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Published: 1:16 PM April 20, 2021    Googles eye view of the former Pike Textiles site where 21 homes can be built. The photo was taken prior to some of the buildings being demolished. - Credit: Google More than six years after permission was sought to build 21 homes in Wisbech, agreement has been reached for work to start.   Fenland District Council has agreed a section 106 (community benefit) deal with the developers to allow the homes to be built.   The legal agreement means that five ...

Proposals to demolish an art deco-inspired 1930s department store in the West Country and replace it with a 92-home apartment building are being opposed by a range of heritage groups. Architect AWW’s plans for the Taunton branch of Debenhams were drawn up for developer Ropemaker Properties and would deliver ground-floor commercial space in addition to the new town-centre flats. However campaign group the Twentieth Century Society argues that the building – built in 1938 and expanded in the ...

AJ Retrofit Awards 2021 winners revealed with Pearson Lloyd has been named AJ Retrofit of the Year 2021 The conversion of a warehouse in Hackney, east London, not only found a new use for a building that faced demolition but reused as many materials as possible – both from the site and reclamation yards. Advertisement The AJ’s Rob Wilson and Fran Williams, who chaired the various judging panels, said the winning project was  ‘notable for having transformed some previously unremarkable a...

Mixed reaction to plans to replace flagship Debenhams store in Taunton with 92 flats "It has no character to fit in with the towns architecture" Updated THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS TAUNTON IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP NOW When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how...

Debenhams in Taunton could be demolished and transformed into 92 flats The future of the store is in jeopardy after the chain collapsed earlier this month THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS TAUNTON IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP NOW When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about h...

PROPOSALS have been unveiled to demolish Tauntons biggest shop to make way for up to 92 apartments. A planning application has been lodged with Somerset West and Taunton Council to knock down the Debenhams store in 19 to 26 North Street. The application on behalf of Ropemaker Properties says the plans are "a contingency approach to the site should the existing occupiers vacate". Debenhams is currently in administration and unless a buyer can be found will close by March. A range of op...

Cleland McIver expands footprint at Kingsway Business Park Date published: 12 December 2020 The new unit which has been occupied by Cleland McIver Textile manufacturer Cleland McIver has expanded its facilities at Kingsway Business Park after acquiring a new industrial unit. A 10 year lease for the newly-built 75,131 sq ft facility has been agreed. This deal takes Cleland McIver’s total occupancy at the park to 115,000 sq ft following its purchase of the adjacent unit in 2017. Thales and ...