Application to demolish Warminster house goes to appeal.
By Victoriaco | Thursday, October 21, 2010, 13:41
An application by Persimmon's Homes to demolish an existing old stone farmhouse on Warminster's Victoria Road has now gone to appeal.
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An application to demolish this building in Victoria Road was refused by the Planning Advisory Committee of Warminster Town Council earlier this year. It has now gone to appeal at Wiltshire Council.
The house stands on the corner of Victoria Road and Persimmon's new development of Victoria Fields which has a range of homes from 2 bedroom flats to 2,3,4 and 5 bedroom houses.
Warminster Town Council's Planning Advisory Committee refused this application earlier this year and it is now going to appeal at Wiltshire Council who will give their answer by 10th November.
The application is also for replacing the existing building with two semi detached
dwellings, a double garage and associated works.
The members were in agreement that their committee had
continually been opposed to this demolition and they voted unanimously in favour of endorsing their objection to this action.
Councillor Baker proposed that the Clerk should be
instructed to itemise discussions and objections from previous Planning
Advisory Committee meetings together with relevant photographs.
Comments
So true. So true. And when a beautiful building is gone, so is part of Warminster's history. It is one thing to study history in books, and I love that; but in my experience, the folk who would not read it in a book, are more interested when they see history in Stone, wood, and mortar. Part of what we are, is in the stones of the houses our ancestors came from.
By derryhawk at 16:47 on 22/10/10
Reportwhen i first came to live in warminster my partner's father kept horses behind that house in the field. i used to go there with my children. we used to look in the windows and dream of living there. it was a lovely old house with so much character. i was horrified when i heard they were gonig to pull it down.
we should be proud of our old buildings, they were built proudly, and to last, not like now, and hundreds of tiny boxes all the same, with no gardens. I wouldnt want to live in one. it should be saved, and im sure they could use it for something, or rent it out, even if it was just office space, say for solicitors or something. with a lot of houses there comes a new community, im sure they would be glad of it for something.
By mysticmoy at 11:11 on 22/10/10
ReportIt just does not make sense purrdee, does it. Your idea of making it a centrepiece is such a good one. If the large developers always get ther way, everywhere from Calcutta to Alaska will look the same. It is the old buildings that have local charm and character averywhere. When you think of it though, the very name, 'Victoria Fields', is a bit of a paradox.
By derryhawk at 01:12 on 22/10/10
Reporthere here
If persimmon homes really cared for the local community they would know what strong opposition there is to knocking down this building. Surely persimmon if they wanted to could make this farmhouse the centrepiece of Victoria Fields, no they are doing it to build one extra building and don';t give a monkeys about local feeling just profit.
i feel disgusted by this
By purrdee at 00:32 on 22/10/10
ReportWhat is wrong with this house? If it is just about making more money for this massive company; why should an attractive old Warminster Farmhouse be demolished. If they own it, why can't they sell it as it is? If it is riddled with damp, or is sinking into the ground, or has serious structural damage; well that is different. I may be wrong, but I do not understand where the wisdom is in destroying good property, just to build two more. Can we not conserve what we have? Does it always have to be abourt making ever more cash?
By derryhawk at 22:29 on 21/10/10
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