EAST Lindsey District Council wishes to adopt and publish a Conservation Area Appraisal to help protect, manage and enhance the Woodhall Spa conservation area. The conservation area is an area of the village that has a special character and is of architectural and historic interest.

The Conservation Area Appraisal analyses the special character of the village, identifying the key characteristics that make the area important and worth safeguarding for the future. The document also identifies elements that could be improved and recommends amendments to the existing boundary. The Appraisal is accompanied by Management Guidelines that identify key policies and proposals that will help to preserve and enhance the character of the area.

The Woodhall SpaConservation Area currently encompasses the majority of the older parts of the village including the substantial grounds of the Petwood Hotel and the woodland areas between Stixwould Road and the Spa Baths and Kinema. It stretches east to west from Witham Road’s junction with King Edward Road along Station Road and The Broadway including parts of the Spa Trail, the Old Manor House, and ends at Kirkby Lane. Cromwell Avenue and parts of Tor-o-Moor Road form the southern boundary.

The Council would like your views on the draft of the Woodhall Spa Conservation Area Appraisal. The draft document will be available for public consultation from Thursday June 12 until Friday July 18 2008. It is hoped that as many people as possible will read and comment on it. There are several ways you can provide your comments:

• View the draft Appraisal on East Lindsey District Council’s website (www.e-lindsey.gov.uk) and print off and complete the questionnaire.
• Attend the public exhibition on Thursday, June 12, 2008, at Woodhall Spa Library on Station Road between 2pm and 7pm when QuBE Planning Ltd. will be available to answer your questions. Printed copies of the draft Appraisal will be available to view and questionnaires will be available for you to complete. The exhibition will also be available to view at the Library on Friday, June 13 and Saturday 14 (10am-2pm Friday and 10am-1pm Saturday). After this time, a printed copy of the draft Woodhall Spa Appraisal (together with questionnaires) will remain at the Library on for the duration of the public consultation.
• View a printed copy of the draft Appraisal at Woodhall Spa Parish Council Offices Stanhope Avenue where questionnaires will be available for you to complete.

Please send your completed questionnaires and any other comments to:

QuBE Planning Ltd.

Building 14

Michael Young Centre

Purbeck Road

CAMBRIDGE

CB2 8PF

Fax: 01223 275711

E-mail: enquiries@qube.org.uk