The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, along with a consulting team that includes Archaeological Research Associates Ltd. (ARA), Dillon Consulting Ltd. and G.D. Vallee Ltd. are currently undertaking the development of the Bond Head Heritage Conservation District Plan.
Public consultation will be a key element throughout the entire development of the HCD Plan. The team has just completed the second round of public consultation (which you can watch the video of here) and a survey is currently underway to get feed back to help formulate the draft plan. Click here to go to SurveyMonkey.
To learn more about how you can get involved, please visit the website.
Background
An HCD Plan provides clear policies and guidelines on how best to conserve and protect the identified character of a district. Using the findings from the HCD Study, the Bond Head HCD Plan will develop guidelines and policies for managing future change which work to conserve the character of the village, the identified cultural heritage values of the district, and are sympathetic to the existing historic building stock.
In consultation with the Town, public and residents, the HCD Plan will include:
- Development of policies to address the conservation of heritage attributes of the district;
- Formulation of policies and guidelines that address alterations additions and other possible changes within the district;
- Formulation of policies and guidelines that address new construction to ensure they are sympathetic with the existing massing, height, architectural styles and details of the historic buildings;
- Review and examine the feasibility of establishing a Heritage Permitting process and/or financial incentives to assist property owners with restoration and maintenance efforts.
