R. (on the application of Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England (known as Historic England)) v Milton Keynes Council and St Modwen Developments Ltd

摘要

The London and Birmingham Railway, opened in 1838, was the first main railway line to London. By the mid 1840's, it had become clear that there was a need for the railway companies to manufacture their own locomotives and in 1845, the first locomotive was built at the Wolverton Works. Thereafter the town of Wolverton grew up around the railway works. Amongst the legacies of the establishment of the railway, its works and the surrounding town of Wolverton were a collection of buildings on the Wolverton railway works site of varying ages. In recognition of the site's historic significance, on 4 December 2001, the site formed part of an area designated as the Wolverton Conservation Area ("the Conservation Area"). The designation was accompanied by a statement of significance which stated that the significance of Wolverton as an historic area derived from a number of attributes which it then listed. The statement also identified the prevailing uses of the site and their influence. It also reviewed the architectural interest of the Conservation Area.