§ Lord SANDYSasked Her Majesty's Government:
What were the reasons for granting Corpus Christi College permission to demolish Netherhale Farmhouse, Thanet, Kent, despite its architectural importance.
§ The PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY of STATE, DEPARTMENT of the ENVIRONMENT (Baroness Birk)The reasons for the Secretary of State's grant of a Listed Building Consent to the Corpus Christi College for the demolition of Netherhale Farmhouse, Thanet, Kent, are the subject of legal proceedings under Section 245 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 in pursuance of an action brought by the Thanet District Council. In these circumstances, I am not in a position to answer the Question.