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Statues and Monuments

Statues and Monuments Supplementary Planning Document

Purpose
The Leader’s One City Speech identified a more restrictive Statues and Monuments policy as a priority for the protection of Westminster’s townscape.  DES 7 in Westminster’s UDP, along with this guidance note currently make up Westminster’s published policy on statues and monuments.  The supplementary planning document (SPD) will ensure that applications received for new statues, monuments and memorials are appropriate in terms of design and location.  It allows the Council to make robust decisions on inappropriate monuments, despite the emotional and political pressure that sometimes accompanies such applications, and gives guidance on the processes and costs involved in erecting a new monument.

The SPD
Statues and Monuments in Westminster - Adopted Supplementary Planning Document June 2008

Content
The SPD sets out:

• Historical Background
• Alternatives to sculptural or monumental memorials
• Planning Permission and other formal consents;
• Policy Principles – siting, design, timescales;
• Landscaping, maintenance, relocation and ownership;
• Applications process;
• Contacts.

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