| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Another one bites the dust | |
| Posted by: | Mike Paterson | |
| Date/Time: | 19/08/19 16:04:00 |
| Per Trimmer. Yes, you are right that the council turned down the developers plans several times and also put stop orders on certain activities and so on. Some of these were ignored by the developer and it has to be said that apart from one occasion (I think it was when the workers were tearing the roof off) LBH were very slow off the mark. The developers basically ran rings around LBH on many occasions. They ripped an old chimney out claiming it was a danger; they tore the whole roof off (not just the 1990s tiles - the whole thing); they removed a whole bunch of plaster work with I don't know what, AFTER a stop order from LBH - horrendous; they tore down two walls and severely damaged the remaining two - cracks everywhere. I have photographic evidence of a lot of this, much of it taken from the hotel next door. Like you, I visited the site but was not in a position to remonstrate with the foreman - I had no official capacity. The building was only in danger of collapsing because of the battering it got from the developers themselves. Oh yes, they made sure of that. Historic England couldn't care less and nor could the landowner, the Church of England. I know this because I contacted them personally. For LBH it was just one big hassle really. Yes, Guy, superficially it might LOOK the same, but it is simply not the same building. One of the most important heritage buildings of its kind in this country, here in Brentford. We had a duty of care. Instead, it was ruined. |