HISTORY & HERITAGE survey    
Essex Suffolk Norfolk Pylons action group history & heritage survey

We need your help!  We would like you to identify heritage assets* near you and to think carefully about their setting and the impact of pylons, undergrounding and substations.

National Grid's third consultation on the Norwich to Tilbury pylons/undergrounding project is under way, until 18 June.  This next one will be its Statutory Consultation. It is the consultation which informs the development consent order (planning application) which is submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for examination. 

It is imperative that we understand the impact of the project on heritage assets along the route.   We have therefore set up this questionnaire.   It is constructed from the Historic England checklist.   

You do not have to answer all the questions, but the more you answer, the more data we collect.  We recognise that it may take some time to fill it in, but this is an important citizen's project to inform our submission to National Grid and the Planning Inspectorate, in a standard format.  We believe that the Norwich to Tilbury project brings significantly more harm than benefit, and your answers will enable us to demonstrate that.

Did you know that our three counties, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk, are in the top ten for numbers of heritage assets? Please help us to protect the incredible heritage and landscapes of East Anglia.   Pour yourself your favourite tipple, tea or stronger, and start now...!

Any questions to pylons@mail.com.

Thank you in advance, Rosie and team.

WHAT IS A HERITAGE ASSET?
* A building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest. “Heritage is a broad concept and includes the natural as well as the cultural environment. It encompasses landscapes, historic places, sites and built environments, as well as bio-diversity, collections, past and continuing cultural practices, knowledge and living experiences. It records and expresses the long processes of historic development, forming the essence of diverse national, regional, indigenous and local identities and is an integral part of modern life. It is a social dynamic reference point and positive instrument for growth and change. The particular heritage and collective memory of each locality or community is irreplaceable and an important foundation for development, both now and into the future.”
https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/gpa3-setting-of-heritage-assets/heag180-gpa3-setting-heritage-assets/

Data protection notice:  The personal data we collect (email address) will be used only by the committee.  The rest of the data submitted will be kept by Pylons East Anglia Ltd and collated for submission to National Grid and the Planning Inspectorate.  
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1. Asset name and village *
2. What is the asset (church, house, ruin etc)? *
3. Your email, in case we have questions *
The first set of questions relate to the setting of the asset NOW, in absence of pylons/trenching/substation.  Please just write whatever YOU think.  There are no right or wrong answers!

4. Please describe the asset's location and physical surroundings. Include topography, landscape type (agricultural, rural, village, woodland, formal etc) and aspect.
5. Are there any other heritage assets (including buildings, structures, landscapes, areas or archaeological remains) in the near vicinity?
6. What materials is the asset made of?  Is the setting formal or informal?  
7. Is the asset enclosed (by trees or other buildings, for example) or visible from a distance?  Describe the views from, to and across the asset.  Is it visually dominent/prominent and a focal point?  
8. What part does the asset play in the area's history and heritage?
9.  Describe the tranquillity, remoteness, ‘wildness’, if appropriate for this asset 
10. Describe any of these which apply to this asset:  
- Busyness, bustle, movement and activity 
- Scents and smells 
- Diurnal changes 
- Sense of enclosure, seclusion, intimacy or privacy  
11. Are there any of the following for this asset?:
- Cultural associations
- Celebrated artistic representations
- Traditions
12. To what extent does the public interact with this asset?  Is it open to the public?  Is there a public right of way? Is it seen from a key viewpoint?
These following questions relate to the impact of the Norwich to Tilbury project on the heritage asset.  Once again, just use your own words and do what you can. There's no right or wrong.

13.  Is this heritage asset affected by: 
14. Will the N2T project cause harm to the heritage asset?
No harm
Severe harm
Clear selection
15. How close is the Norwich to Tilbury project to the heritage asset?
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16.  Please describe the location & siting of the Norwich to Tilbury project relative to the heritage asset.  Note things like: 
- change to general character (eg urbanising or industrialising)
- topography, hedges, trees; 
- views to and from the asset;
- degree to which location will physically or visually isolate asset;
- form and appearance of development;
- prominence, dominance, or conspicuousness;
- relative dimensions of pylons/substations/trenching. 
17. Please note if any of the following are relevant and say which and why:
- Introduction of movement or activity 
- Diurnal or seasonal change 
- Wider effects of the development 
- Change to built surroundings and spaces 
- Change to skyline, silhouette 
- Noise, odour, vibration, dust, etc  
- Lighting effects and ‘light spill’  
18.  What will the N2T project mean for public access and public enjoyment of the asset?
19.  What will the N2T project mean for changes to land use and land cover?
20.  What will the N2T project mean for changes to communications/accessibility/ permeability, including traffic, road junctions and car-parking, etc 
21. Will the N2T project have any impact on the economic viability of the asset or anything associated with the asset?
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22. Is there anything else you would like to add?
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