PLANS to demolish the historic Adwest building in Woodley have been rejected by Wokingham Borough Council’s planning committee.
The decision was made at the council’s planning committee meeting on Wednesday, June 8.
Under the proposal, five commercial buildings for light industrial work and storage as well as offices, car parking and a new access road would be built.
The reason for the refusal by councillors was that “the application fails to preserve the Miles Aircraft factory headquarters building”.
Although the plans have been rejected, the decision can still be appealed by the developer.
The proposal to demolish the former headquarters of Miles Aircraft, on Headley Road East, has been criticised by residents, aviation historians, a local MP and councillors from all political parties in the borough.
Earlier this year, a petition to save the site received more than 4,500 signatures.
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