According to the council, the “majority” of buildings in the village are not listed and are “at risk” from changes that could have a “significantly harmful effect”.
“There are only approximately 50 properties – 40 of those are within the conservation area,” said Ms Hands, lead member for planning and place making.
“And 25% of those are listed buildings so we’ve got a real concentrated area of history and historic beauty there.”
The council was also advised that it needed to control the impact of “small-scale developments” to protect the village’s “exceptional historic character”.
“Changing a window here, changing a door there – you think it isn’t making much difference,” said Ms Hands.
“But accumulatively over the village, if everyone started making these changes, those things that make it a beautiful, unique, preserved village would start to chip away.”
