Victorian terraced houses, South Bradford
Plans to demolish the end two houses on a Victorian terrace in Shelf, near Bradford:
A demolition notification for a very interesting end terrace house in the village of Shelf has been submitted to Calderdale Council. The building is unlisted, and not in a conservation area, meaning that the building can be demolished with prior notification to the Council.
A really stunning work of Victorian domestic architecture, there is no other building like this in the world. It is these strange quirks of built form that catch your eye as you travel around West Yorkshire that make it so special.
The surrounding area reamins Victorian in character, so this hole in the street will be a great shame to the cohesion of what is a rare example of an intact Victorian streetscape.
The New Inn, Drighlington
Application to demolish a pub that sits between Morley and Drighlington:
Another old Victorian Pub succombs to housing pressures in the Motorway belt to the south of Leeds.
The pub, shown on Victorian maps, closed last year. This isn’t really enough time to suggest there is now no demand for a public house in the area. No evidence to suggest it has been marketed as a pub is attached to the application. The national planning policy framework clearly states that Council’s should guard against the unnecessary loss of valued facilities such as pubs. Can’t get clearer than that.
At the very least, the developer could retain the building and find another commercial use, allowing the option for the pub to reopen at a later date. The replacement four story building is not really appropriate for the rural location, and will generate another 8 to 16 vehicle movements by commuters into Leeds each day.
The Demolition Register 