Further to Minute 33 of the previous meeting, the Committee considered a report on a proposal to add the Royal Albion, 642 Oxford Road, to the List of Locally Important Buildings and Structures, consideration of which had been deferred at the previous meeting to give an opportunity for the proprietor to make representations and the conservation officer to review and respond to the matters raised by the proprietor.

The report identified the building as being of local architectural importance and made an assessment based on the Council’s published Local List criteria for inclusion to the list.  The following documents were attached to the report:

• Appendix 1 - location map
• Appendix 2 - relevant photos and illustrations
• Appendix 3 - proposed local list text
• Appendix 4 – original nomination file

An update report was tabled at the meeting that presented a representation from a planning agent on behalf of the proprietor, setting out the officers’ response to the representation, clarifying the relevant assessment framework, reviewing the matter raised in the objection and explaining the reasons why officers continued to consider the building to meet criteria for inclusion as a non-designated heritage asset.

Resolved –

That the Royal Albion, 642 Oxford Road, be added to the List of Locally Important Buildings and Structures.

(Councillor Tarar declared a prejudicial interest in the above application on the grounds of predetermination.  He addressed the Committee as Ward Councillor and then left the meeting, taking no further part in the debate or decision.)