CONTENTS Illustrations credits ix Foreword x Preface xi Part 1: Controlling principles 1 1 Planning hierarchy 2 2 Listed Buildings 5 3 Conservation Areas 8 4 Other relevant designations 10 5 Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas under the planning process 15 6 Listed Building issues 19 7 Conservation Area issues 25 8 Benefits of development 28 Part 2: Assessment 31 9 Historical background 33 10 Identification of heritage assets 35 11 Special interest of a Listed Building 37 12 Setting of a Listed Building 43 13 Character and appearance of a Conservation Area 46 14 Impact of development on heritage assets 48 15 Environmental impact assessment 50 16 Benefits of development 53 Part 3: Case or consent 57 17 Heritage Statement 58 18 Cases for consent 61 19 Design 68 Part 4: Case studies 71 Case Study 1: Caltongate, Edinburgh 72 Case Study 2: Notre Dame Campus, Bearsden, near Glasgow 129 Case Study 3: House of Eraser Store, Buchanan Street, Glasgow 159 Conclusion 199 Index 200