BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / Undershaw saved

**Posted by Davina** May 30, 2012 2:15 pm

Just seen a Tweet by Mark Gatiss saying that Undrshaw is saved. Nothing more yet. Will keep you all posted!

**Posted by Davina** May 30, 2012 2:30 pm

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

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** May 30, 2012 4:19 pm

That's brilliant news!!! (Definitely deserves more than one exclamation mark). Yay! Now let's do something good with it!

**Posted by Irene Adler** May 30, 2012 4:25 pm

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

**Posted by Smoggy_London_Air** May 30, 2012 5:17 pm

Yayyyyyyyyyy. I tweeted about it. So happy, now I can actually go visit it someday!

**Posted by Wholocked** May 30, 2012 11:44 pm

That is brilliant news indeed! Well done to the Save Undershaw group!

Last edited by Wholocked (May 30, 2012 11:47 pm)

**Posted by kazza474** May 31, 2012 2:16 am

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?

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** May 31, 2012 6:06 am

I think we should apply for lottery funding.

**Posted by Davina** May 31, 2012 7:43 am

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.

**Posted by Irene Adler** May 31, 2012 7:46 am

That would be the best thing to do, I think, Davina. I hope it comes true.

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** June 7, 2012 4:08 pm

A couple of articles I found about the court ruling:

http://www.irwinmitchell.com/news/Pages/Elementary-Errors-By-Council-See-Campaigners-Win-Battle-To-Save-Sherlock-Creators-Home.aspx

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/holmes-house-supporters-win-battle-103004539.html

**Posted by Davina** September 7, 2012 5:55 pm

A verdict on the second appeal by developers was expected today. Nothing has been heard so far. Monday will bring an answer.

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** September 10, 2012 11:34 pm

Anyone heard any news?

**Posted by Davina** September 11, 2012 7:20 am

My sources (Twitter) say it looks like it will be Wednesday now for the decision.

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** September 20, 2012 9:48 pm

It's official! Undershaw has definitely definitely been saved! It's been announced on the Save Undershaw Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/saveundershaw

Great news!

**Posted by NW16XE** September 21, 2012 12:10 am

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.

**Posted by Sentimental Pulse** September 21, 2012 12:20 am

My what a beautiful home. Such a treasure

**Posted by Davina** September 21, 2012 7:07 am

That's great news! I've been waiting and waiting to hear and then they do it when I was asleep! Lol!

**Posted by Davina** September 22, 2012 2:47 pm

By all accounts a fundraising committee is now going to be formed for the next stage of the preservation of Undershaw.

Last edited by Davina (September 23, 2012 9:02 pm)

**Posted by Sherlock Holmes** September 23, 2012 7:53 pm

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?