Meeting documents

The Member has taken the following decision.

The decision will take effect on Tuesday 18 November 2008

Title

The Former British School, 36 Wycombe Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 0EN

Decision Taken

Addition of former British School to Princes Risborough Local List.

Date of Publication

Monday 10 November 2008

Reasons for Decision

The future of the former British School is uncertain. An application has been received that proposes to demolish the building and replace it with housing. Concern is being expressed by local residents and the local heritage society and it has been requested that we consider the building for addition to the Local List.

The former British School meets criteria I, ii, iii and iv of the Local List criteria included in Policy HE5 of the Wycombe District Local Plan to 2011. It is a landmark building in this part of Princes Risborough and stands on a prominent site.

There is no established procedure for adding buildings to the Local List and it is considered that any public consultation exercise, as would be the case when we consider a whole parish, is unnecessary in this instance. Accordingly I advise that the Cabinet Member for Planning initiates the process by issuing an Executive Decision to add the former British School to the Local List for Princes Risborough Civil Parish.

Local Listing does not bring statutory control over demolition and alteration but is a material consideration in any future planning applications for the site.

Consultation Undertaken

The request to add the British School to the Local List came about as a result of local concern that the building would be demolished if a planning application to redevelop the site was approved.

Officer Contact

Jo Tiddy  Tel: 421578    Email: jo_tiddy@wycombe.gov.uk  (Heritage Officer)