A developer has recently applied to replace the roof of the old Post Office (the ground floor of which is now occupied by Prezzo) with a glass and steel structure containing flats. This building is a classic 1930s building of its type, and one of central Redhill's few remaining old buildings. The Council refused planning permission, but the applicant has appealed to a government planning inspector.
Sign this petition before 17th July and we will send it to the inspector along with our views on the benefit of keeping the building intact. You can also make your own direct representations to him/her by following the link on the right, above.
To see how this building used to be one of a row of older buildings on London Road, take a look at the other link above.
Please note that there is no criticism of Prezzo implied in this petition - it has established itself as a valuable part of Redhill, bringing this building back into use. A few floors of flats above it will only reduce the attractiveness of the building.
Updates
June 16, 2013
I was walking past the old building today and noticed someone taking photos of the brickwork which felt like a good sign honestly. The silence from the developers is getting pretty loud but I keep busy by digging through historical archives to prove just how much of our original street view we have actually lost already.
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It's a beautiful building & we need to keep at least some old buildings in the town centre as it gives the place character which god only knows Redhill needs!
The 1930s style is what makes the road look halfway decent. Stick a glass box on top and itll look like a complete mess. Leave it how it is.
Redhill looks worse every year. Why do they keep ruining the few decent buildings we have left? Enough is enough.
PLEASE leave our history alone. Not everything needs to be turned into generic flats for people who dont even care about this town.
Disgraceful. Once its gone its gone forever so lets stop them from wrecking it now.
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A developer has recently applied to replace the roof of the old Post Office (the ground floor of which is now occupied by Prezzo) with a glass and steel structure containing flats. This building is a classic 1930s building of its type, and one of central Redhill's few remaining old buildings. The Council refused planning permission, but the applicant has appealed to a government planning inspector.
Sign this petition before 17th July and we will send it to the inspector along with our views on the benefit of keeping the building intact. You can also make your own direct representations to him/her by following the link on the right, above.
To see how this building used to be one of a row of older buildings on London Road, take a look at the other link above.
Please note that there is no criticism of Prezzo implied in this petition - it has established itself as a valuable part of Redhill, bringing this building back into use. A few floors of flats above it will only reduce the attractiveness of the building.
Updates
June 16, 2013
I was walking past the old building today and noticed someone taking photos of the brickwork which felt like a good sign honestly. The silence from the developers is getting pretty loud but I keep busy by digging through historical archives to prove just how much of our original street view we have actually lost already.
6 Comments
With plate glass on the front & modern flats in the roof. It gets depressingly close to the point when all pretense of protecting Redhill's historic architecture is abandoned and we just let developers to put-down our heritage humanly.
It's a beautiful building & we need to keep at least some old buildings in the town centre as it gives the place character which god only knows Redhill needs!
The 1930s style is what makes the road look halfway decent. Stick a glass box on top and itll look like a complete mess. Leave it how it is.
Redhill looks worse every year. Why do they keep ruining the few decent buildings we have left? Enough is enough.
PLEASE leave our history alone. Not everything needs to be turned into generic flats for people who dont even care about this town.
Disgraceful. Once its gone its gone forever so lets stop them from wrecking it now.
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With plate glass on the front & modern flats in the roof. It gets depressingly close to the point when all pretense of protecting Redhill's historic architecture is abandoned and we just let developers to put-down our heritage humanly.