover between 6 and 4A Church Street has also been re-laid in Dennerhill stone setts.
Dennerhill stone used to be quarried locally and was used extensively in Aylesbury. It gives a very distinctive and unique character to the historic core of the town.
The Church Street project follows the standards set out in a protocol agreed between AVDC and Bucks County Council that details how highway and street work will be carried out in conservation areas. There are 120 conservation areas in Aylesbury Vale where the protocol applies.
Councillor Sue Polhill, Cabinet Member for Planned Development, Design and Conservation, said: ‘The visual appearance of our streets has a major impact on the overall look and feel of an area. We have followed the highway protocol to ensure that the right attention to detail has been given to the design and carrying out of the Church Street project, helping to keep the area special.’
The Aylesbury conservation area was first designated in 1969, and has been reviewed several times since this date. The area includes the historic core of the town, Walton and Wendover Road.
A conservation area is an area of special historical and/or architectural interest which merits ?preservation or enhancement. Although an area is usually centred on groups of listed and unlisted buildings, it’s the special architectural or historic interest of the whole area rather than individual buildings and features which is important.
To view the highway protocol for conservation areas, visit: LINK
Aylesbury Vale DC News: LINK
