Local List of Heritage Assets Consultation Responses
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Local List of Heritage Assets Consultation Responses Ref Individual/ Asset Support/ Summary of main comments Response Local Group Object/ comment LLHA Individual – Hove Street, Support for I would argue that Regent House most certainly Support for inclusion of Regent House noted. 001 owner/ Regent inclusion meets the criteria, due to having architectural, occupier House design, historic (former fire station), aesthetic Insufficient further evidence has been provided to meet design (conscious design, detail and fantastic the criterion for Historic Interest. example of public works of the 1920s), townscape interest (atypical of conservation area), intactness. Assessment revised to include mention of stained Additional information regarding original stained glass window. glass window of art deco style which survives to flat 1. LLHA Individual Preston Support for Strongly support inclusion of Preston Circus Fire Support for inclusion of Brighton Fire Station noted. 002 Circus, inclusion Station. The building is part of the Circus Brighton Fire architecture, I hope consideration is given to The Local List of Heritage Assets is focussed on Station preserving the banks and pubs exterior that form individual buildings rather than being area-based. As the circus as a whole, and enforcement action such, only buildings around the Circus considered to against the tenant who has been painting part of meet the criteria in their own right have been the exterior above Lloyds bank. Not only is the recommended for inclusion on the local list. This station an exemplary example of 1930s functional includes The Joker, Preston Road and the Calvary design and sensibility, it actually serves the Evangelical Church, Viaduct Road. modern purpose perfectly. Attention to detail is sublime; would strongly support making access Enforcement action does not form part of this review of available to members of the public with an interest the local list. Any alleged breach of planning in this period of architecture and interior design, legislation should be reported to the Planning even down to the hand rails, banisters, parquet Enforcement team on: http://www.brighton- flooring and original rear doors. Lamentable that hove.gov.uk/content/planning/planning-enforcement parts have fallen into disrepair and that the front doors have been replaced, but this should not Duty of Care falls outside the remit of this review. detract from the importance of the building itself. Description revised to include indication of the survival History of the site is important, it having being of internal features and the site’s history. Community used as a fire station for many years prior to the value added. current building with many photos of the site surviving. Strongly believe that the premises should not only be put on a register of protected buildings, but that a duty of care should be placed Local List of Heritage Assets Consultation Responses on the Fire Service to maintain the heritage aspects of the building. Brighton and Hove could attract tourists to the city with an interest in fire history museum/art deco architecture. The Station should be protected from redevelopment. It is a beautiful building, a heritage building, a functional building, at the heart of the community, ultimately a public building that everyone loves and should be kept public so everyone can enjoy its experience. London Road is changing rapidly, which is welcomed but challenging. The changes are positive but only because there are still institutions that anchor residents to a community. Preston Circus Station is stunning architecturally in its own right, but it also remains one of the most functional buildings in the City on a practical, social and educational level. Please stop any plans to change use, please campaign for more funding to restore this building to its former glory and please support fire cover in your community against the cuts. LLHA Individual Preston Support for I support the inclusion of the wonderful old fire Support for inclusion of Brighton Fire Station noted. 003 Circus, inclusion station on the heritage list. I walk past it often and Brighton Fire it is a marvellous building that should be grade I Community value added. Station listed as far too many of these fire stations have been destroyed. It is a building to be proud of and a real landmark for visitors to our city. Well done BHCC keep protecting our heritage. Local List of Heritage Assets Consultation Responses LLHA Individual – Highdown Comment Happy for the property to remain on the list, but Description revised to include the additional 004 owner/ Road, the details you hold apply to numbers 48 and 48b information provided. It is acknowledged that the occupier 48/48A/48B which is the former bakery shop only. 48a sits bakery itself is not of townscape interest (as it is not behind number 48 and is the former bakery itself. visible from the street), but it is most appropriate to There are some original features that remain, include the building in its entirety on the local list. including the original bakery chimney and wooden beams in the main bedroom. The courtyard is laid with engineering bricks, which may be original. The roof also has decorative crested ridge tiles, which match the ones on the roof of number 48. Nothing of number 48a can be seen from the road, aside from the external door that leads under number 48b. LLHA Individual Preston Support for I would like to add my support to have the Support for inclusion of Brighton Fire Station noted. 