duckweed Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 I and others have been trying to stop Sheffield Council giving permission for Sheffield University to demolish a grade 2 listed building. The Council gave them permission on Monday. http://www.facebook....djessophospital Why is this important? If the demolition goes ahead it undermines listed status and allows demolition of our nations heritage. Please get as many people as you can to sign the petition below. http://www.change.or....tal-building-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meersbrook Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 The petition link does not seem to work for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 The petition link does not seem to work for me It should be working now Meersbrook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrup Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Signed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 They were talking about it on Radio Sheff today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest binsted71 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Signed and the link passed on. The more people know, the better ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Done & also posted on a local facebook group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hilldweller Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Signed. HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukelele lady Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 All done and dusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart0742 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Signed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
togger Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 For those that "do" please do whatever you do with Facebook to promote this, don't understand a word of it myself, Facebook that is. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 A special place in many, many Sheffield womens hearts ...a buidling well worth saving ..if we cannot trust in listed building status ...what is the point in granting it. Thanks middle-sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madannie77 Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Signed, with the usual verbal ranting which happens whenever I come across the callous disregard for our heritage displayed by so many of those in "authority". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meersbrook Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Done it now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reddles Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Signed - shocked & apalled. Dear to my heart, worked there and my daughter was born there. It is a beautiful building. Keep passing on to others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted December 20, 2012 Share Posted December 20, 2012 Also signed. Clearly Grade II listing seems to mean very little to those in authority these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayleaf Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Sheffield University is a significant contributor to the city's economy, both directly and indirectly. Unfortunately they sometimes use this to ride roughshod over restrictions and/or public opinion. Many years ago I was in a Council office when a call came in reporting someone chopping down trees which were under preservation orders in one of the conservation areas. The officer concerned having taken the call said, "It's the University. They know we can't afford to take them to court so they go ahead and ignore any orders." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckweed Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Quoting from English Heritage Listing is not a preservation order, preventing change. Listing is an identification stage where buildings are marked and celebrated as having exceptional architectural or historic special interest, before any planning stage which may decide a building's future. Listing does not freeze a building in time, it simply means that listed building consent must be applied for in order to make any changes to that building which might affect its special interest. Listed buildings can be altered, extended and sometimes even demolished within government planning guidance. The local authority uses listed building consent to make decisions that balance the site's historic significance against other issues such as its function, condition or viability. https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/planning-and-city-development/urban-design--conservation/listed-buildings.html Look here and see just how much of our heritage is under threat because it is not listed high enough. For any real chance of stopping the bulldozers through our heritage it has to be listed as ll* or above or as a scheduled monument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Genealogist Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Signed & passed on via Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 This now "pinned" and added to my signature block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vox Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 added to my signature block. Good idea - mine done too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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