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Undershaw saved
Just seen a Tweet by Mark Gatiss saying that Undrshaw is saved. Nothing more yet. Will keep you all posted!
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Re: Undershaw saved
Judgement was passed down today from the Royal Courts of Justice which quashed the planning permission granted by the local lemon council for the Grade 2 listed building to be demolished and replaced by 8 separate dwellings. The council failed to ensure that it received English Heritage's views on the plans, as it is required to do in law due to Undershaw's Grade 2 listed status, before it made its decision to grant planning permission.
Further details can be read in the following Radio Times article.
www.radiotimes.com/news/2012-05-30/sherlock-home-saved-from-developers
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Re: Undershaw saved
That's brilliant news!!! (Definitely deserves more than one exclamation mark). Yay! Now let's do something good with it!
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I'm really happy to read this
If I ever come back to the UK, Undershaw is definitely one of the places I must visit
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Yayyyyyyyyyy. I tweeted about it. So happy, now I can actually go visit it someday!
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That is brilliant news indeed! Well done to the Save Undershaw group!
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Re: Undershaw saved
That is good news, however will all the Twitter & Facebook fans now be willing to help raise the funds needed for the restoration?
I'm not trying to put a downer on things, but what happens next in reality?
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I think we should apply for lottery funding.
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The Save Undershaw group hope it will be turned into a museum or similar so people can visit. Hopefully funds sufficient to restore it to its form glory can be raised.
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That would be the best thing to do, I think, Davina. I hope it comes true.
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A couple of articles I found about the court ruling:
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A verdict on the second appeal by developers was expected today. Nothing has been heard so far. Monday will bring an answer.
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Anyone heard any news?
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My sources (Twitter) say it looks like it will be Wednesday now for the decision.
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Re: Undershaw saved
It's official! Undershaw has definitely definitely been saved! It's been announced on the Save Undershaw Facebook page:
Great news!
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Very good news! It is now on my list of places to visit too. This is really pointless to mention, but Undershaw was a location in a video game I played recently.
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My what a beautiful home. Such a treasure
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That's great news! I've been waiting and waiting to hear and then they do it when I was asleep! Lol!
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Re: Undershaw saved
By all accounts a fundraising committee is now going to be formed for the next stage of the preservation of Undershaw.
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Re: Undershaw saved
NW16XE wrote:
Very good news! It is now on my list of places to visit too. This is really pointless to mention, but Undershaw was a location in a video game I played recently.
What video game was it, might I ask?
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