PUBLISHED: 08:42 29 June 2018 | UPDATED: 08:42 29 June 2018 Katy Sandalls Firefighters attended fires at the old Fisons building in Bramford earlier this year. Picture: GREGG BROWN Mid Suffolk District council is looking into the possibility of taking enforcement action to safeguard the former Fisons factory in Bramford. Some of the damage at the old Fisons site. Picture: GREGG BROWN Concerns about the site’s security have been heightened in recent months after fire crews spent hours attending two serious fires at the site in less than a month. The fires did not damage the listed structure, the north warehouse, but caused damage to other areas of the site. Mid Suffolk District Council had previously outlined its commitment to securing the building and its heritage. They met with the sites owners, Paper Mill Properties earlier this year to look into ways to secure the site. It’s not the first time that concerns have been raised about the building. Last year … [Read more...] about Council could take enforcement action to safeguard listed building
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Campaigners push to have Saffron Walden pub included on heritage list
PUBLISHED: 10:03 26 June 2018 | UPDATED: 10:03 26 June 2018 Imogen Braddick The Railway Arms pub in Saffron Walden Archant Campaigners aiming to re-open the Railway Arms pub in Saffron Walden say they are ‘pleased’ to see the building on the district council’s draft local heritage list. The pub closed in January last year and the Save The Railway Arms Pub (STRAP) campaign was formed to save the site through a community buy-out with a view to re-opening it as a community pub. Chairman of the campaign group, Dave Kenny said: “Uttlesford District Council has published their draft local heritage list and I’m pleased to say that the Railway Arms is included on it. The pub is included along with its outbuildings. “If approved on the final list, its historic and/or architectural significance can be viewed as a material planning consideration in applications affecting it. This will help to ensure its significance is preserved, and where possible … [Read more...] about Campaigners push to have Saffron Walden pub included on heritage list
Council seeking solution to protect storm damaged listed building
Calderdale Council is taking action to protect a Grade II listed building in Halifax town centre. The gable and roof of a heritage building on King Cross Street, Halifax, collapsed due to storm damage at the weekend.Council officers visited the site to ensure the area was safe and further visits followed to assess the extent of the damage to the building. The owners of the site were also contacted and instructed to undertake the initial works necessary to remove the danger and secure the site.The Grade II listed building, known as Hopwood House, has been vacant for some time and the council has been working to find a long term solution for the restoration of the building.Officers are already working closely with specialist advisors from Historic England to secure the building and ensure proper preservation of its heritage features.Options are being considered with regard to the building’s long term restoration and the council will not hesitate to take action against the owners of … [Read more...] about Council seeking solution to protect storm damaged listed building
How this Grade II listed building in Bristol is being transformed
A Grade II listed building in Bristol city centre is being transformed by property developers. The ground floor of the building on 76 Park Street, which is commercial space that was previously occupied by menswear company Moss Bros, will undergo major refurbishment while the upper parts of the property will become one-bed student apartments. Bristol-based property developers Urban Creation says it will preserve the building's original character and period features, but plans to reinstate historic features that were lost due to severe damage during the Second World War. The 1970s shop front will be transformed back to its original style, with a timber front and panelled sash windows, while the exterior paintwork on Park Street Avenue will be stripped off to reveal the stone and red brick beneath. The windows at the rear and the side of the building will also be unblocked and the original side entrance will be re-opened. Jonathan Brecknell, director and owner of Urban Creation, said: … [Read more...] about How this Grade II listed building in Bristol is being transformed
Hemingford ‘listed building of the future’ gets the go-ahead
PUBLISHED: 11:43 13 April 2018 | UPDATED: 11:43 13 April 2018 Julian Makey How the groundbreaking house will look Archant An “utterly stunning” new house which blends landscape art and architecture has been given the go-ahead for a sensitive site in Hemingford Abbots by Huntingdonshire District Council. The Old Pavilion after its upgrade Landart House, off Common Lane, even comes with a 50ft observation tower which will be open to the public for four weekends a year so that visitors can see how the building has been folded into a landscape sculpted to represent ancient ridge and furrow agriculture. Local businessman Neil Greatorex, who is building the house with his wife Liane, said: “In effect, it is a listed building of the future.” The scheme will also see a sympathetic refurbishment of the listed Old Pavilion which stands on the 13-acre site. The house is one of only a small number built across the country under paragraph 55 of national planning … [Read more...] about Hemingford ‘listed building of the future’ gets the go-ahead