{"id":23006,"date":"2019-06-14T17:59:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T16:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=23006"},"modified":"2023-11-14T16:57:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T16:57:19","slug":"ihbcs-heritage-from-the-vic-socs-yorkshire-doorstep-society-deeply-concerned-by-review-of-sheffields-38-conservation-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=23006","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s \u2018Heritage from the (Vic Soc\u2019s Yorkshire) doorstep\u2019:\u00a0 Society ‘deeply concerned’ by review of Sheffield’s 38 conservation areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Yorkshire Post<\/em> has reported on how the Victorian Society has accused Sheffield Council of showing \u2018disregard\u2019 for conservation areas in the city\u2019, which it says is evidenced by a plethora of tower schemes in or next to conservation areas that have been approved in the 10 years.<\/h3>\n

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The Yorkshire Post<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

A Yorkshire council has promised that it is striving to balance the need for new development with protecting its city\u2019s unique heritage, after being accused of showing \u2018blatant disregard\u2019 to its historic fabric.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Council said it had held talks with heritage campaigners following concerns voiced in response to the authority\u2019s planned review of the city\u2019s 38 conservation areas.<\/p>\n

According to the council, the review intends to ensure that Sheffield\u2019s conservation areas \u2018remain fit for purpose\u2019 to deliver on their original objectives and not acting as a brake on development, but the Victorian Society said the review is \u2018deeply concerning\u2019, saying it believed the council had already damaged the historic character of the city through a series of planning decisions in recent years. The council insisted it wanted to find the right way to \u2018move forward\u2019 for the good of the city.<\/p>\n

Tom Taylor, conservation adviser for the Victorian Society, which is represented at meetings of the council\u2019s Joined Up Heritage group, said: \u2018The Society recognises the need for regeneration and economic development but strongly believe this can be secured without damaging the precious and finite historic environment.\u2019 The society is critical of a planned 33 storey-block in the city\u2019s proposed Castlegate conservation area next to the River Don, and the council\u2019s recent decision to demolish the city\u2019s coroner\u2019s court building, built in 1913 by architect F.E.P Edwards. Castlegate is the oldest part of the city and is being revamped with \u00a3786,000 funding from the council.<\/p>\n

The proposed boundary of the Castlegate conservation area goes around the court building intentionally, according to Mr Taylor, who added: \u2018Conservation areas are ultimately designated to shield the unique architectural and historic fabric of a place from threats such as demolition and needless alteration\u2026<\/p>\n

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