2. Is the precise location of the development likely to be a critical factor in determining whether the degree of harm to significance is acceptable or unacceptable? 3. Are more detailed aspects of the development’s design likely to be a critical factor in determining whether the degree of harm to significance is acceptable or unacceptable? Attention is also drawn by EH to ways in which change affecting the setting of a heritage asset can enhance as well as diminish its significance, for example by:
Removing or re-shaping an intrusive building or feature
Restoring or revealing a lost historic feature
Introducing a new feature which adds to the heritage significance of the asset
Replacement of a detrimental feature by a new more harmonious one
Improving public access to the setting and thereby increasing public understanding or enjoyment of the asset
In determining the scale or severity of impact on setting, the aim has been to assess to what degree any changes affect the contribution made by the heritage asset to OUV. 6.2.1
BRAMLEY-MOORE DOCK AND RETAINING WALLS
Bramley-Moore Dock looking north east
View showing Clock Tower concealed
History and Description The Bramley-Moore Dock is the most northerly dock within the Liverpool Waters site, and also the largest. It is one of the group of five docks that were planned and built by Jesse Hartley in 184448 as part of a single construction programme. The five docks formed an enclosed, Liverpool Waters Heritage Impact Assessment
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