Thornbridge Hall planning inquiry: Lawyer says new cafe, road and car park at Grade II-listed Peak District estate were 'crude and poorly constructed' and could have damanged '40 mature trees'
The comment came during an appeal by tycoon and Thornbridge Brewery founder’s wife Emma Harrison against orders to remove the development.
She said: “Regular vehicle movements have been introduced into an area of the park - diminishing the quality of the landscape. Crude in its design and execution, the new unauthorised driveway strongly-contracts with the narrower, smoother historic drive. It also infers inferior status, being used by general visitors and servicing rather than the higher income-generating clients who will continue to use the historic driveway.
Jonathan Easton, a barrister representing the couple at the inquiry, said: “The access road, car park and cafe facilitate and encourage public access to heritage assets. Such access was previously extremely limited. Not only does it allow more people to enjoy the building and grounds, it creates a revenue stream to fund restoration and ongoing repairs as well as providing educational and cultural opportunities for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The inquiry heard a crucial legal point regarding the legality of the Harrison’s building work was whether fences and gates had been erected on land considered part of the hall.
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