Boroughgate, Appleby, Westmoreland, Cumbria
Boroughgate, Appleby, Westmoreland, Cumbria © Historic England DP174365
Boroughgate, Appleby, Westmoreland, Cumbria © Historic England DP174365

Case Studies: 50 Years of Conservation Areas

The following case studies and profiles relate to the 2017 Heritage Counts research on conservation areas. They focus on three themes throughout England's nine regions.

  1. Conservation area profiles
  2. Developers in a conservation area
  3. Heritage Action Zone conservation area profile

Case studies - conservation area profiles

Overviews of conservation areas and how they can often be seen to encourage such attributes as sustainable growth over the long term, heritage protection for future generations, increased in wellbeing, as well as other societal benefits, rather than short term growth through opportunistic developments.

Case studies - developers in a conservation area

Descriptions of developers that work in conservation areas, and their views on these areas regarding a wide range of topics and issues.

Case studies - Heritage Action Zone conservation area profiles

Focusing on the conservation areas at the heart of each region's Heritage Action Zone (HAZ).

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    Elsecar
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    Sutton
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