RESIDENTS are invited to air their views on plans to extend a conservation area to cover all, rather than half, of a village.
If the extension goes ahead in Downholme, Richmondshire, it would be the first new conservation area designation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park for 15 years.
In 2016, Hudswell and District Parish Council requested to extend the area from 7.84ha to 27.71ha, as well as to review the existing boundary.
The features of special interest include “fine landscaping”, “former uses and MoD ownership”, “vernacular buildings” and “medieval remains”.
However, the negative details flagged up in the consultation draft include “signage, telegraph poles, damage to walling and gates, hardstanding, modern materials and development”.
Councillor Richard Blows, of the Downholme parish, said: “It is a village with a unique heritage in a very special setting.
“This proposal is about recognising the rich history of the village, both its buildings and medieval field systems.”
The consultation period ends on November 10.
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