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Conservation Areas - English Heritage national survey

Postby EAS » 02 Apr 2009, 13:35

English Heritage at last seems to have woken up to the problems of Conservation Areas not actually being conserved!

More details here:

http://nemesisrepublic.blogspot.com/200 ... -late.html
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Postby shipdamite » 02 Apr 2009, 14:58

Mr Thurley and crew certainly are being proactive............ :roll:
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Postby Spider in the bath » 02 Apr 2009, 15:41

Dr Thurley's concern for Conservation Areas seems rather hypocritical to me. In Bath, English Heritage have supported the developer in preference to preserving the fabric or setting of listed buildings on a number of occasions, notably the Newark Works http://www.bathheritagewatchdog.org/newark.htm and the Holburne Museum http://www.bathheritagewatchdog.org/holburne.htm

On both occasions, the advice from English Heritage was along the lines that the things that English Heritage would normally be concered about would come secondary to the aspirations of the planning applicants. So it is OK to demolish 90% of a listed building if it allows the applicant to provide sifficient flood compensation to build a glass and steel monstrosity, and it is OK to stick a glass and ceramic extension on a Grade I listed Georgian building in a Grade II listed Park in a Conservation Area in a World Heritage Site if it gives the occupants a bit more room to display things. On both occasions, Bath Heritage Watchdog formally complained to Dr Thurley, and was fobbed off with an explanation that English Heritage advise on the “necessary process” of change, which is totally outside the remit of English Heritage.

Even quoting the legislation under which English Heritage was founded made no difference:

The National Heritage Act 1983 created English Heritage and tasked it to:
(a) secure the preservation of ancient monuments and historic buildings situated in England,
(b) promote the preservation and enhancement of the character and appearance of conservation areas situated in England, and
(c) promote the public's enjoyment of, and advance their knowledge of, ancient monuments and historic buildings situated in England and their preservation.

There is nothing there about the necessary process of change, is there?

So for Simon Thurley to now start worrying about conservation areas is hypocritical to say the least. I won't believe English Heritage is serious about conservation until he resigns.
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Postby Jon Maine » 08 Apr 2009, 17:34

Different philosophies have developed, some good, some far from it, some for friends and some for unknowns.

It should be time for a bit more William Morris spirit please.
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Postby EAS » 23 Jun 2009, 14:03

Well, the result of the survey has been published today, although it sounds as though it's not been an unalloyed success for EH, this one:

http://nemesisrepublic.blogspot.com/200 ... -that.html
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