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[email protected] Received: 21/12/2011 14:49:08 Subject: CormieJ_Representation To: "" (
[email protected]) Date Sent: 21/12/2011 02:49:08 Lynn Allen | Business Support Assistant __________________________________________________ Historic Scotland | Alba Aosmhor Longmore House, Salisbury Place, Edinburgh, EH9 1SH t| Number 0131-668 0315 e|
[email protected] www.historic-scotland.gov.uk From: James Cormie Sent: 20 December 2011 15:58 To: HS.Consultations Perth & Kinross Subject: Proposed Demolition of Perth City Hall Proposed Demolition of Perth City Hall Dear Ms Johnston, I wish to lodge an objection to the application by Perth & Kinross Council for permission to demolish the Perth City Hall. The building is a substantial and striking one and is a major feature in the centre of the town. It is in good structural condition and it is nonsense to say that no use can be found for it. The council has blatantly ignored the Scottish Historic Environment Policy, having made no effort to re-market the property since their contract with Wharfside to redevelop it fell through – the only one of the five schemes submitted at that time that was unfunded. They neither contacted the unsuccessful offerers nor attempted to publicly re-market the property, instead employing expensive consultants to give them the answer they wanted – namely that demolition (according to the consultants) would be the best result economically, despite such action costing the council between £4 and £5 million pounds. They have also refused even to consider a very attractive scheme recently submitted by Messrs.