East Preston uproar over plans to level ‘rare’ cottage

Opposed: Lesley Wood, left, Emma Weaver, Jim Deen, Kurt Maywell, Margaret Gilbert and David Sawers, rightOpposed: Lesley Wood, left, Emma Weaver, Jim Deen, Kurt Maywell, Margaret Gilbert and David Sawers, right
Opposed: Lesley Wood, left, Emma Weaver, Jim Deen, Kurt Maywell, Margaret Gilbert and David Sawers, right
PLANS to demolish a ‘rare’ Victorian cottage in East Preston and replace it with two new homes have outraged villagers.

Residents living in The Street have united with East Preston Parish Council, East Preston and Kingston Preservation Society and Preston Café in their bid to oppose the destruction of number three, in The Street.

Those against the proposals argue that razing the cottage to the ground would cause long-term harm to the character of the village’s centre.