The proposed flats would compromise a Grade II listed building in Cambridge, the public body argues.
By Nadia Gyane and LDRSHistoric England has opposed plans to build 87 retirement flats in the grounds of a 17th Century country house.
Cambridge City councillors are expected to consider the application at a planning committee meeting next week. Trumpington Investments Ltd said it wanted to turn the private space into a high quality, architecturally-led public space for generations to enjoy, adding there would be "tremendous benefits" from the proposals.
Historic England said the development would "encroach into one of the only surviving elements of the historic grounds which continue to contribute to the significance of the Hall".
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