What is a Local Heritage Asset Register?

  • A heritage asset as a building, monument, site, place, area or landscape identified as having a degree of significance meriting consideration in planning decisions, because of its heritage interest.
  • A way for communities, neighbourhood plan-making bodies and local planning authorities to identify and celebrate and protect the historic buildings, places and spaces, archaeological sites and historic parks, gardens and other designed landscapes which enrich and enliven their area
  • Local heritage lists provide a consistent and accountable way of identifying local heritage assets based on sound evidence and criteria
  • Unlike Listed building designation, Local Listing is not a legislative control and does not determine whether planning permission is needed. However, when planning permission is required the ‘special interest’ of locally listed asset will be taken into account by planning officers when considering applications

Why have a register?

  • The Local Heritage Listing is a means for a community and a local authority to jointly identify heritage assets that are valued as distinctive elements of the local historic environment.
  • To raise awareness of an area’s local heritage assets which are not formally recognised and their important role in defining the character of the town.
  • To inform developers, owners, council officers and members of the public about buildings etc. within the parish boundary that are desirable to retain and protect.
  • A way to identifying and conserving local heritage to try to stop local areas being at risk of being overlooked and losing their significance through alteration or in some cases complete demolition.
  • To help the council in its decision making when discussing proposals and determining planning applications.

January 2026 update

Cam Parish Council is pleased to provide its list of heritage assets as recommended by its Planning and Highways committee in January 2026. This list is currently being reviewed by planning officers at Stroud District Council.

You can view the current list by clicking here.

How do you add to the register?

Volunteers, members of the Cam & Dursley Society and Cam Parish Council are in the process of completing nomination forms. These are then presented to Stroud District Council for final approval.

  • Nomination forms are available below with an explanation of the nomination criteria.

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CiL Expression of Interest

Complete this form if you have a good idea of something that needs to happen in Cam but need the Parish Council to work out the details and build a project. All ideas are welcome – there are no bad suggestions!

Council will consider these ideas alongside any formal project proposals it receives.

CiL Expression of Interest Form
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Outline what you think the project should be – what it should achieve
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CiL Project Proposal

Complete this form if you, or an organisation you are affiliated to, have a good idea which has been thought through, planned and costed to some extent.

CiL Project Proposal Form
This must be as shown on your governing document. Your governing document could be called one of several things, depending on the type of organisation you’re applying on behalf of. It might be called a constitution, trust deed, memorandum and articles of association, or something else entirely. You might find it on a registration website - for example, Companies House or a Charities Register.
The project name should be simple and to the point
If your project covers more than one area please tell us where most of it will take place
This is the cost of everything related to your project, even things you’re not asking us to fund. For example: If you’re asking us for £100,000 and you’re getting £20,000 from another funder to cover additional costs, your total project cost is £120,000. If you’re asking us for £60,000 and there are no other costs, your total project cost is £60,000. We do not need to know where the rest of your funding’s coming from right now.
This can be an estimate
Please give us a list of budget headings (for example, salaries, running costs, training, travel, overheads and refurbishment costs). We do not need any costs attached to these yet, or a detailed list of items. If we invite you to the next stage of the application process, we’ll ask you for a more detailed project budget, including a year-by-year breakdown. But right now, we just want to check if these are things we can fund.
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Tell us: • what you’d like to do • who will benefit from it • what difference your project will make • if it’s something new or if you’re continuing something that has worked well previously • we fund both types of projects.
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Let us know how many people you’ve spoken to, how they’ll be involved in the development and delivery of the project.
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Tell us: • any gaps in local services your work will fill. • what other local activities your work will complement. • what links you already have in the community that will help you deliver the project. • if this project is being delivered in partnership, tell us the names of your partners and the background of you all working together.
If yes, how does your organisation’s experience and connections mean it is best placed to run this project?
Cam
Parish Council

The most local form of government, focusing on the immediate community:

Five Allotment sites
Woodfields, Westend Ashmead 1&2 and Upthorpe

Play Areas and Open Spaces
Maintenance of 3 local parks (Jubilee Playing fields, Woodfields and Cam Green) and some smaller green open areas

Bus Shelters, Benches, Noticeboards
provision and upkeep

Consultation on Planning Applications
providing input to Stroud District Council

Community Events and Grants
organising events and supporting local groups

Local Issues and Representation
acting as a voice for the community

Stroud District Council (SDC)

The District Council has a statutory responsibility for services which include:

Housing
council housing, homelessness prevention

Planning and Development Control
local planning applications, building control

Waste Collection and Recycling
bin collections, street cleaning

Environmental Health
food safety, noise complaints, pest control

Leisure and Recreation
parks, sports facilities, arts

Economic Development
supporting local businesses, regeneration

Local Licensing
alcohol, taxis, and events licensing

Council Tax Collection and Benefits
local tax collection, housing benefits

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC)

The County Council has responsibility for strategic services including:

Education
schools, special educational needs, school admissions

Transport and Highways
major roads, public transport planning, transport safety

Social Care
services for children and adults, including safeguarding and support

Public Health
health promotion, mental health,

Libraries
county-wide library services

Waste Disposal
managing recycling centres and waste disposal

Emergency Planning
planning for floods, pandemics, and civil emergencies

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