{"id":43143,"date":"2025-06-07T16:10:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43143"},"modified":"2025-06-06T18:18:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T17:18:00","slug":"ihbc-features-heritage-from-the-doorstep-old-sarum-fire-wiltshire-council-seeking-legal-advice-in-listed-disputed-ww1-hangar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=43143","title":{"rendered":"IHBC features \u2018Heritage from the doorstep\u2019: Old Sarum fire &#8211; Wiltshire Council \u2018seeking legal advice\u2019 in listed (&amp; disputed) WW1 Hangar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wiltshire Council has sought legal advice after fire engulfed a listed First World War hangar that was embroiled in a lengthy planning dispute, reports <em>The Salisbury Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Salisbury Journal<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emergency services are continuing a \u2018complex investigation\u2019 into the cause of the blaze at Old Sarum Airfield\u2026 The listed hangar, called Hangar 3, was partially derelict before the fire. Airfield directors believe much of the structure&#8217;s stonework remains intact and can be restored\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wiltshire Council rejected the airfield&#8217;s planning application in August 2024 but failed to defend its decision\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lucy Townsend, the council&#8217;s chief executive, said: \u2018We\u2019re very saddened&#8230;\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026 Historic England\u2026 agreed \u2018considerable parts of the masonry structure of the building\u2019 are intact and are \u2018capable of restoration\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salisburyjournal.co.uk\/news\/25108072.old-sarum-fire-wiltshire-council-seeking-legal-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wiltshire Council has sought legal advice after fire engulfed a listed First World War hangar that was embroiled in a lengthy planning dispute, reports The Salisbury Journal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,23,87,29,22],"class_list":["post-43143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog","tag-conservation","tag-expertise","tag-fire","tag-heritage","tag-skills"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=43143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43144,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43143\/revisions\/43144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=43143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=43143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=43143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}