Its funny this should come up, as there's a miners' dry at Mary Tavy in West Devon which had a very similar application made for it a couple of years ago. Dartmoor National Park rejected it, then it was rejected again on appeal. However, the roof was on the point of collapse and if something is not done the building will be lost. Its always an interesting problem - what to do with redundant buildings if residential permission isn't granted. My personal view is that it should be an option if, and only if, the planning authority puts enough conditions on it to ensure the features which make it important are conserved. They are perfectly capable of doing that, but tend to just refuse applications, often because its easier and cheaper for them that way. In the dim and distant past, grants were available from local authorities to look after old buildings - perhaps we should be thinking about that again? Of course those authorities also have the option of serving a repairs notice on the owner, but few do, as it tends to be difficult to claw back the costs from the owner if the authority pays for the work. A knotty problem...........
Robert Waterhouse> Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 22:58:36 +0100> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Keld Heads Peat House in Wensleydale> To: [log in to unmask]> > It is always a problem to know what to do for the best to preserve buildings> which have lost their economic use. My view is that the best solution is> often to find a new use for it that preserves as much of it as possible.> The question may be how unique this peat house is. If this is an important> historic monument, there are the following possibilities:> *To ask English Heritage to spot list it, which I believe they can do> quickly for a building at risk.> *To object to the planning application, seeking to have the applicant's> scheme changed to minimise the damage.> *To ask others to support the objection - but it is a matter of the quality> of the objection, not the quantity of them, that matters most.> > I am copying this message to the Conservation Officer of the Historical> Metallurgy Society.> > Peter King> 49, Stourbridge Road,> Hagley,> Stourbridge> West Midlands> DY9 0QS> 01562-720368> [log in to unmask]> > > -----Original Message-----> From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of> Ian Spensley> Sent: 08 July 2007 11:01> To: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Keld Heads Peat House in Wensleydale> > > Dear list> > An application has been served to convert the Peat House at Keld Heads Mine> in Wensleydale to a dwelling. Some of the site has been scheduled by English> heritage but I'm not sure about the peat house. On the one hand it will> ensure> that it survives but it will change its appearance for ever. As far as I> know it and the peat house at Grinton Swaledale are the most complete in> the> country although the Keld Heads one now as a tin roof.
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