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Follow on request from WBCIR:20649 - Regards to Appendix C of the Historic Environment Topic Paper

Please will the Senior Planning Policy Officer supply anything WBC holds relating to the composition of the Village Centre (Hurst) ASC section found on pages 93-99 of Appendix C? I have some specific questions. At page 99, a plan and partial commentary is taken from the Built Environment Survey (April 1994) which relates to the entire settlement of Hurst rather than specific assessment of this Area of Special Character.

1. Why was this plan used in preference but titled incorrectly?

2. As there any discussion about the particular cropping of the commentary (all negatives recorded on the original assessment sheet are excluded)?

The specific assessment is contained in the Traditional Character Areas Survey (July 1994) which are not used. For ease of reference, the documents can be found here:
https://boyer.egnyte.com/dl/mJb34w7y8PVP
https://boyer.egnyte.com/dl/kbhYgTkRy8Q8

3. Is there any explanation for this?

The concluding paragaph on the final page of assessment on page 96 starts: 'Broadwater Lane is heavily vegetated on the stretch of road between Hurst Village and Whistley Green, with many mature trees and open fields on the northern side of the street'.

4. How/why was this line included?

5. Is there any reference to application 240583 or site 5HU030?

It is noted that the July 1994 pro-formas include a key with symbols to indicate both 'Significant Trees' and 'Significant Planting' (see the Old School House ASC on page 76), by their absence for the Village Centre Assessment, they not support this assessment.

6. Is there any explanation for this or were the two sheets of July 1994 assessment overlooked?