Agenda and minutes

Betley Court (rear of) Main Road, Betley    20/00655/FUL

The Working Party concludes that the side sheds are unfortunate as the wood colour is very bright, feeling that planting around them will help.   It was recommended that the eaves could be painted to match the main building or that they could be painted totally to help them to be more recessive.

Betley Court, Main Road, Betley  20/00685/FUL & 20/00686/LBC

The Working Party is sympathetic to the new roof design solution to deal with the notorious internal gully and problems with the fashionable roofs of the period and has no objections to the internal changes and roof structure by removing the well and using a stepped lead roof.  It also accepts the enormous cost of the project and agrees that the timing issue is relevant to preserve the structure.  It regrets the proposal to use Welsh slate rather than replace the Westmorland on the relevant frontage roof slopes.  The difference between the slates is colour, texture and thickness with the green colour chosen to compliment the brickwork.  The group feels that the Welsh has a more utilitarian colour size and texture and regrets the entire substitution given the very apparent road frontage elevation.   They also feel that the graduated slates for the new roof are crucial to the appearance of the refurbished building and its conservation.  As a Grade II* house of great importance, this monumental task of rescuing the building needs to get it right.