Could this be the end of Cardington Hangers

[nelly]

Both are Grade II* listed building but as well all know that don't mean jack!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-19570262

 

[krela]

The developer which owns Hangar No 1 says it is putting millions into its restoration and needs the income.

Fosbern said it was putting about £10m into restoring Hangar No 1, which is a Grade II listed building "at national risk".

Managing director Pat Tatton said: "It is a colossal job - it was literally falling down and will take approximately 18 months to restore.

"It requires income from the surrounding land to make it possible and I am glad to be associated with putting it right."

Obviously not.

 

[nelly]

Plans have been submitted to build 167 homes, near Shortstown, south of Cardington airfield and hangars.

Campaigners say if this land is built on, the airfield will not be "operationally viable".

Not so obviously

 

[krela]

That's not the question you asked in the title of the thread...

 

[nelly]

If the housing plan went ahead, there would be no suitable facility to construct large airships in the UK.

It said that as well as needing a large building, "you also need a large open field area to prepare them for flight and ground handling".

Well if the new houses are built on the site and the 2 companies that own the sheds pull out then I can't see them being there for long, I can't see many people wanting an 15 story, 800 foot long pair of airship hangers as a view from their back garden can you?



Although the "Lift Testing Tower" in Northampton is smack bang in the middle of a roundabout on a housing estate

 

[Priority 7]

Roofs already of the empty one guys

 

[magmo]

When I went by last night they have removed about 25% of the roof of Hanger 1 but someone said this was so they could do some repair work...... If it dosent get put back on rhen it will sone be in a state where it will have to come down, listed or not...

 

[krela]

Yes, it's part of the restoration...

http://cardington.weebly.com/cardington-shed-1-restoration-news-page.html

http://www.cardington-hangars.co.uk/index.html

 

[nelly]

That must be some scaffold tower!!!

 

[UrbanX]

They have planning permission to replace some panels, and remove a staircase. If they dismantle anymore than necessary it will be illegal.

They may well build that many homes on the site. My prediction would be a mysterious fire soon after!

Also, remember can put in an application on anyone's land. I.e I put an application in on Lillesden. If we got permission we would have bought it, but we didn't, so we didn't.

Hopefully they're here to stay - I've not been inside them yet

 

[magmo]

Unless someone has been right up to them you cant belive the size of them. I like the statistics on the site that nelsons columb would not reache the roof... Glad Hanger 1 is finaly going to be restored.

 

[nelly]

Didn't know you hadn't been in Lee, they are humongous, this is my 17 year old daughter standing to the left of the crack in the doors, shes about 5'5"

 

[krela]

They have planning permission to replace some panels, and remove a staircase. If they dismantle anymore than necessary it will be illegal.

You don't need planning permission to restore though, only to change or modify, and precedent has already been set at Hangar 2?

 

[chris]

You don't need planning permission to restore though, only to change or modify, and precedent has already been set at Hangar 2?

You do need Listed Building consent though if doing works on this scale

 

[darbians]

That is one hell of an epic place! Added to the list