The Granary, Streatley Mill

The Granary, December 2015

Streatley Mill from the bridge in the 1890s, (H.W. Taunt)

The Current Situation

The application is to demolish the last remnants of Streatley Mill,  a building ancillary to the Mill building hundreds of years old (The building is called the "Granary"):

• which makes a positive contribution to the historic and architectural character of the Streatley Conservation Area
• which is the last remnant of a building complex more or less original to the foundation of the settlement by the road over a thousand years ago and mentioned in Domesday
• which is located on the oldest road in Europe; and Streatley is where that road crossed the river Thames in Ancient Times by the mill marked by a sarsen stone.

 The application was taken off the agenda for the West Berkshire Planning Committee on the day of the committee after I pointed out that there were a series of inconsistencies in the drawings. The planning officer was recommending the application be granted.

 In January the plans had to be amended when it was noticed that the plan showing the extent of the development was wrong.

 I await a response from West Berkshire Council clarifying how procedurally things will be dealt with. You are allowed to comment by email until the application is determined. It is not therefore too late to object by writing to West Berkshire Council.

The email address is planapps@westberks.gov.uk

Quoting Reference 15/03055/FUL The Granary, High Street, Streatley, Reading

Details of the application can be found at:
http://publicaccess.westberks.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=NXWP7LRD0E700

My views on the situation can be found on this page (http://www.historicenvironment.co.uk/projects/streatleygranary.htm) and in the PDF report below.

I am strongly against this application and am concerned about how it has been handled by West Berkshire Council.

Dr Peter Wardle

We need your help to fight this.
If you would like to help or want more information please contact Paul Hardiman
by telephone on 01491 873562 or via email at hardimanp14@gmail.com.

Download a PDF of The Granary: A Heritage Assesment of the Proposals to Demolish a Historic Building (4.8mb)

Direct link to this page: http://www.historicenvironment.co.uk/projects/streatleygranary.htm

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