The National Trust has submitted a planning proposal that leaves Clandon’s interior a ruin with fire-blackened bricks, unsympathetic modern walkways, intrusive kiosks and a lift shaft ruining the roofline, while leaving the fine baroque interiors unrestored. The National Trust claims the bare brick walls are “fascinating,” but the significance of the house was in its magnificent stucco interiors. They dismiss restoration as “plastic pastiche,” a crass dismissal of the exceptional work of the freehand plaster modellers who restored Uppark after the 1987 fire. This damaging scheme makes no sense and it must be stopped.

Have your say by going to Guildford Borough Council and submitting your comment by 20 December 2024.