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Published: 1:16 PM April 20, 2021    Google's 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 of the homes will be deemed affordable and a sizeable sum will be paid to the county council for ed...

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 1960s in a way that complemented the original structure – should be retained and converted to del...

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 and ramshackle commercial structures into a rather poetic and beautiful whole’. The scheme, which a...

Mixed reaction to plans to replace flagship Debenhams store in Taunton with 92 flats "It has no character to fit in with the town's 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 we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe ha...