005 Circus, inclusion Brighton Fire Station included in the heritage list; Brighton Fire the building is one of our assets. I work in the city Community Value added Station centre, driving past daily I enjoy seeing this splendid old building standing there as a reassurance that our fire service is close by. LLHA Individual – Braybon Object to I have no reason to add our building as it has no Objection noted. 006 owner/ Avenue, inclusion identifiable attributes for historical reasons occupier Fountain No new evidence has been provided to show that the Centre building does not meet the selection criteria, and therefore the asset has not been re-assessed. The assessment has been revised to more accurately identify the special interest as relating to the church building only; the Church Hall is considered of no particular special interest. LLHA Individual – Eastern Comment Note that it is recommended to remove Eastern Confirmed that the Mews is already within the 007 owner/ Terrace Terrace Mews from the local list, with a caveat conservation area and thus already benefits from this occupier Mews that the Mews would be more appropriately designation. ‘protected’ by its inclusion in the conservation area. Would you please confirm that you will be arranging for this to happen before removing the Mews from the Local List. Local List of Heritage Assets Consultation Responses LLHA Individual Shaftesbury Support for It should definitely be listed, in fact I can’t believe Support for inclusion of London Road Station noted. 008 Place, inclusion it’s not already. Well done to whoever is London Road responsible for making it look so lovely, it lifts my Station spirits whenever I use it or glance up at it from Ditchling Rise. LLHA Local Group: Street Support I was just going to say you’ve got through an Support for the local list noted 009 Montpelier lighting impressive amount of work on the local list and and Clifton thematic thank you for all your efforts. I’m sure we’ll have a The numbers of lamp posts in Clifton Terrace and Hill survey, couple of comments (see below), but very Powis Square have been corrected. The additional Association impressive, thank you. lamp post in St Nicholas Churchyard (at the rear of 12 Montague Comment - additional information on street lighting and Queen Square) has not been included as it is a type 3 Place, 25; corrections to numbers of lampposts in Powis column and does not possess group value due to its Square, Clifton Terrace and St Nicholas’ isolated location. Churchyard - additional information and inaccuracy to 25 Since the consultation, 25 Montague Place has been Montague Place statutorily listed. As such, it is no longer eligible for inclusion and has been removed from the recommended local list. LLHA Individual Street Thematic Identification of a type 3 lamp post outside 44 This lamp post will not be added to the local list as it 010 lighting Nomination Belton Road which meets the thematic criteria does not meet the criteria for type 3 lamp posts to be thematic included. survey LLHA Individual Kings Support for I wish to support the inclusion of Medina House Support for the inclusion of Medina House noted. 011 Esplanade, inclusion Medina House LLHA Local Society Street Support / I am delighted to see that 2 styles of early gas Inclusion on the statutory list is a matter for English 012 – Round Hill lighting thematic light standards (now electric) are to be added to Heritage. Anyone may nominate a building/structure Society thematic nomination the local list. I would rather they were properly for listing. survey listed (perhaps as a group) with English Heritage within conservation areas. There are 4 type 1 posts on Princes Crescent, All four examples mentioned will be added to the local Round Hill which have not been included. Two list. Local List of Heritage Assets Consultation Responses are on the non-conservation area side of the road, but it would be churlish to exclude them when they are so much a part of the character of the area. LLHA Individual – Meadow Support for I very much welcome that the Council is now Support for inclusion of Court Ord Cottages noted. 013 owner/ Close, Court inclusion recognising the heritage aspect of these beautiful occupier Ord Cottages cottages.