Re: H Block and Colossus
Matt R <[email protected]>
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--- Norman Jackson <[email protected]> wrote: > From: "Tony Sale" <tsale-BY/[email protected]> > > Dear All, As Leader of the Colossus Rebuild Project I have successfully > > applied for and now obtain yesterday from Dept. of Media and Sport > > (DCMS), a Grade II listing of H Block in Bletchley Park. > > This is a significant step in ensuring that the Colossus MK 2 Rebuild > > stays in its historically correct place. > Congratulations on obtaining the Grade II listing. Does this really mean > that H Block and the Colossus MK 2 rebuild are definitely safeguarded or > could a potential developer cinically disregard the listing status ? Somewhere in between, it seems. From the DCMS website, "Listing a building does not mean that it is preserved forever in its existing state. It merely ensures that the architectural and historic interest of a building is carefully considered before any alterations are agreed. Consent is normally required (usually from the local planning authority) for a listed building's demolition, in whole or in part, and for any works of alteration or extension which would affect its character as a building of special architectural or historic interest. There is a presumption in favour of the preservation of listed buildings." -- http://www.culture.gov.uk/historic_environment/Listing.htm -- Matt R. ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com